Assignment : Teaching Grammar to ESL Students 1. I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day. (a recovering alcoholic at an AA meeting) STRUCTURE: ‘used’ structure FORM: subject + used to + infinitive B. FUNCTION AND MEANING It talks about an action that happened regularly in the past but no longer happens in the present. . C. PROBLEMS WITH… Meaning: Students may think that he is talking about the present‚ rather than the past. Some learners may use ‘used to’ in place of the
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A Look into Bullying Please Stop Laughing at Me by Jodee Blanco is an inspirational autobiography about how she was severely bullied physically and socially throughout all elementary‚ middle‚ and high school. She explains her struggles dealing with bullies and how she coped. It gives you a look into what it means to be the outcast and how bullying has been mishandled by the mental health community. “You can learn how to turn your pain into purpose and make a difference in the world‚ or you
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major issue and needs to be taken more seriously. There is no doubt in my mind that sexual assault is unacceptable‚ and we need to do anything we can to stop it. There have been many videos and theater acting shown to students in order to raise awareness of the controversy‚ in attempt to decrease sexual assault on campus. The YouTube video “Stop Sexual Assault | Be an Empowered Bystander | Who Are You?” did a great job in conveying the message of sexual assault to college students. The video first
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"Most of us already know that too many of our movies‚ television shows‚ music songs‚ and video games are filled with trash: grisly murder scenes‚ dismemberment and disembowelment‚ nonstop profanity‚ rape and torture scenarios" (Bennett par 14). By placing scenes like these in movies for the youth to see the media is causing America to become more violent than is needed. We must prevent violence in schools‚ solve violence in schools and violence needs to stop now. Although overall school violence is
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likely to be targeted by bullies. They need to let their kids know it’s okay to express anger. Kids have to know it’s okay to stand up for themselves and have opinions. Parents can teach their kids to project assertive body language‚ including relaxing the body‚ keeping hands steady‚ and maintaining frequent eye contact. It’s also important to encourage friendships so kids can develop supportive peer groups and build social skills. Teaching kids to express themselves diplomatically can also help them
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QUESTIONS ON ASSIGNMENT 1 COURSE : TEACHING ASSISTANT STUDENT : NAME : 1. My contribution would be to follow instructions given by the teacher for that particular lesson. To organise an area to seat 7 children . I would prepare the area and set out the learning material and instruments and instructions for each child to use . I would assist the children in following the teachers instructions and encourage all of the children to take part in the lesson .I would also watch the children carefully
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To Kill a mockingbird draft. Important scene*mob scene*Jail*Scene*gains*uneasy*tension*showing*scripted*organised act*’four dusty cars’*short sentence*’nobody got out’*causes*suspense*air*mystery*curiousty*People *come out* dehumanised*’shadows‚becoming substances‚solid shapes‚ growling’*sense*bad*intentiojns*proved*men hid from view;*One demand*atticus*move*away*they*could*get*TR*Scout*runs*hiding*place*realize*group differs*Jem+dill*follow*Atticus*go home*refuse*15 seconds*Scout*looks*familiar
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21st Century Kids Grand Canyon University: EDU 576 MAY 22‚ 2012 I live in Shanghai‚ China and sometimes experience a barrier with communication since I do not speak any Chinese. I went to a place where I knew quite a few expat kids hang out‚ so I could understand what was being said back and forth. I chose to go to an indoor playground that I take my son to sometimes‚ called Adventurezone. Here I had a chance to observe the communication styles‚ social behaviors‚ topics of discussion‚ verbiage
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My report is on To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee which is about a young girl from a sleepy town in Alabama where she finds friendship and her father showing heroic traits even though he’s struggling with his morals. Scout Finch‚ who is the narrator of the story‚ lives with her brother‚ Jem‚ and their widowed father‚ Atticus‚ in the small friendly town of Maycomb‚ Alabama circa 1930s with lots of old ladies baking cakes and town sheriffs saying homely things. Oh‚ and also morphine-addicted
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Kids and Cell Phones Ashford University BUS350/Consumer Behavior Kids and Cell Phones “Should I buy my teenage daughter a cell phone?” That is a question that many parents ask themselves at one point in their child’s life. Ask my child directly about why she should have a cell phone‚ and you are likely to receive one of these responses: “I feel like a nobody without one‚” or‚ “Because I’m the only kid in class who doesn’t have a cell phone.” Even my parents agree that the “little princess”
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