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Prof. Gilberto Berríos
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Universidad Simón Bolívar
http://www.usb.ve
Valle de Sartenejas
Caracas
Venezuela
Phone: +58 (212) 906-3780
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This is a public access page where I post materials that I think are useful for students in Simon Bolivar University's English for Science and Technology (EST) reading comprehension program.
My links
1. The Mnemosyne Project: Download a spaced repetition software (Mnemosyne) to help you memorize vocabulary
2.1. Gil's EST Cards for Spanish Speakers: Download and then import into Mnemosyne the first vocabulary list (1K)
2.2. Gil's EST Cards for Spanish Speakers: Download and then import into Mnemosyne the second vocabulary list (2K)
2.3. Gil's EST Cards for Spanish Speakers: Download and then import into Mnemosyne the third vocabulary list (AWL)
3. The functors from The Bare Naked Lexis: This Word document has a list of function words (i.e., words such as prepositions, conjunctions, articles)
4.1 Computador manual de Leitner - Primera parte: Prof. Noela Cartaya tells you in Spanish how to learn vocabulary by using Leitner's hand computer.
4.2 Computador manual de Leitner - Segunda parte: This continues the previous video.
5. Exam English: This is a link to practice vocabulary from the Academic Word List.
6. Exam English: This link offers practice with different aspects of grammar.
7. Bon's Tips: This is an excellent site to practice conjunctions and many other aspects of the English language. The explanations are in Spanish and include English sentences as examples. However, the pronunciation is not always correct.
Activities
Borrowed activities
English Irregular Verbs
Homographs
My own activities
Car Parts - Word and Definition
Common verbs in EST
False cognates
Gil's EST Cards for Spanish Speakers (1K)
Gil's EST Cards for Spanish Speakers (2K)
Gil's EST Cards for Spanish Speakers (AWL)
Prefix practice
Sort these out
Suffix practice
Quizzes
Borrowed quizzes
51 Basic Past Tense Verbs
Comparative or Superlative
Miscellaneous structures
Focus on Reading
Focus on Reading Ex. 24: Identifying the head noun
Focus on Reading Ex. 25: Understanding the form of compound nouns
Focus on Reading Ex. 26: Understanding the meaning of compound nouns
Focus on Reading Ex. 40: Thinking about linking word role
Focus on Reading Ex. 41: Choosing time and sequence linking words
Focus on Reading Ex. 42: Choosing addition and contrast linking words
Focus on Reading Ex. 43: Choosing the correct linking word
Focus on Reading Ex. 44: Understanding the form of definitions
Focus on Reading Ex. 47: Analyzing definitions
Focus on Reading Ex. 50: Determining criteria
Focus on Reading Ex. 69: Reviewing organizational pattern indicators
My vocabulary practice quizzes
1K Word List Practice Quiz (2 minutes)
1K Word List Practice Quiz (4 minutes)
1K Word List Practice Quiz (5 minutes)
2K Word List Practice Quiz (2 minutes)
2K Word List Practice Quiz (4 minutes)
2K Word List Practice Quiz (5 minutes)
Academic Word List Practice Quiz (2 minutes)
Academic Word List Practice Quiz (4 minutes)
Academic Word List Practice Quiz (5 minutes)
All-list Vocabulary Practice Quiz (2 minutes)
All-list Vocabulary Practice Quiz (4 minutes)
All-list Vocabulary Practice Quiz (5 minutes)
All-list Vocabulary Practice Quiz (ten minutes)
All-list Vocabulary Practice Quiz (twenty minutes)
Vocabulary Quiz in five parts (thirty minutes)
Sample questions for ID1111
Sample questions: Choosing a definition from the dictionary
Sample questions: Understanding compound nouns
Sample questions for ID1112
Sample questions: Cause and effect
Sample questions: Chronology
Sample questions: Placing chronological information in the correct order
Sample questions: Process
Sample questions for ID1113
Sample questions: Abstracts and book reviews
Sample questions: Summarizing "Spores in space"
Sample questions: Summarizing "The Doppler Effect"
The Universe: Some vocabulary
Sample quizzes
Sample quiz for ID1111 (2011)
Sample quiz for ID1112 (2011)
Sample quiz for ID1113 (2011)