Build Your French Vocabulary Numbers, Counting, and Math

Build Your French Vocabulary Numbers, Counting, and Math Sign up successful Here is a quick video on numbers 1-60 if you need some extra help learning to pronounce them: From twenty to one hundred, patterns for numbers become more regular. Simply put the appropriate numbers together. Here are 21 â€" 29: 21 vingt-et-en 22 vingt-deux 23 vingt-trois 24 vingt-quatre 25 vingt-cinq 26 vingt-six 27 vingt-sept 28 vingt-huit 29 vingt-neuf Note the “et” between 20 and 1 in 21. This is one of the languages beloved exceptions coming back to haunt French learners â€" though it helps that it is a regular enough exception. It occurs again in several more numbers ending in 1: 31, 41, 51, and 61. Once youve got this, all you need to count to 100 are the remaining 10s: 30 trente 40 quarante 50 cinquante 60 soixante 70 soixante-dix (or “septante” in Belgium) 80 quatre-vingt (or “octante” in Belgium) 90 quatre-vingt-dix (or “nonante” in Belgium) 100 cent Et voilà! Now you can count to one hundred in French. But what if you want to do math in French as well? For simple functions, it isnt too difficult. A few vocabulary words to help you out are: égaler to equal égale equals (3rd person singular) diviser to divide divisé par divided by plus (say “u” like “oo”) plus moins minus or negative fois times faire to make font make (3rd person plural) Here are some examples to put it all together. When more than one version is presented, the first one is more formal than the second one. 2 + 2 = 4 Deux plus deux égale quatre. (Two plus two equals four.) Deux et deux font quatre. (Two and two make four.) 9 3 = 6 Neuf moins trois égale six. (Nine minus three equals six.) Neuf moins trois fait six. (Nine minus three make six.) 8 x 8 = 64 Huit fois huit égale soixante-quatre. (Eight times eight equals sixty-four.) Huit fois huit fait soixante-quatre. (Eight times eight makes sixty-four.) 20 / 5 = 4 Vingt divisé par cinq égale quatre. (Twenty divided by five equals four.) Try figuring out a few on your own: 3 x 4 = 12 90 / 10 = 9 16 + 22 = 38 24 â€" 13 = 11 42 / 2 = 21 26 â€" 11 = 15 33 + 31 = 64 19 x 2 = 38 How well do you think you did? Hopefully, you did all right. Keep practicing, and try to apply it to your everyday life. Count, add, subtract, divide, and multiply the miles you drive, the steps you walk, the glasses of water you drink, the food you share with you family, the money you pay for your next purchase, and anything else that will allow to review. Soon enough, youll be a natural! For more help learning French vocabulary, sign up for lessons with a private French tutor. Tutors are available to teach you in-person or online via Skype. Find your French tutor today! Carol Beth L. teaches  French lessons in San Francisco, CA. She has her Masters in French language education from the Sorbonne University in Paris and has been teaching since 2009.  Learn more about Carol Beth here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo by morebyless

Online writing tutor 4th grade available at TutorPace under efficient teachers

Online writing tutor 4th grade available at TutorPace under efficient teachers In this high competitive market where every now and then things are changing one has to be very much aware of the steps he is taking and the things he is doing. Parents are very much concerned about their child’s future. A good future is needed for every child and for that preparation should be conducted since its initial education days. A good school is one of the primary needs for anyone to flourish into a better person and also in having a better future. A noble job is essential for every human being and for that correct direction is also needed. School can help you in step one but the left out path is left for you to get covered. Private tutors can help you to move some more steps ahead. A teacher can only help you to know and learn better. But as a student you have take up your studies seriously and work hard for a better future with ease.With passage of time, private tutors are present but they also have become professional and thus cannot provide a student the ac tual help that a student deserves. Coaching classes can be handled by many students but there are some students who are unable to learn in middle of large number of students. For that you need something better and something that is more effective than private tutors. For that you have another option and that is new way of learning. Online tutoring with its various features You may have heard about online tutoring. Online tutoring is all about having a good teacher by your side and knowing how to learn a subject better. A better teacher is like a guide to you who will help you to know the subject better and faster. Today the availability of these types of teachers is huge and thus online teaching courses are becoming the only way to live your life successfully. The only need for such type of online courses is internet. With the good use of internet and way to use it properly, you can easily attend the class and also avail the different kinds of facilities that are surrounded within it. Let us now coin some of the benefits of this kind of tutoring facility. It may be not so popular one but is gaining popularity with the passage of time. Noted advantages of online tutoring With passage of time the list of advantages are increasing largely. People are more into such type of teaching courses than they are using private tutoring. Today private tutoring is also becoming a big area of only professionalism and no more place of education. Huge bucks are being wasted for a student to get good teaching advices from the teachers. But very few can cope up with the kind of work they provide. • Today there is no parameter through which a private tutor and his capabilities can be judged. But in case of online teaching you have to go through a very tough interview schedule and then you are appointed as a teacher of a reputed institute. This type of teachers are very much knowledgeable as well as very efficient in delivering their best to the students they teach. They have expert knowledge with the subject and also great amount of experience that helps them to know the subject in deep. • Every private tutoring course has one teacher and many students. But in case of this online tutoring service you can get two types of services. One is the coaching classes way through which you can learn a subject or a course among various students and the other is the one-on-one way in which you can have a single teacher been appointed only for your help. The second process is mainly applicable for the weak students who are not able to get help in between so many children. • The best part of online teaching is that you do not have to think about the timings of the class and thus the class can be attended anytime and anywhere. There is no time limitation for a class and being a student this is the biggest advantage one can ever get. The classes and the teachers are available all round the clock. This helps in saving your time and your energy largely. • The good institutes also helps in providing you with other services such as it can help you in concluding your assignments or different types of projects that are available. It can also prepare you for some toughest exams of the nation such as the entrance examinations for getting admissions at schools and colleges. TutorPace, one of the reputed institutes of the nation While you sit to search online for the institutes that are important for online tutoring, you will get lot of such institutes. With time the number is increasing. Some are good and some are poor enough to deliver you with the best services that they claim to provide you. Among all such reputed and fake institutes, there is one institute which can help you to get the best services that are claimed by them. TutorPace is the institute that can help you to get the best services with affordable prices. It has different types of services and each kind of service is needed and also important for a student. It can help a middle class kid, a higher class student, a college going person and so on. With such wide variety of services and the amount of perfection in each service it can help you to reach to a high level with ease. Efficient teachers, no time limitation to avail the help that teachers provide and affordable prices that helps a student to learn better. it has big list if services and each teacher is different from the other in respect of the services that are available in this institute. Online writing tutor 4th grade is also an included service of Tutor Pace.  

4 Painless Steps to Help You Learn Music Theory

4 Painless Steps to Help You Learn Music Theory Suzy S. Sure, music theory is complex but theres no need to fear it! Here, Jamaica Plain, MA teacher Noaa R.  shares four steps to get you started Many students tend to avoid studying music theory and harmony. This can stem from a fear of compromising one’s creativity with rules and numbers, a failure to connect concepts with application, or from feeling overwhelmed by the perceived volume of material to be learned. However, when you approach theory as an exploratory process that helps you grow, navigate your musical world, make creative choices faster, train your ears, and generate new ideas, it’s a total blast. Here are four steps to changing your perspective as you learn music theory. 1) Realize Why You’re Studying Theory The Circle of Fifths, triads, intervals, modes with Greek names, and complicated sounding chords like C7(b9b13) can seem like a pointless jumble of terms and stock patterns to memorize but the facts are: Music theory is tools it evolved as a way to explain, organize, and codify the felt experience of music. All these names correspond to textures or sonic events which have special relationships to each other and provide you with a set of devices to be recognized in listening and used judiciously in composition and improvisation, just like rhetorical devices in writing or speech. When you understand what they are, what they sound like, and recognize the names for them, they’re at your disposal. You are thus freer to make music as opposed to groping blindly in the dark. Yes, you’re studying patterns and devices that other people have used before. This means nothing â€" you will find your own voice regardless, using the same means to your own musical end. You didn’t invent a new language when you learned to speak, yet you express yourself fluently and uniquely using the same words, phrases, and syntax as other English speakers. 2) Get Curious Make music theory a joyful exploration of new sounds. When you learn a new chord, scale, or progression, treat it like a strange and wonderful animal you are encountering for the first time. This isn’t much of a stretch â€" say you are learning about minor 7th, major 7th, and dominant 7th chords. Play them on your instrument. What colors do they have? How do they differ? How do they make you feel? What is difference in the structure of these chord qualities that makes them so distinct? Do they remind you of sounds you’ve heard before? Form a unique relationship with every sound through immersion and play and I mean literal play. Mess around with these new musical building blocks. Create little grooves and ideas, and maybe you’ll even write a song. The goal is to create an experience connected with the concept that is the key to retaining information, not rote memorization. 3) Make it Real Bring concepts out of the intellectual ether into experiential reality immediately. The seven diatonic triads of the major scale should never be left as dots on a page. It’s important to be able to write and spell them, so that you can visualize and understand them. But they aren’t a math problem â€" they are seven textures relating to a tonal center with distinct relationships and near-infinite possibilities for creative combination. Not only that, the vast majority of popular western music uses just these seven chords. Learn the triads on your instrument, then find them on another instrument (piano is a great tool for learning in this regard by virtue of its intuitive and linear organization). Sing them as well â€" often it takes changes of context and approach for something to sink in. Mix and match different triads, one per measure, to create a four-bar progression. What sounded good? What didn’t? What grabbed your ear? Try writing a melody over it. Ask your teacher to help you analyze a tune you’ve always loved and compare it to your progression â€" you’ll be thrilled to recognize familiar patterns after a few of these analyses. 4) Stop Worrying Music is vast. There’s a lot to memorize and keep track of. Understand that you can only process a certain amount at once, so work with bite-size chunks. Patiently trust the process, and you will find concepts become second nature over time. Keep in mind that you need only learn music theory as much as serves the fulfillment of your goals whether you’re a singer-songwriter just looking to spice up the same old progressions or you’re interested in jazz improvisation. Find what’s relevant to you and don’t worry about the rest. Theory only exists as an organized way for us to explore what is available, and to understand deeper what we’re already familiar with so that we can use it more intelligently and artistically. It’s there to serve you. So dive in and have fun! Noaa R. teaches guitar, composition, ear training, and music theory  in Jamaica Plain, MA.  He is currently working toward his Diploma in Professional Music from  Berklee College of Music. Noaa has been teaching music as a private instructor since 2011. Learn more about Noaa R. here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photo  by  APMus

Analogies

Analogies Analogies Analogies are statements that compare or contrast ideas appear to have no relationships, but are actually related to each other. In other words, Analogies are related to ideas and things and the relationship throws light on the similarities and compares same things in order to clarify the ideas. The analogy also highlights relationships between the target and the source by providing further information on the two thoughts. Analogies are statements that compare and contrast ideas that apparently do not have any relationship, but if we look deeper they share some kind of relationships. To clarify the concept further, let us look at some examples, given below. Hand : glove :: foot : sock. In ordinary words, this analogy reads as Hand is to glove what a foot is to a sock. It does not appear to be clear, hand and glove and foot and sock have no relationships, but dig a little deeper and you will realize that a hand wears a glove while a foot wears the sock. Cold : hot :: wet : dry. Read this analogy as cold is to hot as wet is to dry. Here the relationship is between opposites, cold is opposite of hot and wet is opposite of dry. Analogy symbols: Two symbols are used repeatedly in analogies. a) Symbol of colon [:] is read in ordinary language as the words is related to, and b) The sign of double colon [:] which represents the words in the same way that. Use of symbolism makes it easy to read analogies without using too many words. Analogies not only play a decisive role as literary devices, but also help in the studies of subjects where comparisons and logical analysis play an important role, e.g. all branches of mathematics, social sciences, and scientific disciplines as well. Analogy relationships Let us look at some examples of analogies. Look at the first picture, Grandma : Grandpa :: Mom : ______. You are given four words, mother, married, husband and dad. This example shows the relationship angle and you need to choose a correct word that shows correct logical relations between Mom and the mystery word. Let us analyze, grandpa and grandma are married to each other, but their married status is not emphasized so the word married is scored off. The word mother is also not correct, it does not make any sense, so score that off as well. If we use the same logic husband is also not the right word, so that goes off as well. Now, we are left with the last word, dad, which is the correct choice. Grandma : Grandpa :: Mom: dad, shows the correct relationship between the two pairs. Use the same reasoning and solve the other examples as well. Types of Analogies There are numerous types of analogies, some of them are described below: Synonym: Synonyms are words that have similar meaning to the given word and the relationship is the similarity of meaning, e.g. huge : enormous Antonym: Here words have exact opposite meaning; this type of analogy shows the relationship between opposites, e.g. smile : tears Part to whole/Whole to Part: This category of analogy displays relationships between whole objects and their parts, e.g. The flap is a part of an envelope. Category /Type: Under category and type analogy only one word or pair of words fits the type of category, e.g. a skiff is a kind of a boat. Action : Action analogies are also called performer to relation analogy, and relates to the typical action done by the performer, e.g. surgeon : surgery. Function: This analogy points out towards the actual function of one word that performs some action on the other word, e.g. Axe : cut Cause and effect: As its name suggests word or pair of words cause the effect on the second pair or words, e.g. A dam stops flow of a river, dam : flow Degree / Intensity: Under this category one word is more intense than the other, e.g. Whimper: cry, or chuckle: Laugh. Symbol/Representation: This type of analogy shows the connection between the symbol and what it is representing. E.g. flag : country.

How is the ISEE Scored

How is the ISEE Scored The Independent School Entrance Exam consists of an overall raw score and a scaled score between 760 and 940 for each of four sections Verbal Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Reasoning, and Mathematics Achievement. There is also a single, unmarked response to a prompt essay. Each score report includes a national percentile rank for mathematics and reading. ISEE results reflect correct answers only; there is no penalty for incorrect responses. Score reports also list a stanine, or standard nine score, that segments all possible results into nine groups. Scores in stanine five or above are considered academically competitive for most schools. However, there is no passing level for the ISEE. Acceptable marks differ depending on the institution. Students can sit for the ISEE once every six months. The ISEE in brief The most challenging component of the test is its timing. The Lower Level test is only 2 hours and 20 minutes, with the Middle and Upper Levels lasting 2 hours and 40 minutes. Each section averages roughly 30-60 seconds per question, with a half-hour essay based on one prompt. The exam relies heavily on logic, mathematics, and reading skills. Completing a full practice test and identifying weak areas will be the most helpful method to prepare for the test. You may also want to take a look at these ISEE flashcardsas well. Because incorrect answers carry no penalty, do not leave questions blank, even if you are guessing. Why isnt the essay scored? It may seem odd that an entire portion of the ISEE isnt assessed. Instead, the testing company distributes a copy of this essay to each school along with the score report. The essay serves as an equally administered, timed example of the students writing ability for schools to review. For those students who may not perform well on standardized assessments, this is one method to show your skills outside of multiple-choice responses. What education level does the ISEE test? The ISEE typically tests at a level beyond what children learn in school. Here is some great information on comparing the ISEE and the SSATthat you may find useful. For example, Verbal Reasoning consists of two parts, synonyms and sentence completions. While these concepts are not especially difficult, the vocabulary surpasses average public school expectations. Therefore, students must work to expand their vocabulary outside the classroom, studying either on their own or with a tutor. At all levels, Quantitative Reasoning includes word problems, while the Middle and Upper Levels also incorporate quantitative comparisons similar to those on graduate school entrance exams. Reading Comprehension is based on specific passages, and it asks similar questions for each passage. Last, Mathematics Achievement varies depending on the specific test, but often reflects a grade level or two above the average child. Read each levels specific requirements ve ry carefully before embarking on a study regimen!

English Listening Exercise Christmas Movies for Practicing your English.

English Listening Exercise Christmas Movies for Practicing your English. In the spirit of the holidays, we have a couple listening exercises using Christmas movies. If you have some down time over the holidays and you are not relaxing on the beach somewhere, try watching some Christmas movies in English. Here are two of my favorites:A Christmas Story:1. Youre full of _____ and so is your old man.2. Are you ______? Stick my tongue to that stupid pole?3. I triple ____ ____ you.4. What does it mean to dare someone?5. Well __ __ smart ass and do it. (phrasal verb)6. ___ back! ____ back!!7. The bell ______.And here is one of our favorite scenes from Elf:1. Wow! ____ ____?2. This is the North Pole. No, ___ ___.3.   ____ work your favorite. Work is your new favorite.4. What time is Santa coming?Thanks to all our students for a great year. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! We look forward to teaching you in 2014! Yuri Manzhos 1..things..(but i dont understand) 2 getting? 3..dog dare.. (again i dont understand 4 to get some to do smth. 5 ..go on.. 6. come back! 7 The bell rang (Why he didnt use present perfect?) Elf 1.Whats this? 2. it is not 3 Make 4.10 a.m. tomorrow LOIEnglish Yuri thanks for answering.Question #1: beans Youre full of beans. It means you dont know what you are talking about. Question #2: kidding, it is similar to joking.Im not sure I understand your confusion on Question #7. We use past simple for when something happened in the past. The bell rang. We use present perfect to connect the past and the present. In this clip there isnt a reason to connect the past to the present. Let me know if you have any confusion over this. LOIEnglish Question #1: full of beans this means You do not know what youre talking about. Thanks for answering! A quick note about your writing above, be sure to always put your subject first: Everybody HAVE a great holiday and a happy new year. Ana Carolina Dyminski 1. beans 2. kidding 3. dog dare 4.Dare someone means to challenge someone 5.come on 6. come, come 7. rang 1. whats this 2.It is not 3 . make 4. tomorrow morning, 10 am Yuri Manzhos Just change 2014 to 2015

Custom URL Lets Students Find You

Custom URL Lets Students Find You Results are now behind us and a new academic year in front. In the coming weeks, preparations for university and school applications, not to mention additional entrance exams, ramp up. September is the month for private tuition demand. From a parent's perspective, finding a tutor that matches the needs of their child is no simple business. Hiring  a tutor  is based on reputation, and if you do not know a good tutor for a given subject, it can be difficult finding someone suitable for your child. For this reason it is important as a tutor to display  markers of professionalism and competency. Experience, references, DBSâ€"these are all important for making a good impression. From my perspective, I aim to find clients locally. Less travel means less rushing. It also means greater reliability for the client. Losing lessons due to a bicycle puncture or, indeed, a tube strike is in nobody's interest. Towards both aims of the parent and the tutor, I recommend local advertising. Targeted flyers and business cards in neighborhood  coffee shops, supermarkets and artisan shops can be a low-effort, high-reward method for  reaching new clients. Being local is another sign a tutor can use  to demonstrate that they are a good bet. When it came to producing my flyers for this year’s intake, I decided to include my Tutorfair profile. If you haven’t seen this yet, it’s now possible to create a short (memorable!) link to your profile page. So why include the link? After all, most parents will  use conventional methods of communication. Well several reasons! Firstly, a reputable website link is more professional than a generic free email account. Secondly, a lot more information can be stored on the Tutorfair profile pageâ€"hopefully answering any questions a parent may have. Thirdly, greater exposure of Tutorfair encourages more local clients onto the site. Fourthly, and finally, even if you aren’t a good match for the client, there might  be another opportunity  nearby. Not convinced? Check out these articles on choosing the perfect tutor: Finding a Tutor: It's a Cut-throat World How Do You Find a Good GCSE Tutor? How to Choose a Tutor Written by Mark Brown.

Healthy Shopping On A Budget

Healthy Shopping On A Budget Photo Via: Pixabay.com 1. Plan Your Meals in Advance The first and most important element of healthy shopping on a budget is to plan all of your meals in advance, from breakfast to dinner. Basically, when you’re doing some healthy shopping, it’s easy to get side-tracked in the store and grab items that look good. To help you stay on track and develop a plan of attack before you even go into the store, make sure you plan out every meal in advance so you know exactly what you need and can limit the tempting foods that you keep around the apartment. 2. Create a Shopping List (And Stick To It) Once you’ve created a meal plan for the week, create a shopping list that adheres to that meal plan. This should be a pretty general list, but give you a good idea of what foods you are going to need when you go to the store. Again, once you have your list fully planned, it’s still easy to grab items as you see them in the store. Avoid doing this! These impulse buys are rarely healthy, and they’ll cost you more money than you need to be spending. Stick to the list you created and you’ll be just fine! 3. Look for Sales Once you have your list and you’re in the store, check the shelves for the items that are on sale. If you put “oatmeal” on your list, for example, avoid grabbing the name brand product just because it’s what you’re used to getting. Instead, browse the selection available and look for similar products that are on sale, as this is a great way to save money in the long run. While there may only be a few cents of a difference, these cents do add up in the end, so pick up the sale items when you can! 4. Use Coupons Target perhaps makes this the easiest with their Cartwheel app. All you need to do is input or scan the item to see if there are any coupons available for that item. You can do this throughout your shopping trip as you are adding items to your cart to save coupons that you can use at checkout. Again, these are going to add up to some cost savings that are really free money, so while they may take a little time and effort to grab, they are well worth the time and effort in the long run. 5. Read the Ingredients One of the biggest mistakes that individuals make when shopping for healthy items is not reading the list of ingredients for the item that they’re choosing. Let’s go back to the oatmeal example; if you choose an alternative you’re unfamiliar with, but it’s on sale, you still may want to read the ingredients list to see if the brand has more or less sugar or undesirable ingredients that will defeat the purpose of your healthy eating initiative. It happens more often than you would guess, so read the labels before tossing another item into your cart! 6. Set a Budget Last, but definitely not least, you need to set a budget for yourself before you even go to the store. Walmart has an app in which you can add grocery items to your cart to determine what your total cost would be. This is a great method for planning your shopping trip, as it gives you an idea of how much your food will cost before you even go into the store, allowing you to alter the list as needed to achieve your desired budget. While you’ll want to give yourself a little wiggle room here, since prices do vary, this is a great starting point and will help you better stick to your budget. Shopping healthy doesn’t have to be expensive, at least not as expensive as it’s made out to be. When it comes down to it, healthy shopping on a budget is possible, you just need to know where to look, how to plan and what to get. So ditch the ramen and easy mac and start choosing healthy eating options that you’ll actually enjoy more than anything else! With the above six tips in mind, you’ll be a healthy shopping professional in no time!