CASE OF STUDY

      Jorge Luis Granados Lopez is my nephew and he is eighteen years old. He has studied Kinder Garden and School. Nowadays, he is studying in Don  Bosco high school. When he was four years old, he had problems in order to adapt in kinder garden because his bad behavior, so that he changed Kinder Garden one time. He was hyperactive and naughty.

     
   In his house he was playing games and acting as he were a hero, so that he was running and jumping pretending he was flying. At the age of seven years old he climbed to the closet and jump on the bed ,he said that he really could fly .Thanks God, he did not hurt himself because he did not jump on the floor. When he visited to my mother and my father, everyone in the house were happy and worried to see him. However, we had to be very careful in what he was doing inside and outside the house. Until 10 years old, he could control a little bit more his behavior.

      At school, he did not have a good performance because he was interested in making jokes and talk with friends. He did not have the responsibility in order to study and accomplish goals for his future. Until the age of thirteen years old, he was becoming more interested in study. Everyone in the family was trying to help him in order to develop that interest. I would like to say that it was not easy to correct him and getting more involved in this. We knew that it would help him to be better person and professional in the future. Two years later, he started high school at Don Bosco. He was interested to learn more because he already knew the education was better than the one he had studied before.

     The physical changes were not so notorious until he was thirteen and fourteen years old . These physical changes were the following: voice changed, he became taller so quickly , facial hair, broadening of shoulders, and muscular development. I would say, the physical of the theory was almost the same because according to the theory teeangers usually the growth spurt at 12 or 13 years old (page,416). The only difference that I could find is that his body growth from thirteen to seventeen years old  because according to the theory it occurs from ten and a half to sixteen years old (page, 415).

    He started the puberty at the age of twelve, his behavior turns into aggressive. He was yelling to others, especially when he wanted something like clothes and money. He did not like to pay attention to advices and anything that could refer to his behavior. Sometimes, his mother wanted to tell him something related to the school, but he did not listen to her. In addition, his behavior was influenced by his friends. At that time his friends were a bad influence for him because they drank alcohol,and smoke tobacco. They had the same age as he was, fourteen years old. I tried to talk to him several times in order to understand his behavior, and I realized that he felt alone because my brother was not with him .My brother after graduated from UDB he got married, but I came to live in Jorgito’s  house in order to study in the same university. My brother was like a father for him, and he needed someone to talk to about “man things”.

      I consider the theory about cognitive development has almost the same with the cognitive development of my nephew.  As the theory mentions about adolescences behavior, my nephew was always arguing against my sister and sometimes against me. He thought he had the right in everything, and that the entire world was around him (page, 441). The theory mentions something that makes contrast with this case study because it mentions that boys tend to drop out school (page, 452). My nephew instead of drop out, he continue studying. Indeed, the influences and support of family members play an important role for teenagers, especially when they are trying to find their own identity.

   

PRACTICE PROYECT

HELLO EVERYBODY!!!

Well, since I was not able to record my voice ,I will try to explain about it. :)
I have studied the psychosocial, cognitive, and phisical development of 4 years old child. I did not know about him before, but as I observed he is kind and sometimes timid.

In each of the activities presented above, I was trying to analyzed every single detail, and for that reason, I included two developments (phisical, and psychosocial) or even the whole developments.

As a conclusion,I would like to say that in the phisical development he is in the process to develop the gross and fine motor skills. Since in the theory childrens' phisical development is from 3 to 6 , I would say it applies. But there is one thing with the fine motor skills, he did not study yet, so another reason in showing less control with his hands. Then, the cognitive development, he was able to recognize, when I was showing the picture, he also knew the number even in English until ten, ( in order), and spanish until five. That's really interesting!!. Also, he could do the puzzle even it took time, ( 10 min) he could do it!. Finally, in the psichosocial development, he felt insecure in order to perform the activities, specially , puzzle. He was thinking he was not able to do it. This is because his parents are overprotective. I observed his mother trying to help him, and I had to suggest her that she should let her child do the things by himselft. However, he is very smart, because at the end he could perform the puzzle. And I think he felt proud of himselft, He was very happpy!

PRACTICE PROYECT

HELLO EVERYBODY!!!

Well, since I was not able to record my voice ,I will try to explain about it. :)
I have studied the psychosocial, cognitive, and phisical development of 4 years old child. I did not know about him before, but as I observed he is kind and sometimes timid.

In each of the activities presented above, I was trying to analyzed every single detail, and for that reason, I included two developments (phisical, and psychosocial) or even the whole developments.

As a conclusion,I would like to say that in the phisical development he is in the process to develop the grosor and fine motor skills. Since in the theory childrens' phisical development is from 3 to 6 , I would say it applies. But there is one thing with the fine motor skills, he did not study yet, so another reason in showing less control with his hands. Then, the cognitive development, he was able to recognize, when I was showing the picture, he also knew the number even in English until ten, ( in order), and spanish until five. That's really interesting!!. Also, he could do the puzzle even it took time, ( 10 min) he could do it!. Finally, in the psichosocial development, he felt insecure in order to perform the activities, specially , puzzle. He was thinking he was not able to do it. This is because his parents are overprotective. I observed his mother trying to help him, and I had to suggest her that she should let her child do the things by himselft. However, he is very smart, because at the end he could perform the puzzle. And I think he felt proud of himselft, He was very happpy!

Pronunciacion Inglesa basica

Muchas veces se nos dificulta no solo aprender gramatica sino que tambien aprender la pronunciacion de las palabras. Por ello, este dia les presentaré algunos videos que incluyen pronuncion inglesa basica con ejemplos para ayudarles a que puedan recordar y luego ponerlo en practica.En los videos que mostrare a continuacion, es importante mencionarles que el segundo video contiene varios videos que se reproduciran sucesivamente, una ves termine el tiempo establesido que contiene cada uno.

Test 1

Test *Ingles

Verb to be

Into this test you willl complete the sentences using the simple present of verb "to be". Ejemplo: She is my grandmother.

A.- my mother. B.- my brother. C.- my teachers. D.- my sister. E.- my father.

Realiza tu propio test y compártelo

Aprendiendo Inglés IV

Inglés - Lección 5: El verbo to have

En esta lección vamos a ver el segundo de los verbos en inglés más importantes, se trata del verbo to have.Como el verbo to be, este verbo también se utiliza como auxiliar.
El verbo to have tiene dos significados: el de haber y el de tener. Cuando lo utilizamos con las formas simples de los tiempos verbales suele significar tener. Cuando lo utilizamos con las formas compuestas significa por lo general haber.
En la siguiente tabla se muestra la conjugación del verbo to have; también su traducción en español:

Conjugación	Inglés	Español
1ª per. singular	I have	yo he/tengo
2ª per. singular	you have	tú has/tienes
3ª per. singular	he has she has It has	él ha/tiene ella ha/tiene (para objetos)
1ª per. plural	we have	nosotros/as hemos/tenemos
2ª per. plural	you have	vosotros/as habeis/teneis
3ª per. plural	they have	ellos/as han/tienen

Las dos únicas formas del verbo to have son have y has. La 3ª persona del singular es en la única que se utiliza has. Para las demás personas se utiliza have. Al contrario que el verbo to be, la primera persona del singular no tiene una forma especial.
Veamos algunas frases con el verbo to have:

I have a red car. -> Yo tengo un coche rojo.
She has two cats. -> Ella tiene dos gatos.
They have read a book. -> Ellas han leído un libro.

En la última frase aparece el verto to have haciendo la función de auxiliar, concretamente con el significado de haber. Observa que le sigue otro verbo que es al que auxilia para darle significado a la frase. No tendría sentido algo como ellas leído un libro, por eso se usa el to habe, para apoyarse en el haber.

Contracciones del verbo to have

Normal	Contracciones
I have	I´ve
you have	you´ve
he has she has It has	he´s she´s It´s
we have	we´ve
you have	you´ve
they have	they´ve

Para contraer este verbo sustituimos la primera sílaba de la forma verbal por el apóstrofe, y la partícula resultanete la adosamos al pronombre personal sujeto. De esta forma podemos hacer frases como las siguientes:

You´ve money. -> Tú tienes dinero.
He´s forgotten my book. -> Él ha olvidado mi libro.

Ejercicios

Aprendiendo Inglés III

Inglés - Lección 4: El verbo to be

Los primeros verbos que vamos a tratar son dos de los que pueden utilizarse como auxiliar, por eso son de los más importantes. En este caso va a ser el verbo to be el que estudiaremos.
Este verbo to be significa tanto ser como estar. Su significado dependerá del contexto de la frase, y de lo que queramos expresar en cada momento.
A continuación, y como va a ser costumbre, se te proporciona una tabla en donde consultar la conjugación, tanto en inglés como en español de este verbo que estamos estudiando.

Conjugación	Inglés	Español
1ª per. singular	I am	yo soy/estoy
2ª per. singular	you are	tú eres/estás
3ª per. singular	he is she is It is	él es/está ella es/está (para objetos)
1ª per. plural	we are	nosotros/as somos/estamos
2ª per. plural	you are	vosotros/as sois/estais
3ª per. plural	they are	ellos/as son/están

Como refleja la tabla, el verbo to be tiene tres formas: am, is y are. La forma am solo se utiliza para la 1ª persona del singular, is solo para la 3ª persona del singular, y are para las restantes personas. Si nunca has estudiado este verbo puede que te resulte un poco difícil formar frases. No te preocupes, es algo normal.
Veamos algunas frases para estas tres formas del verbo to be:

It is high-tech. -> Es de alta tecnología.
We are amateur. -> Nosotros somos aficionados.
I am in Madrid. -> Yo estoy en Madrid.

Contracción del verbo to be

En inglés es muy frecuente que se unan dos palabras en una sola. De esta forma se consigue un lenguaje más compácto. El hecho de unir palabras se conoce con el nombre de contracción, y para hacer estas contracciones utilizamos el apóstrofe. Este apostrofe es solo una coma situada en la parte superior.

Normal	Contracciones
I am	I´m
you are	you´re
he is she is It is	he´s she´s It´s
we are	we´re
you are	you´re
they are	they´re

El pronombre personal sujeto no varía. Lo que si se modifica es la forma del verbo, que pierde la primera sílaba y se sustituye por el apóstrofe. Veamos algunas frases utilizando contracciones:

It´s part-time. -> Es a tiempo parcial.
They´re famous. -> Ellas son famosas.
I´m Carlos. -> Yo soy Carlos.
She´s impatient. -> Ella está impaciente.

Ejercicios