Shouldn't it be do sport (singular) not play sports? Bo (frustrated teacher in France at the mo) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Bonowogrodzka@...
May 1, 2004 12:34 pm
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Is using sport instead of sports British English? In American English a countable noun in this case would us an 's'. As in, 'How often do you eat apples?' as...
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...
May 1, 2004 2:45 pm
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The following article may be of interest to teachers who teach for various tests. -D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What can foreign certificates bring you? By...
I like this structure (below) and I very like NIC !!! BUT then I am 50th generation Brit (a lie,I am actually Pict/Celt mix) On another theme - I use 40% of...
colin gulam
gulam101@...
May 2, 2004 3:12 am
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Your students may be interested to know that Wollongong is home to the biggest Buddhist temple in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere. Nan Tien Temple was...
Stephen Jobson
stejob@...
May 2, 2004 11:15 am
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Hi, On Jan 16 2002, Chris of englishexpert@? sent a post advising the existence of his book as listed in the subject line, and said it would be released on the...
... i can provide quite a few pics of this for those who are interested. (actually it is the largest buddhist temple in the sth hemisphere and probably outside...
prc1747 <prc1747@...> wrote: Hi, On Jan 16 2002, Chris of englishexpert@? sent a post advising the existence of his book as listed in the subject line,...
Helen One important thing to find out is the level of the normal university where you will be teaching. Some are provincial level, meaning that they recruit ...
Linell Davis
linelldavis@...
May 3, 2004 1:40 am
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Pete and Dick Thanks for your posts on metaphors for teachers. I can clear up the mystery about floating's identity and research project. The original post was...
Linell Davis
linelldavis@...
May 3, 2004 1:50 am
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From time to time new list members ask about how to get certificates. This article from the Telegraph helps to address that subject. Keep in mind the author...
I think this is a great idea. It is from the TESL-L list. Of course, many of you are taking your May holiday inside China. But if you are going outside, even...
John Ball <ndboletters@...> wrote: Yes I do as well. Obviously the use of the word "sports" rather than sport is a well documented difference between...
Martin Greeman
sunwukongus@...
May 4, 2004 10:44 am
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This was an interesting article on the subject: http://www.learningpaths.org/papers/paperbeliefs.htm This will sound rather oddball but that's the way I am. I...
Dave, "Often" and "usually" used together seems OK to me. I understand it as a question being asked about the frequency of physical activity done as part of...
Play + sport(s) is unusual in British English. The BNC only gives 7 and 4 entries. Try the combination of 'often' and 'usually' out for other activities. How...
Linell — many years ago I participated in a "lesson" for middle school Chinese English teachers given by Dr. Rodney Clarken who is a professor of education ...
camilla krueger
camillachen@...
May 6, 2004 4:16 pm
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Hi all, The TEFLChina lists are configured to never send attachments. So if you get a post that appears to be 'From' one of the TEFLChina lists, with an...
Martin Greeman <sunwukongus@...> wrote: John Ball wrote: Yes I do as well. Obviously the use of the word "sports" rather than sport is a well documented ...
Martin Greeman
sunwukongus@...
May 7, 2004 11:29 am
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As this survey impacts on teaching, jobs and living in China and some teachers do not belong to all lists, for the convenience of teachers in China I'm posting...
The eight replies to DK's original question have served to illustrate that while it may be ok to ask it of all-USA or all- British English speakers, to ask it...
I agree, Tony. It's not a great model question for a textbook but it's a quite possible and understandable sample of spoken English (though that's almost...
I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this conference here before. Might be worth a visit if you're in NJ or HK. The article (below) is from today's South China...
Well, of course the question can be understood clearly. But for me it was a bit like having a pebble in your shoe. You can walk on it, no problem, but it feels...
While we're on this subject of finding material to interest students, I'd like to say I've had great success using Google Alerts. Alerts is a service that...
... with "usually play sports" implying that there are occasions when one *usually* plays sports and when one *seldom* plays sports. This implication is quite...
This is for the Down Under bunch: To all you good Oz folk that provided me with info, I'm pleased to report that the Ss were very receptive. I decided to set...
Hi Don, You can add me to your list of contacts for your students - I be happy to help out where I can. As I am in Xiaogan it may be possible for me to meet up...
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