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Track your English skills progress!
What can you do in English? Assess yourself for each of three skills below.
Can understand short, simple professional emails and messages about common workplace topics (e.g., meeting invitations, out-of-office replies, simple instructions, office descriptions, food orders).
Can understand basic information in short, clear phone conversations related to work schedules, appointments, or simple inquiries.
Can follow simple directions or instructions related to workplace procedures or locations.
Can grasp the main idea and some specific details in short, simple descriptions of jobs, daily routines, workplace environments, or places in the city.
Can identify basic vocabulary related to common workplace settings, places, food, and restaurants (prices, food items).
Can greet people, introduce themselves and colleagues in professional settings, and exchange contact information verbally and in simple emails.
Can describe my job, responsibilities, and typical workday using simple vocabulary.
Write short, clear, and professional emails for basic purposes (e.g., out-of-office, invitations, replies, directions, simple requests).
Can give simple directions to places in the city relevant to a business context (e.g., office location, hotel).
Can describe different types of food, dishes, and restaurants using basic vocabulary.
Can compare places (2 different hotels, offices, or locations) using simple comparatives and superlatives.
Can make simple suggestions to improve a service or situation (e.g., a restaurant, hotel).
Can ask and answer simple questions about work schedules, daily routines, and personal/professional information.
Can participate in basic phone conversations to ask about work schedules or make contact.
Can express preferences for hotels or places in basic conversations to make a decision.
Can send and reply to simple email invitations.
Can engage in short, simple discussions to make suggestions or offer opinions on familiar workplace-related topics.
Think about your learning journey this week!
Strategies to improve my learning process
Choose at least 5 strategies in each category that can help you improve your English.
Over the next couple of weeks, I will apply the following strategies to improve my listening and reading
Tip: Download DuoLingo and practice listening and reading skills for at least 20 minutes every day
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Disconnect from the noise and focus during 20 min
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Don’t miss a day without DuoLingo
Tip: Surround yourself with the language through movies, music, podcasts, books.
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Take 3 breaths before starting to watch and focus
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Watch a 20-minute episode with English subtitles. Pay attention to how the actors pronounce the words written in the subtitles.
Tip: Listen to slow podcasts. ➡️Click to find podcasts (https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/audio-series/podcasts)
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen with your eyes closed for 2 minutes
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Listen to one podcast and write down 5 new/useful words
Tip: Read short texts on the Internet in English
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Think about how important the present is. Be informed about “now”.
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Read one news article/blog in English a week
Tip: Highlight keywords in a text
When: 🕒 In class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Repeat: "I am present, I can focus on words that are important."
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Highlight 5 keywords in each text you read, and try to memorize them
Tip: Listen to one-minute video daily and do the activity on: ➡️Click on link (https://elllo.org/video/index.htm)
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Pause and breathe before answering
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Make it your weekly goal to watch 6 videos weekly and elarn at least 10 new words.
Tip: Read aloud to improve comprehension
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen to your voice without judgment.
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Read a paragraph aloud each day
Tip: Listen to the same recording twice
When: 🕒 In and outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Breathe and prepare between the two listening activities.
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ After class, repeat this activity at home, with the same recording from the class. Notice new words and information you did not notice in class.
Tip: Pay attention to class instructions in English: try to identify keywords
When: 🕒 In class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen actively to what others are saying.
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Learn and remember 5 ways to give instructions in English.
Over the next couple of weeks, I will apply the following strategies to improve my speaking and writing
Tip: Write a short email or message about a personal experience
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Focus on your thoughts, breathe, and avoid rushing
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Write and send one simple email/message each week and ask your teacher for feedback
Tip: Use new words in personal sentences
When: 🕒 In and Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Be grateful for your effort, even if you make mistakes
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Write 5 sentences with new words from the day
Tip: Describe your day in English every night
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Take a deep breath before starting
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Talk to Chat GPT and have a conversation about what you did today.
Tip: Communicate only in English through the chatbox during class
When: 🕒 In class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Pause for 5 seconds before responding
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Write a short comment in every EwB class in the chatbox or forum
Tip: Role-play scenarios with a partner
When: 🕒 In class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Pay attention to what others are saying
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Participate actively in every speaking activity this week
Tip: Practice giving a 2-minute summary of a news article or topic
When: 🕒 In class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Focus on the main points, breathe, and speak slowly
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Record your summary and listen to improve pronunciation
Tip: Imagine someone asks you basic questions, and you answer them
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Smile before recording
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Record answers to 5 common questions in English and listen to yourself
Tip: Keep a Language Journal
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Dedicate time to reflecting about your learning
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Create a Journal and Write daily or weekly entries to practice. Add new word every week and reflect on what you improved.
Tip: Create a mini-podcast about your interests
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Enjoy the process more than the result
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Record a 2-minute audio about something you like and send it to your teacher on WhatsApp to receive feedback
Over the next couple of weeks, I will apply the following strategies to improve my interactions
Tip: Ask questions using short phrases like “What is this?” to your classmates
When: 🕒 In class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Breathe before speaking and feel confident in your voice
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Ask at least 2 questions in class this week
Tip: Interact in small groups with phrases like “Let’s try this,” “I don’t agree”, “What do you think?”, “Let’s do it together,” “You go first,” or “I agree/disagree”
When: 🕒 In class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen with openness, without interrupting
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Use at least 3 phrases in a group activity this week
Tip: Comment on what your classmates say with simple phrases like “It’s interesting,” “I like it”, “Good idea.”
When: 🕒 In classes
Mindfulness: 🧘 Pause to think before sharing
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Give at least one opinion in each class this week
Tip: As a question if you do not understand: “Can you repeat, please?”
When: 🕒 In class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen without frustration
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Use this phrase at least once in class
Tip: Simulate a conversation or an email exchange with Chat GPT
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Listen actively what the Chat is telling you-do not assume.
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Talk to the Chat in English at least 5 times every week.
Tip: Send a short message to a classmate or your teacher in English to ask about a class you missed
When: 🕒 Outside the class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Notice how you feel communicating in another language
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Try to only ask and answer in English this week
Tip: Respond with set phrases: “Me too,” “I think so,” “Really?”
When: 🕒 In class
Mindfulness: 🧘 Feel the emotion of the moment and respond fearlessly
Weekly Challenge: ✍️ Use 5 short responses in your interactions this week
Celebrate your achievements!
Progress automatically updates when you complete the Can Do Checklist
First Assessment
Complete any Can Do item
Skill Master
Complete 5 objectives
Reflective Learner
Complete weekly reflection
Conversation Star
Master all Interaction skills
Strategist
Use 5+ strategies