miércoles, 30 de marzo de 2011

DICTIONARY ABOUT PHRASAL VERBS

Do you have some difficulties with phrasal verbs?, this website will help you to have a better understanding in definitions and examples about phrasal verbs. BUENA SUERTE

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Mejor es ir a descansar, mañana se hará cada vez mejor; obsesionarse con la perfección, es como querer sembrar en el mar, o nadar en el desierto.

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Mejor es ir a descansar, mañana se hará cada vez mejor; obsesionarse con la perfección, es como querer sembrar en el mar, o nadar en el desierto.

miércoles, 16 de marzo de 2011

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS

IELTS EXAMS

The International English Language Testing System ( IELTS ) is a test of English language proficiency, developed by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. IELTS is now accepted as evidence of a prospective student’s level of English by most universities in English speaking countries.
There are two different IELTS tests that you can do: Academic and General. If you are interested in studying at a university in an English speaking country you will need to take the academic version of IELTS. IELTS is not a test that you can pass or fail. Your assessment will be reported according to a scale from bands one to nine. You will need to contact the university you wish to enter to find out the IELTS score they require for entry into your chosen course. Band one indicates that you have virtually no English at all. Band nine is considered native speaker proficiency. Universities in countries like the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia typically require a band score of between 6 and 7.

Education levels in Peru


READING TASK

Early Education

This education begins from age three, and exists to maximize the periods of a child's development in which a child easily assimilates determined learning. It is important to know how to focus the educational effort for each stage of a child's development to offer the greatest benefit and opportunities. In early education, the child controls his or her own learning with the assistance of internal and external agents which offer optimal conditions for realizing his or her capabilities.
The objective of early education is to promote the development of the child through a rights-based approach with the involvement of the parents (internal agents), people close to the child, educators (external agents), implementing early education centres with strategies based on free play and the role of children.


Primary School

The student begins in the first cycle, which consists of the first and second grade. The age of the children entering this stage of their education is six years. This level begins at first grade, and ends with sixth grade and is divided, for curricular purposes, into three cycles: cycle one (first and second grade), cycle two (third and fourth grade), and cycle three (fifth and sixth grade); after sixth grade, the student passes on to secondary school. Additionally, there are decision-making systems available for the parents to determine whether they want to send their child to public or private school.

Secondary School

Secondary school consists of five years, from first to fifth year.

Higher Education

Higher education in Peru consists of technological colleges, both public and private. They offer courses lasting three years (approximately 3,000 hours of study), graduating with a title as Technical Professionals. Some courses may be four years in length (approximately 4,000 hours of study), and a student would graduate with the title of Professional.

University Education

Higher education in the form of universities began in Peru with the establishment of the Universidad Nacional Major de San Marcos by the Royal Decree issued by King Carlos V on the 12th of May in 1551. The institute opened the as the Sala Capitular del Convento de Santo Domingo in 1553. In 1571, it obtained Papal approval and in 1574 it received the name of Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. The precursor to the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, the "Estudio General o Universidad," was established in Cusco by the Dominicans on July 1, 1548. This institution was responsible for teaching evangelists for the new lands, and taught scripture, theology, grammar, and the Quechuan language

Non-university Education

In Peru, non-university education is provided by technological institutions, educational institutions, technical production education centres, and other facilities. These institutions are under the supervision of the Ministry of Education, which is responsible for providing their operating licenses.

INFINITIVE AND GERUNDS

Lesson Topic: Infinitives

To help the poor people of the world is a noble goal.

In the above sentence, which words form the infinitive? To help. An infinitive is the base form of a verb with to. Here are some more infinitives:

To sleep
To wash
To love

An infinitive phrase is a group of words with an infinitive (it is NOT the whole sentence). Again, looking at the above example, what is the infinitive phrase? To help the poor people of the world.

nfinitives and infinitive phrases can be both subjects and objects in sentences. Take a look at these examples:

SUBJECT To study hard will increase your chances of getting into college.
OBJECTKathy wants to study with her friends.

There are some verbs that are followed only by infinitives. For example,

HesitateShe didn’t hesitate to tell the boss that some employees were stealing office supplies.
OfferThe Martin Family offered to watch their neighbor’s dog for the whole week.
PromiseThe school promised to help me find an apartment.
WantWe want to visit all of the historic sites in Tehran.

These words are rarely followed by gerunds (nouns that look like -ing ending verbs).

For a list of verbs that are followed by infinitives, click here.

For a list of adjectives followed by infinitives, click here.

For a list of verbs followed by infinitives + object, click here.

For a list of verbs that are followed by gerunds, click here.



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Phrasal verbs

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