51)‚ while the ‘Repeat Sentence’ item tests candidates’ ability “to understand and remember a sentence‚ then repeat the sentence exactly as you hear it using the correct pronunciation” (2010‚ p.41). Both of the item types assess speaking and listening skills in an integrated fashion. Research design The research question for this study is: can the new integrated skills test change candidates’ use of learning strategies and learning materials? Three classes of students from the School of English
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A year ago‚ I attended a traditional Ukrainian funeral‚ which was a first for myself. It was an experience that I will never forget‚ as it was a lot different from any other funeral I have attended. I attended the funeral with my grandmother‚ as it was for her aunt and I felt it would be beneficial if she attended with someone. On the way to the funeral I had no idea what I was about to experience. On the way out I remember feeling very weird about what all had taken place. In any funeral I had
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Question: Which container will retain internal heat the longest? More specifically‚ which container will cool the fastest and which will keep the highest temperature for the longest amount of time? Hypothesis: My hypothesis is that the metal insulated mug with the lid will retain the highest temperature for the longest amount of time. Likewise‚ the mug that will lose heat the fastest will be the plastic mug with no lid. Independent Variable: The variable that was purposely changed was the amount
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Barriers to Good Listening To be an effective listener‚ you should improve your listening skills and abolish the barriers or hindrance to a good and clear listening. 1. Prejudging * Happens when you jump to the conclusion that you understand the speaker’s meaning before it is fully expressed. * This results in the wrong interpretation of the message and the false belief that you have listened effectively. * Another way to prejudge a speech is to decide that the topic has little
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young man saids to sylvia he also says it to sylvia’s grandmother who is Mrs. Tilley. Mrs. Tilleey gladly allowed the young man to stayed in their house. Mrs. Tilley and the young man spent the night chatting with each other while sylvia is only listening to their‚while they are talking the young man mentioned that he is a collectoor of a birds and he currently hunting now is a white heron that he have seen in the forest and he also hope that sylvia could help him to find the white heron . Sylvia
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Chemicals Within Us Written by David Ewing Duncan Republished from the pages of National Geographic magazine My journalist-as-guinea-pig experiment is taking a disturbing turn. A Swedish chemist is on the phone‚ talking about flame retardants‚ chemicals added for safety to just about any product that can burn. Found in mattresses‚ carpets‚ the plastic casing of televisions‚ electronic circuit boards‚ and automobiles‚ flame retardants save hundreds of lives a year in the United States alone. These
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‘God is not real’: A philosophical question is a question that has no right or wrong answer‚ a philosophical question makes you think more deeply to come up with an answer. People will have different answers depending on what they believe. ‘God is not real’ is a philosophical question because this question doesn’t immediately make you think of a particular physical object. This question has no right or wrong answer. Different people might have different responses to philosophical questions because
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Active listening in 4 steps: The best managers make the best listeners Managers spend a good part of their workday listening to other people. But bear in mind‚ there’s a big difference between “passive” and “active” listening. Effective listening includes a four-step process to ensure understanding: 1. Listen to the total message. 2. Prove your understanding by using nonverbal signals. 3. Use open-ended probes. 4. Paraphrase what you hear. Motivating employees through realistic deadlines:
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A Real Man Men around the world are constantly kept in line‚ on what exactly a man is expected to be. This is policed through everyday living and society has zero tolerance for margin of error. However‚ this can have a great deal of psychological issues towards young boys as they go through this traumatic transition at a young age. Consistently ridiculed‚ and forced to behave certain ways preventing them from appearing feminine. The guidance stems from close relatives‚ peers‚ and even sports team
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2:30-3:45pm September 12‚ 2013 THE EXPERIENCE THAT SHAPED WHO I AM TODAY People wonder and try to guess what made me the way I am today. I’ve been confronted by elderly strangers‚ being asked the same question almost every time. Questions like: “Why are you so nice?”‚ “Why are you so different from others?”‚ and “Why is the way you dress unique?” I give them all the same answers‚ I tell them I am who I am today because of my past experience. I never go into details about telling
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