Learn To Speak French French Fluently

Learn To Speak French French Fluently How To Speak the French Language ChaptersThe French Language: French DialectsHow to Speak Fluent French FastPractise Speaking French With These Easy TipsSpeak French Right: French PronunciationLearning to Speak French: Perfecting Your French AccentLearn To Speak French SlangWhen you learn a language, you start with grammar, vocabulary, the French tenses, basic French phrases… It’s all very well for beginner French lessons, but if you want to speak French fluently you will need to go further. To become truly bilingual, you need to get a feel for the language, become immersed in it. Step up your French speaking skills with these tips.French sounds more musical than English because there is more ebb and flow in the stress of syllables within a sentence since, as we have seen, the last syllable of a word is stressed no matter how long the word. But is is also musical because, over the whole sentence, the last word is stressed the most - like a note held at the end of a musical phrase.So while an ENGLISH sentence mig ht be stressed in various places,Une phrase en francais sera toujours stressée sur le dernier MOT.I am GOING shopping. Je vais faire les COURSES.Luke, I AM your father. Luke, je suis ton PÈRE.Learn To Speak French SlangIn French class, you are taught a rather formal version of the language. French teachers usually don’t teach you any oaths nor French slang. However, as soon as you make it to France, you will be confronted with sphinxlike sentences such as:“Écoute, j’me barre, j’ai rendez-vous chez l’toubib.” Listen, I’m going now, I have an appointment at the doctor’s.“J’ai la dalle. Je pourrais bouffer sans arrêt.” I’m hungry. I could eat all the time.“T’as vu la nana? J’la kiffe, elle est trop sympa.” You see that girl? I love her, she’s so nice.Slang words in French come from various sources:A few come from regional languagesothers from English (être scotché à quelquechose, to be glued to something; from Scotch tape)some are shortened vers ions of common words, like “mimi”, cute, from “mignon” - c’est trop mimi! It’s so cute!a few are shortened forms of longer expressions: “ta gueule!” for “ferme ta gueule!” “close your trap!” (”gueule” is the word used for the mouths of animals)or re-imagining of words with the addition of suffixes or prefixes, like “microbus”, “tiny”, a twisting of “microbe” or “germ” with a pseudo-Latin ending.Two of the most common sources of French slang, however might be a little surprising:A lot of everyday French expressions, such as “toubib” (doctor) and “kiffer” (to like) come from the Arabic, brought back from Algeria and other North African countries such as Morocco first by soldiers, then by immigrants.Others are in verlan, a sort of French pig Latin. Thus, a woman can be a “meuf” (femme-me-fe-meuf) and a man a “meuh” (from “homme” - me-ho - meh) or “keum” (from another slang expression for a man, “mec” - cem - keum). You might listen to zikmu (music) or go out in a car that’s cheum (moche, ugly) with a meuh whose driving is “complètement ouf!” (fou, crazy).This verlan is a Finnish historic mill village not the french reverse slang Photo credit: SaijaLehto on Visual HuntSo when you learn to speak French, dare to step out of the classroom and listen to French music, watch French films and speak with French people: whether it be one of our private Superprof tutors, a language exchange partner or the new “potes” (friends) you made during your stay in France or Belgium or Switzerland. This is only way you can bring your French skills from: “French as a foreign language” to “bilingual”.

A Guide to Drumming Techniques and Styles

A Guide to Drumming Techniques and Styles The Drummer’s Guide to Musical Genres ChaptersRock DrummingJazz DrummingMetal DrummingWriting Music for DrumsVocabulary“It's been years and years and years I've been playing the drums, and they're still a challenge. I still enjoy using drumsticks and a snare drum.” - Charlie WattsA lot of teens listen to hip hop, pop music, r ‘n’ b, reggae, electro and rock.But where do metal and jazz come into it?Aspiring drummers can listen to and play any style of music they want.  However, you have to learn how to play the drums before you can start playing rock, jazz, metal, or any other musical style.In this article, we're going to be looking at a few different musical genres, which are the best for learning to play the drums too, and what makes their drumbeats so special.the drumbeat to learn! It’s used in more than just rock songs, too.If you're going to put on the metal show of the century, you're going to have to get practising! (Source: Donations_are_appreciated)To make your rock beat a metal beat, you can slightly o pen the hi-hat. This is called half-open hi-hat.Metal has a more aggressive sound than rock music. Don’t hesitate to put all your strength into hitting the snare and the bass drum.  It can be tricky finding a drum tutor who specialises in using a double pedal. That said, you can achieve a metal rhythm without a double pedal.The snare is still played on the 2nd and 4th beats. However, the bass drum is also played during the off-beats.Here’s an example of a few metal drum beats.1:1: Hi-hat and bass drum2: Bass drum3: Hi-hat and bass drum4: Rest2:2: Hi-hat and snare drum3: Bass drum3: Hi-hat and bass drum4: Bass drum3:3: Hi-hat2: Bass drum3: Hi-hat and bass drum4: Rest4:4: Hi-hat, bass drum, and snare drum2: Bass drum3: Hi-hat.4: RestYou’ll see that we count four beats rather than the two we’re used to in rock.  Make sure you break down each part and play it slowly before you start putting it all together.If you like playing metal, then you should probably look into getting a P earl or Ludwig double pedal.  Don’t forget that metal, like other musical genres, has fills, licks, and breaks, too.Writing Music for DrumsWe can’t start improvising or writing music if you don’t have an understanding of the fundamentals.  Before you get started, I recommend having a look at this basic song structure. Unlike what you might think, most songs will fall into this kind of structure.IntroVersePre-chorusVersePre-chorusChorusBridgePre-chorusChorusOutroEach part usually lasts 8 measures except for the bridge and the outro. Most popular songs last less than 4 minutes and are in standard 4/4 time.Are you ready to take to the stage? (Source: Pexels)Once you’re aware of that, you can start laying the foundations for your song. You’ll need a guitar part, a drumbeat, a bassline, and a vocal melody.Ready?When using the structure outlined above, the main drumbeat will be played during the verse with a variation being played during the chorus. You’ll need fills to transi tion between parts and musical breaks, such as a drum solo!Accentuate the powerful parts with the crash cymbal.Even if you’re not familiar with music theory and don’t know how to read sheet music, you can always write down your ideas in a way that you’ll understand.Once you’ve finished your piece, you should get an expert to listen to it before showing it off to the general public.Keep in mind that if you want to learn any of these styles or just how to play the drums, private tutors are a great option as they'll tailor their lessons to you. With a private tutor, you can decide upon what you want to learn, the musical style you want to focus on, and your own personal learning goals and how to achieve them.If there are no private tutors near you, don't forget that you can always look for online private tutors. These tutors will teach you via online video conferencing software (such as Skype) and are a great option for people living rurally or those who work late nights or shi fts who would be unable to attend a regular class at a school. Of course, you don't want to schedule your lessons early in the morning when you'd wake up your neighbours.If a tutor seems to be the option for you, then start your search on Superprof!VocabularyAd LibitumIf you play jazz, you’ll probably see this on the sheet music. It means “at one’s pleasure” or “as you please” and means you can do whatever you want.AccentThis is a note that’s clearly struck for emphasis. Accents are marked above the stave with an arrow over the accent notes.

MCAT Success Depends on these 5 Attitude Shifts

MCAT Success Depends on these 5 Attitude Shifts MCAT Medical School Admissions 1. Priority Shift to a Career In Medicine Deciding to undertake and conquer the MCAT is also an unspoken commitment to the profession of medicine. Just as studying during medical school will takeover most all priorities, preparation for the MCAT should also begin to take priority in your life now. It is an investment in the now for a much larger return of a medical degree and career, later. It is sometimes daunting when students make this realization all too late, but the MCAT is the first exam in a series of exams that will qualify you and prepare you for the medical profession. 2. Developing Self-Imposed Discipline Unless you plan on hiring an around the clock coach/tutor, preparing for the MCAT requires an incredible amount of self-imposed discipline. If you are an athlete, you may know that mastering mental discipline is important for success. A 4+-hour question-answering-marathon, the MCAT is physically, intellectually, and psychologically draining. And just like a marathon requires weeks of training, successful mastering of the MCAT requires a “training” schedule so that come the day of the exam, taking the MCAT just feels like another routine day of practice. You need to be prepared for the fact that while you are inside studying, your friends and colleagues may be out “enjoying life more.” Knowing that you will have to decline many future invitations is important so that when the time comes you are ready. Most future physicians and medical students I meet find the medical profession and studying about it to be worth the sacrifice and enjoyment in itself. 3. My Intelligence is Not Being Tested An important thing to accept regarding the MCAT is that, like most standardized tests, it is not a measure of intelligence. The MCAT is, in part, a measure of the ability to take a standardized exam. This is directly pertinent to a successful medical career: constant recertification and updating of degree/knowledge. Recognizing this allows one to move beyond initial failures since they are just an indication of needing to learn how to navigate the MCAT. 4. Developing a Relationship with the MCAT It is important to begin to form a relationship with the MCAT; after all, you should be spending several hours together over the course of preparation. As you attempt to begin a career in medicine, forming a “relationship” with the MCAT is important so that you feel the desire to learn as much as possible about the exam. That is to say, you should start to begin to feel the impetus to want to “read” the MCAT exam so well that you predict answers based on how questions were asked or what was asked. On the other side, you should be so familiar with the format of the MCAT that you are able to eliminate possible answer choices because of their formulation or key words. Think of the MCAT as a new girlfriend/boyfriend that you need to learn every single detail about, from favorite color to pet peeves. 5. I Have Never Studied This Way Before Now, I can imagine lots of students already contesting this statement. But unless you have already studied for the MCAT and successfully mastered and conquered it, then you have never studied this way before. It is important to recognize that every standardized exam is its own “beast;” each exam is written differently by different people, and thus requires the acquisition of new knowledge on the new exam format. And as a consequence, each exam may require a shifting of study habits and way of thinking concerning subjects. The first few weeks of preparation should be spent trying to figure out how studying for this exam, the MCAT, works for you the best. Nasya Mendoza is private MCAT tutor in Chicago who’ll be attending the University of Illinois â€" Chicago Medical School in 2014. She attended the University of Chicago, where she majored in Biology. She’s been working with MyGuru to deliver high quality, customized MCAT tutoring as well as high school and college level biology, chemistry, and physics tutoring for the past few years.

The Tutorfair Foundation - Imdads Story

The Tutorfair Foundation - Imdad's Story Imdad is a student at Paddington Academy, who is now in his final year of sixth form. Imdad needed some help and extra support when preparing to re-take his Maths AS-level. Tom L, volunteered through the Tutorfair Foundation to help. Tom is one of Tutorfair’s top tutors and holds a Masters in Mathematics from Oxford University. Tom is currently working on an innovative software project alongside his tutoring work. Imdad is incredibly appreciative of Tom’s help, and has written a glowing review about his time with Tom. Imdad writes about his help from top tutor, Tom L In my second year of A-levels, I required some top-up classes for Maths A-level and Tutorfair put me in touch with Tom. He has been a fantastic tutor from the start, as he has helped me with my A2 Maths and he has also helped me to retake my AS Maths Exams. He has helped me improve my Mathematical thinking skills which has led me to go from the bottom of my class to the second best Mathematician in the whole year group. Tom’s maths tutoring also helped boost my Physics scores too. Thank you Tom! Imdad has now been appointed head boy at Paddington Academy and in his own words, he is now the “second best mathematician in the whole year group”. All of us here at Tutorfair were incredibly impressed with Imdad, so much so that we’ve offered him an internship. This summer Imdad will come and learn alongside our world class tech team, as he expressed a huge amount of interest in computer science. Thank you to all the students who use Tutorfair to find a great tutor, and another big thank you to all our volunteer tutors (just like Tom!). These Volunteers give their time through the Tutorfair Foundation to students who can’t afford tutoring and our foundation students’ benefit hugely from this extra help and support. Here is what Imdad had to say about Tutorfair Foundation: Imdad’s thoughts on the Tutorfair Foundation Tutorfair offers a great opportunity for all young people to find their inner spark in their chosen subjects.  Tutorfair is amazing because it offers tutors to students of all socio-economic backgrounds.  Personally this has benefitted me much more than I thought it would and I am very grateful for the support that I would not have been able to access without Tutorfair.  My Tutor for Maths A-level has helped take me from struggling in my maths class to being the second best in my school year.  I am now set to go to University next year and this wouldn’t have been possible without Tutorfair!  Thank you and I hope that one day I can become a Tutor for you too! Tomos (Teach First Director and Mentor) thoughts on Tutorfair Tutorfair have an excellent business model that is supporting young people from all backgrounds to achieve success in their academic studies.  I have been impressed with the organisation and speed of response in finding high quality tutors to support young people from backgrounds that do not normally have access to high quality tutoring.  The tutors have made a significant difference to the academic grades of the young people that I work with and this has a profound effect on their ability to progress to University and increase their access to life changing careers. If you think a private maths tutor is what you need to boost your learning, like Imdad, then follow one of these links for maths tuition and search using your postcode. We have maths tutors for all levels, including A-level maths tuition, GCSE maths tuition and Degree maths tuition.

Is your child a victim of online bullying - ALOHA Mind Math

Is your child a victim of online bullying The statistics about children and Internet safety can be very scary for parents to hear. A new survey by Microsoft shows that nearly half of the kids on the Internet experience online bullying. In the United States this number might be slightly lower at 29%, but even that is a very large number of children. Does this mean we all leap into installing Internet blocking software on our home computers? Or do we start peeking over our child’s shoulder from time to time? The first of these can at least be a possibility when used in moderation but considering the expertise of children on the internet nowadays, it is much more important to educate them on the subject. Most children have access to the Internet at home as well as at school; so just imposing a whole lot of measures at home would not be a complete solution. It is definitely a start though, and parents must ensure that they check with their Internet Service Provider (ISP) about parental Internet measures such as Internet blocking software that would be provided with the connection. This would help to block any adult sites such as pornographic or adult chat sites with a password. As children grow older though, they do get better at circumventing blocks and passwords, and can also access these at places other than at home. It is important at such an age that parents talk frankly to children about safety on the internet, and about what kinds of online interactions are indications of danger and need to be discussed with a parent or teacher. The variety of software for children available online makes it a very attractive option for them to spend more time on the Internet. Both in terms of educational information and tools, and from the aspect of fun and games, the Internet has become the newest and most interesting “playground” for most children. Another aspect of the time your child spends online is to balance it accordingly with physical play for the health and fitness of the child. As parents we must have a reasonable idea about how much time is being spent researching for a school paper, and how much may be in a chat room. When it comes to our kids and the Internet, we can never be too careful about child Internet safety. One very interesting way for children to spend time is by learning about Abacus at the classes by Aloha USA. For more details please see our website at: http://www.aloha-usa.com

Time management The key to success during middle school

Time management The key to success during middle school Time management: The key to success during middle school Middle school is a huge transition because students are challenged with new academic content as well as emotional growth. At this point, students are expected to be able to manage their own time to a certain extent. They should be able to start their homework on their own and ask pertinent questions when appropriate. Additionally, middle schoolers should be able to comprehend how much time it takes to finish their homework relative to how much free time they have. Unfortunately, many young students simply dont possess these skills just yet. They’re working them out through trial and error, or they need more guidance from an adult. Some students adjust to this transition without too much trouble, but others develop their time management skills only after they have had difficulty in the classroom. 1.   Homework Overwhelming amounts of homework is one of the biggest issues middle schoolers will face. In all honesty, theres probably more homework given out to the average student than is entirely necessary at this age given the great emotional and physical growth also taking place. Regardless, students need to complete their assignments on time with their very best effort. One thing students can do to make their homework easier is prioritize. They can determine which assignments are busy work and which help them learn a skill later on. This is a huge step in being able to conquer the amount of essays and research assignments given out at this age (READ: What to Do When Your Child Has Conflicts With Classmates). 2. Individualized attention Another really important aspect of time management in middle school is to recognize the importance of individual attention. Students need to know which subjects they excel in â€" and can spend an average amount of time on- as well as which subjects they need to give their full attention to on every single assignment. Students may need the help of a parent or tutor to help them identify what their weaknesses are and how to turn them into strengths. Some kids may have always struggled with math, for example, and will already know they need to spend extra time on this subject. Other kids have excelled in math all the way through elementary school and will only now begin to struggle. 3. Managing free time Middle schoolers, for the most part, would much rather be outside playing sports or hanging out with friends than working diligently on homework. It can be a pretty substantial battle between parent and child to get a student at this age to focus on their future. On the other hand, if kids only ever work on homework and dont have a chance to get together with friends, they’ll be missing out on important social development skills that will help them feel supported throughout this difficult period of growth. Finding a balance between work and play is one of the most challenging things for a person at this stage to do, but its also one of the most essential. 4. Communicating with the teacher Teachers notice when students are starting to fall behind and what makes a student tick when it comes to academics. Students might put a huge effort into subjects they excel at or are interested in. Alternatively, they tend to tune out when it comes to something that doesnt have a real world application, or they find to be overly dry. Teachers recognize what triggers these patterns and can give excellent advice on how to cope with it. Sometimes kids need to be pushed a little bit further, and other times they need to be given some space. In an ideal situation, a student would want to take responsibility for their time management and homework, but it can be quite a task getting there. Teacher/parent communication is one of the key elements to solving this riddle. Start the 2017 off right with the help of our experienced Orange County, Los Angeles, and San Diego tutors. From test prep to college admissions, TutorNerds is here to make 2017 the year of academic success. All blog entries, with the exception of guest bloggers, are written by Tutor Nerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us write.

Moscow economic school

Moscow economic school Moscow economic school Moscoweconomic school was registered on February 1, 1993, as a non-government educational institution. MES is a secondary school with grades ranging from 1stthrough 11th. It also has a kindergarten and a pre-school department. The admission age ranges from 3 to 5 years. There are two campuses. Presnya Campus is located in the center of Moscow. Odintsovo Branch is in the countryside, outside Moscow. MES is a bilingual school with the languages of instruction being Russian and English. Other foreign languages include German, Spanish, French and Chinese, are introduced in the second grade. Moscow Economic School is a member of the Council of International Schools (CIS), the European Council of International Schools (ECIS) and the Association for Advancement of International Education (AAIE). Since 1996 the school has been following the International Baccalaureate programmes for primary (PYP), middle (MYP) and high (DP) schools (grades 1-11). Since 2001 the school has been providing research opportunities for the Russian Academy of Education and for Moscow State Pedagogical University. In 2013 the Council of International Schools (CIS) reaccredited MES. Extra-curricular activities (art studios, clubs, etc.) are available. MES students actively take part in the Moscow Giraffes sport school and the childrens Camerton school of music.