Useful Idioms for Lower-Intermediate to Advanced Students (Teacher’s Resource) My students often tell me that they want to learn idioms. But‚ in the past‚ I always found it difficult to find a list of idioms/phrases that was general enough to be useful for everyone. So‚ I finally broke down and made my own idiom and phrases list. Below is the result of hours of idiom compilation and writing. Item example: off the top of your head He asked me to tell him a joke‚ but I couldn’t think of
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times I feel myself zoning out and losing focus of what is occurring around me. I sometimes block parts of the environment from my awareness or don’t hear a story my roommate tells me while checking Facebook on the computer. However‚ when hearing my name from a distance‚ I can automatically switch gears and will listen to what is being said. The reason for this is selective attention. When on the mound during a softball game‚ I selectively pay attention to the pitch I am about the throw and how I’m
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1. What makes a good speaker? -A good speaker will speak clearly and loud enough so the audience can hear them. If you are speaking to someone individually you need to face them and not fidget or anything like that. To be a good speaker you also should be a good listener. It is all under the subject of communicating. 1.Stand erect distributing your weight on both the legs. Do not hold onto the mike or to the podium for support. 2.Have a good posture and appearance. Do not lean on the podium.
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Outline Thesis statement: Watergate could possibly be the worst scandal in the history of the United States. 1. Richard Nixon. A. Family. B. Political. II. Latest scandals. A. Iran Contra affair. B. Whitewater affair. Ill. Watergate. A. Burglary. B. Plumbers. C. John F.Kennedy IV. Investigation. A. Reporters. B. Special prosecutors. C. Senate hearings. D. Fight for tapes. V. National Archives and Records Administration. A. Material available for research. B. Special Files Unit
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Perception and Attention Sensation and Perception Senses effect a person’s brain information reflecting on the way a person perceives information. The five major senses are vision‚ audition‚ touch‚ taste‚ and smell. If one or more of a person’s senses is not working properly then it can affect their perception. According to Robinson-Reigler and Robinson-Reigler (2008)‚ "early selection theories propose that the processes whereby we designate information for further processing
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The Biggest Problem of Our Time The question what the biggest problem of our time is‚ might be considered to be a question with various answers‚ because nowadays‚ the increasing amount of the world population and the evolution of technology creates a lot of problems. If I have to identify one of those‚ the problem I choose is the one based on the human consumption of food. The continuing globalisation makes many places become cities‚ and comforts people’s life. Many people can easily
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A useful tool If someone gets into people’s house or wants to robbery people in some places with no one appear‚ which would people rather have‚ a handgun or telephone? If policeman cannot get there in time to save people’s life or no one can give people assistance‚ what would people rather do? Should they ask to god for help or willing to be a victim? It is very ridicules. Obviously‚ the best choice for people protect themselves is taking a handgun‚ because the first line of defense is people.
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A Scandal of Bias and Fact Over the past few years the NSA (National Security Agency) has been collecting massive amounts of phone call data from Verizon without the public’s knowledge. This information has just come to the public’s attention earlier this year‚ and has been covered by many news sources. Some sources stick strictly to the facts of the story and nothing more. However‚ other sources tend to focus more on their own bias rather than talking about the actual events that happened. There
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Many people believe that our government should do more to solve our problems. Yet‚ when we expect our government‚ rather than ourselves‚ to come up with solutions for both our communities’ and nations’ ills‚ we have walked down a path which leads us away from being self-reliant and independent. Why can we not affect changes in our communities to everyone’s benefit when it is within our abilities? Why must we always ask the government for help to solve community problems when there are more serious
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completely separated from societies. They starting too rubbery. It’s unsafe for pedestrians to walk alone. That’s why it’s become as the social issues. There was numerous governmental and non-governmental organization involves to resolve the issues and problem but it’s not going effectively. There are over 600‚000 homeless people in the US. According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). According to the ‘’2015 San Francisco point-in-time
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