College English Test (CET) Band 4 and Band 6 are otherwise known as the National English Proficiency Tests, which are the major means of measuring the...
D J
translatordengjun@...
Mar 1, 2004 4:59 pm
6301
On one of my other email lists, someone announced a group of working papers on the web: Linguistic Politeness and Context (edited by the Cross Cultural...
hi all, Thank You for being helpful, *friendly* and thank you for being here! list rules ... 1. *friendliness first* - this is a public list, avoid attacking...
TEFLChina@yahoogroups...
Mar 1, 2004 10:19 pm
6303
Most all universities on line learning is the same or more expensive compared to face to face instruction. Having worked for three companies with on line...
john pullen
j_pullen@...
Mar 2, 2004 12:15 am
6304
true the highly motivated, does well. Listen to the quiet thunder and remember. Peace starts with communication. Chee, 713 988 4111 email: bchee@......
Hello If you plan to or are using the film clips from Friends as your English teaching materials, you will find related information on the following url: ...
D J
translatordengjun@...
Mar 2, 2004 2:37 am
6306
I am planning a 25-30 hour curriculum for visiting first year university students coming to visit Toronto for two weeks. There will be class time and lots of...
Need help with "the." "Let's see the lions first." "Do you like giraffes?" Why does the first sentence require a "the" and the second one doesn't? Please...
Anybody could help me out with chinglish? i'm looking for a copy of "Chris Winnan, 88 ways to improve your english", posted here some time ago...please, help...
"the" is a definite article you use when speaking of specific things. In the first sentence, it is clear that the speaker is at the zoo and is referring to the...
because the first sentence refers to specific lions - perhaps in a zoo you're visiting, whereas the second is a general question - not referring to any...
Guy Taylor
owltoucan@...
Mar 2, 2004 7:45 pm
6311
... Just continue the conversation... 1) "Do you like giraffes?" 2) "Yes I do." 3) "Then let's go see the giraffes!" In sentance 1, giraffes are general ie any...
Christopher Priest
christopherpriest@...
Mar 2, 2004 7:49 pm
6312
Are you looking for serious study or fun suggestions? Ottawa & the Falls.. that's a lot of driving for one week. Bethune house is also a full day trip. They...
Christopher Priest
christopherpriest@...
Mar 2, 2004 8:32 pm
6313
... Thanks for everyone's help. I'll print out the answers and take it to the teacher. Stephen...
I'd say plan curriculum around your activity. Use related words and such, and tell them about it in English. Students are most interested in culture, mainly...
The following are from a Chinese English text book that I am required to cover in a class. I wanted to know if this wording is British English. There are some...
Hi Frank As an Australian, I have a preference to use British English. "There are some things that we cannot get along without." reads OK to me, although I...
Both the examples of 'British English' are wrong. The American ones are right, but they are also British usage. In the first example the idiom intended may be:...
Sheila Cornelius
sheilacornuk@...
Mar 5, 2004 11:35 am
6318
Bruce I would use can't for spoken English. This was the title of a short story so cannot should be used. American uses 'for her'. The book used 'to her'. ...
As a natural born Brit, I think the AmE in this case is the same as BritE and the Chinglish is just incorrect. Stephanie...
Stephanie Noke
araxy@...
Mar 5, 2004 11:36 am
6320
* = non standard English There are some things that we cannot get away without.* American English and UK English: There are some things that we cannot get...
My take is that the 1st sentence is making a reference to a specific group of lions that they want to see. Whereas the 2nd sentence is making a reference to ...
yj Chang
yjc991@...
Mar 5, 2004 11:37 am
6322
MODERATOR NOTE: I think that the use of 'the' in the example sentences has pretty much been covered. The original poster has already announced he has taken...
... "Get away without" may be an extension (though never used) of "get away with" -- to escape the consequences of something. Almost the opposite meaning of...
Is the ability to create as important as the ability to perform? I have corrected a Chinese friend's question so that it reads as above but I am not sure why I...
Kay Bence
kaybence@...
Mar 6, 2004 12:25 pm
6325
In repayment for the many ideas shared with the list by Dick, I'd like to share a book of poems I just came across by Richard Wilbur. They're very ...
Kay, Taken out of context, it's hard to say. What point was the writer trying to make? If your idea is that the act of creating comes before performing, then...
Carole
carken_us@...
Mar 6, 2004 3:24 pm
6327
... 1-3 December 2004 CLaSIC 2004 - The Inaugural CLS International Conference Theme: Current Perspectives and Future Directions in Foreign Language Learning...
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