Comparison of idioms I am going to compare today the idioms (idiom: is an expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words) in two stories which is The seventh grade and Melting pot. See how I am going to compare them by judging on how amusing it sounds which is going to make the reader interested and entertained by the story‚ the idioms help by making the reader think that it is actually a sentence that has been used be real people in the world. First I
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IDIOMS with ANSWERS: Unit 1 I. Fill in the missing words in the sentences below. Choose from the following: AT A LOOSE END AT ONE’S WITS’ END AT DEATH’S DOOR AT A LOSS AT FAULT AT RANDOM AT A PINCH AT FIRST SIGHT AT SHORT NOTICE AT A STANDSTILL AT LEAST AT SIXES AND SEVENS AT ALL COSTS AT LOGGERHEADS AT THE CRACK OF DAWN AT ALL HOURS AT MOST AT WILL AT BEST AT ONCE 1. When Richard Burton was Elizabeth Taylor it was a classic case of love …………………………… 2. Traffic was ……………………………………. this
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HANDOUT: NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES The NP The structure of the Noun Phrase can be illustrated as follows (Premodification) H (Postmodification) determiners adjectives nouns the the old the very old those very old noun pronoun prepositional phrases relative clauses in the parking lot cars (that) the company bought for the employees Other pre- and postmodifiers may include determiner phrases‚ adjective phrases and even adverb phrases. A noun may also be complemented
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skills of: speaking in front of an audience‚ preparing arguments‚ thinking on your feet‚ listening to and understanding the arguments of the opposing team‚ and‚ like any other team sport‚ your skills of cooperation and communication. You win a debate by building up a strong argument and by knocking down the arguments of the other team. In doing this‚ you will be judged on your manner‚ matter and method. MANNER Manner is the way you speak and present yourself to the audience. It includes your
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28 November 2012 Valuable Lessons The movie‚ The Great Debators starring Denzel Washington‚ was about a black debate team traveling from city to city and/or town to town to compete with other debate teams. It took place in Marshall‚ Texas‚ home to Wiley College‚ where‚ in 1935-36‚ Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to a nearly-undefeated season that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University’s national
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General usage Most Common Uses: You’re a bitch. Stop being so bitchy. THOSE BITCHES! I’m gonna kill that bitch. There are many forms and phrases in which you can use the word bitch‚ however these are the most common. Bitch is also frequently used in Hip-Hop‚ as stated below. Bitch is a wonderful word. Use it daily. Hourly. Second...ly The former specialised meaning is retained and in widespread use among dog aficionados and breeders‚ but derogatory usage has become so prevalent in
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Useful Japanese phrases A collection of useful phrases in Japanese. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages. Key to abbreviations: frm = formal‚ inf = informal‚ f = said by women‚ >f = said to women English 日本語 (Japanese) Welcome ようこそ (yōkoso) Hello 今日は (konnichiwa) おっす (ossu) - used between close male friends もしもし (moshi moshi) - on phone How are you? I’m fine‚ thanks. And you? お元気ですか？ (o genki desu ka) はい、元気です。あなたは？ (hai‚ genki desu. anata wa?) お蔭様で元気です
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internet so proximity‚ contact may not be an issue 4. Synoptic: world becoming more westernised via globalization 5. Theories are ethnocentric don’t take into account arranged marriages and how the formation of relationship may not be important Debate: 1. Difficult to measure relationships scientifically as they rely on self report studies 2. Even those in westernised cultures have more free will‚ the move from traditional arranged marriages to joint delegation is shown in Goodwin study
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The Great Debaters The Great Debaters‚ directed by Denzel Washington‚ is an inspirational movie about a specific debate team overcoming racism in the segregated South. It is based off of the debate team of Wiley College‚ a small religious black school in East Texas‚ during the Great Depression in the 1930s. Under the guidance of their coach Melvin Tolson‚ the team kept prevailing week after week against every single opponent. They started competing with other black schools but eventually worked
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administrators regarding the issues being discussed. Bloc A group of countries within a similar geographical region or with a similar opinion. Caucus A break in a formal debate in which countries informally discuss the issue debated at hand. They can either be moderated or unmoderated. Chair An administrator. They moderate the debate‚ keep the time‚ rule on points and motions‚ and enforces rules of procedure. Dais The group of students in charge of the committee. Normally consists of the chair‚ director
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