present perfect simple d. Have been going‚ present perfect progressive e. Had spent‚ past perfect f. had been sleeping‚ past perfect progressive and turned‚ simple past g. have been awarded‚ present perfect passive 2.2 a. ‘I read the report this morning’ is in the past simple tense‚ describing a completed action‚ something which is over‚ whereas ‘I’ve read the report this morning’ is in the present perfect tense‚ indicating that the action is not necessarily complete and so the sentence might continue
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understand one thing in my opinion to understand the big picture. Many people picked on how she used the present tense instead of using the past tense. This gave me a big light bulb feeling. If you really look in depth with that comment‚ you can really understand why she didn’t use the past tense. In a way‚ it’s kind of mind blowing and intelligent! She could have easily used the passed tense‚ but what good would be when this is still happening now. Having her go there and share other peoples experience
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Section 1 Learners & Teachers‚ & the Teaching & Learning Context A. Teaching and learning contexts Task 1 1. In what context will you be doing the CELTA course? The context of the CELTA course I believe will be: Monolingual Part-Time Open group Lessons in groups Mixed gender Same interest to teach English as a foreign language 2. Do you know what context you will be teaching in after you finish the course? If I get the job I have applied for I will endeavour
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ESP Syllabus – English for Hospital Receptionists 1. Target Group: Age | Adults from 21 to 57 | Sex | Female and Male | Mother Tongue | Spanish | Level of English | Elementary | 2. Main Aim: English for Hospital Receptionist is aimed to prepare learners to use a narrow range of English for Hospital receptionist‚ adequate for basic medical communication between patients‚ families’ patients and medical stuff. 3. Course Description: This course is designed for hospital
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The kitchen holds a lot of memories in our lives. From the time our parents nested us a home‚ mother and father had cooked or dined with the family in the kitchen. The walls of the kitchen have many stories to tell and memories to keep. If only it could talk about the memories from the heating stove‚ the clay jar of water‚ the plates‚ the sink‚ the table‚ and all the meals. Truly‚ the kitchen is a cherished place. When I was younger‚ I remember my two widowed aunts tidying up the kitchen. They
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discriminated against and American-Japanese citizens are victimized in ‘Snow Falling on Cedars’. These prejudices are similarly portrayed in both texts; however there are also some contrasting features. Varying techniques such as changing from present to past text to emphasise the continuous use of memory‚ various panning shots and most importantly‚ dialogue‚ are all used to convey that prejudice and hatred are never right in a just society. In ‘Montana 1948’‚ written by Larry Watson‚ we are instantly
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but despite this‚ he does seem to be connected to the scene that he is describing. He describes everything almost as if he is there and not as if he is not a part of the scene. All but the last sentence in the first stanza of the poem is in the past tense. In the first stanza‚ he is describing the time when these people were alive. At this point in time‚ everything seems to be described with lots of colors and the time is warm‚ generally summer and spring. When reading the first stanza you get the
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Contentment can help people move forward‚ it is also a way of freezing time to connect to the past. To compromise to happiness is hardly possible. However in the poem Swing Valley‚ and the excerpt from Home Place‚ the speakers are able to find joy by means of nostalgia. They seem to pursue happiness by recollecting favourable memories from the past‚ and being in the physical reminiscence that shapes their past. Through the development of the character‚ Ronald‚ and the speaker from Swing valley‚ we are
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literature. Through the medium of past experiences as a minority with a strong hunger for learning‚ Alexie reminds everyone of the potential for an individual to overcome adversity through perseverance and diligence. With an informal tone pervading throughout his article‚ Alexie aims considerably at non-Indian children‚ hoping to give initiative on the power and importance of education for minority students like him. Despite being characterized as a minority in the past‚ he was able to break away of
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uses a very short effective sentence saying “we are breaking away from you‚ Da.” This basically summarises the piece of text into a short‚ bold sentence. The majority of the passage is written in the past tense and therefore giving us a sense of immediacy. By using the present tense‚ the writer shows us that he is reliving the moments where he witnessed his father at his worst state and this gives us a sense that the author is now empathetic. The use of fragmented narration shows us the small
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