Dear former students from ID1-112,

This term I have opened a new blog for my 113 sections which you will find

here. You can visit it if you want to. I hope you find it useful.

I truly enjoyed having you in my class. I learned a lot from you and hope you did from me too.

All the best, Berta

Final grades ...

Find your grade here.

Congratulations to Jorge S., Amnelys, Yessenia, Vanderson and Reinaldo as the most prolific commenters and readers of the class blogs. Thanks for dedicating time and effort to this activity. I hope it was worth it.

Some suggestions for ID1-113:

1) Start learning new vocabulary from day 1 (units are content-based and deal with the universe, evolution and artificial intelligence). The faster you learn certain frequent terms about these three topics, the better.

2) Read, read, read ... do not stop until the end. Texts are much longer and you have to train yourself to keep on going (later you can re-read as many times as needed. Skim, skim, skim to get the general idea).

3) Always review whatever was covered in class. Dedicate at least two hours a week to keep updated.

4) Practice reading internet sites about the mentioned topics, if possible. Also check the reading section of free online exams such as TOEFL, IELTS or GRE. Google them and check different links until you find exercises that suit you.

You will always find me at my e-mail and probably in my office, in case you want to see me or talk to me next trimester.

All the best. Muchos cariños y éxitos. Berta

Departmental grades

The average was 12.9/25, quite low, but that is always the case for second departmental exams every trimester. Some students are very tired and even fall asleep during the exam ... we had one in our group today Zzzzzzzzz ;-) Others have already figured out their grade and know they will not make it to 4 or 5. And sometimes it is simply that the material to be covered is harder in the second part of the course.

Here are the results. Congratulations to Johanna, Irani, Vanderson and Kleiber. Your grades are higher than in the first departmental exam. Other people, unfortunately, lowered their score up to 9 points less than in their first exams. I will be in my office Monday and Wednesday from 9:30-11:30, in case you want to check your exams.

BTW, thanks for completing the questionnaire today. Your suggestions will definitely help me make things much better next time. Enjoy the class photos. I am sure they will be a great way to remember the times we shared together this trimester!!! Best of luck on your other evaluations !!!

Some grades ... inference and conclusion exercises

I scanned some exercises where there are conclusion and inference multiple choice questions. I hope you have the time to do them and get some practice before our departmental next Friday. I also included the answer key at the end. Please write to me in case of doubts (bleiva@usb.ve) Best of luck !!!

Click here to see your results in today´s exams. Kleiber noticed there was a confusing situation in the vocabulary quiz (bind vs. tie) so I took it into consideration when correcting. Most of you felt the argumentation quiz was too difficult. I corrected it quite leniently and the results are relatively satisfactory for most of you. If you think that you could improve your grade if you took it again, please let me know and I will set up a new argumentation exam next Wednesday (as I had originally planned).