The article “My Mother’s English” by Amy Tan is mainly about the author’s thoughts and judgments on her mother broken English in comparison to “Standard English”. Tan is a fictional writer who is “fascinated by language in daily life” (Tan 1) and uses language as everyday part of her work as a writer. Tan’s point in this article is to prove that even if her mother is speaking English! Others should not use that to judge your intelligence. Tan’s mother did not speak perfect English‚ but the points
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Attention Grabber: At a record of 11-1 the Channel Islands High School football team was destined to win the California Interscholastic Federation Championship. Thesis Statement: The 1984 Channel Island Raiders were destined to bring home the school’s first CIF championship title. Topic Sentence #1: Home Games A. The 1983 Channel Islands defense was one of the strong points in keeping fans in the stands. The defense was full of players that put all their energy into every game. Play hard was
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Why not use Standard English all the time? Standard English is a powerful tool that one can take and use from the arsenal of English Language; it is the benchmark that other “varieties” of English measure itself against and also allows us to form effective communication between communities and people that have different ways of speaking. The other “varieties” of English all fall under the category of nonstandard English‚ which is defined as “not conforming in pronunciation‚ grammatical construction
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Using Facebook to Learn English Mei-ling Lin Language Center‚ Yuanpei University of Science and Technology Learning English can be fun and the locale can be outside the classroom. It is not just about grades or tests. This paper aims at proposing teachers and students to use Facebook as an alternative venue for learning English. Playing online games‚ such as Farmville and word games‚ and learning English at the same time can keep students motivated and make learning interesting. Exposure
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ELC1013 English for University Studies Unit 1 – Achieving an Academic Writing Style (IEEE / Vancouver) Unit 1 Achieving an Academic Writing Style Learning Outcomes By the end of this unit‚ you should be able to: • • use appropriate language to demonstrate academic style in writing express ideas and views in tentative rather than assertive language where appropriate Introduction This unit is divided into three sections providing reference and practice material on various aspects of academic
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Good morning Principle‚ Teachers and my fellow schoolmates. We are the chief EAs this year. I’m Christy from class 4F and she is Alice also from class 4F. It’s hard to believe that this is the last English day of this school year. Yes‚ we’ve been through a lot. Alice‚ do you remember those amazing English activities we held this year? Of cause I do! And the most unforgettable is the English Week. It is a great success. Everyone loves our activities. Yes. There are a lot of things we’ve never
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“English Fortnight” was the second major programme organised by English Language society. It was held from 25th of April‚ 2011 until 6th of May‚ 2011. A series of activities and competitions were planned accordingly. “English Fortnight” was the second major programme organised by English Language society. It was held from 25th of April‚ 2011 until 6th of May‚ 2011. A series of activities and competitions were planned accordingly. “English Fortnight” was the second major programme organised by English
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English Oral Text English Oral TexFAVOURITE SONG A:Hey‚how are you? It has been a long time since the last time i meet you. B:Ohh!Hello..I’m good.How about you? A:I’m good too..I have a lot things to tell you. B:Really?What it is? A:Hey‚try listening to this music…… What do you thing about it.I really lo Premium2257 Words10 Pages Ib English Oral: Whatever It Takes to Stay in the Game English Oral: Whatever it takes to stay in the Game Describe picture: • Soccer game • Man in the foreground wearing
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Introduction For this assignment I interviewed a Japanese student called Akiko. Akiko originates from North Tokyo and moved to England 3 and a half years ago with her husband and her son. Akiko has a very good level of education with a degree in Psychology which she obtained in Japan. She learnt English as a compulsory subject at school and has been learning to speak English for the past 10 years. Akiko would eventually like to teach English to children in Japan. As well as English‚ Akiko can
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Good morning to our Principal‚ teachers and friends. I am Tania Chua‚ the president of theEnglish Society. Today‚ I am very honoured to be given this opportunity to share with you µTheImportance of English¶.From time immemorial‚ English is beyond doubt‚ the most significant language in the world.English is‚ unquestionably used as the one and only tool to break down existing languagebarriers among people of different races‚ cultures and nationality. As an international language‚English is spoken‚
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