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‫17 [שבע עשרה]‬ ‫בבית‬

17 [shva essreh] babait

Our house is here.	‫זה הבית שלנו.‬; zeh habait sselanu.
The roof is on top.	‫למעלה הגג.‬; lema'lah hagag.
The basement is below.	‫למטה המרתף.‬; lematah hamartef.
There is a garden behind the house.	‫מאחורי הבית יש גן.‬; me'axori habait yesh gan.
There is no street in front of the house.	‫אין לפני הבית רחוב.‬; eyn lifney habait rexov.
There are trees next to the house.	‫סמוך לבית יש עצים.‬; samukh labait yesh etsim.
My apartment is here.	‫זו הדירה שלי.‬; zo hadirah shely.
The kitchen and bathroom are here.	‫זה המטבח וזה חדר האמבטיה.‬; zeh hamitbax w'zeh xadar ha'ambatiah.
The living room and bedroom are there.	‫שם נמצאים חדר המגורים וחדר השינה.‬; sham nimtsa'im xadar hamegurim w'xadar hasheynah.
The front door is closed.	‫הדלת סגורה.‬; hadelet sgurah.
But the windows are open.	‫אבל החלונות פתוחים.‬; aval haxalonot ptuxim.
It is hot today.	‫חם היום.‬; xam hayom.
We are going to the living room.	‫אנחנו הולכים לחדר המגורים.‬; anaxnu holkhim lexadar hamegurim.
There is a sofa and an armchair there.	‫יש שם ספה וכורסא.‬; yesh sham sapah w'kursa.
Please, sit down!	‫שב / י בבקשה!‬; shev/shvi b'vaqashah!
My computer is there.	‫שם נמצא המחשב שלי.‬; sham nimtsa hamaxshev sheli.
My stereo is there.	‫שם מערכת הסטריאו שלי.‬; sham ma'arekhet hasteri'o sheli.
The TV set is brand new.	‫הטלוויזיה חדשה לגמרי.‬; hatelewiziah xadashah legamrey.

Learning and styles of learning

If someone isn't making much progress in learning, they may be learning the wrong way. That is to say, they aren't learning in a way that works with their ‘style’. There are four learning styles that are generally recognized. These learning styles are associated with the sensory organs. There are auditory, visual, communicative, and motoric learning styles. Auditory types learn best what they hear. For example, they can remember melodies well. When studying they read to themselves; they learn vocabulary out loud. This type often talks to himself. CDs or lectures on the topic are helpful for him. The visual type learns best what he sees. For him, it is important to read information. He takes a lot of notes when studying. He also likes to learn using pictures, tables and flash cards. This type reads a lot and dreams often and in color. They learn best in a nice environment. The communicative type prefers conversations and discussions. They need interaction, or dialog with others. They ask a lot of questions in class and learn well in groups. The motoric type learns through movement. They prefer the method ‘learning by doing’ and want to try everything. They like to be physically active or chew gum when studying. They don't like theories, but experiments. It's important to note that almost everyone is a mix of these types. So there is no one that represents a single type. That's why we learn best when we enlist all our sensory organs. Then our brain is activated in many ways and stores new content well. Read, discuss and listen to vocabulary! And then do sports afterwards!