Bryan Rolandsen Apps

Learn English for Beginners 2.3.13
This is an app for beginners to learn andpractice English words. It uses a British speaker. The teacher’spronunciation is clear and correct. It is from an actual voicerecording. There are also some harder words for intermediatelanguage students.You can learn new nouns and verbs using a tried and testedmethod - flash cards. This app does not teach grammar, but helpsyou to increase your vocabulary. You can have fun while learning.It is like a game where you use your word skills to earn coins. Itcan be used by both adults and kids. Can you complete all 50lessons? If so, you will be at the top of the honor board!The first lesson is completely free, but you win coins if yousuccessfully complete the quiz.The quiz tests aural as well as spelling skills.You need coins to access later lessons.Earn coins for each correctly completed quiz. Earn a bonus ifyou come back tomorrow or engage with some advertisements. If youdesire, you can purchase coins.You can earn coins by selecting the $0.00 option from thepurchase screen.This English game can be a valuable adjunct to a course of studysuch as ESL, TESOL and TEFL by improving both vocabulary andpronunciation.Reward for getting 100% on the quiz: no advertisements unlessyou "high five"!
Word Guru Lite 1.02
Unlike Vocab Builder, Word Guru Lite gives anexample sentence to help explain the meaning of the word. Also,Word Guru has no advertisements at all. Word Guru Lite is a freeword quiz which tests your knowledge of slightly less familiarEnglish words. Reset the quiz and see if you can improve yourscore.An improved vocabulary may lead to better results in the SAT orACT test for college entry in the USA. This is because researchshows that using less familiar words in the essay question of theSAT test usually results in better scores (see Dr Les Perelman,March 2004). Similarly, it may improve your results in theQueensland Writing Task of the QCS test, through a morecomprehensive vocabulary.A sentence is included on the answer page to help explain usage.Note that this sentence is not intended to define the word.Reading classic English books is one way to improve your Englishvocabulary; if you don't have time, just take the Word Guru quiz;it's fun and relaxing. Do the quiz a few times and see if you canimprove your score.A link to Dict.org is included on the answer page to find adefinition of the word in question. It includes a Thesaurus to findout similar words to the word in question. This is a good aid tocomprehension.This lite version has only a small number of questions; the fullversion Word Guru includes 100 questions.
Word Guru 1.0
Bryan Rolandsen
If you liked the Lite version, you shouldenjoythe full version with 100 new words. The words are all ratherlessfamiliar, and a good test of your vocabulary. Unlike VocabBuilder,Word Guru gives an example sentence to help explain themeaning ofthe word. Also, Word Guru has no advertisements at all.In fact,taking the quiz could improve your vocabulary.Animproved vocabulary may lead to better results in the SAT orACTtest for college entry in the USA. This is because researchshowsthat using less familiar words in the essay question of theSATtest usually results in better scores (see Dr Les Perelman,March2004). Similarly, it may improve your results in theQueenslandWriting Task of the QCS test, through a morecomprehensivevocabulary.A sentence is included on the answer page to help explainusage.Note that this sentence is not intended to define theword.Reading classic English books is one way to improve yourEnglishvocabulary; if you don't have time, just take the Word Guruquiz;it's fun and relaxing. Do the quiz a few times and see if youcanimprove your score.A link to Dict.org is included on the answer page to findadefinition of the word in question. It includes a Thesaurus tofindout similar words to the word in question. This is a good aidtocomprehension.Included is a link to an online dictionary and thesaurus,DICT.com,which is a great help to further define new words. Thisdictionaryincludes almost no graphical content, and is not tooheavy onInternet usage.
Trivia Online Lite 4.0
This quiz was inspired by theAustraliantelevision quiz show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire". Thetopicscovered include geography, history, current affairs, film&television, arts & culture, technology and generalhouseholdknowledge, among others. Many questions have an Australianflavour,but there are other questions which would be suitableforinternational users.This quiz provides correct answers as well as currentscore.However, the score is really a secondary consideration, asthe mainaim is for users to hone their skills on theaforementionedtopics.In future versions, it will be possible to downloadnewquestions, as well as compete online with other users.
iPoint 1.0.0
An arrow to point the way to your target