ALTE levels CEF ... so eoi tests everything everywhere

 Follow the 4 BITS  to decode the acronyms. 


BIT 1.
EOI's tests in Catalonia range 

 3rd=B1+   
 5th =B2+  
 C1

Don't be fooled by your intuition. Be natural, test yourself.


To practise you may go to any of these links, and in so doing you may be ready for your forthcoming tests.



BIT 2.
For the test freaky you are...

2.1. DO not miss some other 12 links in SPAIN  CLICK >>   __EEOOII

 (courtesy ... EOI Madrid-Villaverde)         

  
2.2. Explore them -SELECTED 3:

• EOI Santander with samples of oral / wrtiten production                         

• EOI Balears .... an old time fav!               

• EOIs Valencia.... DIVERSES PROVES :)  

2.3. our contibution: 

Catalonia's xtec  page:  mostres 

 BIT 3.
ALTE now establishes a six-level framework of language examination standards.

The following table compares 
the ALTE levels with the CEF levels and EFL exams:

ALTE level	CEFR level	ESOL exam	IELTS exam	TOEIC	TOEFL
Level 5	C2	CPE	7.5+	910+	276+
Level 4	C1	CAE	6.5 - 7	701 - 910	236 - 275
Level 3	B2	FCE	5 - 6	541 - 700	176 - 235
Level 2	B1	PET	3.5 - 4.5	381 - 540	126 - 175
Level 1	A2	KET	3	246 - 380	96 - 125
Breakthrough	A1	-	1-2	-	-

LEVELS

The Common European Framework divides learners into 
three broad divisions which 
can be divided into six levels:

A Basic User

A1 Breakthrough

A2 Waystage

B Independent User

B1 Threshold

B2 Vantage

C Proficient User

C1 Effective Operational Proficiency

C2 Mastery

  BIT  4.

Spoken performance illustrating the levels of the CEFR 

One of the aims of the Common European Framework of Reference is to provide guidelines  so that both learners and teachers know what knowledge and skills should be expected in each level of the language so speakers can act effectively.

Each individual language user has to develop a number of communicative language competences, ranging from the most general to the most particular.
Generally speaking, productive skills are the ones that take longest to master and, quite frequently, both learners and teachers ask for some guidance as to what sort of spoken production to be expected in each of the levels of the CEFRL (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). With that in mind, the CIEP (a national public institution in France reputed for their expert evaluation as well as training assessment) prepared a DVD illustrating the spoken performances of the six levels of the CEFRL which are now available online.

Users of Mozilla, Chrome, Opera and Safari can sometimes experience some difficulty when trying to view those videos in the CIEP website, though they usually work correctly in Internet Explorer. In an attemtp to lend a helping hand to those who cannot make the videos run in their browser, I have prepared a tutorial (see here) showing how to view them on your own Windows Media Player (so no matter which browser you use or which plug-ins you have installed, your WMPlayer will most likely be updated to play its most 'native' format ".wmv").

on the web page
you can find the URLs you can use to display the videos in your Windows Media Player.



 BIT 4.  two last  English options

• free tests: CAE > 
• http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_use_of_english_part3.htm

• First Certif._ Reading:
• http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/index.php

When can any learner take the FCE test?The FCE test can be taken most months in either paper-based or computer-based format. The paper-based test can be taken in March, May, June, August and December. The computer-based test can be taken in February, April, July, August and November. Not all test centres will administer both types of test.
How much does it cost to take FCE?Fees are set by test centres. Expect to pay over €200 euros.

DEBATES_Heard of gender segregation, ready?

This is a page for our loving debates. 
Study it  and do 

TASK 1. Read a) b) and c) pieces  

on gender-equity issues. 

A)  a whirled world of biased coinage

     B) Stubborn bare facts on film industry:

     C)  a trio of eye-opening facts on art:

Discuss them with your partner

Read, below...

A)  a whirled world of biased coinage

A1) work words: 

• 'glass ceiling' - phrase coined in 1984 to mean an invisible barrier to women being promoted beyond middle management. 

• The big threat to women's success in top roles is now the 'glass cliff' (2004) - being promoted into risky, difficult jobs where the chances of failure are higher.

     A2) Where are few women in top roles?

• the lack of women in STEM careers (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) currently cite hostility and isolation among the reasons for this disparity.  

• We are  a far cry from the optimism that ran high at the early years of the XXI century that affirmed the OECD industry had the potential to prevent climate change, fix the economy and break the glass ceiling for women. 

 B) Stubborn bare facts on film industry:

Startled to learn about gender segregation, ready?

• Hidden figures and sociology:    

• Female characters comprise..... GUESS the percentages: 

a) onscreen characters -

a)   ......... % of the global film workforce, 

•  b)  Leadership positions: 

b.1)  ......... % of executives 

b.2)   ......... % of high-level politicians 

  •   c) prestigious professions: 

       c.1) attorneys and judges  (  .........%),                                   

c.2) professors (  .........% ),         

c.3) medical practitioners (  .........%)  

c.4)  with an identifiable STEM job ( .........%)

     C)  a trio of eye-opening facts:

•  women artists: Written out of HIStory?

• women artists THEY make up only 3–5% of major permanent collections in the U.S. and Europe,    

• The top three museums (the British Museum,  the Louvre and MOMA -NY)  have never had female directors. 

• Less than 4% of the artists in the Modern Art section of  MOMA are women, but 76% of the nudes are female.

                B) Stubborn bare facts:____  KEY:

a)   ......... % of the global film workforce,          
a) under 28%

         b.1)  ......... % of executives 
               b1) by a  margin over 14%  

b.2)   ......... % of high-level politicians

        b2)  on the sunshiine of 10%




  c.1) attorneys and judges  (  .........%),   
 c1) less than 8%                                 

c.2) professors (  .........% ),         

           c2)  a mere 7%

c.3) medical practitioners (  .........%)  

        c3)  20%  
c.4)  with an identifiable STEM job ( .........%)

  c4)  a bare 12% 

DATA shows_ EDUCATION_Women in top roles- OLD Spain - 2015

Critical thinking with graphs

TASK.                                                         

 DRAW   THREE    CONCLUSIONS after studying the figures below 

 from EACH of the four   Statistics GRAPHs

 shown below.

        Women Through the Glass Ceiling:   

                      Gender Asymmetries    

TABLE 1. 

TABLE 2. 

TABLE 3. 

                Source: EC (2016) -Catalyst (2015) 

                 Database on women and men in decision making; 

TABLE 4. 

Chart A10.1. Percentage of 25-34 year-olds who have attained tertiary education, by gender (OECD_ 2014)

EXTRA:

Women Through the Glass Ceiling: 

Gender Asymmetries in Wikipedia

Systemic bias  -  The eight major categories of study for maladaptive organizational behavior 

wsh_501 -hard to be female STATS

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/gender-girl-statistics-global/ 


Cultural note. 
Explain Mao’s Quotation.

"Women hold up half the sky." - Mao Zedong


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/world/asia/holding-up-half-the-sky.html?_r=0 




TASK. Find how close you are to world figures

Hard to be female {stats}

http://www.bulksgo.com/inequality-between-men-and-women/

1 POLITICS

Women have led their countries

......% countries worldwide (2017)

......                                 (2006)

......Parlamentary members (MP) (2017)

......                                          (1990)

2. EDUCATION

...... % GIRLS attend secondary school

...... %  BOYS  attend secondary school

and in west Africa:

.....  % GIRLS attend secondary school

3. nth case of death due to SUICIDE
Girls aged 11-18

1rst -                  
2nd -                   
.........                  
 -20th                    

4. TEEN PREGNANCY

......  % of all global births

5. GLASS CEILING with a woman on TOP

• ...... % world companies                                 

• ......% 500 TOP companies on earnings --2016

• ......% 500 TOP companies - 1995                  

 Update  - US Women in 2019

  US Female Breadwinners and  Barriers

link               

room for improvement! (rate 0.5% yearly)

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Where the sun rises - sunrises on the east

challenge   

South Korea vs Japan

There are many things to be experienced in South Korea that you'll never experienced in Japan.

Use your notebook to copy the answers.  

write  SK or J on the blanks below 

#1.........   ...........
#2.........   ...........
#3.........   ...........
#4.........   ...........
#5.........   ...........

 #1  .........   ...........

• As some people mentioned, I’ve seen brawls break out in ........, which I’ve never seen happen in ..... (I’m sure it happens, but it’s certainly less frequent).

#2   ............   ............
When you order food in ............  you get unlimited side dishes, which is very nice. In .........., you pay for even the smallest thing.  

#3   ............   .............

• I’ve also seen many people reading books or the newspaper in .......... trains, whereas ..........  are pretty much always on their smartphones. 

• I’ve also seen many people reading books or the newspaper in .......... trains, whereas ..........  are pretty much always on their smartphones.

#4  ..............   ...............

• Smoking indoors in ...........   is still allowed. The odd thing is that there is often no barrier between smoking and non-smoking sections. _From a country that prides itself on its sensitivity and respectfulness towards others, this is shocking and a rather large cultural contradiction_ . 

• I’ve never seen people smoke indoors in ..........

#5 ..............   ...............

• As of late, I’ve been noticing that many people in .........  put their feet on chairs and couches in public places. I see this on an almost daily basis in downtown capital. 

• It's something I’ve never seen in ..........

To get your score, read the text ONCE 

and check your answers  with your partner

                     KEY  with  text              

#1As some people mentioned, I’ve seen brawls break out in Korea, which I’ve never seen happen in Japan (I’m sure it happens, but it’s certainly less frequent).

#2When you order food in Korea you get unlimited side dishes, which is very nice. In Japan, you pay for even the smallest thing.  

#3I’ve also seen many people reading books or the newspaper in Japanese trains, whereas Koreans are pretty much always on their smartphones 

#4Smoking indoors in Japan is still allowed. The odd thing is that there is often no barrier between smoking and non-smoking sections. From a country that prides itself on its sensitivity and respectfulness towards others, this is shocking and a rather large cultural contradiction. I’ve never seen people smoke indoors in Korea. 

#5As of late, I’ve been noticing that many people in Korea put their feet on chairs and couches in public places - something I’ve never seen in Japan. I see this on an almost daily basis in downtown capital.

       2 -shortcut to       KEY        

*KEY    challenge  * 

South Korea  vs   Japan.

 chech  your SK or J  below, please.

• #1  KOREA   JAPAN

• #2  KOREA   JAPAN

• #3  JAPAN   KOREA

• #4  JAPAN   KOREA

• #5  KOREA   JAPAN

two free ends - too friends : infodemics and mind bias

friend or foe?

fiend or friend?

part  1-  Dystopian outcomnes - virus  and infodemics


1.  Did u know:

On February 10, 2018, Fortune reported that: 

• influenza in the United States was killing up to 4,000 Americans a week,  

• likely to far outstrip the rate of deaths in the 2009–2010 season.   

It toted up  throughout the 2017-2018 flu season to: 

•  an estimated 959,000 hospitalizations and 61,099 deaths.

.2.  emergent outbreaks 

Looking at contemporary outbreaks since the mid-20th century, Dr. Peter Daszak, a disease ecologist and the president of Eco Health Alliance , and colleagues found that: 

• the rate of emergent diseases caused by pathogens new to humans has increased significantly with time, even when controlling for progress in diagnosis techniques and surveillance, which could make it only seem like diseases were on the rise. 

• More than 300 new infectious diseases emerged between 1940 and 2004, the study found.

.3.    How to fight hysterics infodemia   

“We’re not just fighting an epidemic; we’re fighting an infodemic”, 

  WHO Director-General Tedros A. Ghebreyesus          

at the Munich Security Conference on Feb 15 2020.        

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30461-X/fulltext




part 2 - People and migrants : mind bias and half-truths

• California has more immigrants than any other state. link

California is home to almost 11 million immigrants—about a quarter of the foreign-born population nationwide in the USA. 

• In 2017, the most current year of data, 27% of California’s population was foreign born, more than double the percentage in the rest of the country.

• most (56%) of those arriving between 2010 and 2017 came from Asia; only 29% came from Latin America. 

• Californians have positive views of immigrants.

Nearly three in four Californians (72%) believe immigrants are a benefit to the state because of their hard work and job skills, compared to nearly one in four (only 23%) who believe they are a burden. 

Multitudes - its alleged father begets a child

From our tradition, the starting point may be the timeline of God promise to Abraham (born in 1813 BCE)

     BE FRUITFUL  and  MULTIPLY.

• ... and patriarch of the 3 religions (Jews, Christians, Muslims).

he was born in Cutha, in Mesopotamia,  Ever-haNahar in Hebrew ("Beyond the River"). 
Abraham was a short time in his journey from Ur of the Chaldees until when he left Haran at age 75 after displeasing the king Nimrod. Nimrod had a strange dream and once again his counsellors interpreted it to mean that as long as Abraham lived, his kingdom would be in danger. 
Waiting, waiting, Abraham spent a number of years in Egypt to escape the famine where he accumulated wealth. 

These years resulted in  taking an Egyptian handmaid who would mother Ishmael...   (thus, the lineage of Arabs :  Ismaelites)

   

part 1   - sheer numbers

The UN’s 2012 Revision of the world population prospects report suggested if we make rapid reductions in family size, then it may still be possible to constrain the global population to 8 billion by 2045.
No projections are set in stone – all are contingent on what extent fertility rates will sway over the next century.

part 2 - People and continents : mindful  truths

Most people always lived in Asia:

•  Today it is 60%  

• two hundred years ago it was 68%.

part  3-   the visual facts  

The population of every country is a very important asset. However, as they say, too much of a thing is harmful, and similarly, if a country is prone to over-population, a great deal of problems result from that.   article

•  Pakistan is in a similar predicament. With the exponential explosion in population in the recent years, the world is suffering a great deal.

             

OUR world.
                   See the cartogram here

part  4-   the educated guess forecast  - give or take ONE million 

Estimates between the years 2020 and 2040 -link

                                        2020      --     2030    --     2040      (in millions) 

Mozambique    28         37         47

Algeria*             43         48         52 

Ethiopia          115       150       188

Nigeria (*)         204       280       314

Iran *                  86         90         94

Vietnam            98        105       109

Philipines        109       126       141

Pakistan*          214      243       270

Indonesia*        279      296       313 

            * Islamic countries 


        Annex:  Should the west go to the shrink?

source:  link