Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education * 2 2 8 6 1 4 1 6 9 9 * FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) 0500/22 May/June 2014 2 hours Candidates answer on the Question Paper. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name in the spaces provided. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ highlighters‚ glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES
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Abstract In English language‚ there are many fixed‚ identifiable‚ non-idiomatic phrases and construction. Such groups of words are called recurrent combinations‚ fixed combination or collocation. Collocation fall into two major groups: grammatical collocation and lexical collocation. For people who regard the English language as a foreign language or second language‚ it’s so difficult to express it as perfect. This “mini research paper” talks about “Cultural Effect on English Language Collocation
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English Language; Writing a Narrative Part one: Nancy the maid. As the sun rose over the ‘Black quarter’ of the town‚ its inhabitants awoke to yet another gun shot. You couldn’t walk around Down Town without either seeing somebody walking around with a gun‚ or someone who has tragically lost a family member. Soon everybody would have lost at least one member of their immediate family dead. Gone. All
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Language and Technology Practice Paper: Question 3 – Radio The transcript is taken from a live evening football commentary broadcast on Radio 5 in September 2004. The two teams playing are Manchester United and Liverpool. As the people listening to the radio commentary can obviously not see the match taking place‚ they rely on the commentators to give them a visual idea of what is taking place. The listeners are trying to experience something that they are not physically involved in and so
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Influences of Texting Does texting have an influence on our everyday language? David Crystal disagrees that texting will not destroy or impair our language in his article “2B or Not 2B”.He argues that text messaging could be beneficial to our language; saying that texting can actually “improve your skills to read or write‚ even with children” (345). Limiting what your text is going to say or look like depends on the creativity and the way you think to send the message
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Jackson Professor Perry English 100-03 16 Feb. 2011 Disadvantages of Texting Texting on the phone while driving can be a very dangerous thing to do. As someone looks at the phone and concentrates on the text messages‚ they will become distracted from driving. Distracted drivers can cause car accidents and injuries or death to themselves or others. Texting causes delayed reactions‚ which increase the chance of getting into an accident. According to Cary Aspinwall‚ when texting while driving‚ drivers
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The English language consists of an abundance of words. However‚ through the reduction of words‚ confusion is bound to occur in communication. Text messaging‚ a popular form of communicating with others‚ simplifies and changes many common words. Utilizing unique words and acronyms‚ texting appears to be its own language. One must have a knowledge of the texting vocabulary in order to have a complete comprehension of what is being communicated to them. When vocabulary is minimized‚ the ability to
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English from a nation language to a global language During the course of a few centuries‚ English has developed from being a nation language spoken only by people in the British Isles to being an international language spoken by nearly 2 billion people. In this article I’m going to write about the factors that played a role in making English a global language. The English language is today known as one of the most powerful languages in the world. The fact that English today is one of the most
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In this essay‚ I will be analysing the detail of spoken language used in the interview between Jamie Oliver and Michael Parkinson. This interview will take place in the BBC one studio with an live audience Which may suggest that this interview is not planned. The purpose of this interview is to retrieve vital information from Jamie Oliver and entertain the viewers of the show ( including the audience) Jamie oliver is one of the biggest chiefs in great Britain and he is well know for his tv shows
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Practice Essay “These days we are far more tolerant of taboo language; it no longer has the power to shock or offend. Discuss.” Why are we more accepting of taboo language today? Increased usage‚ social groups that use taboo language to build solidarity/exclude others. What are the social purposes of taboo language? Support group solidarity‚ create social distance‚ challenge authority‚ establish identity In what situations would taboo language be shocking or offensive‚ and when would it be expected/tolerated
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