Prof. Gilberto Berríos
Professor
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.
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