Category: App

Las aplicaciones móviles están en pleno auge. Para muchas personas, son algo indispensable dentro de su vida cotidiana. Y al igual, la tecnología educativa, o ‘EdTech’, crece significativamente y acelera la transformación digital de los centros educativos en todo el mundo. Por eso, en este post, vamos a responder las preguntas más frecuentes sobre la JuicyEnglish App. ¡Empezamos!

​La misión de la aplicación móvil es ofrecer una  herramienta para el aprendizaje del idioma inglés, de forma divertida y accesible para todos.

Ser una aplicación móvil lider en el aprendizaje del idioma inglés y que este basada en los planes y programas vigentes para la enseñanza en educación secundaria en México. 

La aplicación esta diseñada para dispositivos que usan sistema operativo Android. Por el momento, el sistema operativo iOS no es compatible con JuicyEnglish App. Sin embargo, a futuro se espera ofrecer una version compatible para iPhone. 

La misión es que este disponible para todo público en la Play Store de Google en un corto plazo. De manera privada, ya esta disponible una versión de prueba en la Play Store para los verificadores internos, dichos docentes son parte del equipo colaborativo para la implementación, uso y retroalimentacion de la aplicación móvil. Si esta interesado en participar en dicho programa se puede registrar en el siguiente formulario. 
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Sin embargo, puede enviar un correo electronico a juicyenglish@gmail.com y solicitar el archivo apk de la aplicación móvil e instalarla manualmente en su dispositivo android. 

​¿Cuándo esta disponible JuicyEnglish App en la Play Store?

Todo depende de los tiempos para cumplir con las pruebas internas y cerradas de la Google Play Console. La misión es que este disponible para los primeros dias del mes de Septiembre de 2022.

JuicyEnglish App es completamente gratuita y no existe ningún contenido restringuido. 

Si. La intención primordial de la aplicación es basarse en los planes y programas vigentes. Así como mostrar sus contenidos por grado y unidad temática. Además incluirá temas de repaso de grámatica básica como reforzamiento.

Su público objetivo es alumnos, por el momento no cuenta con una sección para el docente. Aunque no se descarta que en un futuro funcione como un sistema de gestión del aprendizaje donde se puedan registrar el docente y sus alumnos.

La interacción con la aplicación móvil dependera de las adecuaciones que considere más pertinente cada docente. Aunque, esta diseñada principalmente para el trabajo individual.

Si. Sin embargo la aplicación no esta terminada y ciertas secciones estarán eventualmente disponibles. La misión es que cada 15 dias se actulice la aplicación móvil con los nuevos cambios y pueda tener una actualización permanente durante todo el ciclo escolar. 

No. De acuerdo con el acuerdo 110622, al inicio del ciclo escolar 2022-2023 y hasta finalizar el primer periodo de evaluación, se trabajará con un plan de atención de aprendizajes prioritarios elaborado bajo el esquema de nivelación del grado escolar y otras estrategias y herramientas que permitan la recuperación de aprendizajes del grado previo y la atención al rezago escolar. Por consiguiente, la aplicación movil se enfocara al reforzamiento de contenidos básicos del idioma inglés.

Category: Spelling

The term silent E refers to the use of an unpronounced E after another letter (usually a consonant) at the end of a word. ​
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 In most cases, a silent E at the end of a word changes its pronunciation. ​In C-V-C words, the vowel is almost always a "short" vowel. When we add an silent final -E, it changes the short vowel to a long vowel sound. ​Silent final -E makes the vowel say its name.
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For example:​

• Hat /hæt/ has a short A sound, and Hate /heɪt/ has a long A sound.
• Them /ðɛm/ has a short E sound, and Theme  /θim/ has a long E sound.
• Tim /tɪm/ has a short I sound, and Time /taɪm/ has a long I sound.
• Hop /hɑp/ has a short O sound, and Hope /hoʊp/ has a long O sound.
• Cut /kʌt/ has a short U sound, and Cute /kiut/ has a long U sound.

A. The silent E tells a C or G to make a soft sound.
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For example:

B. The silent E tells TH to make a voiced sound. 
In most words that end in TH, it is pronounce as /θ/, an unvoiced consonant sound, for example bath, month, birth, teeth, etc. When a final TH is followed by E, however, it almost takes the voiced consonant sound /ð/.

​For example:

• bathe /beɪð/.
• breathe /brið/.

The rules of English spelling state that every syllable must have a vowel. A silent E following a syllabic L prevents words from violating the spelling rule.

​For example:

For example:

• by /baɪ/ - bye /baɪ/.

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​​Rule #5 - Stop words ending in U and V

The rules of English spelling state that words cannot end with a u or v. This is a consonant spelling rule. The silent final E is not there to change the pronunciation of the vowel.
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For example:

• adjective /ˈæʤɪktɪv/.
• argue /ˈɑrgju/.
• blue /blu/.
• drive /draɪv/.
• give /gɪv/.
• have /hæv/.
• love /lʌv/.
• rescue /ˈrɛskju/.
• ​wave /weɪv/.

Note that words borrowed from other language such as bureau, chateau, jujitsu, menu, tiramisu and tofu and abbreviations such as flu (influenza) and gov (government) can end in a u or v.

Silent E keeps a singular noun from ending in a single S. 

For example:

• base /beɪs/.
• course /kɔrs/.
• cheese /ˈprɑməs/.
• house /haʊz/.
• goose /gus/.
• mouse /maʊz/.
• promise /ˈprɑməs/.
• verse /vɜrs/.

The silent E has several roles. However, generally there are exceptions, here's a list of some words that break the rules:

Also, keep in mind that there are few words in which the silent  final -E isn't silent at all. 

For example:

• acne /ˈækni/.
• apostrophe /əˈpɑstrəfi/.
• fiance /fiˈɑnˌseɪ/.
• karate /kəˈrɑti/.
• recipe /ˈrɛsəpi/.
• resume /rɪˈzum/.

Category: Vocabulario

A fable is ​a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. The characters in a fable are usually animals whose words and actions reflect human behavior.

The word “fable” comes from the Latin “fabula,” or “story.” A person who writes fables is a fabulist.

​​​The most famous fables in the world are Aesop's Fables. Aesop was an Ancient Greek storyteller and his fables have been gathered across the centuries in a variety of languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. ​

Fables were probably used by medieval troubadours, musicians, bards and poets to orally transmit their stories to the people. It's one of the forms of folk literature most used throughout history. Several colloquial phrases are derived from fables, such as “A wolf in sheep’s clothing” and “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”

​Famous fables

There once was a speedy Hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, the Tortoise, challenged him to a race. The Hare was soon far out of sight, and to make the Tortoise feel very deeply how ridiculous it was for him to try a race with a Hare, he lay down beside the course to take a nap until the Tortoise should catch up.  Meanwhile, the tortoise continued walking slowly, but steady. He was determined not to give up. After a time, he passed the place where the Hare was sleeping. In the end, the tortoise wins.
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One day, a Fox was very hungry, and he was looking for something to eat. Then, he saw a Crow sitting on the highest branch of a tree. The Crow had a piece of cheese in her beak. "Good morning, Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today! How glossy your feathers! How bright your eye! I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does. Let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds." Listening to these flattering words, the Crow forgot all her suspicion, and also her breakfast. She wanted very much to be called Queen of Birds. So, the Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by the Fox.
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​In fact, the fable is one of the oldest and most lasting methods of both written and oral storytelling. They can be found in the literature of almost all countries and languages, and are a fundamental part of the folklore of must cultures. ​Fables are a good way to convey moral meaning because they are simple in nature and can be easily be read by anyone.

Category: Vocabulary