Coon Megon, Ferrell Ken, Klott Kevin. English Bachillerato Prep Course: A Guide to Preparing Students for the Ministry of Education’s Graduation Exam

Peace Corps TEFL Volunteers Costa Rica. — 277 pages.Год публикации не указан.All high school seniors (11th grade for liceo and colegio académico,or 12th grade for colegio técnico) must pass the English graduation exam (bachillerato de inglés) in order to graduate from high school. This exam focuses entirely on reading comprehension skills, and without adequate preparation, passing this exam can be a major challenge for native Spanish speakers. Students are allowed two and a half hours to complete 70 multiple-choice questions. They will encounter 16 or 17 reading texts with two to six questions per text.The names of the subjects in the list below are listed as they appear in the Ministry of Education (MEP) curriculum. The subjects are also listed in order of appearance on the exam. In this manual, some of the subject names are changed for simplification but the content remains the same.Achievements of Our National Athletes
Costa Rican Art, Music and Crafts
Costa Rican Typical Food
Types of Food (recipes)
Eating Habits and Behaviors at the Table
Holidays and Celebrations in Costa Rica and Other English
eaking Countries
Causes and Effects of the Misuse of Natural Resources
Travel
Common Illnesses and New Diseases and Epidemics
Our Democratic Tradition
Careers, Jobs and Lifestyles
Science and Technology
Morals and Values
Mass Media and CommunicationAlso included in the exam is a short grammar section that focuses on important grammar topics such as antonyms and synonyms, prefixes and suffixes, linking words, conjunctions, homographs, and homophones.Important reading comprehension skills for the test include: deducing meaning from context, finding key words within a text, focusing on general meaning (not the meaning of every word), and understanding how modal verbs change a sentence’s meaning. Some important test taking skills for the test include: reading questions first to identify required information, using a process of elimination to discount nonsense answers, and identifying important words or phrases that can alter a question’s meaning (not, isn’t).The purpose of this manual is to provide the lesson plans, worksheets, and practice readings an instructor would need to conduct a preparatory course for the English bachillerato exam. The vocabulary outlined in the course was taken directly from past exams in order to best prepare students for actual language seen on the exam. The lessons were designed to be conducted mostly in Spanish, considering the low level of spoken English of many high school students.