1. British Museum The world-famous British Museum exhibits the works of man from prehistoric to modern times from around the world. Highlights include the Rosetta Stone‚ the Parthenon sculptures‚ and the mummies in the Ancient Egypt collection. Entry is free but special exhibitions require tickets. Tate Modern Sitting grandly on the banks of the Thames is Tate Modern‚ Britain’s national museum of modern and contemporary art. Its unique shape is due to it previously being a power station. Inside
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FIGURES OF SPEECH .Anaphora The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses. (Contrast with epiphora and epistrophe.) "I needed a drink‚ I needed a lot of life insurance‚ I needed a vacation‚ I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat‚ a hat and a gun." (Raymond Chandler‚ Farewell‚ My Lovely‚ 1940) .Antithesis The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases. "We notice things that don’t work. We don’t notice things that do
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Hobart Territories: 1. Northern Territory – the capital is Darwin 2. Australian Capital Territory – the capital is Canberra POPULATION Country isn’t densely populated. There are only about 16 million inhabitants. The inhabitants are mostly of British origin. The density is one of the lowest in the world‚ only two people to one square kilometre. Population is concentrated especially along the south – east coast. The tropical northern part is practically uninhabited. GEOGRAPHY - DESERTS
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comprehension passages (5 MCQs): - 1 reading passage (5 T/F): IV. Writing : 20p - Q56- 60 : 5 sentence arrangement (5p) - Q61- 67 : 1 gap-fill passage (7 questions – 10 options) : 7p - 1 topic writing (in 50 – 70 words with guiding questions): 8p V. Speaking: 20p - Introduction (personal information): 5p - Follow-up Questions – response (Teacher – Student) 5p - Pair conversation: 10p WRITING TOPICS (50- 70 words) 1. Compare your city/ home town 10 years ago and now. 2. Your student life and your
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A Taiwanese Speaking English 1 A Taiwanese Speaking English Common Speaking issues experienced in Speaking English Meng-Chun Tsai BUCP104 Douglas Parsons December 10‚ 2013 A Taiwanese Speaking English 2 Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………….3 Pronunciation……………………………………………………………………......4 “d & t”……….……………………………………………………………...4 “es”…………………………………………………………………………4 Vocabulary……………………………………………………………………….. 5 “ee & ea”……..……………………………………………………………
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issues surrounding this sport Tone Ironic‚ sarcastic‚ informal‚ personal opinion‚ persuasive Vocabulary Use of words such as "boorish‚ boring‚ bearish" Words that create a negative tone: "obsessive‚ intolerant‚ violence‚ fanaticism" Figures of speech - "It can flirt with the darker side of the mob" - "Weaving itself into the culture of countries…" - ".. the media to feed off each other has been another ingredient in its survival" - "Gave gone hand in goalkeeper’s glove with each
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if you wish. Secondly‚ a variety of people are fond of it as well‚ so it is convenient to find those who have the same hobby to play a basketball game and share the same happiness. Thirdly‚ the NBA games‚ which are played in US and popular over the world‚ are unusually fantastic and amazing. The games are really visual feasts. There are a lot of benefits of playing basketball‚ for it is a kind of aerobic sport‚ which can help you get rid of body fatigue‚ burn up calories‚ and strengthen the heart
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English is an international language. It is used by people all around the world to communicate with each other. In fact‚ English is the official second language in Malaysia. However‚ some people do not take this matter seriously as they think that their own local language is just enough to be understood as they only communicate with people around them. This is absolutely an incorrect opinion. Imagine if you are promoted to go somewhere abroad‚ outside the country‚ and people can only understand you
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The Benefits of Speaking Effectively in English Good morning to the Principal‚ members of the School Alumni‚ teachers‚ parents and all ex students‚ it is an honor to speak to all of you today and I’m here today to present a paper titled ‘The Benefits of Speaking Effectively in English’. Why do we need to speak English effectively? The importance of English is increasing day by day. It is because English has become an international business and professional language. Yes‚ it is true whether you
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Good English Movement Week! In the early month of July‚ Yusof Ishak Secondary School English department teachers had organized Speak Good English Movement campaign during the second week of July. The campaign was a successful one‚ which had brought great improvement to a certain extent. This made me ponder about what speak good English is about and how important is it? Speak Good English Movement (SGEM) campaign is to allow Singaporeans to be exposed to environment where Standard English is
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