ASSIGNMENT 1 - FOCUS ON THE LEARNER PART A I interviewed a 26-year-old Italian in the Elementary English Class. He is a student at the University of Verona‚ studying International law. He can be described as both extrinsic and intrinsic learner because he said he is learning English for basically two purposes; first‚ for the course he is studying ’International Law’‚ which involves global communication‚ so with English he will be able to deal with international clients in the future. His
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This shows the sense of state power and oppression of the individual in Winston’s world. This sense of control is emphasised again later in extract when we discover the caption under the poster reads: ‘BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU’. The direct object pronoun ‘you’ personalises the poster to the immediate viewer and therefore along with the presentation of the words being in capitals makes it more effective. Overall the poster therefore shows the hostility of the place where Winston is and their lack of
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1 An analysis of cohesive devices in reading texts in English 11 / Hoàng Trà My PART 1: I TRODUCTIO 1. Rationale Among all skills which students need to master in English‚ reading is considered to be very important because it helps students to get materials for other skills. To learn reading well‚ it is necessary for students to comprehend sufficient language base‚ one of which is the cohesion in the text. Because of the importance of cohesion in comprehending a text‚ this small study on discourse
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be used either as qualifying adjectives‚ or as classifying adjectives‚ depending on the context. Take the example of the adjective old. Examples: My car is very old (qualifying‚ with a noun) He is intelligent (qualifying‚ with a pronoun) see Pronouns) The old computer was much quieter than the new model (classifying) In the first example above‚ old is a perceived quality‚ and therefore gradable‚ in the second old has an absolute value‚ with the meaning of former or previous. See
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similar to the procedures followed in conducting a scientific experiment. It describes definite steps in a necessary order. The misplacement of any action will cause confusion. In a process paragraph‚ uses of imperative sentences‚ the indefinite pronoun “you” and the present tense are common. 19.1 Transitions used in a process paragraph (描述过程的联接词) Transitions used in a process paragraph include listings words and words indicating time. The following table illustrates some listing words that can
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Error identification – Extra practice exercises. Decide which part of the sentence is grammatically incorrect. Then look at the answers below. 1. I enjoyed study geography at school and now I’ve enrolled at the Economics Faculty. 2. I used to be keen of all scientific subjects but now I would prefer to study art. 3. I want meet your sister when she comes to see you – she sounds very nice. 4. My friends tell the English exam is quite difficult but I’m not worried. 5. The tickets
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thing‚ like: Akbar is a great king. The rose smells sweet 2. Adjective – is a word used to add something to the meaning of a noun‚ like: Good boys Ten girls Dirty clothes 3. Pronoun – is a word used instead of a noun‚ like Ram shouts ----- He shouts. They‚ them‚ us‚ he‚ she‚ it etc. come under this class. 4. Verb – provides action: they tell what is happening‚ like: I fly my kite. Calcutta
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DEIXIS AND DEFINITENESS I like studying semantics Deictic word I do‚ too Definition Deictic word One which takes some element of its meaning from the situation ( the speaker‚ the addressee‚ the time and the place) of the utterance in which it is used. The general phenomenon of its occurrence is called Deixis If Mary is preparing to travel to the USA ‚ her mother says: “ you should bring warm clothes‚ the weather is cold there .“ Deictic word If
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drilled into my brain until we could fully understand and use them all. The eight parts of speech: such a key component of language‚ yet such a complicated piece of my learning career. Out of all eight of the parts of speech‚ the verb‚ the noun‚ the pronoun‚ the adjective‚ the adverb‚ the preposition‚ the conjunction‚ and the interjection‚ the ones that I remember the most are the verb and the noun. I am not quite sure how such basic ideas of language can be so complicated to actually explain. My
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even from the country they were born in due to being the child of an immigrant. In addition to this‚ throughout the poem‚ the persona rarely addresses other people‚ only sometimes referring to the reader as “you.” There is repetition of the personal pronoun “I” throughout suggests that the persona is alone as they do not have anybody else to refer to. This could also suggest how the poet feels she is alone in her thoughts about this subject. The speaker also uses sensory imagery in order to convey
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