solving mazes and other visual puzzles and considers herself to be a leader. 3 Problems and Possible solutions with Grammar The student enjoys English grammar‚ and generally finds it much easier than Spanish grammar. An example of this is the verb formations. She normally uses the correct tense when speaking in English but sometimes uses the infinitive form instead of the progressive. “I read” instead of “I’m reading”. Spanish often use an infinitive where English would use a progressive; this
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1. Background and education framework For this assignment I interviewed XXX‚ a 26 year old refugee from Eritrea. The political situation in his country is grave. It is a single-party presidential republic‚ where any kind of outspoken criticism is punished without trial. Back home the government recruited him to be a soldier and as he would not comply‚ he had to run. He fled to Slovenia with his wife‚ leaving three children in Eritrea to live with their grandparents until he and his wife find a
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Sample Lesson Plan CELTA Language Analysis Target Language (For skills lessons‚ list target vocab. only) Present perfect continuous Context Music; personal information – information about yourself Analysis Include: Meaning Form Pronunciation For grammar‚ it is often useful to include model sentences Using present perfect simple – with for and since – to emphasise that you are talking about a completed action or permanent state Grammar e.g. You’ve changed since last summer (completed
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Active / Passive Verb Forms Sentences can be active or passive. Therefore‚ tenses also have "active forms" and "passive forms." You must learn to recognize the difference to successfully speak English. Active Form In active sentences‚ the thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing receiving the action is the object. Most sentences are active. Basic form: [Thing doing action] + [verb] + [thing receiving action] Examples: - The professor teaches the students
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SUBJECT – VERB AGREEMENT LONG QUIZ Name:_____________________________ Section:____________________ Score:_________ DIRECTIONS: Read each sentences. Circle the correct verb so that subject agrees with it. Some of the items provide clues‚ use them to guide you in answering. 1: The rhythm of the pounding waves (is‚ are) calming. (Clue: Make the subject and verb agree when words intervene between them.) 2: All of the dogs in the neighbourhood (was‚ were)barking. (Clue: Make the subject
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sleep even if we don’t wish to do so. CCQs: Is it something we must do? Yes. Can we avoid it? No. Use of examples: We have to use the safety belt. Children have to attend school by law. Form Have to is a non-modal alternative to the modal verb must to talk about obligation. It is interchangeable with have got to‚ this last form being more common in spoken and informal British English. The structure of the have to form is Subject+ Have+ Infinitive (with to). The negative
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Dramatistic and Modal Analysis Poetry by Pablo Neruda Dramatistic Analysis Poetry is the language of a living soul. Pablo Neruda’s persona speaks to himself in one of his poem’s entitled Poetry upon recognizing‚ seizing and accepting love into his life. This is illustrated through the use of the Pablo Neruda’s vivacious combination of words revealing exhilaration‚ euphoria and immortalizing through the power of his pen in the form of poetry. As mentioned previously‚ the author speaks of a certain
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Types of Business Correspondence The major types of Business Correspondence are: Business Letters Business Memos Business Faxes Business E-mails Subject And Verb Agreement Defining the organizational purpose is crucial. It is also more difficult than one might think. Peter Drucker emphasizes the point that an organization’s purpose should be examined and defined not only at the inception or during difficult times but also during successful periods. If the rail road companies
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ASSIGNMENT 1 - FOCUS ON THE LEARNER PART A I interviewed a 26-year-old Italian in the Elementary English Class. He is a student at the University of Verona‚ studying International law. He can be described as both extrinsic and intrinsic learner because he said he is learning English for basically two purposes; first‚ for the course he is studying ’International Law’‚ which involves global communication‚ so with English he will be able to deal with international clients in the future. His
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Reflection My first encounter with Carlos was through the tutoring sessions. He seems fairly proficient when it came to speaking. During the first tutorial session I asked the group I was working with if they would be interested. Carlos was enthusiastic about participating. So much so‚ I asked the group to think about it. Looking back I think I was slightly overwhelmed by the response. The following week‚ Carlos was again at tutoring. Since he was still very interested in taking part in the study
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