Structuring a Discursive Essay Your task is to help structure a discursive essay about the advantages and disadvantages of car use. You will be given the various arguments both in favour of and against car use. Your first task will be to organise these arguments. Task 1 Read the following notes. Identify all the points in favour of car use and mark them with a tick. Identify all the points against car use and mark them with a cross. …………………………………………………………………………. Not restricted by
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Grice’s Maxims have been criticised for being too Anglo-centric. Michael Clyne proposes revisions to the four maxims in his 1994 book Intercultural Communication at Work. Do Clyne’s revisions of this model go far enough in universally accounting for intercultural conversation? Why or why not? Grice’s General Cooperative Principle has been under continuous debate for the past three decades. It is mainly through the maxims that Grice’s paradigm has been challenged as highly ethnocentric‚ however
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Direct method Innovation in foreign language teaching began in the 19th century and‚ very rapidly‚ in the 20th century‚ leading to a number of different methodologies‚ sometimes conflicting‚ each trying to be a major improvement over the last or other contemporary methods. The earliеst applied linguists‚ such as Jean Manesca‚ Heinrich Gottfried Ollendorff (1803-1865)‚ Henry Sweet (1845-1912)‚ Otto Jespersen (1860-1943) and Harold Palmer (1877-1949) worked on setting principles and approaches
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Text of Budget Speech (2010-11) ISLAMABAD: Following is the text of the fiscal budget 2010-11 speech of Finance Minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh delivered in the National Assembly on Saturday. "Madam Speaker! 1. Let me start by thanking Allah Almighty for granting me the privilege and the responsibility for presenting the Federal Budget‚ for the fiscal year 2010-11‚ the third budget of this Government. I also want to start by recognizing the historic role of this House. This House is democratically
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full blown glossophobia‚ that require psychological help‚ experience intense anxiety just at the thought of speaking in public. It often interferes with their work and social life and makes the individual unable to perform basic tasks‚ such as introducing him or herself to new people. Today I would like to inform you about the psychology of stage fright and what is going on biologically in your body when you experience it. I will also share some tips that I have researched to help control stage
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Designing a scheme of work in an EFL classroom What issues need to be considered when designing schemes of work? When designing a scheme of work the following components need to be considered and included: Focus of the course outline: Integrated skills‚ functional skills‚ grammar focussed‚ situational English syllabus‚ topic/theme based or working to a coursebook. The aims of the students: are they working towards a formal examination such as PET‚ CAE‚ IELTs etc‚ ESP‚ EAP or General English
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Case: _____Saturn_____ Case Abstract Form _____ Problem Statement: Saturn’s sales are down‚ and market share needs to be increased. Also‚ the product line is too narrow. Current advertising is targeting the younger population‚ but the average age of a Saturn buyer is 43. Saturn’s initial focus on employee relationships seems to be fading as demonstrated with the clash between GM designers in Europe and the U.S. on the L-Series car. In addition‚ overall styling of the vehicles needs
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TSU ENGLISH PROGRAM ENGLISH V GLOBAL LEVEL COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS PROFILE Basic communication It is at this level that the majority of descriptors stating social functions are to be found‚ like use simple everyday polite forms of greeting and address; greet people‚ ask how they are and react to news; handle very short social exchanges; ask and answer questions about what they do at work and in free time; make and respond to invitations; discuss what to do‚ where to go and make arrangements
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The Interconnection of Social Problems By: Kelly L. Dudley September 2‚ 2012 SOC 203: Social Problems Professor Barbara Carter We are going to discuss the overlap of crime‚ punishment‚ and poverty. Here are the points that will be elaborated on: Criminal sanctions and victimization work to form a system of disadvantage that perpetuates stratification and poverty; Punishment impacts individuals convicted of felonies‚ as well as their families‚ peer groups‚ neighborhoods‚ and racial group; After
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Generally‚ most individuals can differentiate a human from a computer by just looking at it. Secondly‚ what is a computer? A computer is a machine that lets me type‚ watch videos‚ play games and do various activities. It comes with a keyboard‚ speakers‚ disk operator‚ hard drive‚ monitor and a screen that allows me to view these activities. What sets a computer different from a human? Generally speaking‚ we can begin with its appearance. It looks nothing like a human. However‚ it
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