something amazing down but not target the right audience, which were my English teachers. This made writing for me very difficult in my English classes and I was constantly asking for help from others to overlook my papers. In UNIV104, I think one of the most important things I have learned so far is that when I start writing, I usually don’t have a definite idea of where I am going. Back in high school, my English teachers would always tell me that the only way I can really get the
That was the scariest thing I have ever done I slipped a couple times but I made it all the way down I was so proud of myself I was so happy. My waterfall experience gave me more motivation instead of leaving me traumatized. I took it is a lesson. In life you may face many obstacles but you need to be positive about it and keep your head held high. Only those who have true courage will succeed. You need to be strong in order to pull yourself back up and try again and look at your situation with
I have attended inter school Cricket tournament, inter school extempore speech in English, and inter college Badminton tournament. I am a member of a social cultural organization. Now I am doing a job. The more day I am working the more I am learning about life. Religious I am a very religious minded person. My parents gave me a tutor to learn about the HOLY QURAN and SURAS in my childhood. I usually try my best to maintain my NAMAZ and ROJAS (fast). Try not to lie , and give honesty to
financial disinterest and proneness to be too generous often causes him to be a bit careless or frivolous with cash, which sometimes not very good. Wow, am I still writing about myself? Huh, sometimes I feel like this I am going to look like a an ideal hero from Lermontov’s Novel, but this was a joke of course – just to make myself feel that I am still in this real world. So, as this young man continues staring into his eyes reflection – he also should not forget that he is an excellent husband and capable
learned that the things we hate about ourselves aren’t more real than the things we like about ourselves. So in other words, I wasn’t going to fix my own conflict if I didn’t stop letting people’s warped words get into my head. I started looking at myself in the mirror and saying things like, “Today, you look great.”, “You’re the prettiest princess in all of the land.”, “ You’re smarter than you think.”, and my personal favorite, “I know this, I can do this, I can figure this out!” I practically live
they often meet people who know them by another name. Treatment For this disorder takes a long time to somewhat recover. there are many methods of treatment like, Psychotherapy, medication, hypnosis, and prognosis. I chose to watch the movie "Me, Myself and Irene" and use it as my paper topic. Although
Unless you are taking the TOEIC® Test of Spoken English, the TOEIC® is an exam which tests your language recognition skills rather than your language production skills. However, if you familiarize yourself with the vocabulary in the book by reviewing it and then trying to use it in your written and spoken English on a regular basis, you will be in a better position to recognize it if and when it comes up in the exam. No vocabulary book can possibly contain all of the words and expressions that you
of the United Nations. One impact of the growth of English has been to reduce native linguistic diversity in many parts of the world, and its influence continues to play an important role in language attrition.[24] Conversely the natural internal variety of English along with creoles and pidgins have the potential to produce new distinct languages from English over time.[25] [edit] History Main article: History of the English language English is a West Germanic language that originated from the
went in my room and cry myself to sleep. I always wondering, I’m I getting punish for this? What did I do to serve this? There are so many questions and not enough answers. I wanted to know what’s really going on. All this just made me pass to sleep. While I was sleeping I still thinking about those questions. Through the pass years I’m still dealing with this disease. A disease with no name or time frame. There is no medication or cure at all. I’m dealing with it myself. I wanted to tell the
Where will we live? Will our families be involved? For a split second I wondered to myself that maybe adoption was the best possible decision for her at the time; that there would be a much more loving and caring family for her to be with. But then I began to think of my own family. I have been surrounded by them since the day I was born. They have stuck by my side through the good and bad times. Their love and support was the answer to all of my concerns. I wanted to love her more than anything
that it is improper to begin a sentence with And, but this prohibition has been cheerfully ignored by standard authors from AngloSaxon times onwards. An initial And is a useful aid to writers as the narrative continues. from The New Fowler's Modern English Usage edited by R.W. Burchfield. Clarendon Press: Oxford,
calls a westernized Indian. She uses a westernized Indian woman to define what she means by it. “She has been to Oxford or Cambridge or some smart American college. She speaks flawless, easy, colloquial English with a charming lilt of an accent. She has a degree in economics or political science or English literature. She comes from a good family”. But she doesn’t like to socialize with these westernized Indians because she feels that even though they know a lot about modern Indians they are somehow out
By January of 1999, just six months after the program began, immigrant children appeared to be absorbing English at a astonishing pace (Sahagun). Sylvia Harris, a teacher in South Central stated, "'the kids are doing very well....We're very happy campers'" (Sahagun). At this same time, some teachers worried that their children might simply be imitating them rather than thinking in English or that many were falling behind in their studies. Still other "teachers lament having to water down core subjects
Dictionary of English Grammar by Trask (2000), It is important to realize that standard English is in no way intrinsically superior to any other variety of English: in particular, it is not 'more logical,' 'more grammatical,' or 'more expressive.' It is, at bottom, a convenience: the use of a single agreed standard form, learned by speakers everywhere, minimizes uncertainty, confusion, misunderstanding and communicative difficulty generally. It can be seen that Standard English is used widely
Sounds considered from the phonological point of view are put between slashes. Sentence stress is the music of spoken English. Like word stress, sentence stress can help us to understand spoken English, especially when spoken fast. Sentence stress is what gives English its rhythm or "beat". Word stress is accent on one syllable within a word. Sentence stress is accent on certain words within a sentence. Most sentences have two types of word: content words and structure words. Content words are
primarily written to appease the upper class/educated class within society (men of the court or nobility). During the time when The Miller’s Tale was written, English had re-emerged as the language of the court (a concoction of ancient French and English); the language spoken by the court previously was French (post Norman invasion). French and English were now two distinct languages. This tale regarding the carpenter is interpreted by the upper class as comedic poem. A modern comparison to the way in which
who was the greatest representative of the Benedictine monastery of Jarrow. He wrote many works of general scientific interest and is the first English church historian. The most notable scholar after Bede is Alcuin (735-804) who favored contacts with the continent and helped to prevent the English church of the time from becoming isolated. Old English, sometimes called Anglo-Saxon, was the language
Straits Times, most of the world’s top 30 leading universities are located in countries where English is spoken as an official language, for example, Australia, the USA and the UK. Also, many global organisations such as the United Nations, the World Bank and the OPEC have adopted English is one of their official languages for their general meetings (Crystal, 1997). As a result, the increasing use of English can narrow the gap between people with different languages and also assist in interchanging
individual student presents a profile of aptitudes and abilities in subject areas and skills, and that this is true for students who are learning English as much as for native English speakers. However, the student who is learning English will have more trouble in expressing his or her level of understanding and capabilities in the second language, English. All children bring unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to the classroom. ELL students' diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds
that 81% of Latino parents wanted their children to be taught in English (Herger, 1998). Likewise, a poll conducted in early 2003 by a “nonpartisan opinion-research group” called Public Agenda which is based in New York City showed that 1/3, or about 32%, of immigrants stated that students should receive some instruction and take some courses in their native language while 63% of immigrants said that students should be taught in English only. While Mexicans and Caribbean people are more supportive of
There are some reasons why English is so important and many people attempt to learn it. I'd like to share the reasons in my point of view. Sri Lanka is a developing country and everyone has to learn English because today everything seems to be English. When we consider about education in Sri Lanka, children are forced to learn English starting at preschool in order to make their English better. English is added as a compulsory subject in O Level examination and in A Level examination in SL. Sri
This is excruciatingly English: over-formality is embarrassing, but so is an inappropriate degree of informality (that problem with extremes again). The No-name Rule In purely social situations, the difficulties are even more acute. There is no universal prescription of handshakes on initial introduction – indeed, they may be regarded as too ‘businesslike’ – and the normal business practice of giving one’s name at this point is also regarded as inappropriate. You do not go up to someone at a party
thought-provoking competition with the aim to improve their self-confidence and speaking abilities. The anxious feeling and excitement continued to the following day. The morning of day three started with the debate competition, the signature event of English Week. Four teams comprising the Form 4 and 5 students competed in this event. Everyone was amazed at the language of the debaters. However, the audience was more spellbound by Mohd Hakim Ramlan, the most eloquent speaker in the competition. After
the language affect its structure. It is commonly said that a language of a country equals its identity. Moreover, fluency in English has become important in business world because investors prefer negotiating and closing deals in English which leads to unfair treatment to non-speaking English companies who need hiring interpreters. Internet communication is mainly in English because Internet was born in the USA so that is not surprising. What is surprising is the fact that some of the most successful
assimilated. English has borrowed from languages in the past. In fact, English is almost completely made up of other, older languages. Words were cherry-picked and assimilated into the lexicon. It is only logical to assume that countries with more people will have more and more influence on the English language as time goes on. One such country is China. The population of China is numbered in the billions. As it is the most populated, its words are the most likely to be integrated into the English lexicon
in rhyming of the English sonnet is not the main difference between it and its predecessor. What is more important is the storyline and treatment of subject-matter because of the specific line arrangement. Also, the English sonnet uses more logical development by contrast between the first and second quatrains and by example between the second and third. The Petrarchan sonnet on the other hand, struggles to use its second quatrain for constructive development. The English sonnet set itself apart
To understand the plain English rules fully, you must read the proposing and adopting releases: • the proposing release—Release no. 33-7380; and • the adopting release—Release no. 33-7497. Both releases are available from the SEC’s Public Reference Room and our web site at www.sec.gov. We collected many filings from the Division’s plain English pilot in one book. You can get a photocopy of
for "chairman," "police officer" for "policeman," "firefighter" for "fireman," and "postal worker" for "postman." Old habits die hard, though, so it will perhaps take several more years for English-language users to fully accept and comfortably use these gender-neutral words. On the other hand, current English usage still looks at the major professions as essentially male preserves. When the gender is not specified, a "doctor," "engineer," "architect," "accountant," "dentist," "nutritionist," "biologist
of rememberance because I thought it would give me a reason to forgive myself for the ultimate act of betrayal. But no. The icy wind still blows, and every time there is a gust, it whispers ‘betrayal’ softly in my ear. Nothing has changed. Twigs continue to fall into the pool. Each ripple made by the twigs cuts right into my soul like a jagged edged knife. The door on that part of my life was glued shut. I glued it shut myself. It would be impossible to reopen it. So I was left with no choice but
Objective of the Study: * To identify the causes of failure in English at HSC level * To recommend solutions to solve the problems * To identify the differences of the English Education achievement between rural and urban area of Bangladesh * To find out the teachers demand to the government for improving the students English achievement at the higher secondary level Research Question: Students find the grammar part and comprehension part very difficult due to some