[2] Thus‚ native speakers of a language can be fluent without being considered proficient. ------------------------------------------------- Organizations [edit]ACTFL The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) distinguishes between proficiency and performance. In part‚ ACTFL ’s definition of proficiency is derived from mandates issued by the US government‚ declaring that a limited English proficient student is one who comes from a non-English background and "who has sufficient
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OUR OWN ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL‚ ABU DHABI GR.8‚ HISTORY NOTES TOPIC: REVOLT OF 1857 ❖ GREASED CARTRIDGES INCIDENT: 1. New rifle introduced-Enfield‚ cartridge covered with greased paper wrapper. 2. Sepoys had to bite off the cart.‚ before loading the cartridge into the rifle. (it had gunpowder and an iron ball) 3. News spread that the grease was made from fat of cows and pigs. 4. Hindus consider cows: sacred Muslims consider pigs: dirty
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ADVANCED ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS AD 117 Teacher: MBA Lilian Molina Jalil Department: Comercio Exterior Period: Spring 2006 Course: Advanced English for Business This course is designed to develop the student’s ability to communicate through listening‚ speaking‚ reading and writing in English. It is our goal to: Sensitize the student to the diverse nature of cultures; Enable the students to make connections with other areas of study; Prepare students to participate in local and global communities
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Chaucer and mother name was Agnes Copton Geoffrey Chaucer was died in 25 October 1400 his age 56–57 years. His occupation was Author‚ poet‚ philosopher‚ bureaucrat‚ diplomat He is known as the Father of English Poetry and English literature‚ He is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. He was the first poet to have been buried in Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey. While he achieved fame during his life time as an author‚ philosopher‚ alchemist and astronomer‚ composing
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English conservatism‚ which was called Toryism‚ emerged during the Restoration (1660–1688). It supported a hierarchical society with a monarch who ruled by divine right. However the Glorious Revolution (1688 ‚ which established constitutional government‚ led to a reformulation of Toryism which now considered sovereignty vested in the three estates of Crown‚ Lords‚ and Commons.[7])‚ Conservatism developed in Restoration England from royalism. Royalists supported absolute monarchy‚ arguing that
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Today‚ English is used widely. It has become the most popular language of communication between countries and in many fields of human endeavor. So it is important that we learn to use English. Otherwise we will be at a disadvantage. The only effective way of improving my English is to use it‚ as often as possible. In school‚ the only time when English is used is during English lessons. That certainly is not enough. So wherever possible I speak English with some friends and teachers who will or
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Homonymy in English The learning objectives: after you have studied the lecture you should be able to speak on the following: 1. Homonyms‚ its etymology‚ definition. 2. Classification of homonyms. 3. Sources of homonyms. 4. Relationship among polysemy‚ homonymy and synonymy. Seminar on Homonymy and Polysemy: Consider your answer to the following: 1) Antrushina G.B. and others “English lexicology”‚ M.‚ 1999. Pp. 166-182. Do exercises 1‚ 2‚ (8 sent)‚ 4‚ 5‚ 7‚ (6 sent)‚ 8 p
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English Oral 2012 Title: Global warming Class: 5 Amanah Team members: 1) Amira Ain Binti Naim - Chairperson 2) Syaza Nazura Binti Khahar – First panel 3) Mohd Yusri Bin Jupri – Second panel 4) Mohd Syazwan Bin Safaruddin – Third panel Chairperson: Assalamualaikum and a very good morning to my wise English teacher‚ Puan Rosnani and all my fellow friends. My name is Amira Ain Binti Naim and I am your chairperson
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LANGUAGE? __________________________________________________ English isn’t managing to sweep all else before it -- and if it ever does become the universal language‚ many of those who speak it won’t understand one another by Barbara Wallraff ECAUSE I am interested in what happens to the English language‚ over the past year or so I’ve been asking people‚ at dinner parties and professional gatherings and so on‚ whether they think that English is well on its way to being the global language. Typically
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Why English ? Why English is important? After Mandarin‚ English is spoken by more people than any other language‚ and is the native language of more than 350 million people. More people speak English than those who speak the Arabic and French languages combined. Moreover‚ English is the international language of diplomacy‚ business‚ science‚ technology‚ banking‚ computing‚ medicine‚ aviation‚ UN & NATO armed forces‚ engineering‚ tourism‚ Hollywood films and arguably the best pop and
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