In this lesson you will be able to access your skills, review and learn language structure, and talk about future plans.
You may opt to to take one of grammar tests to see what exactly you will prepare for. The exam preparation process can be intimidating, even overwhelming, but as we see it, it offers students a terrific opportunity to develop a much healthier attitude towards the entire admissions experience.
Teacher: Nick, what is the past participle of the verb to ring?
Nick: What do you think it is, Sir?
Teacher: I don't think, I KNOW!
Nick: I don't think I know either, Sir!
Grammar Review: Word Forms
Grammar Review: Clauses and Sentence Structure
Grammar Review: Noun, Adjective, and Adverb Clauses
Grammar Review: Verbs and Verbals
Grammar Review: Referents
Grammar Review: Parallel Structures
Grammar Review: Connecting Ideas
Grammar Review: Nouns
Grammar Review: Articles
Grammar Review: Word Order
Grammar Review: Comparisons
Grammar Review: Prepositional Phrases
TED Talk
The secrets of learning a new language 11:00
Lýdia Machová Want to learn a new language but feel daunted or unsure where to begin? You don't need some special talent or a "language gene," says Lýdia Machová. In an upbeat, inspiring talk, she reveals the secrets of polyglots (people who speak multiple languages) and shares four principles to help unlock your own hidden language talent -- and have fun while doing it.The secrets of learning a new language 10:16 5,866,363 views
Lýdia Machová reveals the secrets of polyglots (people who speak multiple languages) and shares four principles to help unlock your own hidden language talent -- and have fun while doing it.How language shapes the way we think 15:00
Lera Boroditsky There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language -- from an Aboriginal community in Australia that uses cardinal directions instead of left and right to the multiple words for blue in Russian -- that suggest the answer is a resounding yes. "The beauty of linguistic diversity is that it reveals to us just how ingenious and how flexible the human mind is," Boroditsky says. "Human minds have invented not one cognitive universe, but 7,000."How language shapes the way we think 14:05 8,932,087 views
Lera Boroditsky, cognitive scientist, shares examples of language -- from an Aboriginal community in Australia that uses cardinal directions instead of left and right to the multiple words for blue in Russian -- that suggest the answer is a resounding yes.1 Intermediate
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