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NUMBERS
6%                   six PERCENT
1.3                   one POINT three
4/9                   four-ninths

2²                                    two squared

2/3                  two-thirds

7º C                seven degrees Celsious

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PUNCTUATION
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STRATEGIES FOR READING

1.-Associating/elaborating.-associate new language information with familiar concepts in memory.
2.-Using imagery.-to remember what has been read in the new language is to create a mental image of it.
3.-Semantic mapping.-arrange concepts and relationships on paper to create a semantic map, a giagram in which the key concepts are higlighted and are linked with related concepts via arrows or lines.
4.-Using physical response or sensation.-is acting out a new expression that has been read.
5.-Getting the idea quickly:
     Skimming.-searching for the main idea.
     Scanning.-searching for specific details.
6.-taking notes
7.-Summarizing.-helps learners structure new input.How? Making  shorten version of the original passage.
8.-Inferencing
9.-Paraphrasing.-is aimeed to help learners focus on the most important information in a passage.Learners
     rephrase the content in their own words to remember what they have read.

LEARNING STRATEGIES

Learning strategies are used by students to help them understand information and solve problems.

A learning strategy is a person's approach to learning and using information. Students who do not know or use good learning strategies often learn passively and ultimately fail in school. Learning strategy instruction focuses on making the students more active learners by teaching them how to learn and how to use what they have learned to solve problems and be successful. There are strategies for : grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening, reading, speaking, writing, motivation, etc that every student needs to be aware of so he can use one or two or three to learn independently. 

PRESENT PERFECT, SIMPLE PRESENT, SIMPLE PAST, OR CONTINUOUS?

1.       I had breakfast 2 hours ago.

2.       I am having breakfast.

3.       I have had breakfast recently.

4.       I have been having breakfast for 10 minutes.

NUMBER 1: my breakfast finished at a specific time in the past. (Simple past)

NUMBER 2: describes an activity that is in progress right now (present progressive)

NUMBER 3: tells us the action happened but occurred at an unspecified time in the past.. (Present perfect)

NUMBER 4: in this example the action began in the past and is progress now. (Present perfect progressive)

WILL OR BE GOING TO?

When do we use “wil” or be going to” for future?

v  I am going to see a famous person.

v  I will see a famous person

Both examples are correct because they are predicting about the  future.

v  I bought some eggs. I am going to prepare scrambled eggs for dinner. I use “going to “ to express a prior plan. I thought about it before the moment of speaking.

v  I am tired and I can´t lift this box. I need help! 

v  I will help you.    “Will” is correct because the decision the speaker makes is at the moment of speaking.

If you want to use “probably”, follow this rule:

Affirmative:       You will probably leave early.

                            You are probably going to leave early.

Negative:          You probably won´t leave late.

                           You probably aren´t going to leave late,

Let´s see the immediate future by using the idiom  “be about to …”

Example:  I always go to work at 7:45 a.m. it is 7:44, so I am about to go to work.