lunes, 25 de abril de 2011
lunes, 18 de abril de 2011
What makes a good teacher?
Something that is a recurring discussed is how some teachers are about as creative as a stuck record when it comes to lesson planning. Many others have complained about their teacher's methodology and if they are really good enough for making students learn. As a result of this, I've made a list of the following characteristics of a good teacher.
The Qualities and Characteristics of a Good Teacher
- Good teachers treat their students with respect
- Good teachers don't have double standards
- Good teachers are honest
- Good teachers give their students a lot of choice in their assignments
- Good teachers have creative ways of presenting class
- Good teachers get to know their students individually
- Good teachers stand up for their students
- Good teachers let students listen to music (with headphones on!)
- Good teachers don't give much or any homework
viernes, 1 de abril de 2011
SPEAKING TEST - LIST OF QUESTIONS
IELTS speaking topics (new)
1. What is the meaning of your name?
2. Does your name affect your personality?
3. Tell me something about your hometown.
4. What are the differences in accent between your hometown and Hanoi?
5. What is the character of the people like in your hometown?
6. What is people's favourite food in the region where you live?
7. Do you think that people have enough time for leisure now?
8. Are there any historic monuments in your region?
9. Describe your Job? How do you spend your typical day?
10. Tell me something about the Hue Festival.
11. How have weddings changed in recent years?
12. Tell me something about the
13. Describe a traditional wedding ceremony.
14. Name a person whom you admire? Why? What influence does he / she has on your life? Would you like to become like him / her in future?
15. Are there any traditions concerning the birth of a baby?
16. How do you like
17. What place do you like best in Hanoi?
18. What places in Delhi should a foreigner visit?
19. What places would you recommend a visitor to go to in your region/hometown?
20. If you had the choice, where would you choose to live in India?
21. Which parts of India would you recommend a foreigner to visit?
22. Tell me something about your family.
23. Which is your favourite colour?
24. Do you think colours influence our life? How?
25. Which is the best place you've been to in India?
26. Who does most of the household chores in your family?
27. Are the traditional sexual roles within the family changing?
28. Why is the divorce rate increasing so rapidly? Is it a problem?
29. What is your opinion of the planning family policy?
30. How do you discipline your child?
31. Is it acceptable for couples to live together without marrying?
32. If you had the choice, would you have a son or a daughter?
33. Are you going to bring your child up any differently to the way your parents did?
34. What hopes do you have for your child? (if you are married)
35. Do women still have too heavy a burden in their day to day life?
36. Is the increasing influence of the West largely a positive or negative thing?
37. Are you looking forward to anything in particular in Australia / UK / USA ?
38. What do you do in your leisure time?
39. What will you do if you fail the IELTS?
40. Who should bear the responsibility for payment of tuition fees?
41. What can be done to improve education in rural areas?
42. Have recent changes affected your job in any way?
43. Do you agree with private education? Why?
44. What can be done to close the gap between urban and rural areas?
45. If you had the power, what changes would you carry out within education?
46. Describe a typical working day for you
47. How do you see yourself in ten years time?
48. If you had the opportunity to change your job, what would you do instead?
49. If you had one million dollars, what would you do with it?
50. If you could start your life again, would you do anything differently?
51. What ambitions do you have?
52. Which country/place would you most like to visit?
53. What changes do you think India will see in the next few years?
54. Will any possible future changes affect your job in any way?
55. How do you think you will cope abroad?
56. How does it feel to go abroad for the first time?
57. Are you looking forward to anything in particular in Australia / UK / USA ?
58. What do you do in your leisure time?
59. What will you do if you fail the IELTS?
60. Why are you giveing IELTS? What course / job do you intend to pursue after IELTS.?
miércoles, 30 de marzo de 2011
DICTIONARY ABOUT PHRASAL VERBS
jueves, 24 de marzo de 2011
martes, 22 de marzo de 2011
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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
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:
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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:
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There are some verbs that are followed only by infinitives. For example,
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These words are rarely followed by gerunds (nouns that look like -ing ending verbs).
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sábado, 12 de marzo de 2011
Learn English with Steve Ford-Peppy 23-Get Phrasal Verbs
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.
Phrasal verbs
http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/phrasaldictionary.html
jueves, 24 de febrero de 2011
So do I, Neither do I
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.
lunes, 21 de febrero de 2011
KIND, SORT AND TYPE
Very often it makes no difference which of these words we use. But good dictionaries point out some subtle differences. In fact, sometimes only one of these words is correct. For example, it would be wrong to use ’sort’ or ‘kind’ in sentence 1 below.
Compare these three English sentences:
1. What is your blood type?
(Expected answer is a precise named category.)
2. What sort of prices do they charge?
(Expected answer is a description rather than a named category.)
3. What kind of dog is that?
(Probable answer is a named category, but not necessarily as precise as 1 above.A descriptive answer is also possible.)
So …
‘type‘ usually means a precisely defined category.
‘sort‘ is more general, often about character rather than definition and can be used in a negative
way
e.g. What sort of person would do a terrible thing like that?
‘kind‘ is about half way between, usually referring to large categories or families of things that are naturally related.
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