My English Portfolio

My English Portfolio

Sofia Maia Guimarães nº 19 1206Agrupamento Escolas da Trofa Ano Letivo: 2023/2024

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2nd Term

1st Term

3rd Term

1st Term

Compulsory Works

OptionalWorks

Assessments

Class Works

Reflections

Compulsory Works

Who am I ...

Sofia Maia Guimarães is a young woman, born on September 16, 2006. Sofia is a Virgo, and as it is stated in her zodiac sign, she is a very perfectionist and organized person, but she is also a very dreamy being. She dreams that one day she will be able to become an archaeologist and have a beautiful family of her own. Although before all her dreams come true she would like to live her life to the fullest, she wants to travel the world with her friends and create unforgettable memories. Sofia's favourite hobby is listening to music because it helps her relax, not think about her problems and others’ and keep her mind distracted. She also loves reading especially in English, she has already read 20 books this summer. Her favourite songs are songs by the band Why Don't We, which is her and BTS's favourite band. Her favourite books are Icebreaker by Hannah Grace and The Wrong Bride by Catharina Maura, and at the moment she is reading the book The Ice Kiss by L. Steele. Sofia hopes that this school year will be less stressful than the previous one and that she will be able to achieve her own goals and be happy.

My life in photos

Optional Works

My headphones Hi everyone, today I'm going to talk about my favourite object. To begin with, I have to say that it was very complicated to choose an object, as I am a very indecisive person, but I ended up choosing my headphones. I chose my headphones because they are something I use every day and I never leave home without them. When I'm listening to music on the headphones, I feel that I can simply relax without thinking about all the problems and frustration around me. As all of you know I am a person who overthinks too much, I overthink every little detail of everything, and that is something that really affects me mentally so when I put on my headphones and the music starts, I simply focus on the rhythm, melody, and lyrics of the song, thus being able to control my thoughts. So after everything I have said, these are some of the reasons why I chose to talk about the headphones as my favourite and important object. Hope all of you liked it and thank you so much for your attention.

Best day of my life Hello, everyone, today I am going to talk about the best day of my life. The best day of my life was on 21st December 2013. You might think it's strange that I know this day by heart, but I remember it perfectly because that's when my life changed completely. This was the day that I had an operation on both of my feet. This operation consisted of putting a screw in each foot, as I was born with my ankles out of place. I'm not going to lie having this operation, scared me a lot, because, in addition to taking an enormous risk and everything going wrong and not being able to walk straight anymore, I also took the risk of never being able to dance again, which was one thing that I loved and still love doing. I was afraid I would never be able to dance again because, at the dance academy where I was, they had a case where a student had the same operation as me and every time she tried to do a jump, she complained of pain, which was a very stressful thing for me, who was just 7 years old going through all that. The real reason I had the operation was so that a day later I could wear normal sneakers and high heels like everyone else because of my problem. I had to wear a specific type of shoe so that my problem wouldn't get any worse, but the shoes that I needed to wear, besides being very ugly and expensive, weren't sold in Porto either, so I had to go to another city just to buy those shoes. But despite all those risks I was taking, I still had the operation, and when I woke up and the doctor told me that everything had gone well, I got so emotional that I started crying with happiness. Even after the recovery, which was a little difficult, both in terms of walking and standing again, and when and after removing the stitches, because it hurt a lot, in the end, everything, every pain was worth it, I was even one of the few people who didn't feel pain in the winter, as my doctor told me that many people who had this operation complained of severe pain in their feet. So, surely this was the best day of my life, I hope you enjoyed my presentation and now you know a little more about me, and thank you very much for your attention.

Class Works

Characters Inês: old woman Sofia: Young woman Leonor: Young woman Dialogue ( Sofia and Leonor are sitting in the chairs) ( Inês comes in) Inês: Oh my god, my back is killing me, I knew ageing would be hard, but I wasn't expecting it to be this hard. Inês: ( looks around) Oh, there are no seats available. I will ask that lovely girl sitting in the priority seats if she minds giving me her seat. ( Inês goes to Leonor) Inês: Good morning sweetie, would you mind giving me your seat? Leonor: Ew no! I got here first, why would I give my seat to such an old woman like you? Inês: Oh! I'm sorry. I won't disturb you anymore. ( Sofia gets up and walks to them) Sofia: What, no way. you shouldn't be apologising to her, she is just an annoying, ignorant and selfish person, you are in your right to sit here. ( Sofia points to the paper with the signs of priority put on the board) Sofia: Oh smartass, can't you see that you are sitting in the priority seats, so yha, you should get off your ass and give your seat to this lady. Leonor: Whatever! I am not giving my seat. Participants: Leonor Lima nº11 Inês Sousa nº14 Sofia Guimarães nº19 Class: 1206

Assements

Reflections

PRS- My headphones

Name: Sofia Guimarães 19 1206Teacher: Maria José Rodrigues Date: 28th November 2023 Title of the work: My Headphones Reason for choosing this subject / type of text: I chose this topic because it is something that I can’t live without it. Type of text (interview, description, comment, letter, email, research work…): Description, because I explained something that is very important to me. Brief description of work / steps taken as you worked on it / help you got: First, I thought about what topic I should choose, and then ended up choosing the object I can’t live without, and then wrote about Curiosities: A curiosity about this work is that I had this problem. Difficulties (lack of ideas/ creativity, lack of vocabulary…): Lack of ideas Feelings in relation to the work (your assessment of the work): I feel I did it pretty well. Mistakes to avoid: Forgetting the title Things to improve: Add the titles, which I usually forget, and avoid silly mistakes Final comment: It was a good composition, but I need to remember to put a title and avoid silly mistakes Teacher’s feedback: Interesting topic. Always add a title to your texts, except if you are commenting on a statement. Focus on your mistakes so as to avoid them in the future works. This PRS-sheet should be completely filled in. Carry on working.

PRS- Best day of my lifde

Name: Sofia Guimarães 19 1206Teacher: Maria José Rodrigues Date: 28th November 2023 Title of the work: Best day of my life Reason for choosing this subject / type of text: I chose this topic because I think that’s something people don’t know about me. Type of text (interview, description, comment, letter, email, research work…): Description, because I described what happened to me and my life after that day Brief description of work / steps taken as you worked on it / help you got: First, I chose the theme I would talk about, and then I thought about what happened that day and wrote about it. Curiosities: A curiosity about this problem I had and the surgery. Difficulties (lack of ideas/ creativity, lack of vocabulary…): Lack of ideas Feelings in relation to the work (your assessment of the work): I feel I did it pretty well. Mistakes to avoid: Forgetting the title and repeating mistakes Things to improve: Stopping doing the mistakes Final comment: It was a good composition, but I need to remember to put a title and avoid silly mistakes Teacher’s feedback: Interesting topic and text. Focus on the correction of the mistakes so as never to repeat them. Always add the title to your text. This sheet should have been fully filled in. Carry on working.

PRS- Written Work

Name: Sofia Guimarães 19 1206Teacher: Maria José Rodrigues Date: 28th November 2023 I am Malala – 20th October 2023 I A – Personal answer - Words associated with human rights: I think in general it was pretty easy. B - Synonyms: At the beginning, it was hard to find the synonyms, but in the end, I found all synonyms. C – References: I had no doubts. D – Correcting false statements: Just had some difficulty with the writing but it ended up being easy. E – Explaining expressions: I had some doubts. F – Reading comprehension: It was easy, but my writing needs to be improved. II A - Rewriting sentences (Although, though, even though, in spite of, despite): It was easy, but I made mistakes. III Writing a short opinion text (films and songs great weapons to spread respect for Human Rights): I think I could improve my writing but it was an easy topic. Final comment (identify reasons for the result, mention things to improve): I need to improve the writing and I did mistakes, because I was nervous. Teacher’s comment: Sofia, you are on the right path to success. During you tests try to calm down, be focused and revise your work before handing it in. Carry on working.

2nd Term

Compulsory Works

OptionalWorks

Study

Class Works

Assessments

Reflections

Compulsory Works

“Through music people express their feelings thoughts and opinions” I couldn't agree more with the phrase "Through music, people express their feelings, thoughts and opinions". Nowadays, people are transmitting their emotions in different ways. Some, although few, through dialogue, others through literature and others through the lyrics of songs. Although, as I mentioned, there are several ways to share your emotions, the most used is through the lyrics of the songs, and this is the most common because it is the one that people listen to and feel more understood and that they are not alone going through that. People are increasingly releasing music and listening to music as it is their way of expressing themselves. For instance, through lyrics singers express their opinions on some subject or emotions they are feeling and which they cannot share in any other way and listeners who are listening to music, as well as liking the melody, voice, rhythm, they also identify with what the singer is saying, thus ensuring that both the singer and the listener do not feel alone. I think it's an incredible thing that people express themselves, at least through music, because it doesn't do anyone any good to have their feelings eating away at them. If you can't express yourself through speech, literature or even through music, it's fine, the important thing is to find a way to express yourself and free your thoughts. Sofia Guimarães n19 class 1206

A day in the life of ... Stella Alonso Stella’s Journal February 25 It’s been three days since I learned Greenfield is raising its prices, and I still haven´t come up with a good solution. I’ve been searching for another job, but my biggest hope right now is the Delamonte dinner coming up. Brady is convinced it’s an audition for their brand ambassador position and the deal will be in the mid-six figures... IF I get it. I don’t think I’ve ever wanted a deal as badly as I do this one. Not only would it solve my Greenfield problem- at least for the next calendar year—but Delamonte is a brand I ever bought for myself. Okay, it was a perfume that I bought in high school, but still. I loved that perfume, and I would honestly give up every other partnership I have to work with them. I just wish I knew what they were looking for so I can plan accordingly. I don't even know how many other bloggers will be at the dinner or who they invited. I guess I’ll find out when I get there. In the meantime... wish me luck. I’ll need it. Daily Gratitude:

• Croissants
• DC-NYC trains
• Brady (don’t tell him I said this though, or he will never stop bragging)

Optional Works

The Unbelievable Jerry read the email and decided to go to the shopping centre immediately. Even though he was in shock, he only knew two things, first, he had to run to the shopping centre, and second, he needed a date. But what did the email that Jerry read say? Simple, an invitation of a lifetime, Jerry, had just been invited to the most important ball in the world, The Vienna Opera Ball, for free, but he would have to take a date. So, he only had one choice he essentially had to run to the Shopping centre and buy a suit, shoes and jewellery. But then occurs to him that we needed to bring a date, but we didn't know you to invite, but preferred to buy his stuff first and then think about that. The next day After much consideration, he chose to take his best friend Maya. Jerry wasn't sure if she would accept the invitation however he went back to the shopping centre and bought her a ball dress and some jewellery, hoping she liked it. After shopping, Jerry went home to wrap the gifts to give them to Maya and invite her. Do you think Maya is going to say yes?

59 Butterfly Street London Monday, 16th June 2023 Dear Mr. Taylor, I am writing in response to your advertisement about temporary staff to work in summer in your camps in the countryside. Firstly, in the advertisement, you require someone who enjoys working with young people. Personally, I work better with children between 6 and 10 years old, but I also work well with other ages. Secondly, you ask for someone who likes sports within my personal experience, I am good at playing badminton, basketball, and football, which I could help children to learn various sports, but I like watching sports events, and I am always ready to try something different. Lastly, you also requested someone who knows various languages, which I think is a thoughtful idea because doing so will make all children feel welcome. I do speak other languages besides English, which are Portuguese, Spanish and a little bit of French. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Sofia Guimarães

Class Works

Monday, 12th February 1990 Dear Diary, Today, the world as we know it has come to an end. As you might know, the terrorist Nelson Mandela has become a free man. I can't understand how the government could free a man like him. They don't acknowledge that he is going to take revenge on all of us (the whites). Well, let's see how the country is going to end up. See you soon. Tuesday, 10th May 1994 Dear Diary, Today, my worst fear has come to life. It is the end of South Africa. Mandela has become our President. I have already started to pack my things because I know that in the office tomorrow, he is going to take revenge on the white people by firing them, and I am one of them. I hope I find a new job, but I am not confident because now, with a black president, the whites are going to be discriminated against. See you soon and maybe with a new job. Sunday,4th June 1995 Dear Diary, I take back everything I have said about the excellent President Nelson Mandela. He is incredible, revolutionary, and ahead of his time, among other things. In conclusion, he is everything that a man and country need. I have to admit that, in the beginning, I was a step behind because I didn't trust him enough. I thought he was going to turn the country upside down and that now it would be the blacks on top and the whites at the bottom, but I can now say that I was wrong. The President only changed the country for the better. He also made the country an egalitarian country. There is harmony between blacks and whites. See you soon, I am so happy with this new President. Work done by: Leonor Lima n 11 Inês Sousa n 13 Sofia Guimarães n 19 Class: 1206

Assements

Reflections

PRS- The Unbelievable

Name: Sofia Guimarães 19 1206Teacher: Maria José Rodrigues Date: 06th March 2024 Title of the work: The Unbelievable Reason for choosing this subject / type of text: I chose this topic because I found a video about a guy being invited to a ball and I thought I could write a story about this topic. Type of text (interview, description, comment, letter, email, research work…): Story, because I wrote about something that didn’t happen and I made it up. Brief description of work / steps taken as you worked on it / help you got: First, I chose the theme I would write about, and then I thought about what could make the story interesting and wrote it. Curiosities: A lot of people don’t know about the existence about the Viena Royal Ball. Difficulties (lack of ideas/ creativity, lack of vocabulary…): Lack of vocabulary Feelings in relation to the work (your assessment of the work): I made up an interesting story which was a delightful story and professionally written. Things learnt: Making less mistakes, and didn’t forget the title Mistakes to avoid: Some silly mistakes Things to improve: Continuing with getting better in my writing Final comment: It was a good composition, but I could be better Teacher’s feedback: Interesting text. Carry on working

PRS- Application Letter

Name: Sofia Guimarães 19 1206Teacher: Maria José Rodrigues Date: 06th March 2024 Title of the work: Application Letter Reason for choosing this subject / type of text: I chose this topic because I thought I should do something different, and it was my English institute composition Type of text (interview, description, comment, letter, email, research work…): Email, because the composition is an email applying to a job. Brief description of work / steps taken as you worked on it / help you got: First, I thought about what topic I should choose, and then ended up choosing the same as my institute composition, and then I wrote it. . Curiosities: A curiosity about this work is that I was out of ideas. Difficulties (lack of ideas/ creativity, lack of vocabulary…): Lack of ideas Feelings in relation to the work (your assessment of the work): I feel I could do a better job, but nevertheless it was a good composition. Things learnt: Need to stop forgetting the title. Mistakes to avoid: Forgetting about the title, and silly mistakes. Things to improve: Better ideas, better vocabulary, and not forgetting the title. Final comment: It was a good composition, but I need to improve in my writing Teacher’s feedback: Interesting. Always add the title to your work. Work at a steadier pace.

PRS- Written Work

Name: Sofia Guimarães 19 1206Teacher: Maria José Rodrigues Date: 06th March 2024 Freedom hero: Rosa Parks I A – Personal answer - Words associated with human rights: I think in general was pretty easy. B - Synonyms: I had some wrong but in general it was easy C – References: I forgot about the apostrophes D – Correcting false statements: It took some time, it ended up being easy, and I had everything correct. E- Explaining expressions: I made some little mistakes, and had trouble trying to write it. F – Reading comprehension: It wasn’t particularly good, don’t know why, because usually I never have trouble, and the questions were easy, but I made a lot of mistakes. II A - Rewriting sentences (Although, though, even though, in spite of, despite): It was quite easy, but I made mistakes. III Writing a short opinion text (films and songs great weapons to spread respect for Human Rights): I think I could improve my writing, but it was an easy topic. IV Writing an opinion text: I like it because the theme was accessible and remarkably interesting. Final comment (identify reasons for the result, mention things to improve): I need to improve the writing and I did mistakes, because I was nervous. Teacher’s comment: Sofia, you seem to be quite aware of what you have to do to improve your results. Start working on a more regular basis.

3rd Term

Compulsory Works

OptionalWorks

Study

Class Works

Assessments

Reflections

Compulsory Works

The impact of English in our life English. What would our lives be without this incredible language? If you asked me seven years ago what I thought about the English language, I would have said that I was not interested, it was not important to know, it was simply unnecessary and irritating. So, I previously had this view of English because I had never had anyone teach it to me therefore everything I liked to see was always translated into Portuguese, or I did not even see things in English. Having never had anyone to teach me and motivate me to learn English, I hated the language because other people knew it and I did not, I simply felt stupid. Later, after a few years, my mother put me in an English institute, where someone finally cared about the students and taught English. During my first year there I still did not really like the language, as I knew almost nothing about English and I was in a class with some people younger than me, making me feel a little more insecure. However, over the years my English has improved drastically now I can listen to things in English, I can watch films in English and even without subtitles, it was a drastic change in my life. Now I can’t see my present and future without English involved. A language I once hated, I now love. In the future, I hope that English continues in my life, I hope I manage to finish my English course, get my certificate and work with English in my future career. In conclusion, I did not have a good first impression of English, but over the years this hate turned into love, and my present is always with English, my future I still do not know, but I hope, and the most likely it will be present.

Optional Works

Sherlock 2010 Written around the fictional character Sherlock Homes comes the series Sherlock. From the minute a case appears, you will not even notice that you are trying to solve the case at the same time as the character. You feel the curiosity growing inside of you, and you are instantly captivated by the story. Sherlock is a drama series that takes you to London, England. In season 2 episode 1, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are faced with a new challenge when a compromising photograph of a member of the British royal family falls into their hands. Sherlock and Watson are approached by Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock's brother tasks them with retrieving the photograph from Irene Adler. Mycroft warns Sherlock about the sensitivity of the situation and advises him to handle it discreetly. This sets the stage for Sherlock's confrontation with Irene Adler and introduces the central conflict of the episode. Sherlock and Watson track Irene Adler to her residence, where they discover her to be a cunning and resourceful adversary. Irene outsmarts Sherlock multiple times, displaying her intelligence and ability to manipulate situations to her advantage. One aspect of the episode that really stands out for me is that although Sherlock is very observant when he, Watson and Irene are trapped by the CIA, he needs to know the code for the volt which only Irene knows but she says that she told him, and she told him by showing her body to him because the combination for the volt are her measurements. In conclusion, the series Sherlock is very professionally written and has an amazing cast. If you are into crimes, drama, and mystery than you must watch this series.

Class Works

Importance of English - images

In the first picture, we can see the face of the scientist Albert Einstein with a lot of tongues sticking out of his mouth. Each tongue represents a language, for example, Japanese, Greek, Chinese, among others, but in the middle of all the tongues is a bigger one, which is sticking out, being the English language and the flag of United Kingdom. The English tongue is bigger because it represents the most spoken and most important language in the world. Slogan: English is the ruling tongue In the second picture, we can see lots of different people, in a circle around the word “LEARN.” From our point of view, we think this picture represents that for people to get along and talk to each other, they need to learn how to communicate, because people all over the world talk different languages and communicate in diverse ways, so they all need to learn the same one. The language that was considered the best one for all those people to learn was English, hence, that is why the universal language is English. Slogan: English connects people Work done by: Leonor Reis nº 10 Leonor Lima nº 11 Mafalda Reis nº 12 Sofia Guimarães nº19 Class: 1206

About a boy

A normal day - I was in my home office, working, when I suddenly heard a loud noise coming downstairs. I run off my home office and sprint downstairs, but when I finally arrive to the first floor no one was there, and I started to freak out, because unfortunately I have a mental illness of anxiety, and overthinking it a lot, which make difficult growing up, into adulthood. However suddenly, I remembered what it was, and it was around the time my son Noah came home, so I went to his room to see if he had arrived and if it was him who made this noise. When I finally got to his room I tried to open it, but it was closed, which was a surprise because it is never closed. Out of nowhere I heard crying from Noah's room, which made me worried. I knocked on his door, and the crying stopped, and I called for him. Noah? What is going on? Why did you make such a big noise when arriving home? Sorry, dad, it was windy, and I could not catch the door. Sorry it is not going to happen again. Oh ok. Don’t worry about that. But why is your door locked, and why are you crying? Oh! I just wanted to be alone and not be disturbed. And about the crying? It was just because I received a bad grade in science and was really upset about it. Don´t worry about that, everything is going to be ok I know dad, thank you! Don’t mention it. Some days later - I started to see my little boy, becoming more lonely, isolated, and looking a little depressed, so I decided that we needed to have a little talk. Some hours later- Noah, we need to have a little talk Hi dad, what’s up! So, in the last few days, I have seen you becoming a little sad, and looking a little depressed, so what is going on? Oh, nothing dad, it was just the grade. Noah, I have known you since the day you were born. I know when you are lying and feeling sad. (Noah breaks down in tears) Oh dad, I can’t take it anymore (Noah throws himself to his father's arms) Oh, sweet boy, what is happening? Some guys are bullying me at school. To be continued... Work done by: Leonor Lima nº10 Inês Sousa nº 13 Sofia Guimarães nº19 Class: 1206

Assements

Reflections

PRS- Sherlock 2010

Name: Sofia Guimarães 19 1206Teacher: Maria José Rodrigues Date: 25th April 2024 Title of the work: Shelock 2010 Reason for choosing this subject / type of text: I chose this topic because I saw this series and fell in love with it. Type of text (interview, description, comment, letter, email, research work…): Review. But I wrote about a series that I watched and gave my opinion on it. . Brief description of work / steps taken as you worked on it / help you got: First, I chose the theme I would write about, and then I thought about what could make the person read what I wrote and watch the series. Curiosities: A lot of people don’t know about the existence of this series. Difficulties (lack of ideas/ creativity, lack of vocabulary…): Lack of vocabulary Feelings in relation to the work (your assessment of the work): I authored an interesting review, and it was professionally written. Things learnt: Making less mistakes Mistakes to avoid: Series names need to be in italic Things to improve: Continuing with getting better in my writing Final comment: It was a good composition, but I could be better Teacher’s feedback: Interesting topic. Nevertheless, I’d rather you wrote a more personal opinion text than such an informative one. Carry on working

Thank you!

Sofia Maia Guimarães nº19class: 1206 2023/2024