| Public speaking has been taught and studied for thousands of years. | | | | | A) | True | | | | | | B) | False | | | | Feedback: Public speaking has been taught and studied around the world for thousands of years. | | | | 2 | CORRECT | | Because people have different frames of reference‚ a public speaker must take care to adapt her or his message to the particular audience being addressed. | | | | | A) | True | | | | | | B) | False |
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Listening is one of the most important forms of communication‚ with the multiple ways of doing it‚ and the everyday importance of it. Can you imagine not hearing things? The music you listen to‚ TV shows you watch‚ people you speak to‚ all of them dead silent event when they are playing. Now imagine you can hear‚ but only half of what normal people can. That’s what it’s like to hear things from my perspective. It is normal for me because I was born half deaf‚ so my hearing and my listening skills
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He and She She took after their father‚ Hair like a tangle of wire. He took after their mother‚ A dreamer who curled by the fire. She chose games that were rowdy‚ Borrowed his planes and his cars. He gazed out of the window‚ Riding the moon and the stars. She would rage like a tiger‚ Fight him with fists and with hate. He would smoulder in silence‚ Patiently‚ bitterly wait. She ran wild in the playground‚ Shouting her threats at the boys. He crept under the oak tree‚ Guarding
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A Smile. A smile costs nothing‚ but gives much. It enriches those who receive‚ without making poorer those who give. It takes a moment‚ but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it‚ and none is so poor‚ but that he can be made rich by it. A smile creates happiness in the home‚ fosters good will in business‚ and is the countersign of friendship. It brings rest to the weary‚ cheer to the discouraged‚ sunshine to the sad‚ and it is nature’s
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Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to understand‚ interpret‚ and evaluate what (s)he hears. The ability to listen actively can improve personal relationships through reducing conflicts‚ strengthening cooperation‚ and fostering understanding. When interacting‚ people often are not listening attentively. They may be distracted‚ thinking about other things‚ or thinking about what they are going to say next (the latter case is particularly true in conflict situations
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OUTLINE TOPIC 6: TALK ABOUT THE MASS MEDIA. NEWSPAPERS AND THEIR ATTRACTION FOR YOU 1. The mass media: - What is the mass media? What are the types of the mass media? The mass media is means of providing information and entertainment such as television‚ radio‚ Internet and newspapers. - What are their features? They provide information and entertainment orally‚ visually 2. Newspapers and their attraction for you a) Newspapers: - Newspaper is a type of the mass media
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Vocabulary Learning Strategies There are numerous different classification systems for vocabulary learning strategies. Several common used are listed at the following. Gu and Johnson (1996) developed a classification of vocabulary learning strategies that are beliefs about vocabulary learning‚ metacognitive regulation‚ guessing strategies‚ dictionary strategies‚ note-taking strategies‚ memory strategies (rehearsal)‚ memory strategies (encoding) and activation strategies. Schmitt (1997) took advantage
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when choosing a career. In my opinion‚ personal interest is an important factor when choosing a career. The first reason is that we will be more committed in performing on the tasks given. This is because‚ if we are able to put our passions and skills into a career‚ we are more likely to enjoy our work and succeed in our position. Moreover‚ we will be able to concentrate on the career without being distracted easily. For example‚ the co-founder of Apple‚ Steve Jobs once said “If you are working
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Concert Analysis: Songs Around the Word I Offer Thee by Allen Ridout 1. Gregorian chant consists of a single-lined melody and is monophonic in texture. This piece also consists of these basic structures as well as not having any harmory or counterpoint. This piece performed by U of I faculty member Steven Rickards‚ is sung a cappella. 2. This piece differs from the traditional Gregorian chant of the Middle ages because of the jumps and leaps presented in the piece‚ which show that the piece
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Topic: Effective Ways Of Using Technology In Improving English Communicative Skill Name: Syafiqah binti Hasram In an article in The Times on 12th April 2012‚ Malaysia is classified as one of the countries that are rapidly developing in technology. Along with our neighbor country Singapore‚ Malaysia is improving in technological industry that has been approved as an effective device in improving education‚ communicative skill and creative thinking besides serving as nation’s improviser. Ministry
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