Level 3

My English Skills 

 When I started studying English I felt scared and then I felt interested. When I was memorizing vocabulary,it challenged me.  It is frustrating to live 13 years in the United States and not speak English . One morning, I decided to study English at Portland Community College and I felt my life has changed.  I have had difficulties but I have tried to overcome them.I don’t have much free time but I enjoy my classes very much, especially grammar and writing. When I am in classes, I get frustrated that I can’t speak English and can’t communicate.  It has been interesting to learn more grammar. I understand grammar. I think my writing is good but I am very nervous when I speak English. My pronunciation isn’t good. It is so-so.  I don’t want to stop studying English. I want to know the reason for every grammar rule. I love to write and I wish I could write a story about my life. To improve my English speaking and listening skills, I am going to watch movies in English and speak English with my friends.

Written by: Adriana Mijares

My Road in English

I have been in the United States for one year and in this time, I have learned interesting things about English. English is very interesting but also frustrating for me. I am amazed to learn so many new words and how the people use them for communication. Each meaning is wonderful. I think my strength in English is that I can quickly understand grammar. I have a good brain; I remember everything. Also, I have improved my listening and I have learned many new words. My difficulty is speaking. When somebody tries to speak with me, I feel nervous and forget words and I don’t know what they said. To get over my difficulties, I’m going to make a friend who doesn’t speak Spanish for conversation practicing. I’m going to listen to more songs in English to improve my listening. I’m going to try to be confident.

Written by: Vanessa Ayala Cruz

Learning English

Speaking in English is frustrating for me because when I speak with people, I don’t remember the words. And also because I’m a little shy. My strength is reading because I usually read a lot on the Internet. Also, I read stories in English to my nephew. The most difficult thing for me is speaking with people because I'm afraid that they will judge me. Another difficult thing is my pronunciation because sometimes I forget how to pronounce some words.

Something I have to do is talk more and make friends to practice my English. Also, I'm going to practice speaking in English every day.

Written by: Yanileth Roldan

My English 

Sometimes English is frustrating for me because many words have a similar pronunciation and it is confusing. Also English is interesting for me because I think it is the most used language in the world. Grammar and vocabulary are my problems. I don’t know many words and I don’t know past and future tenses. My strength is speaking. I don’t worry about mistakes. I try to practice with my kids to learn new words but they speak so fast. I think my pronunciation is good. I’m going to read more to learn new words and also I’m going to download an English app on my phone to study English in other ways. My goal is to speak, read, and write English very well. 

Written by: Karla Gonzalez

Hi Parcero,

I'm typing this email because I want to know about you.

Also, I want to tell you that I am enjoying my English class. I'm using different apps and a workbook, and these materials are helping me learn a lot.

I'm doing my homework with a girl from Korea. She's very smart.

My classmates are from different countries, and we need to speak English all the time. We are learning very fast.

How are you? Are you studying this semester? Write back!

Bye,

Keybith 

Written by: Keybith Estrada 

Hi Tom,

I'm writing my first email to you. I am currently living with my family in the U.S. I am studying English at PCC college. I'm in class level 3, and the teacher here helps me a lot in learning English. Here I have a friend named Yuri. She is very beautiful and kind. We are speaking together. The weather here is very cold.

How are you?

Write back!

Viet

Written by: Viet Ho 

Hi Ana,

I'm writing to you to tell you about my journey. I'm taking English classes, and I'm in level three. My goal is to finish all eight levels. My husband and I are happy, and we are making good friends. Every three months we go on a trip, so the next plan is to visit New York.

You can't imagine how I miss you, especially when I have my coffee in the morning.

In Oregon, the weather is hard, but everything else is good. 

I hope to see you this summer when I finish my classes.

Best regards,

Amani

Written by: Amani El Masry 

Hi Maria,

I feel very happy, I hope you are happy now. I am studying English three days a week for three months. Every day I go for a run in the morning to relax. At night, I work ten hours each day. I cook with my brother in my apartment, or we go out to a restaurant. Right now I am cleaning my room, and I am practicing my English reading, writing, and listening to music.

How are you doing? Where do you  go for a walk in Guatemala? Where are you now?

What are you doing now?

Good bye,

Ricardo

Written by: Ricardo Francisco Ramos