have identified above concerns students learning to use phrases rather than words. Teachers should have the ability to use phrases to help students “understand and interpret the content of spoken English and in different types of texts” (Skolverket‚ 2011a‚ p. 32). The concepts behind using phrases rather than words are to help the students develop knowledge of the English language‚ increase their confidence and their ability to use the English language in different situations. To start with that‚ teachers
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Omar Alfaro Reyes ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO LEARN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Why learning English as a second language? Nowadays learning another language is important because it is the most common language in the world‚ almost 60% people in the world use English regularly. Sometimes people think that learning English is difficult because most of the students can have different difficulties and problems in learning another language for example they make mistakes in their pronunciations
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Contents 1. Introduction 2.1. Aim * Idiomatic Phrases * What is an idiom? * Idioms and culture * Different aspects of an idiom * Idioms pragmatics and context 2.2. Practical Value * When we use idioms? * Idioms with a body part component 1. Body idioms connected with senses 2. Body idioms connected with limbs and limbs’ elements 3. Other body parts idioms 2. Calculation 3. Some Examples 4. Reference 1. Introduction It is
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produces a style consistent in tone with objectivity‚ and that the use of the passive voice permits placing emphasis on the subject matter of the report rather than upon who worked with the subject matter. It is also necessary to exclude words and phrases of an emotional sort unwarranted by the subject matter. Making Sentences Say What You Mean The technical writer must be certain that he is expressing his thought accurately. A great deal of bad writing results from the writer’s failure to think
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LIN 204: English Grammar – Assignment 1 Due: Tuesday‚ July 21‚ 2009 (at the beginning of class) Please use this cover page to protect your privacy. Only your name(s) should appear on this page. Your mark will be recorded on the last page. Please do not write your student number on this page. (If you are worried that there might be someone else in the class with a similar name‚ you could write the last four digits of your student number at the top of page 2.) Name(s): Please answer
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a lot that has become some common‚ it no longer really has any relevance or is even noticed in convrsation. Phrases such as “to this day” or “next thing I knew” are examples of such a cliche‚ and you often say these phrases without noticing you are doing so. A cliché can also refer to an idea that has come to have special meaning different form its literal meaning. For example‚ the phrases “sweaty palms” or “twinkling eyes” have come to mean more than the fact that your palms are just sweaty or that
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certain terms and phrases that are used exclusively in accounting‚ business law‚ management‚ and so on. These terms are understood by those in the field and have special meanings in that field. For example‚ in everyday English‚ "public" is used only in the singular. However‚ in marketing‚ "publics" may be used. Objective style We generally avoid personal expressions in academic writing. Instead of phrases such as "I think"‚ "I believe"‚ "we used"‚ "we asked"‚ you would use phrases such as: It
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International Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages Book 2 Achiever Communicator Vincent Smidowicz Bridget Bloom Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages Book 2 Achiever/Communicator Introduction This booklet provides a taster of the new support materials created for Spoken ESOL. All the sample exercises included here have been selected from Book 2‚ which covers the Achiever and Communicator levels. This new and important resource (see Key features) is designed both to help
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1. Australian English (AusE‚ AuE‚ AusEng‚ en-AU) is the name given to the group of dialects spoken in Australia that form a major variety of the English language. Australian English began to diverge from British English soon after the foundation of the Colony of New South Wales in 1788. The history of Australian English starts with kangaroo (1770) and Captain James Cook’s glossary of local words used in negotiations with the Endeavour River tribes. The language was pidgin. 2. Жулдыз Varieties
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References By Randolph Brock and William Griessel Bangkok University Language Institute Introduction A student who wishes to have a reasonably good grasp of English should learn the basic forms of English and how to use them‚ particularly commonly used idioms and verbs. Therefore this book is prepared to assist students of English in learning more commonly used idioms and verb forms. Most‚ if not all‚ languages have numerous idioms. Therefore to really understand what is spoken or written
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