Hey Guys... Does anyone know about workshops etc. in London? I'm going to be in London from June 9-11 and was wondering if anything is going on for teachers. ...
Geoff, I'm forwarding your enquiry to Germany-English. EFLTU is slumbering. Dennis ... -- Dennis Newson (retired) University of Osnabrück GERMANY Webhead, ...
Dear all, With reference to an older book by M. Rinvolucri (might be the first issue of "Grammar in Action"), I am looking for an activity which I believe to...
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Jun 9, 2007 7:12 pm
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A convenient flysheet for Germany English is to be found at our webpage: http://www.germanyenglish.de/ Greetings, Dennis -- Dennis Newson (retired) University...
Hi Marcus, I don't know the book you mention but the same activity - usually called Sentence Reduction or Reduced Sentences, is included in the downloads ...
Hi Neil, Thanks for the advice. Meanwhile, I have received the sentence I had in mind - Alex Chapman knew the source, it was indeed Mario's "Grammar in...
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Jun 10, 2007 12:43 pm
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I don't know this grammar site intimately, but it has been visited by an awful lot of people and has just been recommended on the LwC list. ...
I'm forwarding an important article about Wikipedia posted by my friend Robert Haines on the dogme list. Dennis of Os ... Wikipedia a force for good? Nonsense,...
IN DEFENCE OF WIKIPEDIA: SANGER’S POLEMICS ARE VERY WEAK Dennis says he finds the article about Wikipüedia „important“. He does not say why and I am not...
(I've deleted the tail of this email according to standard netiquette practice). Tim, I found the article important simply because one of the founders of ...
Here is an example of apparent Wikipedia unreliability, sent to me by a former student. ... Yes, everything on Wiki has to be taken with a large (and I mean ...
I've just been asked the following. What would you say? ... Mr Smith, a colleague of Tessa Jowell ... Dennis -- Dennis Newson (retired) University of...
Hi Dennis, I would go with the second sentence. Compare with: Mr Smith, a colleague of mine Mr Smith, a colleague of hers hers = Tessa Jowell's That's what I...
Here is something worth a look, taken from Eric Baber's blog: http://www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/ Notice the "launch" on the first page. It seeks to give an...
Dear All, just a quick note from sunny Ecuador to thank everyone who donated books and teaching materials for the volunteer project I am working on in...
Duncan, I'm sending this message through the list deliberately because there has been quite a lot of bad press recently for the way young Germans have been ...
Sorry Becky, your answer is simply wrong. Here is a way to explain it. 1. The possessive 's replaces the possessive "of" Mr Smith, Tessa Jowell`s colleague ...
Aaah, nothing quite like grammar to get people worked up. I remember how shocked I was when I read that Kingsley Amis would "be prepared to kill" for a use of...
Graham, You are right. I sent my friend Rob's question to two lists and there must have been 8 or 9 replies. (I'll collate them in due course). Say "Grammar"...
The question wasn't "Which is correct?" It was "What would you say?". Some people say it one way, others say it the other way, and probably some people are...
Jonathan Marks
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Jun 18, 2007 9:45 pm
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Gary Hayes on SLED (Second Life and education list) has just published the URL of an interesting interview on The Internet with British actor and writer,...
I'm forwarding this notice because I have done one of the courses with Nicky Hockley and Gavin Dudeney and found it very good. Dennis ... From: Nicky Hockly...
Hello everyone, Englisch nach Maß is looking for trainers for a new client in Duisburg. There will likely be several groups and one-to-ones and the training...
Hinsen, Patricia
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Jun 22, 2007 12:59 pm
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The A to Z of 1000 children's nursery rhymes: _http://www.landofnurseryrhymes.co.uk/_ (http://www.landofnurseryrhymes.co.uk/) [Non-text portions of this...
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Jun 22, 2007 3:42 pm
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It seems that the UK's pensioners are amongst the poorest in Europe. A rock band of oldies, The Zimmermans, has just made a single to raise money. You can...
What a fun video! It'll lead to loads of good discussion with one of my groups who just took a test that included an article on "that" generation! Thank you! ...
Dear all, May I draw your attention to this year's national congress on Holistic teaching and learning / Accelerated learning? This congress has been a must...
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Jun 27, 2007 3:11 am
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Marcus, Thanks for posting that for those whose German is good enough to take advantage. Dennis ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...