CONTENT Definition Why teach listening? Teacher’s and students’ difficulties Top tips A successful listening activity Listening exercises LISTENING Listening is the ability to identify and understand what others are saying. This involves understanding a speaker’s accent or pronunciation‚ his grammar and his vocabulary‚ and grasping his meaning (Howatt and Dakin). An able listener is capable of doing these four things simultaneously. WHY TEACH LISTENING? Students hear different accents and
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a triangle‚ can possibly not be categorized together if they don’t look like a traditional triangle. Acute triangles may go into a different category than a "regular" triangle. Level 1‚ analysis‚ this level is the level where children start understanding what makes a shape. The teacher explains about the sides and angles of squares‚ even if poorly drawn the children will accept that it is in fact a square. This is where the basic geometry knowledge is starting to expand. Level 2‚ abstraction
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people about how we can and how politicians are trying to invest into better energy resources. The article also consists of a lot of real facts which can help people who are interested in the future of resources and technology builds up a better understanding. The audience for this text is for people that are mainly interested in the advancing of technology for the earth‚ and people who work in this branch of components. The layout consists of 3 main parts which are each for earth‚ wind and water
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English in work and with her family‚ when Tan spoke to her husband with the kind of English her mother used. Tan was surprised that he had no reaction to her speaking that type of non-standard English‚ which became a representation of their mutual understanding and a symbol of their intimate relationship. Tan shows how her mother constructs and expresses her thoughts with Chinglish by quoting her mother’s words‚ such as “Du Zong father wasn’t look down on him‚ but didn’t take seriously‚ until that man
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__________________________ Class: 4___ Date: ___ September 2013 Learning Outcomes: Gr4.A.4. Identify ways to live a healthier lifestyle Gr4.A.5. Understand how daily practices influence short and long-term health Gr4.A.6. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of training in developing and maintaining fitness Gr4.A.26 Recognize and discuss how the consequences and actions of a performance teach audience members and performers life lessons Choose 4 people in your
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available. This enables different disciplines to share their skills resulting in more effective support and outcomes for the child. • Colleagues Working closely with colleagues and sharing information‚ such as observations‚ can add to a greater understanding of the child and their development. Working as a partnership helps to provide a good level of care. It also helps develop the skills across the staff team‚ as well as providing more effective learning & play environment. Identify from within
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Myths are more comforting than reality Since the first known civilizations and cultures‚ up to the industrial revolution and sudden expansion of education‚ myths and legends have occupied an important place in human understanding of reality. With their help‚ people have explained not only everyday events that were difficult to conceive‚ but also the unusual and rare ones. They were the source of comfort at difficult times‚ restoring people’s faith in justice‚ stability and worth of ideals. Myths
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READING JOURNAL Keeping a reading journal: http://www.gmu.edu/departments/writingcenter/handouts/puller.html 1. What do you find interesting in this reading assignment? Summarize the point of interest and then discuss why you find it interesting. 2. What do you find unclear in this reading assignment? Summarize the section you find muddy or foggy and explain what you think it means but why you’re still uncertain. 3. What do you find "linkable" in this reading assignment? Something may link
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Dear Mrs. Ericson‚ My name is Kylee Willette and I am in your Period 6 Algebra 2 Honors class. I was born on August 14‚ 1997. I have lived in Moreno Valley for nearly ten years now. I live with my mom‚ stepdad‚ and younger sister‚ Jade. Before Moreno Valley‚ I lived in Hemet. The only languages I speak are English and Spanish‚ although I don’t like speaking Spanish in public. During my free time I like to listen to music‚ play Xbox and pc games‚ draw‚ read‚ and watch movies. As a student‚ grades
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knowledge about the swimming from books ‚not from the experience of practice ‚we could not master the skill of swimming. Besides ‚ experience of practice can let us understand the knowledge more deeply and completely by virtue of the personal understanding or notion which we gained from our practice. Having recognized the merits of experience ‚ however‚ the knowledge form knowledge is more important than experience in the virtue of following compelling reasons. First has something to do with the
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