Have you ever been embarrassed to the point that you wished you could just disappear at the snap of the fingers? I have. Only my mum could have embarrassed me like that. My face was burning with rage; I could not believe that she had told them. There are only a few things in life which can make you feel as small as I did. Like everyone else‚ I was raised believing in the
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Electricity Comes to Cocoa Bottom Then all the children of Cocoa Bottom went to see Mr. Samuel ’s electric lights . They camped on the grass bank outside his house‚ their lamps filled with oil ‚ waiting for sunset‚ watching the sky turn yellow‚ orange . Grannie Patterson across the road peeped through the crack in her porch door . The cable was drawn like a pencil line across the sun . The fireflies waited in the shadows‚ their lanterns off . The kling-klings* swooped
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Greek and English languages were not in direct contact until modern times‚ borrowings were necessarily indirect‚ coming either through Latin (through texts or various vernaculars)‚ or from Ancient Greek texts‚ not the living language. Some Greek words were borrowed into Latin and its descendants‚ the Romance languages. English often received these words from French. Their phonetic and orthographic form has sometimes changed considerably. For instance‚ place was borrowed both by Old English and by French
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The development of English as a universal language is a fact that we cannot deny‚ as we cannot deny that the language is inextricably tied to the culture of the country that it represents and even though it is true that an international language can give small languages a better chance to survive‚ it is also true that in the case of English‚ the language is been used as a weapon‚ something to control other countries and to have advantage over them in scientific research‚ technology and world affairs
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Mustika Nur Amalia (309222422867) Revision 1 Benefits Learning Second Language in a Young Age In the globalization era‚ we have to be able speak more than one language. At least we could speak English fluently because English is a language which is used by almost all over the worlds. Therefore‚ English start to be learned in a young age‚ especially in Non-English native countries. People believe that when second language is learned in a young age‚ it is easier to learn. Children in a young age
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My feelings about the English language‚ including both grammar and literature‚ have changed several times throughout my life. These changes took place as I was influenced by my family and by the different teachers that I have had throughout my academic career. As a young boy‚ I knew very little about the English language‚ but the instruction which I have received throughout my academic career has worked to shape my feelings about the English language. My parents began reading to me when I was
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lifestyle‚ and languages. Though‚ in order to become an U.S. citizen‚ immigrants should be required to have a mere understanding of the English language‚ at the very least. English is the most common out of any other used language in the U.S.‚ and making it the official language would help immigrants to benefit by bettering their education‚ business‚ and their financial growth networks as it can recognized as the central language for success here in America. Making English an official language for the
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Teaching English Vocabulary through Pictures for Young Learners INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background All languages consist of words. Languages emerge first as words‚ both historically‚ and in terms of the way each of us learned our first and any subsequent languages. Vocabulary plays an important role because it appears in every language skills. Mastering vocabulary is very important for the students who learn English as a foreign language. It is because vocabulary is a key to young learners understanding
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Lecture 1: The importance of Business Ethics * 1st part : Introduction Ethics in General: Ethics is simply how people try to live their lives according to a standard of what is good or bad. They apply these standards both in how they think and how the others behave. Two way relationship. Example : MY friend left his wife for someone else. How do you think ? Unethical‚ so I behave in a way to not to talk to him anymore. My friend considers what I did as unethical‚ we’ve been friend for
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technology and education of which mostly English language is the medium. We are well aware that English is the most frequently used second language in the world and also the universal language that makes it a prerequisite for competing in our modern world. Academically‚ it is also a big challenge for our aspiring professionals to learn English and be proficient in it for the success of their career not only to their own countries but internationally. Language proficiency is commonly defined as a person’s
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