English Words ‘The air is always thick with our verbal emissions. There are so many things we want to tell the world. Some of them are important‚ some of them are not. But we talk anyway. A life without words would be a horrendous privation.’ (from the Introduction) Words and language‚ keys to human identity‚ are fascinating subjects. The aim of this book is to arouse curiosity about English words and about the nature of language in general‚ especially among students who are not intending
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TITLE: Youse wanna work with me? AUTHOR: Fiona Smith SOURCE Australian financial review DOP: 14 august 2007 The article talks about our accents‚ and how we are perceived by others. The characteristics of our speech send out lots of signs to the listener on who we are‚ building and creating our identity on just how we speak. The articulation of vowel sounds‚ usage of High rising terminals‚ accents‚ articulation of words‚ or particular usage of non-standard variants can aid the other to determine
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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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Introduction I have chosen the theme “Intonation” because it is one of the most interesting things of the speech and it is very important to acquire the proper intonation. The aim of my speech is to tell what the speech melody is and how is it connected with sentence stress and how they influence each other. Intonation is magic. It can say more than even words. Intonation can tell you about the mood and the character of the person. Each person has his own intonation. That is why already at the first
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TEACHING BUSINESS ENGLISH: DO ENGLISH TEACHERS NEED TRAINING? By: NOR AINI BINTI ABDUL RAHMAN‚ ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MALAYSIA & FATIMAH BINTI ALI‚ UNIVERSITY COLLEGE of ENGINEERING and TECHNOLOGY MALAYSIA English language teachers have to upgrade themselves constantly in order to keep up with the latest development in teaching the language. For English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teachers‚ the demand is even more pressing. Bearing that in mind‚ this paper investigates how Business
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The genre of my book is fiction. It is not real because it includes spies‚the triads and even an eleven-year -old spy. In the beginning of the story jason was in the wrongeplace e risked his life to saveat the wronge time‚ and is now being hunted by his own goverment and the triads leaders. In the middle of the story he has to prove his innocence‚ also has to fight his friends and hi foes. In the end he proves thatg he was being framed and he quits the spy buessness. The protagonist is jason
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different things). 1. START YOUR OWN ENGLISH LANGUAGE BLOG. Even for people who don’t have to write in English‚ writing can be a great way of properly learning the kind of vocabulary you need to describe your own life and interests‚ and of thinking about how to stop making grammar mistakes. The problem most people have is that they don’t know what to write about. One traditional way to make sure you write every day in English is to write an English diary (journal)‚ and a more up to date way
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1. Give an outline of the views on English spelling presented in text 1 and 2. Text 1 ”Proper spelling? Its Tyme to Let Luce”‚ an article from the website of the American magazine WIRED‚ written by Anne Trubek‚ published January 31‚ 2012. Trubek claim that our language is forever evolving‚ and it’s only normal and a part of the evolution of languages. She believes that it would be great if we could loose our idea of correct spelling‚ and open our arms towards a more modern and different type
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The Benefits of Studying English English is the most widely used language in the world. It is spoken by around four hundred million people. Along with its proud status as the top first language‚ it is extensively used as a second language across the globe. For those wishing to study the subject further‚ for example to A level or degree level standard‚ it is naturally assumed that an excellent level of written and spoken English will already have been attained. In these higher level courses you
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Many have said that the English language is one of the hardest to learn. However‚ with the right training‚ learning English as a second language can be a fun and positive experience. In this article you will better understand how to tackle the English language and how to speak English fluently. One mistake that people often make is putting in effort to study grammar rather than conversational English. In order to become a good English speaker‚ remember to focus on actually conversing rather than
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