Sarah Kay is a spoken word poet who grew up in New York City‚ where she began performing her poetry when she was only 14 years old. Sarah performed first at the Bowery Poetry Club‚ one of New York’s most famous spoken word venues. After that‚ she made regular appearances and found a new home in the poetry community. In 2004‚ Sarah founded Project V.O.I.C.E. which encourages youth to engage with the world around them and use spoken word poetry as a means of communicating their feelings and opinions
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English Consonants and Vowels Exercise 2.2: English Consonants 1. Give a complete description of the consonant sound represented by the symbol and then supply an English word containing the sound. Example: /tʃ/ Answer: voiceless alveolopalatal affricate Word: cherry (a) /θ/ (e) /r/ (b) /ŋ/ (f) /j/ (c) /ʒ/ (g) /g/ (d) [ɫ] 2. Give the phonetic symbol representing the consonant sound described and then supply an English word containing the sound.
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1. SUFFIXATION IN OLD ENGLISH 1.1 The Old English Period Of The English Language Like all divisions in history‚ periods of the English language are matters of convenience and the dividing lines between them purely arbitrary. For the sake of convenience we distinguish three main stages in the history of language‚ namely Old English (OE)‚ Middle English (ME)‚ and Modern English (MnE). The first period‚ which lasted from 450 to 1100 (or 1150)‚ and is known as Old English‚ is the period of full
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about losing an accent to adjust with the current lifestyle. Gloria did grow up in the Untied States but spoke mostly Spanish. She did not speak true Spanish but a different form of Spanish called “Chicano Spanish”. She was living in the most English speaking place on this planet‚ but she was from Mexican decent. Spanish in the United States was rare during this time‚ but she spoke a form of Spanish. She describes the difficulty of changing to Chicano Spanish. Chicano Spanish also varies from
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English as a foreign language‚ globalization and Conceptual questioning This text talks us about the importance of the English as lingua franca‚ and the struggle between “native English countries” and the other countries to impose their own language as lingua franca. The main problem is that the lingua franca is chosen by the most powerful people in the world who in their majority have English as native language. The people who live in countries where the English is their native language are privileged
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bit nervous and curious‚ I feel like I am not ready for university yet. Time flies so fast. A: Hmmm‚ may I ask why? B: Well if you want to know. Going to a British University‚ where you need to speak in English fluently is difficult for me. It is easy for you because your first language is English and you come from UK‚ while my first language is Malay as I come from Malaysia. My language skills are not sufficient to embark on a university degree. A: There’s no need to worry about that. This university
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English Cuisine Contents 1. Introduction 2. Foods and ingredients 1. Bread 2. Cheese 3. Fish and seafood 4. Pies‚ pastries and savory puddings 5. Sausages 6. Sandwiches 3. Meals 1. Breakfast 2. Afternoon tea 3. The Sunday roast 4. Dessert 5. Savory course 4. Food establishments 1. Pub food 2. Chip shops and other takeaways 5. Drinks 1. Hot drinks 2. Soft drinks 3. Alcoholic drinks 6. Vegetarianism 7. International reputation Motivation of choice
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Contents I. Introduction……………………………………………………………3 II.Chapter I. Theoretical basics of teaching speaking pupils of junior form 1.1……… The most common difficulties in speaking and auding………….4 1.2……… Psychological characteristics of speech………………………….8 1.3………. Linguistic characteristics of speech…………………………… 10 1.4………. Prepared and unprepared speech……………………………….12 1.5………. Mistakes and how to correct them……………………………..14 Chapter II. Speaking in teaching practice
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2011-07-20 LA 202 – OL8 The importance of the English language The English language is finally accepted as the universal language of the world and stands today as the common means of communication among members of different countries‚ cultures and communities. Moreover‚ English is also the international language of diplomacy‚ business‚ science‚ technology‚ banking‚ computing‚ medicines‚ engineering‚ tourism etc. It is understood and spoken almost everywhere in the world and it has become
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Importance of English in our Life English is the International Language and is one of the most popular and most spoken in the technology world. We need to know English language in order to study any science subject or any computer language. We need to know English to communicate effectively too many developed countries. English is very much important in our life...it is necessary in each and every field. If we know English we never feel tongue tide in front of others. It’s a widely spoken language.
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