Reading Preparation English Writing Online Tutorpace

Reading Preparation English Writing Online Tutorpace Reading is one of the very important part of learning and understanding English. Reading is a part of many examinations such as TOEFL or IELTS and many more. The students in these examinations are expected to show their reading skills. There are passages given for reading and some questions following them. The student needs to answer the question and comprehend their answers. These reading passages are known as reading and comprehension. The students according to their grade or standard are given different levels of comprehensive passages. The reading skills of the student is tested in almost every English class. The key point the student needs to look for in reading is grammar. The students should be aware of the grammar rules so they can correct the sentences if required. It is recommended that the student practices many reading assignments to improve the reading skills. The best way to prepare of reading is to have more practice. While reading its suggested the student takes notes and write down the important points. The student needs to develop the ability to gaze across the passage and locate the answer for the question. In reading time management is very crucial. The students need to make sure they finish reading the passage and have enough time to answer the following questions. While answering the passage question the students need to sometimes comprehend their answer. Its suggested that the students use the information given in the passage while answering the comprehension questions. The students need to present their answer with the required explanation.

4 Financial Aid Tips for Students

4 Financial Aid Tips for Students Navigating financial aid options can be one of the most daunting parts of applying to college. Yet, its often a necessary part of the application process, whether or not you need help paying for college through financial aid. Some financial aid tips for students include understanding how you apply for aid and identifying what kinds of loans are offered, as well as making sure you are educated on all financial aid opportunities available to you. The various financial aid options for students include: Loans - money that must be paid back Scholarships - money that must be earned through some kind of qualifying factor Work-study - access to part-time, on-campus work opportunities Grants - money gifted to you that does not need to be paid back Read on for more detailed financial aid tips for students applying to college: Financial Aid Tip #1: Get all the appropriate information and paperwork Its necessary to complete some paperwork in order to receive financial aid of any type. If you do not complete any financial aid forms, you will not learn whether or not you qualify for aid. Every type of aid has its own qualifying factors, which can include your parents income level, your high school grades, and your standardized test scores. So, even if youre not sure whether you will qualify for financial aid, its important to apply and find out. Financial Aid Tip #2: Look into FAFSA as soon as you can Some of the most well-known and widely available form of financial aid is federal assistance provided by the U.S. government. Students apply for this kind of aid using FAFSA, or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is available online and should be completed with the help of a parent or legal guardian. Completing this form will help determine whether or not you qualify for loans, scholarships, grants, and work-study opportunities. [RELATED: 3 Questions to Ask Your College About Financial Aid] You can start working on and filing your FAFSA, for free, as soon as October 1st each year. Prior to 2016, the initial FAFSA filing date had been January 1st. Take advantage of this new early date and begin filling out your FAFSA as soon as possible. This helps free up your time as the application process progresses, and it helps you determine what kind of aid you qualify for earlyand you can use that information to help shape your college decision. Financial Aid Tip #3: Know the difference between direct subsidized and unsubsidized student loans If you complete a FAFSA, chances are you will qualify for one or two types of federal loans. It is important to know the differences between direct subsidized and unsubsidized loans. Subsidized loans are loans where the government pays the interest, while they do not pay the interest on unsubsidized loans. In short, taking a subsidized loan means you will only have to pay back the government the exact balance of the loan you took. On the other hand, if you take an unsubsidized loan, you will have to pay back the exact balance of the loan you took as well as any accumulated interest. The longer you take to pay back your unsubsidized loans, the greater your accumulated interest will be. This difference is important to understand before you accept or decline any aid. Financial Aid Tip #4: Talk with your guidance counselor about financial aid opportunities One of the best places to learn more about your financial aid options is through your high schools guidance office. Schedule an appointment to sit down with your counselor and discuss your financial situation and college options with him or her. Your counselor can recommend scholarship opportunities you may wish to check out, as well as scholarships offered by the colleges youre interested in. He or she may also be able to recommend colleges with work-study programs that can make paying for college easier. Any topics you want to know more about? Let us know! The Varsity Tutors Blog editors love hearing your feedback and opinions. Feel free to email us at blog@varsitytutors.com.

3 Ways to Immerse Yourself in Music

3 Ways to Immerse Yourself in Music Suzy S. Taking private music lessons is a great way to work on your technique, learn a specific song, and start learning the language of music. But if you want to improve as a musician overall, we recommend adding in some extra time and effort outside of the lessons. Your talents can take you far, but the best musicians also immerse themselves in all aspects of music, in every way they can. Here are a few ideas 1. Attend concerts, shows, and festivals. This may be something you do anyway, but there are certain things you can be doing at live shows that will make you an even better musician over time: really listen. Recognize the emotions you feel, and connect them to what’s going on in the music. Did the instrument sounds change? Did the tempo, rhythm, or volume change? Is the performer connecting with the audience? Can you hear a conversation between the instruments? As you begin to recognize these minute details, your musical ear will become stronger. 2. Perform. Don’t just be a spectatorâ€"perform! The more experience you have performing, the more in tune you’ll be with your instrument and your personal style, and it’s also a great confidence-builder. Look through event guides in your area for open mic nights, grab a few of your buddies for an impromptu jam session, or play for your family at the next holiday get-together. Whatever gets you up and in front of people will help! 3. Open your ears to everything. Great musicians don’t limit themselves to one genre or style. You don’t have to like it, but by having an open mind and at least appreciating all kinds, you can compare it to your own sound, and even learn different techniques to incorporate into your playing. You can learn something from every genre, even if it’s simply discovering how to express yourself and perform better. Who knowsâ€"you might find that spark of inspiration that you needed to compose or refine your own tune. As you train your ears, you might even begin to hear the music in everyday lifeâ€"that is, the music of voices, the city, and the movement around you. Keep your ears open, and you may be surprised! It’s a great skill to hone, and one that will stay with you for your entire life. Suzy S., TakeLessons staff member and blogger You might also like 5 Reasons Why Live Music Matters Video: 10 Things to   to Bring to a Music Festival Is Writing Songs the Key to Finding Yourself? Photo by Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer

The Best Ways to Learn Hindi

The Best Ways to Learn Hindi Learn to Speak Hindi Without a Hindi Teacher ChaptersHow to Learn Hindi Vocabulary in Your Spare TimeHow to Learn Written HindiHindi Lessons in Oral UnderstandingLearn to Speak HindiLearning a new language is never easy. It’s one thing to study in Hindi language courses and learn the vocabulary your teacher sets, but if you really want to improve you will need to immerse yourself in the language.This is not something you can do in a classroom. Mastering a foreign language on your own is hard, but once you learn to incorporate some simple tricks for practising into your daily routine, nothing will stand in your way.So here are some tips on how to learn Hindi in your spare time and acquire fluency.Hindi Lessons in Oral UnderstandingSeeing a word written on a page is not the same as hearing someone speak in a foreign language. The accent, the rhythm of the language, is often slightly different than what you hear in your head when you learn Hindi. To be able to understand a native speaker, listening to the Hindi language being sp oken is the best way.Listen to Hindi podcastsYou can learn Hindi online! Find a YouTube channel with podcasts in Hindi. Look for those that teach the Hindi language and culture, or else look for vloggers reporting on your interests. Some of them might be captioned in English, but most won’t, so you’ll really need to work on your listening skills!Watch Hindi televisionHindi news sites such as Aajtak or Khabar will often have clips and videos.Some Hindi TV channels are available via satellite, such as DD International, the worldwide version of DD India (which also has programmes in other languages of India such as Punjabi and Tamil). You can watch Hindi news and series in the original language and learn vocabulary through Hindi dialogue spoken by actors with Hindi as a first language.Watch movies to learn HindiWatching movies is a wonderful way to learn a new language. You can first watch it in English, then in the original language, or put on English or Hindi subtitles depending on your fluency. It’s a good way to learn words in context and hear proper pronunciation.Bollywood movies are a great way to learn Hindi. Photo credit: classic_film on VisualHuntBe careful, though: not all Bollywood films are in Hindi! Some are in other Indian languages such as Marathi, Bengali or Kannada.Learn to Speak HindiOnce you can reliably understand the Hindi tongue, you will need to practice your spoken Hindi. Not just your pronunciation, but your conversation skills. There are several ways you can gain proficiency in Hindi phrases and common words and pronunciation.Find a Hindi language partnerA wonderful way to practice speaking Hindi is to find a language partner - someone for whom Hindi is a mother tongue, with whom you can regularly have a conversation in Hindi.Language partners often operate on the mutual help principle - you will help them learn English while they improve your conversational Hindi. There are a number of websites and apps that can help you find one - such as my language exchange, italki  or conversation exchange.Get a private Hindi teacherWhen you think of private tutors, you mostly think of a teacher at home who makes you recite the declension of verbs and has you writing out sentence structure exercises.But a private tutor can also help you with your conversational Hindi. Instead of teaching grammatical rules, a Hindi language coach can talk with you in Hindi about current events, or you could discuss a book you just read. Unlike language partners, private tutors are paid a set rate.Go to India to learn the Hindi languageLanguage immersion is the best way to learn a language, and nothing is more immersive than living in the country where it is spoken. There, you will be forced to read and communicate in the language, will hear it constantly and learn ten times faster than when pouring over books.Going to India is the best way to learn Hindi. Photo on VisualHunt.comBut careful when booking your trip to India: make sure you ar e staying in an area that speaks primarily Hindi, or you might come home speaking Gujarati instead!Find some lessons Hindi on Superprof!

How to Pass the NCLEX Exam with Help From Those Who Know

How to Pass the NCLEX Exam with Help From Those Who Know BobbiM Nov 14, 2015 Find a top rated NCLEX tutor near you! It's simple and secure - Get real results fast. Find expert private tutors at reasonable rates today! InPerson or Online Online InPerson Finally!   You have made it to the NCLEX Exam, so why are you so glum?   Maybe that’s exactly why you are so down â€" You now have to register and pass the NCLEX exam after all of this schooling.   And as you know, that’s not the easiest of things to make happen.   But, since you are reading this post, you are starting to take the steps that you need to successfully and smoothly master what’s needed to ace the exam.   Well, we’re going to make it simple and share with you some tips from “those who know”. What we mean by “those who know” is those who have been there and done it already.   We’re talking former students, teachers and NCLEX tutors that KNOW what you need to know and are willing to share show they made it through to the end. We’ll cover some NCLEX test study tips in another post soon. So be on the lookout for that one.   Right now let’s focus on the fundamentals.   Just what do you need to know and how does that break out in terms of the overall test.   According to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, the NCLEX test categories are as follows: Physiological Integrity Basic Care and Comfort                                                                                               7-13% Pharmocological Parenteral Therapies                                         5-11% Reduction of Risk Potential                                                                                         12-18% Physiological Adaptation                                                                                                 12-18% Safe, Effective Care Environment Management of Care                                                                                                             7-13% Safety and Infection Control                                                                                     5-11% Psychosocial Integrity Psychosocial Adaptation                                                                                                   5-11% Coping Adaptation                                                                                                               5-11% Health Promotion Maintenance Prevention Early Detection of Disease                                       5-11% Growth Development Through the Life Span                 7-13% If we break out our studying into the above categories and groupings, we can focus appropriate amounts of studying time on each area proportionate to its weight on the exam.   Of course, you need to check and see which of these areas are you strongest in and which is your weakest and add a bit of additional time as needed in the areas that you feel you need to bone up on a bit more. Our goal here was to find tips from those who have gone before that can help you create your own game plan for prepping and then acing this exam (yes, you CAN DO THAT…). NCLEX Exam Success Story #1 â€" Some nights I studied with a partner and shared books and review notes. Scheduled exam as soon as I got my eligibility letter and definitely recommend doing that! I didn’t have any listening with headphones questions or click the diagram but did have a ton of select all responses that applied. Best advice â€" Study with someone at least part of the time and argue out your reasons why. It helps with learning from one another.   Also, approach the “select all” questions with a true or false mindset in helping to choose. NCLEX Exam Success Story #2 â€" Dedicated 4-8 hours a day from graduation on for practice, studying and understanding the rational behind the answers to each question. Used NSSBN learning extension as a cheap online course for some review and practice tests. Best advice â€" Schedule and take the NCLEX as soon as possible after graduation. It keeps the concepts fresh and in your mind. You Might Also Enjoy: Easy Tips for Acing the NCLEX RN Exam  NCLEX Exam Success Story #3 â€" I used review books, online questions and various online websites and sources. Like others, I scheduled my exam as soon after graduation as possible and worked under a temporary license until then. Take time when answering the questions. Work through them â€" you know the information! Don’t beat yourself up if you get something wrong or don’t even get the questions. Best advice â€" the night before, cut yourself off from reviewing. Do what relaxes and soothes you and get to bed early! NCLEX Exam Success Story #4 â€" I had an NCLEX tutor HYPERLINK help me with covering all the material needed for the exam. She made me stay on topic and not lose track of what I needed to get done.   Was definitely worth it for me. I covered over 1000 practice questions during my review days. It just helped with covering everything and feeling comfortable with the material. NCLEX Exam Success Story #5 â€" I did a combination of studying with an NCLEX tutoring option as well as on my own. That made it cost effective plus I was able to get answers and assistance when I needed it. Took my test in August but recommend taking it as soon as you can. Waiting is so hard!   I had over 2 months to prepare but probably needed less. Best advice â€" Don’t panic if you get a bad score on a practice test! Just keep tracking yourself and your overall progress and results.   That’s the goal.   Don’t study the day before.   Only check over big concepts but don’t do practice questions.   Relax and try to do something that takes your mind off the next day.   Don’t compare yourself or your test to anyone else. Day of Exam Best Advice â€" Have breakfast! No last minute studying!   You know it and you’re ready.   Have your stuff ready to go the night before and call someone that can cheer you on while on the way there!   Moms are good for that kind of call.   And once it’s over â€" do something fun… NCLEX Exam Success Story #6 â€" I would encourage people to go through a review course or study with a private NCLEX tutor at some points. I scheduled my exam 3-4 weeks after graduation.   I took tests, reviewed every day.   This worked for me and others in passing the exam first time around. From these and other reviews and comments that we’ve received, we can sum up some of the critical points for success in NCLEX exam tips and studying:  NCLEX Tutoring and Study Tips: Schedule your exam as soon as possible after graduation. It’s good for you, your brain and your success with the NCLEX. A study partner, at least part time, can be helpful in getting new information ideas and sharing that pain. A review course or private NCLEX tutors can help you stay on track and cover everything you need to cover as successfully as possible. No matter what you do, YOU have to be self-motivated to be successful! Preparation time periods seem to run from 4 weeks to 10 weeks depending on person and schedules. Allocate an appropriate amount of time for you and your preparation. The day before the exam is when you shut the books, put it all away and relax before the exam day. Once you have finished the exam it’s time to reward yourself! We’ve heard it all â€" workout, shopping, spa therapy and so much more. What’s going to be your reward for a job well done? Hopefully these review tips and NCLEX exam preparations from those of us at PrivateTutoringAtHome.com will help you in successfully acing that exam!   Let us know how you do in the comments below. To Find an NCLEX Tutor to Help You Get the Grades! 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Throw Away - Phrasal Verb of the Day

Throw Away - Phrasal Verb of the Day Todays phrasal verb of the day is: Start OffInfinitive form: Start OffPresent Tense: Start Off/ Starts Offing form: Starting OffPast tense: Started OffPast Participle: Started OffStart Off can be a separable or inseparable English phrasal verb. It can be used in four different ways:When an event or activity begins or when you start an event or activity by doing something to get things started [separable]1. The audience went wild as Justin Bieber starts the concert off by showing his abs.2. Rumor has it that the principal is starting the event off with a dance number. This ought to be an interesting one!When something or someone starts a certain way in the beginning, but noticeable changes can be seen [inseparable]1. Their relationship started off really well, but got really bad in the end.2.  The movie starts off well, but now it has become quite boring that I want to stop watching it.When someone begins a career, life, or existence [inseparable]1. Did you know that Tom Welling, the guy who played superman, started off a career as a construction worker before he became an actor?2. Our manager himself started off as a salesperson. He got promoted two years later.When you begin a journey [inseparable]1. The mountaineers had to start off early so they could reach the mountains peak by noon.2. We have to start off early for our road trip. I promised the folks well get there before 10 A.M.Exercises: Write your answers in comments and we will correct them.Fill in the gaps from the video above:Complete the sentences below with the correct form of Start Off.1. The members usually ____ the ceremony ____ by singing the National Anthem.2.  Kelly said that they _____the program ___ late so everyone still has a chance to catch up.3. The event is usually _____ ____ by fireworks.4. Ms. Anderson _____ ____ as an assistant in this school, now she is at the top.5. If you wanna make it there on time for the party, then I suggest you leave now.  Trust me, youd want to leave now and ____ ___ early.Change the example sentences above to negative sentences (or positive, if the sentence is already negative). Then change them to questions.

The Top 8 What Language Should I Learn Online Quizzes

The Top 8 What Language Should I Learn Online Quizzes The Top 8 What Language Should I Learn Online Quizzes Language learning is tough work.And if you want to be a polyglot, youre going to have to endure the daily grind over and over in your life.It takes a whole lot of effort to maintain the languages youve already begun.But lets say youre satisfied with your current levels and youre once again turning your sights on the wide world of languages out there.Or maybe youre just starting out.Nearly 7,000 languages are ready and waiting in the pages of grammars and dictionaries around the globe.How can you ever decide?Should you learn French or Spanish? Tamazight or Swahili? Abkhaz or Sesotho?And why?Enter the trusted adviser of millions, the beloved internet quiz.People dont necessarily take online quizzes that tell them what to do with their lives because they think the quizzes are completely accurate. More often than not, theyre just a fun way to get the ball rolling with regards to big decisions, and to explore options. In this limited way, they actually can be useful.There may not be a cry stal ball to divine the languages you will or should learn in the future, but why not take the next best thing?In this post, Ill introduce you to eight fun and laid-back resources for deciding which language is best for you, presented in that timeless format.Thats rightâ€"its time for language quizzes. Why Internet Language Quizzes Arent Necessarily a Waste of TimeI know what youre thinking. Can a BuzzFeed quiz really tell me something new about learning languages? That question has two answers.One, theyre not all BuzzFeed, and two, of course they can!Quizzes, no matter how silly, can  clue you in to factors that you might not even have considered. People learn languages for all sorts of reasons, and its great to be exposed to a bunch of different sides of the question before you start off.Of course, Im not telling you to hand your language learning future over to the whims of some online algorithm. Its important to consider a lot of things that online quizzes arent quite equipped to provide.But quizzes are  a fun way to see how your favorite foods and tourist destinations as well as your habits and personality might point you toward your next language learning adventure.And some of us language fanatics are really just in it for the challenge. We love languages not because theyre going to open up doors for business or travel, but because theyre fascinating in and of themselves. A second opinion from a quick and easy online quiz can really give us an extra push of inspiration to start learning something new.The Top 8 What Language Should I Learn Online QuizzesWhat Language Should I Learn? from TakeLessonsWe all know its a big commitment to start learning a foreign language.TakeLessonss quiz is a bit pragmatic, as it directly brings up practical questions, like how much time youre willing to put in.Youre also going to have to consider whats most important to you when starting to learn a new language.Personally, I chose to learn to speak with people at home and abroad. In this multicultural world, you can use your languages practically around every corner.In the end, theres a great little write-up about the target language youre given. Where most quizzes just give you a little blurb of congratulations, the quiz at TakeLessons gives you solid advice to consider about the language and its speakers.I only had one complaint. The question about food uses a picture of a wonderful-looking pizza, but theres no option for pizza anywhere!Which Language Should You Learn to Speak? from BuzzFeedBuzzFeed has been in the online quiz game for a long time, and it shows. In my opinion, this is the prettiest of them all.Interestingly, this quiz is almost entirely about food, books and movies.I thought it was pretty hard to guess what my answers were leading toâ€"what do Brad Pitt movies have to do with language learning?This quiz isnt going to give you much information about what it takes to actually learn the language youre assigned, but the pictures could make you pretty hungry!And sometimes thats all we need. If youre wavering between Italian and Greek, a picture of some mouth-watering baklava is the perfect extra push to get you going.Independent Self-assessment on FluentUOkay, okay, we know that FluentU isnt itself a quiz. But hey, weve got quizzes, and they may, albeit indirectly, help you figure out what language you want to learn and then actually learn it.FluentU takes real-world videosâ€"like movie trailers, music videos, news and inspiring talksâ€"and turns them into personalized language lessons. But FluentU differs from other language learning programs in that its a great way to thoroughly explore learning a language and the language itself entirely risk-free.If you want to really have fun thinking about what language might suit you, take advantage of our two-week trial and browse through the learning content for all nine of our current languages: Watch movie trailers in Russian, sing along with the latest music videos in Spanish, follow along with a cooking video in Italianâ€"and start learning any of these languages and more with our interactive captions and customized quizzes.All the videos are from the same content native speakers watch, so youll be getting a glimpse of the language and the corresponding culture, and with our transcripts and translations, youll also have all the guidance you need to peek at different levels of every language.Whats more, with FluentU, you can always change your mind about the language youre learning. You dont have to pick just one, either. One account gives you access to all our video content, and your progress is saved separately in each language.And of course, you dont have to forego the quizzes on this list to take advantage of the free trial. See what quizzes appeal to you most, note your results and then explore them on FluentU to see if you agree with them!What Language Should You Learn? from PlaybuzzI liked this one right from the start. Instead of asking you French, Spanish, or Italian? in the description, you get a few pretty uncommon languages there. Welsh? Tibetan? Bulgarian? Exciting!Playbuzzs quiz starts out with great pictures of food, drinks and books, and then gets a little more creative.Next come some really solid questions for asking why you want to learn, and how prepared you might be for different features of different languages. Ever thought of learning a tonal language?Which Language Should You Learn? from EuroTalkEuroTalks quiz is one of the more esoteric quizzes on the list. Like the BuzzFeed one, there are some funky questions that might not seem to relate to language learning at all.And I was really surprised that there werent any questions about cities or travel. I love foreign cities, and theyre perfect places for getting exposed to lots of different varieties of a language. But play to the end, and you might get an interesting answer.Its hard to guess from EuroTalks name, but this one definitely features some la nguages off the beaten track.I think thats a great feature of this quizâ€"offering you choices that hadnt been on your radar at all before.One of the reasons I study languages is to just hear the different sounds from all over the world. After I got my answer of Hawaiian, I went and looked it up. It sounds beautiful!Which Language Should You Learn? from BrainFallThe BrainFall quiz seems to be pretty similar to some of the previous ones, but its a little bit more involved.Theres no linguistic information included, but at the end, you do get a short write-up that actually connects well to the answers you provide.And this is one of the few quizzes to have a section on movies. Film is such an important part of language and culture!Which Language Should You Learn? from BabbelIf youre a language lover, you likely already know about Babbel thanks to their interesting videos and interviews with language learners.Check out this eight-question quiz to see which language might fit your interes ts.Theyve got a simple mix of questions about grammar and cultureâ€"two things that are crucial to consider.After the quiz, you dont get a breakdown of why that language might be your next oneâ€"but since theyre actually a website designed for language teaching, you know this quiz was made by some of the top minds in the industry.What Language Should I Learn from GoToQuizThis one might be the longest, but the format makes it a breeze. One new thing this quiz brings to the table is the idea of same or different from English.Obviously, no language is the same as any other, but its something you have to ask yourself regardless: Do you prefer languages that share a lot of features with your native tongue or languages that make you think about the world in a new way?At the end, youll actually get a ranking of languages from most to least suitable for you.How did these quizzes do for me? I took all of them twice each for this article, just to see if I might get different answers on anothe r day.The first day, I got Mandarin, Spanish, Spanish, Hawaiian, Russian, Italian and Arabic.The second day? Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Cornish, Hindustani, French and Russian.Interesting! Ive studied lots of different languages, and even though German is my best, it never showed up. Arabic is a match, and so is Spanish (the main language Im studying now).Ive never tried to learn Chinese, Hawaiian, Cornish or Hindi/Urdu before. Who knows, maybe the time is right!Deciding what language to learn next doesnt have to be a big deal. If you grow bored with a language or its just not working out the way you planned, theres no shame in putting it aside for later.And of course, the easiest and most fun language to learn is the one thats interesting to you. So try as many as you like! You might just find the perfect fit.Yassir Sahnoun is a content strategist, writer, polyglot and co-founder of WriteWorldwide. You can learn more about Yassir at YassirSahnoun.com.