finished by the time we arrive. (Future perfect tense) 1 Describe how you would drill the past tense (or another grammar point) with a repetition drill‚ a yes-no question drill and a substitution drill. 2 Explain how you would teach the difference between active and passive verbs (or another grammar point) using Guided Discovery. 3 Determine what the most likely grammar point will be in each of the following and summarize or define it. A. I would go if I had the time. B. What have you
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If or unless grammar exercise Unless means ‘if not’. These words are often confused. Complete the following sentences using if or unless. 1. …………………. you eat too much‚ you will fall ill. a) If b) Unless c) Either could be used here 2. …………………. he doesn’t mend his ways‚ he will lose his job. a) If b) Unless c) Either could be used here 3. ……………………… you don’t stop smoking‚ you will fall seriously ill. a) If b) Unless 4. I wouldn’t have won ……………….. he hadn’t helped me. a) if b) unless 5. ………………… he
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Estonian Business School Institute of Foreign Languages GRAMMAR OF SPOKEN ENGLISH Term Paper By Maria Esko BBL-2 Supervisor: Ludmilla Podolski Tallinn 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Common Features of Spoken English 4 Grammar Characteristics 7 Clause Combination 7 Position of items 8 Pausing‚ Repeating and Recasting 8 Organising the discourse 9 Ellipsis 9 Response Tokens 10 Vague Expressions 11 Headers and Tails 11 Conclusion 12 References 13 Introduction
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Jihad’s Arabic Grammar Notes The ‘alif-ba’According to My Transliteration: aa‚ b‚ t‚ th‚ j‚ H‚ kh‚ d‚ dh‚ r‚ z‚ s‚ sh‚ S‚ D‚ T‚ TH‚ `(this is not ’‚ but the thing on the left of my ‘1’ key)‚ rh‚ f‚ q‚ k‚ l‚ m‚ n‚ h‚ w (or oo)‚ y (or ee). ‘fatHatun’: a; ‘Dammatun’: u; ‘kasratun’: i; ‘shaddatun’: xx; ‘tanweenun’: I add a ‘n’ to the ‘harakatun’; ‘hamzatu-l’qaTa`i’: I just write the ‘harakatun’ or a ‘ ‘ ’ when necessary; ‘hamzatu-l’waSli’ (when not pronounced): -x’; (when pronounced): same as ‘hamzatu-l’qaTa’i’
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English Grammar in Conversation Geoffrey Leech DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND MODERN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LANCASTER UNIVERSITY‚ LANCASTER LA1 4YT‚ UK A thorough description of spoken English grammar is felt to be overdue. After all‚ spoken language has largely been neglected by grammatical tradition; the word grammar itself descends from the classical Greek word for writing. The grammarian ’s bias towards the written language remains strong today‚ and is reflected in such terminology as ’left
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IIUM According to Fromkin (2011)‚ grammar translation is a technique or method of second-language learning in which the student memorizes words and syntactic rules and translates them between the native language and target language. In other words‚ grammar translation method is a foreign language teaching that requires students to translate words and memorize. The goal is to make sure that the student able to read and translate the target language. Grammar translation method is a traditional method
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The Course of Theoretical Grammar Seminar 1. Theoretical Grammar and its Subject. General Principles of the Grammar Analysis 1. The subject of theoretical grammar. The scope of linguistics. 2. The grammatical structure of the English language. Morphology and syntax as two main parts of grammar. 3. Language as a system and structure. The dichotomy of language and speech. Different approaches to the language study. 4. Characteristics of the language levels and their units. 5. Systemic relations
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make written grammar errors comparable to Folse (2009)‚ “20 common errors made by native speakers” (p. 39). Therefore‚ when tasked with distinguishing native speakers and “ELL grammar errors” quiz (p. 4)‚ I completely missed the possessive “students’” in number 10. On the other hand‚ I was able to detect ELL grammar errors contributing this success to my frequent interaction with immigrant populations. The most apparent being word order errors. Receiving a low score in the “ELL grammar knowledge” quiz
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Question 1 (Worth 3 points) Read the following sentence. Some speakers decide to omit details that do not support their claims. Using the context‚ the word "omit" means elaborate on touch on leave out simplify Points earned on this question: 3 Question 2 (Worth 3 points) Select the word that best completes the sentence: Poe’s stories are often read on Halloween because they _______________ a scary mood. evoke forsake elicit invoke Points earned on this question: 3 Question 3 (Worth
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Grammar describes the native speaker’s competence in his/her language. Grammars can be descriptive or prescriptive. Is the former more useful than the latter? Explain your answer by discussing the merits of the two approaches in your capacity as a speaker or teacher of English. To me as a speaker of the English language‚ both descriptive and prescriptive grammars are useful. Descriptive grammar generally advises us not to be overly concerned with matters of correctness; language they say‚ is
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