tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52843235563763457002024-03-13T11:12:32.029+01:00Inglés Instrumental IIThis blog is addressed at UNED students of English who want to improve their reading, writing and -sometimes too, why not- listening skills. The minimum level recommended to follow this blog is A2/B(-). If you have any grammar doubts, please ask, we will try to help you!María Jordanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332905292316296695noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-89839172931677404652011-04-23T15:16:00.006+02:002011-04-23T15:33:53.398+02:00THE POWER OF INSPIRING WOMEN<strong><span style="color:#993399;">THE POWER OF INSPIRING WOMEN </span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#993399;"><br /></span></strong><span style="color:#6600cc;">Why don't you tell us about any inspiring woman/women you have met?<br />It may be your mother/sister/cousin/best friend/celebrity...<br />Write some lines about her and what inspires you about who that woman is.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span><span style="color:#6600cc;"></span><span style="color:#6600cc;">Here you have some we have come across in Mercy Mathews' blog.</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">"When I'm not mothering my 3 sons (including a set of twins!) or fixing meals, I love reading up on other blogs. My other interests include writing poetry, pot painting, chess, cricket and my latest passion - foosball!"<br /></span>Website: <a href="http://allwomenstalk.com/">http://allwomenstalk.com</a><br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>The 7 Most Inspiring Women Celebrities …<br /><br /></strong>There are so many women in the public eye but only a few of them can be called truly inspiring women celebrities. Apart from the fact that they all have tremendous wealth and have enjoyed widespread success and popularity, they have all overcome the odds to get to where they are today. That is what makes these individuals the most inspiring women celebrities of our time.<br /><br /></span><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">1. Oprah Winfrey<br /><br /></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifvHdXp2PqDEfx377g69UcfyaxGnpa2miOJyEbaq-R_VFggZOu1uVSMNcWHl9IevbOd0_q6GcksP3tjuV4AxxVE12ivyZpKJfto9OXNv37ro7wjrtCbnLGa6W490F_2EVThXA_pzEQqm8/s1600/22222222.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598768882748818850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifvHdXp2PqDEfx377g69UcfyaxGnpa2miOJyEbaq-R_VFggZOu1uVSMNcWHl9IevbOd0_q6GcksP3tjuV4AxxVE12ivyZpKJfto9OXNv37ro7wjrtCbnLGa6W490F_2EVThXA_pzEQqm8/s320/22222222.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Photo Credit: obamamtoto.blogspot.com<br /><br />Oprah was born in rural Mississippi in a small low-income family where she had a troubled childhood of rape, abuse, child pregnancy and tragedy. Through sheer grit and determination she overcame all odds, fighting her way through school and college to end up with a career in communication. Her talk show, the Oprah Winfrey show is possibly the most popular in the world and it is all due to her honest personality, straightforward style and general likability.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><strong>2. J.K. Rowling<br /><br /></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpLf3pn65lTRB9qibpp_BKHHm4O81p9RBf7ehf4jJ4TbNCXyIetX0ScCh04_hc2D_GapbNfyY0Iuk2qY0bG2qP-1XYZALlNp0EvOlOf0_u6iKx444zO4wYBaZXU2lUwzTEeEcyWsqw4ve/s1600/3333333.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598769765898047682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpLf3pn65lTRB9qibpp_BKHHm4O81p9RBf7ehf4jJ4TbNCXyIetX0ScCh04_hc2D_GapbNfyY0Iuk2qY0bG2qP-1XYZALlNp0EvOlOf0_u6iKx444zO4wYBaZXU2lUwzTEeEcyWsqw4ve/s320/3333333.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffcc33;">Photo Credit: pressgazette.co.uk<br /><br />J K Rowling, the single mother author of the Harry Potter series of books, was rejected 12 times by different publishers before a small British publishing house finally accepted it. The book went on to become an international phenomenal with millions of followers of all age groups. With just the power of her pen, J K Rowling went from near poverty to becoming a billionaire many times over, a definite contender for one of the most inspiring women celebrities if ever there was one.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#33cc00;">3. Angeline Jolie<br />4. Maria Shriver<br />(...)<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#6600cc;">Do visit http://allwomenstalk.com/the-7-most-inspiring-women-celebrities/<br />and find out about the rest of the list.<br /><br />You can write about the list too. </span>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-33509196655052178652011-04-23T14:42:00.011+02:002011-04-23T15:03:19.822+02:00MORE ON GOOD TOOLS<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBoRbzJN1BF7fBp0r8ZNSRqocL2-mbkV9U0fxwzPKl-zcD_VLkfMRbmWFkPfaOErVuohyphenhyphenJtc8pzBcxnuIS_ub3xT72VBRFLvPP8qDlAf3A2elxwOR8Qs5WujK_b6NEDO1HKkJwHmu6rWq/s1600/1111111.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 649px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 118px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598759059207517922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKBoRbzJN1BF7fBp0r8ZNSRqocL2-mbkV9U0fxwzPKl-zcD_VLkfMRbmWFkPfaOErVuohyphenhyphenJtc8pzBcxnuIS_ub3xT72VBRFLvPP8qDlAf3A2elxwOR8Qs5WujK_b6NEDO1HKkJwHmu6rWq/s320/1111111.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><font color="#3333ff"><strong>Pronunciar Inglés<br />Consejos, videos y ejercicios para mejorar la pronunciación<br />Blog Ejercicios Fonemas Videos Recíbelo por Email</strong><br /></font><br /><a href="http://pronunciaringles.com/2011/04/19/descifrando-la-vocal-mas-comun-del-ingles-schwa/">http://pronunciaringles.com/2011/04/19/descifrando-la-vocal-mas-comun-del-ingles-schwa/</a><br /><br /><strong><font color="#ff6600">Icíar is a Spaniard living in London. Like you, she is trying to learn and understand English :</font></strong><br /><font color="#ff6600">Soy una chica española que vive en Londres. Pese a que mi marido es británico y hablamos inglés en casa, no conseguía mejorar mi acento. Mi marido me decía que no me preocupara ya que todo el mundo tiene acento en Londres. Pero eso no me servía de consuelo.<br />(...)</font> <font color="#ff6600">Así que en este blog estoy comparando el idioma inglés y el español para intentar identificar porqué solemos cometer ciertos errores y así poder evitarlos de una forma consciente.</font><br /><font color="#ff6600"></font><br /><strong><font color="#ff6600">This is her last entry in her blog "Pronunciar Inglés":</font></strong><br /><strong><font color="#ff6600"></font></strong><br /><font color="#ff6600">Descifrando la vocal más común del inglés (Schwa)<br />April 19th, 2011 · 2 comentarios... ¿y tú qué opinas?<br />Una diferencia entre el inglés y el español es que en el idioma español las sílabas acentuadas tienen la misma duración que las inacentuadas, pero esto no ocurre en el idioma inglés. En inglés, muchas vocales inacentuadas se reducen utilizando un fonema débil, corto y centralizado. Este fonema suele ser la /ə/ también denominado Schwa.<br /></font></div><br /><br /><div><font color="#ff6600"></div></font><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5Yj-uAltQJk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yj-uAltQJk&feature=player_embeddedL. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-14540089471717457942011-04-18T18:29:00.000+02:002011-04-18T18:29:00.368+02:00Nationalities word formationHere you are a very interesting website related to one of the grammar points studied in unit 5. It is very interesting, because, apart from giving you a very detailled explanation of this topic, you'll see a rather descriptive map on these kind of suffixes.<br />
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Esta página web es fruto de mis experiencias viviendo en España, enseñando inglés a hispanohablantes y reflexionando sobre las diferencias entre los dos idiomas y los problemas que suelen surgir.<br /><br /></span><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>You can read more about him if you visit his blog and make the most of his posts and the visitors' questions.</strong></span><span style="color:#993399;"><strong></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#993300;"><strong>You can listen to some interesting points on pronunciation and even watch some videos and check how some Spanish celebrities speak English: Nadal, Barden, Pe and others. If they did it you can do it too!!<br /><br /></strong></span>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-ubO1SgJRs&feature=player_embedded<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/V-ubO1SgJRs?fs=1&hl=es_ES&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/V-ubO1SgJRs?fs=1&hl=es_ES&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53a2aJnqYlg&feature=player_embedded#at=26<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/53a2aJnqYlg?fs=1&hl=es_ES&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/53a2aJnqYlg?fs=1&hl=es_ES&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-24805120429844179992011-02-20T01:38:00.008+01:002011-02-21T00:36:58.526+01:00GOOD TOOLS<span style="color:#006600;"><strong>If you are looking for good blogs to practice your English, improve your pronunciation or just read some real English, this will be very helpful:<br /></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvAcCfGrgaBlYZp18GJrDO4DDsRJGp0PdBkQeB2MGYeP0K9FZqqqQx4mV4X-5I3rsYu-5yZF_tmkl-J2UyZAYLBceEqWjEG7KExAF4dmXIhUI4iOyqTK9zA_q3KPWMiV1GGHAaS2eRobc/s1600/11111111111111111111.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575566181075391074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvAcCfGrgaBlYZp18GJrDO4DDsRJGp0PdBkQeB2MGYeP0K9FZqqqQx4mV4X-5I3rsYu-5yZF_tmkl-J2UyZAYLBceEqWjEG7KExAF4dmXIhUI4iOyqTK9zA_q3KPWMiV1GGHAaS2eRobc/s400/11111111111111111111.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://elblogdelingles.blogspot.com/">http://elblogdelingles.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Monica is a bilingual teacher (her mum is English) and she keeps this blog to help students, as simple as that.<br /></strong></span><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;">The blog includes :<br /></span></strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Inicio Curso Gratuito Índice All Lessons ¿Quieres Colaborar? Artículos Ebpai-Clases de Inglés Contacta FAQ<br /></span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Posts Destacados:</strong></span> <span style="color:#ff6666;">Business English Pronunciación Trucos para aprender inglés Escribir en Inglés Do and Does El participio pasado Wh-questions Recursos 1 Recursos 2 </span><br /><p><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></p><p><span style="color:#ff6666;"></p></span><br /><br /><strong>Please, visit Monica's blog watch her videos<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/N3oK1mgG2xM?fs=1&hl=es_ES&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/N3oK1mgG2xM?fs=1&hl=es_ES&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3oK1mgG2xM&feature=BF&list=ULc8yQAyi5HTE&index=23<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/8aHN29k1_GI?fs=1&hl=es_ES&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/8aHN29k1_GI?fs=1&hl=es_ES&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aHN29k1_GI<br /><br /><br />and write your coments. </strong><br /><strong>What do you think of the blog, is it useful for your studying? </strong><br /><strong>Why/why not?</strong><br /><strong>Do you keep a blog? 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Is your Coke not the real thing? India's Hindu nationalist movement apparently has the answer: a new soft drink made from cow urine.<br />The bovine brew is in the final stages of development by the Cow Protection Department of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), India's biggest and oldest Hindu nationalist group, according to the man who makes it.<br />Om Prakash, the head of the department, said the drink – called "gau jal", or "cow water" – in Sanskrit was undergoing laboratory tests and would be launched "very soon, maybe by the end of this year".<br />"Don't worry, it won't smell like urine and will be tasty too," he told The Times from his headquarters in Hardwar, one of four holy cities on the River Ganges. "Its USP will be that it's going to be very healthy. It won't be like carbonated drinks and would be devoid of any toxins."<br />The drink is the latest attempt by the RSS – which was founded in 1925 and now claims eight million members – to cleanse India of foreign influence and promote its ideology of Hindutva, or Hindu-ness.<br />Hindus revere cows and slaughtering them is illegal in most of India. Cow dung is traditionally used as a fuel and disinfectant in villages, while cow urine and dung are often consumed in rituals to "purify" those on the bottom rungs of the Hindu caste system.<br />In 2001, the RSS and its offshoots – which include the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party – began promoting cow urine as a cure for ailments ranging from liver disease to obesity and even cancer.<br />The movement has often been accused of using more violent methods, such as killing 67 Christians in the eastern state of Orissa last year, and assaulting women in a pub in Mangalore last month. It also has a history of targeting foreign business in India, as in 1994, when it organised a nationwide boycott of multinational consumer goods, including Pepsi and Coca Cola.<br />The cola brands are popular in India, now one of their biggest markets, but have struggled in recent years to shake off allegations, which they deny, that they contain dangerous levels of pesticide.<br />Mr Prakash said his drink, by contrast, was made mainly of cow urine, mixed with a few medicinal and ayurvedic herbs. He said it would be "cheap", but declined to give further details about its price or ingredients until it was officially launched.<br />He insisted, however, that it would be able to compete with the American cola brands, even with their enormous advertising budgets. "We're going to give them good competition as our drink is good for mankind," he said. "We may also think of exporting it."</strong></span></div><div><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/U-ht0DJZBpU&hl=es_ES&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/U-ht0DJZBpU&hl=es_ES&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-ht0DJZBpU<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2G_7Yb5dilE&hl=es_ES&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2G_7Yb5dilE&hl=es_ES&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G_7Yb5dilE&feature=related<br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>AND it may help bees....<br /></strong></span><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3iowt6WPekA&hl=es_ES&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3iowt6WPekA&hl=es_ES&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iowt6WPekA&feature=related </div>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-36941363154570470112010-07-01T18:34:00.003+02:002010-07-01T18:47:54.070+02:00Dr. RANDY PAUSCH and how to live life.<span style="color:#6600cc;">A dear friend has sent me this video that I'd love to share with you today.</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">I won't write anything about this entry. Dr. Randy Pausch words' are more important. Listen to this amazing man.</span><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">"<strong>Inspirational Speech by Dr. Randy Pausch On the Oprah Winfrey Show: The Last Lecture. Dr. Pausch Passed Away on July 25th, 2008.<br /></strong><br />This is a video that everyone should see. For those of you who aren't familiar with who Dr. Randy Pausch is, the short story goes like this:He is a happily married man with three very young children. He spent years working for Disney as an Imagineer who helped them develop some of their theme park attractions. He then went on to teach at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pennsylvania.<br />Abruptly, his life took a turn for the worse when he got cancer and fought it off after years of treatment. The cancer has since returned and has near-totally corupted several vital organs leaving him with mere months to live.<br />This video is his shortened speech on how not even death can bring this man down and how the dreams he sought to come true can inspire us all.<br />This video has changed my life and I will NEVER forget it. Will it do the same for you? Please pass this video from the Oprah Winfrey Show on to anyone you feel takes life for granted or just pass it to someone who loves to live.<br />The full video can be found here: </span><a dir="ltr" title="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=" href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?doc..." target="_blank" rel="nofollow" q="the+last+lecture&total=" start="0&num=" so="0&type=" plindex="0"><span style="color:#009900;">http://video.google.com/videoplay?doc...</span></a><span style="color:#009900;"><br />Additional Info on Dr. Pausch: </span><a dir="ltr" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Pausch" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Pa..." target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#009900;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Pa...</span></a><span style="color:#009900;"><br />Dr. Pausch's final fight to get the message out about his disease:</span><a dir="ltr" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iP7xr6ig-s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#009900;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iP7xr6ig-s</span></a><a dir="ltr" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ7zeZ..." target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#009900;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ7zeZ...</span></a><span style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span><a dir="ltr" title="http://www.firstgiving.com/randypausch" href="http://www.firstgiving.com/randypausch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span style="color:#009900;">http://www.firstgiving.com/randypausch</span></a><span style="color:#009900;"> PLEASE donate to the Randy Pausch pancreatic cancer research fund.<br /><br />Please watch this and find some true happiness in your life."<br /></span><br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9ya9BXClRw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9ya9BXClRw</a> <a class="watch-description-username" onclick="yt.events.stopPropagation(event);" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheArchfiend">TheArchfiend</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/R9ya9BXClRw&hl=es_ES&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/R9ya9BXClRw&hl=es_ES&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-43318006638414359002010-06-28T11:47:00.005+02:002010-06-28T11:47:00.336+02:00HOW TO INCREASE YOUR VOCABULARY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJCBXmY08ETaoaPZNnNu4UVI9cgd2QjSjoj0Vf4MFnIuOK4DoKCQkbHin-gkbGYcg__TxNOvJ0C_nmhDFEuAnJPmGIP4WHbzq96Bzz5tkt7lLYl41rHtIFraW58I286Acy_e0k6ag1X6z/s1600/2222222.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485533505175180850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJCBXmY08ETaoaPZNnNu4UVI9cgd2QjSjoj0Vf4MFnIuOK4DoKCQkbHin-gkbGYcg__TxNOvJ0C_nmhDFEuAnJPmGIP4WHbzq96Bzz5tkt7lLYl41rHtIFraW58I286Acy_e0k6ag1X6z/s400/2222222.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://ctlgbtlaw.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/dictionary.jpg">http://ctlgbtlaw.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/dictionary.jpg</a><br /><br /><div><br /><br />Whether you are looking to improve your grades, seem smarter at work, or simply wanting to impress your friends, these tips will help you achieve your goal of an increased vocabulary.<br /><br />You Will Need Reading material<br />Dictionary<br />Notebook<br />Note cards<br />Word-a-day calendars<br />Internet access<br />Crossword puzzles<br />Address book (optional)<br /><br />Step 1: Read as much as you can<br />Read as much as you can to encounter words that you don’t already know.<br /><br />Step 2: Look up the definitions unfamiliar words<br />Use a dictionary to look up the definitions of the unfamiliar words that you come across in your reading.<br /><br />Remember a word can have different meanings. Note all of the definitions for your word.<br /><br />Step 3: Keep a list of your new vocabulary words<br />Use a notebook to keep a list of your vocabulary words. Write the definition as well as a sentence using the word to help you remember the context.<br /><br />Use an address book to keep an alphabetical list of your words.<br /><br />Step 4: Make vocabulary flash cards<br />Create flashcards to reinforce your new words. Write the word on one side of a note card and the definition on the other. Quiz yourself by looking at the word and remembering the definition.<br /><br />Step 5: Use word-a-day calendars and web sites<br />Make efforts to learn a new word every day. Use a word-a-day calendar and web sites to introduce you to new words.<br /><br />Learn common prefixes and suffixes. These parts that come together to create words can help you figure out what a word means.<br /><br />Step 6: Play word games<br />Play word games. Use computer games or crossword puzzles to grow your vocabulary and help reinforce the words you are learning.<br /><br />Step 7: Use your new words in daily conversation<br />Use your new words in your daily conversations. Continue using and reviewing your words to reinforce what you’ve learned.<br /><br />In 1857, British scholars decided to build a dictionary to contain all words in the English language. They created the Oxford English Dictionary, which still serves as the language’s definitive dictionary.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.howcast.com/videos/349857-How-To-Increase-Your-Vocabulary">http://www.howcast.com/videos/349857-How-To-Increase-Your-Vocabulary</a> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="embedded-howcast-video" style="FONT-SIZE: 9px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><object id="howcastplayer" height="357" width="432" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param name="_cx" value="11430"><param name="_cy" value="9446"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=349857&theme=black"><param name="Src" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=349857&theme=black"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value="LT"><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="Scale" value="NoScale"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value=""><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="true"><br /><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=349857&theme=black" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="432" height="357" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="&fs=true"></embed></object><br /><a class="embedded-playback-url" href="http://www.howcast.com/videos/349857-How-To-Increase-Your-Vocabulary" target="_blank" alt="How To Increase Your Vocabulary">How To Increase Your Vocabulary</a> on Howcast</div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-556oxBdnh4&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-556oxBdnh4&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-556oxBdnh4&NR=1">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-556oxBdnh4&NR=1</a> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-84020702803839528202010-06-24T17:51:00.000+02:002010-06-24T17:51:02.996+02:00Could you imagine the famous Happy Meal without toys?Read <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1EkTiQ/newsfeed.time.com/2010/06/24/should-mcdonalds-ditch-the-happy-meal-toys/">this article</a> and use the comments option you share with us what you think about this topic.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kswpgoodfriends.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/happy-meal.jpg?w=100&h=100" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://kswpgoodfriends.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/happy-meal.jpg?w=100&h=100" width="200" /></a></div>María Jordanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332905292316296695noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-69464564247013896672010-06-22T10:47:00.007+02:002010-06-22T11:44:34.136+02:00ABOUT WRITING. You can learn anywhere.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhGhanSmnBiR8d7UsRTa_1ckX08ZLwdwHfU8PoT23Ai0znouYGwAKtI2XqoYpo0hmxpPagZZGorbwLHAHyFI2SVrBikQ937cKk-jeTAnwUyxxG7NmdYRhiT4OqltqvHqad5Vmo8L0uJwq/s1600/111111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485520060797416418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhGhanSmnBiR8d7UsRTa_1ckX08ZLwdwHfU8PoT23Ai0znouYGwAKtI2XqoYpo0hmxpPagZZGorbwLHAHyFI2SVrBikQ937cKk-jeTAnwUyxxG7NmdYRhiT4OqltqvHqad5Vmo8L0uJwq/s400/111111.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><br /></strong><strong><span style="color:#6600cc;">EBAY, as you all know is basically a website to buy and sell items so it is essential to write a very good description of what you want to sell or need to buy. They include some hints about this which you may find interesting to read and then use in your essays, compositions, etc as thay are practical and easy to use.<br />This is their advice:<br /></span><br /></strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Writing a good title and description</span><br /><br /></strong></span><span style="color:#009900;">Writing an effective title<br />What to avoid in your title<br />Writing an informative description<br />What to avoid in your description<br />Examples of titles and descriptions </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Your listing's title and description are your advertisement; an opportunity to inform and excite buyers. A good title and description provides a clear picture of your item, which increases your chances that buyers will find and bid on or buy your item.<br /></span><br /><a href="http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/title_desc_ov.html"><strong>http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/title_desc_ov.html</strong></a><strong><br /><br /></strong><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>If you also want some listening practice on "Learn How To Sell On Ebay - Tips For Selling On Ebay" and get your ear working, here you can find some videos to learn some more vocabulary on descriptions:<br /></strong></span><br /><br /><object id="VideoPlayerLg8093" height="418" width="480" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param name="_cx" value="12700"><param name="_cy" value="11060"><param name="FlashVars" value=""><param name="Movie" value="http://g4tv.com/lv3/8093"><param name="Src" value="http://g4tv.com/lv3/8093"><param name="WMode" value="Window"><param name="Play" value="-1"><param name="Loop" value="-1"><param name="Quality" value="High"><param name="SAlign" value=""><param name="Menu" value="-1"><param name="Base" value=""><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="Scale" value="ShowAll"><param name="DeviceFont" value="0"><param name="EmbedMovie" value="0"><param name="BGColor" value=""><param name="SWRemote" value=""><param name="MovieData" value=""><param name="SeamlessTabbing" value="1"><param name="Profile" value="0"><param name="ProfileAddress" value=""><param name="ProfilePort" value="0"><param name="AllowNetworking" value="all"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://g4tv.com/lv3/8093" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="VideoPlayer" width="480" height="382" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object><div style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDTH: 480px; COLOR: #ff9b00; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a style="COLOR: #ff9b00" href="http://g4tv.com/" target="_blank">Video Games</a> - <a style="COLOR: #ff9b00" href="http://g4tv.com/e32010" target="_blank">E3 2010</a></div><br /><br />http://g4tv.com/videos/8093/EBay-Tips/<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/P9Mn9C-3pGI&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/P9Mn9C-3pGI&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Mn9C-3pGI&feature=relatedL. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-83519793178803268192010-06-14T02:53:00.001+02:002010-06-14T02:53:00.296+02:00MORE ON BBCListen to BBc radio stations live. Radio on the Internet about different issues, podcasts, radio blogs, etc.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQbvLmmf5WRL5x6TJZKaxOs92xcfFWWyPJ76CXumWVfx1d2TmkAxltkXRM2G4Ygyvu_LM3VfWs7M7zmXmrPcBCpYGux-WBFjn1R_Wvvuco3SeHHqYN51ywnHvVC4Hrs52mJPN1BiTamf_/s1600/222.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472025527077325874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQbvLmmf5WRL5x6TJZKaxOs92xcfFWWyPJ76CXumWVfx1d2TmkAxltkXRM2G4Ygyvu_LM3VfWs7M7zmXmrPcBCpYGux-WBFjn1R_Wvvuco3SeHHqYN51ywnHvVC4Hrs52mJPN1BiTamf_/s400/222.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong>Or try the NEWS, Sport, TV, the weather or the QUIZZES for your exams:</strong></span><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=157_mobiles">http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=157_mobiles</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/"></a><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong>you can also find very useful this link to EXAM SKILLS:</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#9999ff;"><strong>and all these interesting sections:</strong></span><a class="nav" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/page2.shtml">Preparing</a> <a class="nav" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/page7.shtml">Building vocabulary</a> <a class="nav" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/page11.shtml">Writing exams</a><br /><a class="nav" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/page12.shtml">Listening exams</a> <a class="nav" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/page15.shtml">Speaking exams</a> <a class="nav" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/page16.shtml">Reading exams</a> <a class="nav" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/page17.shtml">Advice from IATEFL</a> <a class="nav" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/page18.shtml">Insider guides</a><br /><a class="nav" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/page21.shtml">Useful Links</a><br /><br />"It's easy to waste time worrying about exams - even when they're still months away! But there's a great deal you can do to help yourself prepare thoroughly and perform well... We've created resources for every move you need to make - from choosing the right course in the first place and planning your revision, to improving your exam technique. Each unit contains a handy list of tips from teachers, examiners and students. You can also listen to short programmes and download transcripts. There are glossaries to help you understand the audio. You'll also find a unit of tried-and-tested advice from English language experts who took part in the 2006 International Annual IATEFL conference. And to help you choose the right exam for you, we begin a series of Insider guides to different exams. These are written by the institutions which create the exams. Read up on the Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) exams and the Trinity College London Examinations. Coming soon ... there'll be a chance to put your questions to an English language revision expert and an English language examiner in a live web chat! And if you e-mail us with your strategies for revising, we'll pass on the best of your advice! <strong>You can send all your comments and recommendations to us at</strong>: <a href="mailto:learningenglish@bbc.co.uk?subject=Exam">mailto:learningenglish@bbc.co.uk?subject=Exam</a>. "L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-91714697576551979112010-06-07T23:07:00.001+02:002010-06-07T23:07:00.974+02:00RON CLARK, THE TEACHER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84G4MfiI3CuHrXn1f9GaSBLM4k7q9r5loXPBL8P2VBw7Cm4dExlvWUZ_LhRz2w58TedB4X1-6NuWrj2G1bCyuk5Uk9WdUFR6f3VKnRHBNgh6oZje8YDoMS9ezJfgip94wHe5nE391mbHD/s1600/111ron_headshot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477173825159925570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84G4MfiI3CuHrXn1f9GaSBLM4k7q9r5loXPBL8P2VBw7Cm4dExlvWUZ_LhRz2w58TedB4X1-6NuWrj2G1bCyuk5Uk9WdUFR6f3VKnRHBNgh6oZje8YDoMS9ezJfgip94wHe5nE391mbHD/s400/111ron_headshot.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.ronclarkacademy.com/">http://www.ronclarkacademy.com/</a></div><br /><div></div><div><strong>Ron Clark, Founder and Mathematics Teacher </strong></div><strong><div><br /></strong></div><span style="color:#ff6600;">Ron Clark has been called "America's Educator." </span><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">In 2000, he was named Disney's American Teacher of the Year. He is a New York Times bestselling author whose book, <strong>The Essential 55</strong>, has sold over 1 million copies and has been published in 25 different countries. </span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">He has been featured on The Today Show, CNN, and Oprah, and Ms. Winfrey even named him as her first "Phenomenal Man." </span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">His classes have been honored at the White House on three separate occasions. Ron's teaching experiences in New York City are the subject of the uplifting film, <strong><em>The Ron Clark Story</em></strong>, starring Matthew Perry, better known as Chandler from Friends.<br /></span><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Clark">http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Clark</a></div><div></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#6600cc;">Ron Clark is an American </span><a title="Teacher" href="http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacher"><span style="color:#6600cc;">teacher</span></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"> who has worked with disadvantaged </span><a class="mw-redirect" title="Students" href="http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Students"><span style="color:#6600cc;">students</span></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"> in rural North Carolina and Harlem, New York City. He is known for his books and multiple teaching awards. . Clark's latest project is the Ron Clark Academy, a private non-profit school in Atlanta, Georgia where students follow a unique curriculum. The school also gives students opportunities for international travel and offers training workshops for teachers to learn more about Clark's teaching methods.Clark made a set of rules called the esential55 that he use to teach his students.<br /></span><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/odWYNnO5hy8&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/odWYNnO5hy8&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Ron Clark interview Part 1 of 3.wmv </div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgrsfpI5b9c&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgrsfpI5b9c&feature=related</a><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vgrsfpI5b9c&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vgrsfpI5b9c&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div></div><div></div><br /><br />cnn - ron clark academy "teaches you how to be a global citizen and a global leader"<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkHMJMApeT8&feature=related<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LkHMJMApeT8&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LkHMJMApeT8&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Ron Clark and students return from South Africa<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOxHZVx7XHs&translated=1<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LOxHZVx7XHs&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LOxHZVx7XHs&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Ron Clark Kids - You can Vote However You Like<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEKNAZbn9p0&translated=1<br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oEKNAZbn9p0&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oEKNAZbn9p0&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Obama Inauguration<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e1Qyt6V2Pc&feature=related<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0e1Qyt6V2Pc&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0e1Qyt6V2Pc&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-86130867014402240602010-06-04T11:57:00.015+02:002010-06-17T16:21:50.292+02:00SPELLING BEE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIqwmkcNsKsdNXNK4stHDTdzYEe2TRScM1K1IJduMu3awY3af5SFzrMaksc_FM-UgY85HBuKaZ56kehdTmR1l8MIezQR8F7ZUHr7c2pYQzPui-VUzyxjz3hnWnh36P-VVlwLU6xm-ySAv/s1600/22222Spelling%2520Bee.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478859047582513810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIqwmkcNsKsdNXNK4stHDTdzYEe2TRScM1K1IJduMu3awY3af5SFzrMaksc_FM-UgY85HBuKaZ56kehdTmR1l8MIezQR8F7ZUHr7c2pYQzPui-VUzyxjz3hnWnh36P-VVlwLU6xm-ySAv/s320/22222Spelling%2520Bee.jpg" style="float: right; height: 400px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 400px;" width="320" /></a><br />
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<div><span style="color: #6600cc;">A spelling bee is a competition where contestants, usually <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children" title="Children">children</a>, are asked to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling" title="Spelling">spell</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> words. The concept is thought to have originated in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_bee#cite_note-0">[1]</a> Today, National Spelling Bee competitions for English are held in the United States, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, among others. Similar institutions are also found in numerous other countries such as France's "La dictée" and Poland's "Dyktando". They are rare to nonexistent in countries whose national language follows more <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonetics" title="Phonetics">phonetic</a> spelling rules, as compared to the largely historical spelling of the English and French languages.</span></div><br />
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ksprnews , May 20th 2009L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-59917025839270271212010-06-02T01:17:00.003+02:002010-06-02T01:24:11.502+02:00TEACHING TODAY<span style="color:#009900;"><strong>MANY OF YOU WILL END UP BEING A TEACHER.</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#009900;">What kind of teacher do you want to be?</span><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">I've recently read that most of the teaching generation today are teaching in XXI c. have learnt how to do it in XX c. using XIX methodology. What do you have to say? Do you agree?</span><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">This will be the century of e-learning, all kind of technology in our hands</span><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;">Let's have a look at what has come to stay...</span><br /><span style="color:#cc66cc;"></span><br /><strong><span style="color:#6600cc;">A Vision of K-12 Students Today</span></strong><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8&feature=player_embedded">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8&feature=player_embedded</a><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_A-ZVCjfWf8&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_A-ZVCjfWf8&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />21st century Pedagogy<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l72UFXqa8ZU&NR=1">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l72UFXqa8ZU&NR=1</a><br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l72UFXqa8ZU&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l72UFXqa8ZU&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Learning to Change-Changing to Learn<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tahTKdEUAPk&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tahTKdEUAPk&feature=related</a><br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tahTKdEUAPk&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tahTKdEUAPk&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />What Kind Of Teacher Do You Want To Be?<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBLempPVKVY&feature=related">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBLempPVKVY&feature=related</a><br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iBLempPVKVY&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iBLempPVKVY&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-46661257499329317512010-05-28T05:42:00.002+02:002010-05-28T05:42:00.275+02:00SOME READING, SOME PRACTICE, SOME SMILES<span style="color:#6600cc;">Someone sent me this a few weeks ago, after Mother's Day in Spain. Do not worry! No more "mothers" entries after this -funny- one!!</span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>WHY GOD MADE MOMS Answers given by 2nd grade school children:</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Why did God make mothers?<br /></strong>1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.<br />2.. Mostly to clean the house.<br />3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.<br /></span><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>How did God make mothers?</strong><br />1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.<br />2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.<br />3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.<br /></span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>What ingredients are mothers made of?</strong><br />1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.<br />2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.<br /></span><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?</strong><br />1. We're related.<br />2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me.<br /></span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>What kind of a little girl was your mom?</strong><br />1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.<br />2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.<br />3. They say she used to be nice.<br /></span><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?</strong><br />1. His last name.<br />2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?<br />3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?<br /></span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Why did your mom marry your dad?<br /></strong>1.. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot<br />2. She got too old to do anything else with him.<br />3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.<br /></span><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>Who's the boss at your house?</strong><br />1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.<br />2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.<br />3. I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.<br /></span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>What's the difference between moms and dads?<br /></strong>1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.<br />2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them..<br />3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.<br />4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.<br /></span><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>What does your mom do in her spare time?<br /></strong>1. Mothers don't do spare time.<br />2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.<br /></span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>What would it take to make your mom perfect?</strong><br />1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.<br />2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.<br /></span><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?</strong><br />1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.<br />2. I'd make my mom smarter.. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me.<br />3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head. </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;"></span>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-36647580570904947202010-05-22T12:14:00.001+02:002010-05-22T23:04:08.356+02:00BBC LEARNING ENGLISH<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsCezZWxrDH1DK_V7iLc6CprWQfRLfXcOqslTkwBK-iwJqEpUCBXar_frmqZHo05QeNuw5bSf-e4Q3mDFY2bDkLFo9amG-TsQjDXLWs_DeZiwxvH7SV-sNxSM9pVJLAndY9kI91ffxN1d/s1600/111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472023104384302626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsCezZWxrDH1DK_V7iLc6CprWQfRLfXcOqslTkwBK-iwJqEpUCBXar_frmqZHo05QeNuw5bSf-e4Q3mDFY2bDkLFo9amG-TsQjDXLWs_DeZiwxvH7SV-sNxSM9pVJLAndY9kI91ffxN1d/s400/111.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>Our students want to know about sites to keep on improving or practicing their languages.<br /><br /></strong></span><div><span style="color:#3366ff;"><strong>BBC LEARNING ENGLISH is one of them. </strong></span></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/</a></div><br /><div>Here you can find <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/">General & Business English</a>, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/">Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation</a> ,<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/">Quizzes</a> ,<br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/">The Flatmates</a>,<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/community/">Community</a> , <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/specials/">Specials</a>, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/081222_download.shtml">Downloads</a> where you can practice Listenings, pronunciation, podcast, news, even a 6 minute English and if you have children try English kids!</div><div></div>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-10074880537869609042010-05-18T16:03:00.006+02:002010-05-19T19:18:45.774+02:00WHAT’S BEHIND THE MOM´S SONG?<span style="color:#00cccc;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDB7dEXPQ7ZSsIsWlFFS7tHF89cUPHo5kY_KR8wdGcv70aFVr_WjHxvcWN7SLsLZ52fOGxtw8BfZHu_JqbUBzNhav1caeht2a7c-fgE0iPMDD2VRhhXmqy8xECY6A6RJ8QTjhErC4DhVD/s1600/111.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472611226710363922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 115px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDB7dEXPQ7ZSsIsWlFFS7tHF89cUPHo5kY_KR8wdGcv70aFVr_WjHxvcWN7SLsLZ52fOGxtw8BfZHu_JqbUBzNhav1caeht2a7c-fgE0iPMDD2VRhhXmqy8xECY6A6RJ8QTjhErC4DhVD/s400/111.png" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;"><br /></span></strong><div><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;"><em>WHAT’S BEHIND THE MOM´S SONG?</em><br /></span></strong><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YYukEAmoMCQ&hl=" width="480" height="385" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" fs="1&" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br /><span style="color:#00cccc;">http://www.anitarenfroe.com/<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/user/anitarenfroe3</span><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">DON'T MISS THIS IF YOU WANT TO MEET HER:</span></strong><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">CBS — October 03, 2007 — After years of parenting, comedian Anita Renfroe put her semantics to song and the result is an Internet phenomenon. She sits down with Hannah Storm to talk about her comic brainchild.<br /><strong>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHJN2PGm1Yo<br /></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><span style="color:#33cc00;"><strong>Who is Anita Renfroe???</strong></span><br /></span><span style="color:#33cc00;">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<br />Anita Renfroe (born 1962)[1] is an American Christian comedian from Atlanta, Georgia, the wife of a Baptist pastor and the mother of three children.[2] She became a sensation after her comic rendition of everything that a mother would typically say to her children in the course of a day, set to the William Tell Overture and entitled Momisms, was posted on YouTube.[1] She is a regular commentator on Good Morning America. [3]<br />According to Christian Book, "Anita Renfroe has the spiritual gift of saying what most women think but are afraid to say out loud." [4]<br />In April 2009, it was reported that Anita is taping a pilot for a new sitcom to air on ABC called "The Anita Renfroe Presentation."[5] She is set to costar with fellow comedian, Ryan Stiles. The show is about a couple raising two kids.<br />Anita has been touring with the largest touring Christian women's conference, Women of Faith, since 2006. </span></div><div><strong><span style="color:#6633ff;"></span></strong></div><div><span style="color:#6633ff;"><strong>Haver you ever heard about</strong> <strong>Anita Renfroe?</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="color:#6633ff;">What do you think of her " It’s been a wild decade going from “stay-at-home-mom” to “YouTube comedic Phe-mom-enon"?</span></strong></div>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-28674435924767872972010-05-14T22:12:00.003+02:002010-05-14T22:20:02.362+02:00The Mom's song<span style="color:#009900;"><strong>The course is coming to its end. Many of you complain about lack of time, lots of work, many other tasks and activities to be done, family to take care of...<br />Let me put a smile on your faces, moms and dads as well. And enjoy the weekend, even if studying!<br /></strong></span><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gkeL9Djgm0Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gkeL9Djgm0Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkeL9Djgm0Y</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>As always, your comments and impressions are more than welcome!!</strong></span>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-51582268645448677452010-05-03T22:50:00.006+02:002010-05-03T23:26:51.152+02:00ELLLO: English Listening Lesson Library Online<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kMs0apXaaYXW4WPa5krdYTq89qqOOr2YLd1PtLI1fRn5i_jtBbCEjkQx21hGJp4kHYQTmK7u_ZkNMb-E5xO-fjgvdkNn_BaOX4KaMR0XxVBV4Zd2W_3QSxidbczaa6M0DlHgbbxWAixn/s1600/333.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467157710905654818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kMs0apXaaYXW4WPa5krdYTq89qqOOr2YLd1PtLI1fRn5i_jtBbCEjkQx21hGJp4kHYQTmK7u_ZkNMb-E5xO-fjgvdkNn_BaOX4KaMR0XxVBV4Zd2W_3QSxidbczaa6M0DlHgbbxWAixn/s400/333.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj981fDp-UyDxrpfF8ATGonHTDNElJuTBaEh2-FUkQuBKoSlDKgInLxPKbnkfLS-xbIBORs25jdaBbVivCrDQDSH9nys3LCByZgHWxveTcoOhhTWp7vPqALfM-tYZr2eG4UsKsfOvyUPa3r/s1600/222.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467153510770755250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj981fDp-UyDxrpfF8ATGonHTDNElJuTBaEh2-FUkQuBKoSlDKgInLxPKbnkfLS-xbIBORs25jdaBbVivCrDQDSH9nys3LCByZgHWxveTcoOhhTWp7vPqALfM-tYZr2eG4UsKsfOvyUPa3r/s400/222.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxSIBSVfSvmX4tAv4DvcC3cQFSZDCx2Y2a8xyuzjz3zCT19P9hyphenhyphenvIefeI7-Q3msgU7kfXaXa9Zgm4FKguS2XjU_defUh5Rn8jcHJJXZtFc5rX19-tnyYch6-6uP-5BznoNA6-rBUvhxUs/s1600/1111.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467151354748660402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 90px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 90px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxSIBSVfSvmX4tAv4DvcC3cQFSZDCx2Y2a8xyuzjz3zCT19P9hyphenhyphenvIefeI7-Q3msgU7kfXaXa9Zgm4FKguS2XjU_defUh5Rn8jcHJJXZtFc5rX19-tnyYch6-6uP-5BznoNA6-rBUvhxUs/s400/1111.gif" border="0" /></a> elllo.org<br /></div><div align="left">Do you know ELLLO? ELLLO means English Listening Lesson Library Online :<br /></div><div align="center">Learn English naturally.<br /></div><div align="center">You can practice English in the funniest way.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">Listening Lessons (Views, Mixer, Games ...)Activities include multimedia, free MP3 files, vocab tasks, language notes, print page and more.<br /><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/1001.htm">Views</a><br /><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer.htm">Mixer</a><br /><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/Games.htm">Games</a><br /><a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/index.htm">Videos</a><br /><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/Songs.htm">Songs</a><br /><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/NewCenter.htm">News</a><br /><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/Points.htm">Points</a><br /><br /></div><div align="left">There are now over 600 audio clips on ELLLO. Below are just a small sample of what is on the site.<br /><a href="http://www.elllo.org/months/highbeg.htm">High Beginner</a>These activities are good for students who are new to learning English.<br /><a href="http://www.elllo.org/months/highint.htm">High Intermediate</a>These listening activities are a little more difficult.<br /><a href="http://www.elllo.org/months/lowint.htm">Low Intermediate</a>These listening activities are a little more difficult, but not much.<br /><a href="http://www.elllo.org/months/advanced.htm">Advanced</a>In these clips, the speakers talk faster and the topics are more difficult. </div><br /><div align="left">The mp3 files and text on elllo are Creative Commons. Students and teachers are free to download, copy and distribute these materials for educational purposes. They are not transferable for commercial purposes.<br /></div><div align="center"><a class="l" onmousedown="return clk(this.href,'','','res','1','','0CAkQFjAA')" href="http://www.elllo.org/months/weeks/games.htm">ELLLO! Listening Games</a>:<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.elllo.org/months/weeks/games.htm">http://www.elllo.org/months/weeks/games.htm</a></div></div>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-40452170084491638442010-04-27T23:25:00.008+02:002010-04-28T00:04:02.428+02:00MAUREEN AND URSULA AND (...).How to write an effective essay/ movie script<span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>May be you need some good hints on this, so two for the price of one: some listening practice and some good clues on writing. Enjoy yourselves!</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"><a href="http://www.engvid.com/">http://www.engVid.com/</a> </span><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">In this lesson, I give you a simple method for writing a good, effective essay in English. If you don't know where to start when you are given a writing assignment, start here and learn how to do it right!</span><br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nWqMQ26Gqi4&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nWqMQ26Gqi4&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Watch an introduction to writing a movie script in this free screen play instruction video from our motion picture expert and experienced executive producer.Expert: Ron BecksBio: Ron Becks has been acting since he was a child. His feature film "1st Testament--CIA Vengance" (2001) and his documentary "Haitian Slave Children-- Forgotten Angels (2002)" have won film awards.Filmmaker: Nili Nathan<br /></span></strong><br /><br /><em>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYfbzubKRt0&feature=fvst</em><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vYfbzubKRt0&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vYfbzubKRt0&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/enDXzvMFGeU&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/enDXzvMFGeU&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-26120095843445347782010-04-25T16:17:00.011+02:002010-04-27T23:17:11.981+02:00<strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlyz3C5ot1CVDRDqYwVnJUl5hyWJmdDQ7Nhig0y3w9Qo4zbMr2ertFqtlH_EK6FRrhlz1yYZCraEC_0K5Scb_axL4k4EpFJNVFHGMn-JPST2eqbE-WXM3V0YOEq_DzY82dFJH7TMBgpE8/s1600/1111.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464091107494261858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlyz3C5ot1CVDRDqYwVnJUl5hyWJmdDQ7Nhig0y3w9Qo4zbMr2ertFqtlH_EK6FRrhlz1yYZCraEC_0K5Scb_axL4k4EpFJNVFHGMn-JPST2eqbE-WXM3V0YOEq_DzY82dFJH7TMBgpE8/s400/1111.bmp" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;color:#3333ff;"><strong><a href="http://vox-nova.com/2007/06/">http://vox-nova.com/2007/06/</a></strong></span> <div><strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-size:78%;color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#3333ff;"><strong>Teaching English as a ‘global’ language?</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">Posted by Kati Sule here:</span></div><div><a href="http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/teaching-english-as-a-global-language?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macmillandictionaryblog+%28Macmillan+Dictionary+Blog%29"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/teaching-english-as-a-global-language?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+macmillandictionaryblog+%28Macmillan+Dictionary+Blog%29</span></a></div><br /><div></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><span style="color:#3333ff;">Do you remember one of our very fisrt posts, back in February</span> </span><span style="color:#33ccff;"><em>"Teaching a F</em><em>oreing Language? Best Teach in the accent of the Listener" </em>??</span></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">Now the question is </span><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="color:#00cccc;">Should English be taught as a ‘global’ language</span>.??</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;">A new video by David Crystal , answers the question:</span></div><div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dww-vdUSpO6hQReEBqA8j79FEdr6GsJwWgG66A6z2p0zbjtNEIPb5dRy9twYJoCQ_VgEvpvO_L-Zbd_jH0ZPA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Now it is up to you: do you agree with Mr. Crystal? </strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Should English be taught as a ‘global’ language?</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong>Share your opinions with us.</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><strong><em>--David Crystal</em></strong> is a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster. Born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland in 1941, he spent his early years in Holyhead. He read English at University College London (1959-62), specialised in English language studies, did some research there at the Survey of English Usage under Randolph Quirk (1962-3), then joined academic life as a lecturer in linguistics, first at Bangor, then at Reading. He published the first of his 100 or so books in 1964, and became known chiefly for his research work in English language studies, in such fields as</span></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">intonation and stylistics, and in the application of linguistics to religious, educational and clinical contexts, notably in the development of a range of linguistic profiling techniques for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.</span> </div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">More: </span><a href="http://www.davidcrystal.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.davidcrystal.com/</span></a></div>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-51916548809643821792010-04-21T22:00:00.000+02:002010-04-22T13:19:22.939+02:00MAUREEN AND URSULA AND (...).Texting slang invading academic work<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuoAqgDDuEw2s2r5BP62al6ywozEvSvEE0UCCBXHIZ1mpJGobUaLRExhbKpcaJ8OyzHxPVY8RQoA3dy0xapgVTSLwWgHMI7huZ4KjTKpn3JFZWl2MueDHHnIK-0ZidFkks8zdYkOOaB2Z/s1600/111111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461858990063920178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuoAqgDDuEw2s2r5BP62al6ywozEvSvEE0UCCBXHIZ1mpJGobUaLRExhbKpcaJ8OyzHxPVY8RQoA3dy0xapgVTSLwWgHMI7huZ4KjTKpn3JFZWl2MueDHHnIK-0ZidFkks8zdYkOOaB2Z/s400/111111.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISW7m_K-8FkbEUvG0PYCbA71upQjQthehTjIZNn0hZZ66iXeQRPGV6BKo0Zf1TcLrgpbK74kx7Z5iaQ2pKhfPP1uCKlV0W_cWICd1Cjcq1_iS_wyIvvBdm6IHJ_TPbr0yEUOXM4ITqfaL/s1600/222222.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461858832614677058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 366px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjISW7m_K-8FkbEUvG0PYCbA71upQjQthehTjIZNn0hZZ66iXeQRPGV6BKo0Zf1TcLrgpbK74kx7Z5iaQ2pKhfPP1uCKlV0W_cWICd1Cjcq1_iS_wyIvvBdm6IHJ_TPbr0yEUOXM4ITqfaL/s400/222222.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07243/813588-28.stm%3C/span"></a></div><div><a href="http://alician.glogster.com/obsessive-texting/"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://alician.glogster.com/obsessive-texting/</span></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><br /><br />Texting slang invading academic work</strong></span><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">College professors are anything but LOL at students' writing habits.<br />By </span><a href="http://search.nwsource.com/search?searchtype=cq&sort=date&from=ST&byline=Matt%20Krupnick"><span style="color:#3366ff;">Matt Krupnick</span></a><br /><span style="color:#3366ff;">Contra Costa Times<br />College professors are anything but LOL at their students' recent writing habits.<br />Not only are instructors not laughing out loud — shortened to LOL in text messages and online chats — at the technology-oriented shorthand that has seeped into academic papers, many of them also sternly telling students to stop using the new language even in less formal writing.<br />The shorthand often consists of shortened variations of common words — "u" instead of you, or "ur" for your. Text speak may be appropriate for a quick note to a friend, but professors are increasingly stymied by how casually students are using the terms.<br />"Despite the fact that I happen to be perfectly capable of reading any incoherent drivel you may send to my (e-mail) inbox directly from your phone keypad, 'wut up ya I cnt make it 2 clss lol' is insanely unprofessional," reads the syllabus of Alejo Enriquez, a Cal State East Bay instructor.<br />"Therefore, I am imposing a higher standard of grammar, spelling, and use of the enter key upon you and kindly request that all e-mails sent to me resemble any other letter to your teacher, supervisor, grandparents or parole officer."<br />Faculty members increasingly have expressed irritation about reading acronyms and abbreviations they often do not understand, said Sally Murphy, a Cal State East Bay professor and director of the university's general-education program. One e-mail to a professor started with, "Yo, teach," she said.<br />"It has a real effect on the tone of professionalism," said Murphy, who also has seen younger instructors use the shorthand. "We tell them very specifically how this is going to affect them in life. It's kind of like wearing their jeans below their butt. They're going to lose all credibility."<br />The introduction of such casual language into term papers is a sea change from the days when nearly all students addressed their instructors as "professor" or "doctor." More faculty members ask students to call them by their first names, but many are drawing the line at texting shorthand or even emoticons — smiley faces made out of punctuation marks.<br />Tech-speak has been moving through the educational pipeline toward colleges for a few years. A 2008 survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that two-thirds of middle- and high-school students had accidentally used instant-messaging-style words in their work, while a quarter admitted using emoticons in assignments.<br />The breakdown in language skills is an odd phenomenon given how much time children and young adults spend in front of the computer, said Marcia Linn, who teaches about technology in education at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Education.<br />"Writing has actually increased as an activity," she said. "Standards are another issue. Maybe we haven't quite thought it through well enough in an academic setting."<br />Many students communicate constantly via text and instant messaging, so it can be difficult to leave the tech lingo behind in class, said Mohammed Shahid Beig, a senior and student-body president at Cal State East Bay.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Contribution: Dr. Jordano</span><br /></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">(...) read more: <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2011602956_slang14.html">http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2011602956_slang14.html</a></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><strong><span style="color:#3333ff;">Do you text? Do you think the article is appropriate? Our unit is about writing, what's your opinion about texting and writing?</span></strong></div>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-86719721288565621532010-04-20T12:50:00.009+02:002010-04-22T13:23:58.008+02:00MAUREEN AND URSULA AND OTHER INSPIRING WOMEN. Writing a script.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0HCpND8RBuJuw3sNc1a2XKVCj32utBGFA8VEJdfAV7L0GAqzgQoOfmWcMtq93aYPzaGjYpfuh-mBNVAl2HLaNqUoZVFtFbgOt3j7pR3AuA92Ops_aVvgaQAOGEPnzXx-IlnY85kGFitw/s1600/ooooo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457721354166546146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0HCpND8RBuJuw3sNc1a2XKVCj32utBGFA8VEJdfAV7L0GAqzgQoOfmWcMtq93aYPzaGjYpfuh-mBNVAl2HLaNqUoZVFtFbgOt3j7pR3AuA92Ops_aVvgaQAOGEPnzXx-IlnY85kGFitw/s400/ooooo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pic: <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2917920/Top-secret-Harry-Potter-movie-script-left-in-a-pub-by-boozy-film-crew.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2917920/Top-secret-Harry-Potter-movie-script-left-in-a-pub-by-boozy-film-crew.html</span></a><br />Posted by Sarah Harlan - email (<a href="http://celebrifi.com/Television_Networks/NBC">NBC</a>) - Here's an example of what not to do after a night out drinking at a pub. The British newspaper The Sun claims to have obtained a copy of the top-secret script for the next <a href="http://harrypottering.com/Movies/Harry-Potter">Harry Potter</a> movie. A film crew allegedly left the script under a table at a pub in England after a night of drinking, where someone picked it up. The Sun said the script was marked "private and confidential" and contained some major changes from the original book by J.K.... <a href="http://celebrifi.com/gossip/British-newspaper-Top-secret-Harry-Potter-script-left-at-pub-2118632.html">http://celebrifi.com/gossip/British-newspaper-Top-secret-Harry-Potter-script-left-at-pub-2118632.html</a><br /><br /><br />It was given to The Sun by a reader who found it at a boozer in Kings Langley, Herts, often used by star Daniel Radcliffe, 20.<br />The script - marked "Private and Confidential" - was spotted under a table.<br />It reveals how film chiefs have made several dramatic changes from JK Rowling's book Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.<br />Studio Warner Bros last night thanked The Sun after we handed back the lost script.<br />And bosses launched an urgent investigation into how the inch-thick booklet was lost - as sources told how the film's crew went on a major drinking session.<br />The £250 million film, starring Daniel Radcliffe as the schoolboy wizard, is currently being completed at Leavesden Studios in Kings Langley, Herts.<br />On Thursday night a large group of film crew went to the nearby Waterside Tavern.<br />A source at the pub said: "They'd got behind schedule in filming but then caught up, so they went out for a celebratory drink which led to many more.<br /><br />Surprise ... we've obscured script to keep spoilers secret<br />"There was a huge group. They were here all night, laughing and joking, chucking back beers.<br />"They usually come down for a session on a Friday, but because it was Easter they were in a day early.<br />"Daniel Radcliffe is the only member of the cast who has been known to come down and have a laugh with them, but he wasn't there that night."<br />The Sun reader who found the script said: "I couldn't believe my eyes. I know guys that work on the film drink in the pub, but it's very embarrassing that someone could just leave it there.<br />"I'm glad I've helped to stop any surprises being leaked."<br />The script shows how film bosses have split the final Potter story into two parts to keep fans in suspense. The first film - with Daniel's co-stars Emma Watson and Rupert Grint back in their usual roles - is due for release in November. Part two will follow in July next year.<br />The Sun has seen how producers are making a number of dramatic changes from the book, but we are keeping the details secret and have blurred our picture of the script so as not to spoil fans' enjoyment.<br /><br />Crew's boozer ... Waterside Tavern<br />A Warner Bros spokesman said: "We are grateful to The Sun for the safe return of this script." It is the THIRD time that Harry Potter secrets have almost been revealed prematurely.<br />In May 2003, copies of The Order Of The Phoenix book were found in a Suffolk field six weeks before the publication date. Then four years ago the script for that film was found at an alleged "dogging" site beside the A25 in Chipstead, Kent.<br /><a title="a.crick@the-sun.co.uk" href="mailto:a.crick@the-sun.co.uk" target="_self" s_oc="null">a.crick@the-sun.co.uk</a>Read more: <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2917920/Top-secret-Harry-Potter-movie-script-left-in-a-pub-by-boozy-film-crew.html#ixzz0kVQxDIKh">http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2917920/Top-secret-Harry-Potter-movie-script-left-in-a-pub-by-boozy-film-crew.html#ixzz0kVQxDIKh</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Contribution Dr. Jordano</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><em>Now, is this serious? Are we going nuts? Are those writers sensible, responsible, good workers?</em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><em>Isn't it that important? Can this happen to anybody?</em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><em>Why, in your opinion, is this happening more and more often at work?</em></strong></span><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;"></span></em>L. Borreguerohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427893812907623411noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5284323556376345700.post-21661419537793973682010-04-19T11:52:00.006+02:002010-04-19T13:04:48.079+02:00MANAGING EXAM ANXIETY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO-3CRLSWeiG3W-k4xnq8sXmQGqL3sRdS5A4b2HHvOvYmU9CYntUWKQYAjzJlssGvkOOMzLpmtwn0DvbNH5CTA1JOioI-QBegW-MlRMYeScpMLNbtkwCXv6WaGtYwP1665akXhVvYYcj3/s1600/2222.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461784604678729442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 384px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 304px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO-3CRLSWeiG3W-k4xnq8sXmQGqL3sRdS5A4b2HHvOvYmU9CYntUWKQYAjzJlssGvkOOMzLpmtwn0DvbNH5CTA1JOioI-QBegW-MlRMYeScpMLNbtkwCXv6WaGtYwP1665akXhVvYYcj3/s400/2222.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjDXZe9FYNV4I_lTBJyOG0steguDYr2QciWIB_nTiUSQvqNt-vMpPal8JJSN-PofvTMSQDGJ9OpPewcNUk_1jqMlp4ujOhok-g4fpviwe53auTB4OKotxYOWCO63nySRLURQbgYJNMKx6/s1600/1111.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461784518576156162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 351px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 334px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjDXZe9FYNV4I_lTBJyOG0steguDYr2QciWIB_nTiUSQvqNt-vMpPal8JJSN-PofvTMSQDGJ9OpPewcNUk_1jqMlp4ujOhok-g4fpviwe53auTB4OKotxYOWCO63nySRLURQbgYJNMKx6/s400/1111.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOQzofPisgAuGc0ZNvbcRYEGQCh2Y-7FxP0NVJ4HvS7FUQQUx20FjcN2ibjcIg06HxGhbFRLa0tIHW6lO3D5d9DvDS0hlxLH2zhmBrnTGHtbTtWJob0JyFhc4T5eifhhba85C-wDvMx60/s1600/333.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461784431006643762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOQzofPisgAuGc0ZNvbcRYEGQCh2Y-7FxP0NVJ4HvS7FUQQUx20FjcN2ibjcIg06HxGhbFRLa0tIHW6lO3D5d9DvDS0hlxLH2zhmBrnTGHtbTtWJob0JyFhc4T5eifhhba85C-wDvMx60/s400/333.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.teachercreated.com/blog/pics/TCR2907%20p9_1.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.teachercreated.com/blog/pics/TCR2907%20p9_1.jpg</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.english.ucla.edu/faculty/mcgurl/anxious%20students.JPG"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.english.ucla.edu/faculty/mcgurl/anxious%20students.JPG</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/02/17/images/2007021702670301.jpg"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/02/17/images/2007021702670301.jpg</span></a></div><div><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;"><strong>MANAGING EXAM ANXIETY<br />Exams are round the corner...</strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#6600cc;">Almost everyone feels nervous before an exam. Butterflies in the stomach and worrying thoughts - 'Will I be able to answer the questions?' 'Have I done enough revision?' - are indications of exam nerves that are probably familiar to all students. In fact, a certain amount of nervous tension probably helps us perform to the best of our ability, producing a rush of adrenaline that helps us to feel alert and focused.<br />But too much anxiety can BLOCK thoughts, create a negative frame of mind, and lead to panic and potentially poor exam performance.There are a number of things you can do to help manage exam anxiety and turn uncomfortable, panicky thoughts into more creative tension<br /></span><a href="http://cs3.brookes.ac.uk/student/services/health/exam.html">http://cs3.brookes.ac.uk/student/services/health/exam.html</a></div><div><br /><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>What does test anxiety feel like?</strong></span></em></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">Some students experience mainly physical symptoms, such as headaches, nausea, faintness, feeling too hot or too cold, etc.Others experience more emotional symptoms, such as crying easily, feeling irritable, or getting frustrated quickly.A major problem of test anxiety can be its effect on thinking ability; it can cause a person to blank out or have racing thoughts that are difficult to control.Western students are strongly encouraged to seek assistance in the </span><a href="http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Student Development Centre</span></a><span style="color:#ff6600;"> if you experience interfering levels of anxiety prior to and/or during tests and exams; if you are not a Western student, speak with a counsellor or physician about support services.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong><em>What can you do to control test anxiety?</em></strong></span></div><div><span style="color:#ff6600;">Be well prepared for the test.Include as much self-testing in your review as possible.Maintain a healthy lifestyle:get enough sleep, good nutrition, exercise, some personal "down" time, and a reasonable amount of social interaction.As you anticipate the exam, think positively, e.g., "I can do OK on this exam. I've studied and I know my stuff."Engage in "thought stopping" if you find that you are worrying a lot, comparing yourself to your peers, or thinking about what others may say about your performance on this exam.Before you go to bed on the night before the exam, organize anything that you will need for the exam -- pen, pencil, ruler, eraser, calculator, etc. Double check the time of the exam and the location.Set the alarm clock and then get a good night's sleep before the exam.Get to the exam on time - not too late but not too early.Be cautious about talking to other students about the exam material just before going into the exam, especially if this will make you more anxious.Sit in a location in the exam room where you will be distracted as little as possible.As the papers are distributed, calm yourself by taking some slow deep breaths.Make sure to carefully read any instructions on the exam.As you work on the exam, focus only on the exam, not on what other students are doing or on thinking about past exams or future goals.If you feel very anxious in the exam, take a few minutes to calm yourself. Stretch your arms and legs and then relax them again. Do this a couple of times. Take a few slow deep breaths. Do some positive internal self-talk; say to yourself, "I will be OK, I can do this." Then direct your focus on the test; associate questions to their corresponding lecture and/or chapter.If the exam is more difficult than you anticipated, try to focus and just do your best. It might be enough to get you through with a reasonable grade!When the exam is over, treat yourself. If you don't have any other commitments, maybe you can take the night off. If you have to study for other exams you may have to postpone a larger break, but a brief break may be the "pick up" that you need.<br /></span><a href="http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/learning/mcanx.html">http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/learning/mcanx.html</a></div><div><br /><span style="color:#6600cc;">***Many universitites offer help so have a look whether you need it or just to tell us if you think these links can be of any help:<br /></span><a href="http://cs3.brookes.ac.uk/student/services/health/exam.html">http://cs3.brookes.ac.uk/student/services/health/exam.html</a><br /><a href="http://www.studygs.net/tstprp8.htm">http://www.studygs.net/tstprp8.htm</a><br /><a href="http://www.theiet.org/students/resources/revision/exam-anxiety.cfm">http://www.theiet.org/students/resources/revision/exam-anxiety.cfm</a><br /><a href="http://www.ualberta.ca/~uscs/managing_test_anxiety.htm">http://www.ualberta.ca/~uscs/managing_test_anxiety.htm</a><br /><a href="http://www2.essex.ac.uk/stdsup/welfare/examanxiety.shtm">http://www2.essex.ac.uk/stdsup/welfare/examanxiety.shtm</a></div><div><br /><span style="color:#009900;">***As for UNED :TÉCNICAS PARA EL CONTROL DE LA ANSIEDAD EN LOS EXÁMENES:</span><br /><a href="http://portal.uned.es/portal/page_pageid=93,150664&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&text=ansiedad&desde=0&hasta=10">http://portal.uned.es/portal/page_pageid=93,150664&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&text=ansiedad&desde=0&hasta=10</a></div><div></div></div>L. 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