Francisco TP-9

Yesterday in Tequisquiapan, Mexico, my half-brother (Mariano) and I went over some the vocabulary words he needs to study in order to perform well on his English spelling bee. My little half-brother is currently in second place. I helped my little brother go over some of the vocabulary words which include: "apartment" "library" "business" "beautiful" and "parking." I had forgotten how rigorous the course work is for Mexican students who are learning English in Mexico. My little brother is barely in the first grade and the students are already required to formulate simple English sentences. I remembered that I also learned great deal of English by the time I moved to the U.S. at age seven from Mexico. I quizzed my little brother for about fifty minutes on these words. He seemed to understand most of them words but stumbled on the word "beautiful" many times. I gave them the pointer to pronounce the word in his head as "be-a-u-ti-ful" before he began to spell it. This seemed to help him and he was able to spell the word correctly when I asked it to him again. For some of the words, I asked my little brother to use them in simple sentences in order to further have him practice his English. I could tell this was a little hard at first but over time he was able to formulate short, but simple English sentences. I am very impressed by the knowledge of English that my little brother knows.