the Ground Reading Between the Lines Keeping an Open Mind Thinking Laterally Choosing Your Friends Wisely Accepting Good Fortune Learning From Your Mistakes Keeping Focus Logic and Deduction Improving Your Deductive Skills II: Building Your Knowledge Base Knowing Your Subject Obtaining Data Reading the Signs Laying Your Cards on the Table Mastering Disguise Breaking the Code Information Sifting Improving Your Memory Taking a Walk Down Memory Lane Reaching Conclusions Answers to Quizzes Introduction
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utilizes a vocabulary that consists of simple words. For example‚ contractions frequently appear in her work. The contractions: “I’d”‚ “don’t” and “wasn’t” (817) are just a few examples commonly used in this essay. Contractions are often discouraged in formal writing‚ due to the fact that they give the piece an ignorant and sloppy aura. However‚ the contractions reinforce the fact that Roman is a high school dropout. Another example of her simple word choice can be observed in her use of words such
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Competition Improves Us All In his book No Contest: The Case against Competition (1986)‚ Alfie Kohn poses the question‚ “Is competition more enjoyable?” (277). He proceeds to argue in favor of noncompetitive activities by eliminating competition completely in his No Contest article. Based on research‚ a student interview and a study by the NYU child center‚ we will look at the advantages of competition and the effects it has on each of us. Since the Ancient Mesopotamian Era and Gilgamesh‚ sports
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IMPROVING STUDENT’S VOCABULARY BY USING JUMBLED-LETTER GAME IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING CONTEXTS By: Nora Fudhla A. Background For some language teachers‚ teaching vocabulary is challenging‚ especially in English Language Teaching classroom. Nowadays‚ the teacher should provide a vocabulary teaching which avoiding vocabulary list memorization or vocabulary translation. Besides‚ the teacher also should consider about the students’ different ability to master vocabulary. Some language students
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snuck into. It wasn’t hard‚ all he had to do was wear a polo shirt and bring a six pack and he was in. Of course‚ he had to act the part as well. It wasn’t too difficult‚ though. He just had to incorporate a lot of ’dude’s and curse words into his vocabulary. Jared is an average looking guy with dark brown hair and a medium build. He works at an office job and keeps a low profile. He’s a quiet guy and usually keeps to himself‚ especially his hobbies. Some people enjoy playing Saturday night poker‚ while
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one talks have been most likely been influenced by mass media in one way or another. It is the how the mass media delivers their messages which help them make these dramatic effects in their audiences. Mass media contributes to vocabulary building‚ influences language use and delivers conventional wisdom. The history of mass media is a story of many other stories. Print‚ the very first form of mass media‚ started with the development of paper by the Chinese in the 16th Century. Then the Chinese
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The Florida Everglades used to be a wonderful place until we had to ruin it with pollution. People often say they will fix things but just make them worse. People need to know how the Everglades came to be this way‚ that we almost failed our restoration‚ and the ways we can fix it. The everglades wasn’t always this dirty. The Everglades was once home to many rare species of plants and animals.The Everglades was always a delicate place‚ so a small change could do something big. The Seminole and Miccosukee
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Answer Sheet for Summer Work _________________________ Vocabulary Practice Page 86 Act. 28 1-6 1. ____________________________ 2. ____________________________ 3. ____________________________ 4. ____________________________ 5. ____________________________ 6. _____________________________ Page 86 Act. 29 1. ____________________________ 2. ____________________________ 3. ____________________________ 4. ____________________________ 5. ____________________________
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BUILDING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE CHAPTER 4: Characteristics of Effective Direct Vocabulary Instruction Characteristic 1: Effective vocabulary instruction does not rely on definitions. Definitions are conventions we use to talk about words. Students’ ability to construct a definition was related more to their familiarity with the structure of definitions than it was to their comprehension ability. Recommendation: Words’ meanings be presented to students in everyday language. Characteristic
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of Having a Dictionary Should every student use a dictionary in their daily learning? Could a dictionary help students with their learning skills? I thought it was a waste of time to use a dictionary regularly until I received my poor essay mark for using too many simple words. Having a dictionary is important for students because it will help student to gain vocabulary as well as to learn efficiently. Firstly‚ students will gain vocabulary fast while using dictionaries. It means students
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