END-OF-TERM TEST ON ENGLISH PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY Time allotted: 30 minutes Please read the questions provided with four choices‚ marked A‚ B‚ C‚ and D in this reading paper. Then‚ on your answer sheet‚ tick the correct box for the letter that corresponds to the answer you have chosen. ** ** Please do not write anything in this reading paper. 1. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in voicing from the other segments ? A. [z‚ d ‚ ð‚ b ] B. [ m‚ n‚ ŋ
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------------------------------------------------- Why Is Reading Important? From time to time people have wondered why reading is important. There seems so many other things to do with one’s time. Reading is important for a variety of reasons. We will look at some of those fundamental reasons below‚ but it is important to realize that struggling with vital reading skills in not a sign a low intelligence. For example‚ John Corcoran‚ who wrote The Teacher Who Couldn’t Read‚ is a very intelligent
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Rhythm in English Maria-Josep Solé Sabater Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona ABSTRACT This paper studies the role played by stress and rhythm in English. The effects of stress on the phonetic realization of segments‚ the morphological and syntaclic function of elemcnts and the structuring of information in the sentencc are considercd. English rhythm is studied and the factors that contribute to maintain a regular stress-timed rhythm are presented. A rhythmical approach to English pronunciation
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Virtual intelligence (As we move through the network) Several years ago‚ specifically in 1996‚ it appeared a real hit editorial “Emotional Intelligence” by Daniel Goleman. This book became quickly into a bestseller worldwide. For those who have not read it basically tell us that it is not just enough to have a high intelligence average (IQ) to have success in life. According to Goleman‚ there are many factors involved in the fate of people and the emotional intelligence‚ or how to interact
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the mid-1800’s. New technologies and ideas helped the nation grow‚ while the Civil War ripped the nation apart (O Captain! My Captain! (Memory)”. During this tumultuous period‚ two great American writers captured their ideas in poetry. Their poems give us insight into the time period‚ as well as universal insight about life. Although‚ polar opposites in personality‚ Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman created similar poetry. Dickinson’s “Hope is a Thing with Feathers” and Whitman’s “O Captain! My Captain
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William Bradford’s in his Of Plymouth Plantation. This is shown by Bradford only thinks they are barbarians and Rowlandson has grey area in her time spend with the Indians. In the Fifteenth Remove Mary Rowland says “sometimes one of them would give me a pipe‚ another a little tobacco‚ another a little salt: which I would change for little victuals” page 17. Sometimes the Indians were nicer to Rowlandson then she thought they were. They pushed her around a lot and made her do stuff she didn’t
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Daven Thomas Mrs. Ellis 2nd Hour English 4/16/14 Gulliver’s More Dangerous Travels As Gulliver is swimming away from the Island of the Brobdingnagians he is caught off guard by a Giant 400 ton whale. It snatches him up in his mouth as if he were krill and carries him over 10‚000 miles across the ocean‚ then blows him out at the Island of Abarat. Gulliver is unconscious for at least a few hours. When he finally comes to‚ he is awoken by great band of hearty Pirates. They quickly tie him up
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Publicity (c) Departmental Organisation and Public Corporation (d) Wholesalers and Retailers (4×5) 5. Write short notes on the following: (a) Development Banks (b) Insurance (c) Government Company (d) Warehousing (4×5 Foundation Course in English - 2 (FEG-02) Assignment All questions are compulsory. Course Code: FEG-03 Assignment Code: FEG-2/TMA/ZO I 1 - 12 Max. Marks: 100 1 Write a paragraph on any one of the following topics. (1 50-200 words) (1 0) .1. Protecting the environment
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|University Composition and Communication I | Copyright © 2013‚ 2011‚ 2010‚ 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course addresses the key elements necessary for effective academic writing in college. The course begins with focus on prewriting strategies and builds to drafting and revising essays. In addition‚ the course includes skill development at
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How to Become Independent Independence means to be able to live by oneself; either a country or an individual can become independent. To become independent is the goal of many people in our society today. There are many factors that can lead to an individual becoming independent‚ some which are; the individual’s state of mind‚ degree of consciousness‚ self-confidence‚ self-responsibility‚ the individual’s character‚ environment‚ determination and hard work‚ religion. Just to name a few. These factors
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