reasonably wide range of ability in this intermediate level group‚ although the majority of students were able to form coherent sentences. Some students were more confident in answering questions aloud‚ while some needed to use their dictionaries regularly during lessons‚ and were less assured with speaking in front of the class. The age ranged anywhere between mid-20’s and late 50’s. The most common interests of the group were listening to music and watching TV. Three students listed some kind of sport
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Assignment 1: Focus on the Learner Note: The student’s name has been changed for the purpose of this example assignment 1. Background For this assignment‚ I interviewed Suzie‚ a Japanese lady in the Upper-Intermediate English class. Suzie moved to Australia for her husband’s work and has been living here for about one year. Back in Japan‚ she worked in an office but is not currently working here. She would like to improve her English so she can make new friends here and more fully integrate into
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The text under analysis is a short story “The One Who Waits” by Ray Bradbury. “The one who waits” is a science fiction story. Like in many other Bradbury’s stories‚ the action takes place in future when it is possible to travel to other planets. The story describes one of the first landings on Mars . It is narrated in the 1st person by a mysterious creature‚ en entity who lives in a well on Mars. It has no body and itself doesn’t know who it is. The creature watches how a spaceship
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Friends are one of the most precious gifts in our life. Some friendships last forever while some ends as paths change. We always remember those friends with whom we had shared the most part of our life. In my opinion‚ it is more important to keep the old friendship strong compared to making new friends for following reasons. Firstly of all‚ trust in between two old friends is more strong compared to a recently developed friendship. Due to this it becomes easier to share our problems and feelings
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article “ Multitasking Can Make You Lose… Um… Focus” author Alina Tugend presents various problems on how multitasking can hurt you rather than help you. Edward Hallowell argues “you have to keep in mind that you sacrifice focus when you do this” (Hallowell) while multitasking between talking on the phone and doing laundry disturbs and interrupts your focus on the conversation you’re having on the phone. In Alina Tugend’s article “ Multitasking Can Make You Lose… Um… Focus” shows the disparate reasons
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MY MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION Everyday‚ as I go back from work and enter my room‚ my eyes divert to the corner‚ for it holds something I cherish from the depth of my heart. It may seem silly to others‚ but I am totally indifferent to what others think‚ partly because it defines me‚ and partly because it is the only thing that solely belongs to me and me only. Standing erect against the wall‚ there is an elegant bookcase‚ of my very own choice; of course and more importantly‚ holding my own
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self-instructional‚ or "self-talk‚" approach to cognitive-behavioral therapy in the 1970s. This approach focuses on changing what people say to themselves‚ both internally and out loud. It is based on the belief that an individual’s actions follow directly from this self-talk. This type of therapy emphasizes teaching patients coping skills that they can use in a variety of situations to help themselves. The technique used to accomplish this is self-instructional inner dialogue‚ a method of talking through a problem
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contributed most significantly to the growth and prosperity of the British mainland colonies? Some factors that contributed to the prosperity of British colonies were the dethroning of King James II‚ mercantilism‚ population growth‚ and expansion. The crowning of William and Mary opened up a new era for the colonists. William dismantled the Dominion of New England and brought back self-governing colonies rather than crown appointed governors. Mercantilism helped further develop England’s economy
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Rules (Focus Area B) | | PART A Introduction: Australian Rules football is one of the most reputible and skilful national sports‚ with the Australian Football League (AFL) being the highest level professional competition in the sport‚ drawing an average of 36‚428 spectators to every game (Australian Human Rights Commission‚ 2011). In 2011‚ following the financial year‚ a total of 650‚373 people were members of an AFL club‚ making the professional players of AFL some of the most elite and
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INTRODUCTION This essay will examine how Mission can be an expression of peoples Liberation with a focus on Poverty and Mission. A definition of terms will be given and Bosch’s article Mission as Liberation will be considered. A theological interpretation will be given by considering Jesus Christ’s mission towards the poor. I argue on the premise of reconstruction theology highlighting education as empowerment to overcoming poverty and an effective tool for mission. 1. ZAMBIAN CONTEXT I serve
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