English Listening Exercise Why I Think this World should End

English Listening Exercise Why I Think this World should End This weeks video is about a musician/philosophers opinion about why this world should end. It is a great video with a lot of difficult phrasal verbs. This is a good way to learn how to use the phrasal verbs and how to form an opinion in English. In addition our grammar highlight for the week is on the word so Can you count how many times in the video he uses the word so?English Listening Exercise:1. The world is ______  to an ______.2. We cant live with each other __ everyone is medicated.3. More people want 15 seconds of ______ than a lifetime of _______ and ________.4. ____ percent of songs on the radio are about sex.5. How much television does the average person watch per day?6. Yet we tell our kids ______ get that degree.7. Corporations tell us buy, buy, buy, you must ____ __ you must ____ __.8. What is his solution?9. The _____ to a new beginning starts within you.10. How many times did he use so? Do you understand how to use it? You can watch the video:Writing: Do you agree wit h Prince Ea? What is your opinion about the state of the world? Like always Ill correct your answers.Also, try this quiz on the word so.

Why Individualized Tutoring is More Effective Than Group Tutoring

Why Individualized Tutoring is More Effective Than Group Tutoring Youve seen several red flags, including a decline in grades and a poor report card. Maybe your child has asked you for homework help but you can tell your child has big skill gaps and you feel unequipped to help him or her close them. If you know your child could benefit from the help of a tutor, your next decision is what type of setting is going to be most effective: a one-to-one or group tutoring setting? At Huntington, we are proponents of individualized tutoring for students for a variety of reasons: One-to-one tutoring programs are customized for each students needs. In a one-to-one tutoring session, the teacher determines what to cover based on the students specific needs and goals. The curriculum is designed to address each students challenges. Sessions are built specifically around the student. Students cant get lost in the crowd. Just like in a classroom with many students, students in a larger group tutoring session can fade into the background by avoiding asking questions or engaging the teacher. Not so in an individualized tutoring program. Students get the help they need because they are the sole focus. The programs scale according to students growth. Because an individual tutoring session is designed around each students areas of weakness, theres no risk of students getting left behind. Tutors will not move ahead to a new concept without ensuring their students master the essential building block skills first. Students learn more than just school skills. A quality subject tutoring program focuses on more than the academic skills your child needs for success. At Huntington, for example, we strive to help students boost their self-esteem and turn around any negative feelings they might have about school. Our goal is to help students become motivated self-starters who are confident in their abilities. Signs its time for tutoring So, when should you call Huntington? When the grades have fallen, of course, but here are several other signs your child needs personal tutoring help: Your child lacks study skills. Watch for sloppy or incomplete notes from class and a haphazard approach to nightly homework. Take note if your child seems to make things harder on him or herself by succumbing to distractions or failing to set up good habits during homework and studying. Homework takes way too long. Tasks that you know should be quick take a long time because your child gets distracted or easily confused. Observe how your child spends his or her time and how long it takes to get going when he or she sits down to do work. Your child doesnt care. If your child once enjoyed school and now seems lazy and apathetic about the idea of learning, there might be something going on behind the scenes. Theres a reason for that lack of effort. You need to find out what it is. Your childs typical nightly routine: avoid. If procrastination and avoidance have become the nightly norm, your child is probably be struggling with school material. Avoidance is easier than slogging through something difficult or asking for help. Call 1-800 CAN LEARN to learn more about Huntingtons one-to-one student tutoring plans. We work with children of all ages to identify and target their areas of weakness so they can get back on track in school.

Tutoring and Homeschooling Is Booming in the UAE

Tutoring and Homeschooling Is Booming in the UAE On June 22nd I blogged on why Georgias Black Families Replace Schools With Tutors. The short answer to this question was: While most states prohibit homeschooling parents from tutoring anybody except their own children, Georgia has no such restriction. Remember? Today, I am continuing this topic I was surprised and happy to learn that the booming of homeschooling is not only a phenomenon observed at home in the US but also a worldwide trend. For example, in 2014 the United Arabic Emirates (UAE) reported 4,000 students were officially home-schooled a number that is likely much higher, for it only includes students who are above age 15. 4 Reasons For The Tutoring and Homeschooling Boom In The UAE The number one reason of the rise of tutoring is simply the fact that there exist little legislative restrictions on homeschooling. Parents in the UAE are free to tutor their children. Interestingly, this micro trend in freedom of education reflects the larger trend in increased personal and economic freedom available to citizens of the UAE. The libertarian Canadian think thank Fraser Institute anally publishes a ranking of counties. In 2014, the UAE ranked 5th of the countries in the world in terms of economic freedom; a ranking higher than most Western countries (The US ranks 16, the UK 11th, Germany 29th). The second reason for the tutoring boom is the rising costs of schooling in the UAE. Traditionally, women stay at home for child-rearing and house-holding. Now that household technology has eased these tasks women do find the time to home-school their own kids and often that of their neighbors as well. The teaching of unfamiliar subjects is typically left to tutors. Reason #3: Governmental schools focus on scholastic subjects. Not so in Homeschooling. It enables parents to teach practical subjects such as cooking, household responsibilities, buying groceries and organizing parties. Reason #4. Some parents decided to pull their children out of the public schools because they are killing the childrens interesting in learning. In the UAE kids often complain that hey just sit around and learn nothing new or interesting. More details can be obtained from the UAE magazine The National who published an the article Why are more parents in the UAE are homeschooling their children. Too bad that TutorZ.com does not yet offer tutoring in the UAE. But we are eager to expand our service to the UAE, a rich country with the right attitude towards tutoring!

Exams are approaching - top 5 revision tips - Tutor Hunt Blog

Exams are approaching - top 5 revision tips Exams are approaching - top 5 revision tips Exams are approaching - top 5 revision tipsSecondary SchoolsIt`s that dreaded time of year once again - for thousands of pupils across the country, the exams that were safely far away in the future are now are very real and immediate prospect. The GCSE and A-Level tests are fast approaching! Indeed, they are just over the horizon, and coming closer with each passing day. It`s revision season - all the knowledge amassed over the last 2 years must be revivified, and made immediately accessible to the mind. Pupils need to have everything they have learnt ready and at their fingertips; two years of learning distilled into a two hour exam. But what are the best ways to ensure you make the best use of the study time left? Should you cram nonstop, reading textbooks during every waking moment? Should you obtain audio files for your subjects, and listen to them while you are asleep? probably not, but here are a few things you can try to get the most out of your revision schedule: 1. Be clear what you specifically need to revise for This is vitally important - you don`t want to waste precious time studying up on topics that have no chance of being in the test. Try to obtain a copy of your subject syllabus, and consult any exercise books from the past year. The syllabus will clearly specify which topics you will be examined on, and your exercise books will show you how your teacher set out to teach parts of the syllabus. 2. Construct a revision timetable If you don`t organise your time you may fall into the trap of spending the most of your revision schedule on the subjects you enjoy the most, which will probably mean you waste precious days and weeks on parts of the syllabus you already have a good understanding of. First of all work out which parts of each subject you need to do the most work on, and make sure you apportion the majority of your time to these areas. Work out how many hours each week you can give to your revision - if you are allocated study time at school make sure you include this in your plan, along with time after school and at weekends. It may seem that the next few months of your life will be nothing but revision, but the next section will assuage that fear! 3. Ensure you take regular breaks No one is able to read and study non stop for hours on end - even the most studious individual will reach a point where their brain will be unable to assimilate any more information, unless they are permitted to take a well earned break. The danger is though that once `recess` times are permitted, the student will take them whenever the going gets though. Struggling to understand a particular part of calculus… time to take a break! getting tired of all these irregular french verbs… time to take another break! Without a good structural plan to the revision timetable the student may well reflexively take a break just at the very point where they are struggling with something difficult. For this reason break times should be written into the revision schedule, with a 15 minute interim every two hours or so. 4. Seek out videos online to help These days there is such an abundance of online video educational content, be it from students themselves helping share their knowledge in an approachable way, to world famous lecturers from prestigious schools and universities all around the world. Many students can be mentally fatigued by studying the endless pages of their textbooks - videos can make learning come alive, and the right online teacher may engage the student, and help them understand concepts they previously couldn`t come to grips with. 5. Obtain past papers A student may have a thorough and in depth knowledge of their subject, but unless they are able to apply and express their comprehension under exam conditions their true capabilities will not be reflected in their grade. For this reason students should actually practice taking exams, in order that, when the day comes, they are not intimidated and anxious, and can perform to the best of their abilities. Past papers can be easily obtained from the respective subject`s syllabus - the student should sit some of these exams under the same strict conditions they will have to adhere to when they take the real exam. This will allow them to become acclimatised to exam pressures, while also allowing them to calculate their own `predicted grade,` and identify any areas they need to study up on. 9 months ago0Add a Comment

You Said What Or, the Joys of Learning the Local Language

You Said What Or, the Joys of Learning the Local Language Once upon a time, I was a language teacher in Japan.   I studied hard and got my Japanese to a level that allowed me to hike, ski, surf and sushi taste my way across Japan.   I had the time of my life and wouldn’t trade it for anything else in my life.   But it was not always that way.   When I first touched down as a fresh-faced youngster, I had the benefit of being placed in a great school with ample holidays and I told myself I would make the most of them.   So every chance I got, I jumped on the train and explored the country with my new teacher friends; it was a breeze with them leading the way.   But as my new friends started to move back home, I had to rely on my broken Japanese to get me around the country.   I was content to just point and mime my way through most situations, but this severely limited the amount of things I could do.   I was stuck in a rut and contemplating going home until I had an epiphany brought on by two life-changing moments: one embarrassing and one terrifying.My embarrassing epiphany moment happened at a school function.   Hundreds of children piled on to five replica London double-decker buses and drove around Tokyo with us playing games and singing songs in English.   It was a great day and afterwards my head teacher took me around to meet some of the students’ parents.   One proud father shook my hand and asked me in Japanese, “Ureshikatta?” which means “Did you enjoy the day?”   I thought I’d take a crack at answering in Japanese, but instead of saying “Sou, Ureshii,” which means, “I did enjoy it?” I jumbled up my phonics and blurted out “Urusai,” or, “Shut up.”Egg, meet my face.However, that was nothing compared to my first health scare.   After suffering through terrible pains in my side, my friend kindly took me to the hospital.   After the doctor examined me, he had a chat with my friend.   Now, because Japanese uses lots of English loan words (gum = gamu, soccer = sakka) I thought I’d be able to follow the conversation.   To my horror, I kept hearing them say “kensa, kensa” â€" or in my mind, “cancer, cancer.” You can imagine what horrible ideas were floating through my head. As we left the office, me white as a ghost, I grabbed my friend and asked what all that cancer business was about. “What are you talking about?” she said.  â€œYou kept saying cancer, am I okay? What’s wrong with me?” I asked.  â€œOh, kensa: that means blood test!” My sigh of relief and subsequent collapse onto a couch in the waiting room was so loud it brought some nurses into the hall and I had to relive my horror and embarrassment as I composed myself.After that, I put my shoulder to the grindstone, studied Japanese every chance I got and was rewarded ten times over.   I learned that being able to communicate in the local language not only saved me from embarrassing situations or frightening misunderstandings, but it opened my eyes to a whole new side of Japan.   Now inst ead of heading to Tokyo every weekend to hang out with other expatriates, I started exploring smaller towns and more rural areas where, with my newfound language skills, I gained a new perspective on Japanese culture.   Instead of eating at restaurants where you buy tickets from a machine and eat in silence, I started to frequent local mom-and-pop places and made a lot of new friends.   Instead of only hanging out with fellow teachers, I was able to make more Japanese friends, see what Japanese family life is like, and gain a better perspective on everything Japanese.   See a pattern yet?When people talk about the benefits of travel, the number one reason stated is usually “broadening horizons.”   Well, walking through a foreign city and seeing a culture’s monuments is all good fun, but I’ve found that these types of activities only let us see a culture on the surface.   But by learning the local language, we can open up an almost infinite amount of doors that lead to greate r understanding of a culture, and, in turn, a more enjoyable and rewarding time abroad. As teachers living overseas, we are afforded an opportunity most travellers aren’t.   Don’t make the same mistake I did â€" take the time to learn the local language from the beginning.By  Nicholas Crowe

4 Healthy Homemade Snacks

4 Healthy Homemade Snacks Image via rd.com For some reason, snack time tends to be the meal that we are most likely to indulge in something not so healthy (a.k.a whatever is closest at hand or easiest to find). This is why you have to prepare yourself and prevent your hungry alter ego from reaching for that bag of chips that you found hiding under your car seat. The easiest way to curb hanger pains is to have healthy snacks on hand and ready to go whenever necessary. So instead of justifying your pit stop to the vending machine, just take some Tupperware full of healthy treats with you as you go about with your daily routine. This is especially helpful for folks who work full-time desk jobs and need to stave off office doughnuts. Simply stock your bottom drawer with some healthy snacks and you’ll be setting yourself up for success! Zucchini Pizza Bites Image via damndelicious.net There is definitely a nostalgic sentiment when thinking about consuming pizza bites after a long day of middle school. Well, you can revert to those happy childhood days (sanz preservatives and calories) by whipping up these delicious and low carb zucchini pizza bites! They are super portable and yummy and almost taste just like mini pizzas with an added dose of veggie goodness. Try the recipe for yourself from  damndelicious.net. Ingredients: -1 Tbsp olive oil -3 zucchini, cut into  1/4-inch thick rounds -Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste -1/3 cup marinara sauce -1/2 cup finely grated mozzarella -1/4 cup pepperoni minis -1 Tbsp Italian seasoning Instructions: •Preheat oven to broil. •Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. •Working in batches, add zucchini and cook, flipping once, until golden, about 1-2 minutes on each side; season with salt and pepper, to taste. •Place zucchini rounds onto a large baking sheet. Top each zucchini round with marinara, mozzarella and pepperoni minis. •Place into oven and cook until the cheese has melted, about 1-2 minutes. •Serve immediately, sprinkled with Italian seasoning, if desired. Cauliflower Poppers So I am kind of a cauliflower addict, known for using this versatile veggie in every form from pizza and even in breakfast dishes (that’s a recipe for another article). But these cauliflower poppers are about as simple as it gets in terms of preparation, and they are a delicious and guilt free snack (they contain literally zero weight-watcher points) that you can easily have on hand if prepared ahead of time. Not to mention that these poppers are about as easy to make as they are to eat. Check out the recipe from itallstartedwithpaint.com. Ingredients: -1 spray(s) cooking spray -1 head(s) (medium) uncooked cauliflower -1/2 tsp ground cumin -1/2 tsp  chili powder, or more to taste -1/2 tsp  table salt -1/2 tsp  black pepper Instructions: •Preheat oven to 400 °F. Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. •Cut cauliflower florets into bite-sized pieces (there should be about 4 cups). Place cauliflower in a medium bowl and add cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper; toss well to coat. •Spread cauliflower on prepared baking sheet and bake until cauliflower is tender, but not mushy, stirring halfway through, about 10 minutes. Yields about 1/2 cup per serving. Strawberry and Granola Yogurt Bark Image via sixsisterstuff.com Beat out ice cream cravings with these simple four-ingredient yogurt bark bars. If you are not a fan of the strawberry granola combo you can switch it up for any pairing of fruit and nuts or seeds that you prefer. This is a super simple and healthy way to conquer that 3 p.m. desire for a sweet treat. Take a look at the recipe from sixsistersstuff.com. Ingredients: -24 oz container of greek yogurt of your choice (plain is the best option) -2 teaspoons of honey -1 cup of strawberries, sliced -1 cup of granola Instructions: •In a small bowl (or even in the yogurt container), mix together honey and yogurt. •Spread the mixture into the bottom of a 913 pan that has been covered in aluminum foil. •Sprinkle the strawberries and the granola over the top of the yogurt, slightly pressing it into the yogurt with your hands. •Freeze for about 1 hour, or until completely frozen. •Remove from freezer, and cut into about 12 slices (I used a pizza cutter). •Serve immediately, or keep in freezer in a freezer-safe bag or container for up to 30 days. Baked Kale Chips Sometimes, we just crave a little something crispy and salty, and no this is not reason to reach for a bag of potato chips! Rather, you can purchase a huge bag of kale at your local grocer and turn it into a delicious batch of baked kale chips! Dense in vitamins A, C, and K, fiber, and calcium, kale is one of the healthiest foods you can eat, and it makes truly delicious chips with only two ingredients. Find the recipe from marthastewart.com. Ingredients: -1 bunch torn kale leaves (stems removed) -2 Tbsp olive oil -Seasoning of choice Instructions: •Heat oven to 350 degrees. •Arrange kale on two rimmed baking sheets. Drizzle evenly with olive oil and toss. Season with salt. •Bake, rotating trays once, until crisp, 12 to 15 minutes. Toss with lemon zest.

Algebra Homewortho5rk Helps

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