standard american english has about phonemes

... SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES FACULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS & LITERATURE ❧❧❖ ❧❧ TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE LISTENING TASKS IN ‘AMERICAN ENGLISH FILE 3’ A minor thesis ... “TEACHERS’ AND STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE LISTENING TASKS IN ‘AMERICAN ENGLISH FILE 3’” is the result of my own work This minor thesis has not previously been accepted for ... teachers’ perceptions about students’ listening ability 44 Table 4.2 Teachers’ perceptions about the listening tasks in AEF3 in terms of “Goals” 45 Table 4.3 Teachers’ perceptions about the listening

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2021, 15:48

... about I don’t recall you said about the story yesterday I always enjoy a story has a surprise ending Our friend didnt tell us Mr Foster had said to her, The used car John bought last week has ... truth,” Alice later - “Alice a lie about that matter last week,” Fred : Donit anything about what Fred has just osu you „ [ ¬- them that I hadnt a word about it to anyone - I quickly, “Don’t ... tomorrow (b) Bill has to return to Baltimore tomorrow, Mr Kramer (make out) his income tax report next week You (inform) the police about the accident right away Everyone (take) the English placement

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 18:20

... your friend Roger speak English? 12 Do Mr Meyer and Mr Berg speak English well? 13 On the whole, the English language is easy l4 people all over the world speak English these days A LOT OF ... present? 54 When will he finish his university degree? QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR ENGLISH CLASS 77 Answer these questions about your English class Read the questions carefully Notice the position of ... you studying English? 2 Why did you choose this school? 3 When did you start your English course? 4 How long ago did you start your class in English? 5 At what school are you studying English now?

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 18:20

... phrases) added to sentences like He has a brother The American variant may yield the sen- tence He has a brother, doesn’t he?, whereas BE would produce He has a brother, hasn’t he? Trang 5 didn’t used ... Where BE has in AE often has on, as in: AE: There are fifteen people on the team BE: There are fifteen people in the team AE: He has been on the police force for twenty years BE: He has been ... go to see him or Let’s go and see him The American variety sounds to Englishmen archaic It helped make the performance spectacular is more typical of American usage BE will have exactly the same

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 18:20

... masters of ceremonies in American and Vietnamese reality television (TV) shows. The data for analysis in this thesis are 160 examples of opening and closing speeches in American English and Vietnamese ... examples of each American opening speeches (AOSs), Vietnamese opening speeches (VOSs), American closing speeches (ACSs) and (VCSs) Vietnamese closing speeches in some popular American and Vietnamese ... Vietnamese and American languages. They can hopefully be beneficial not only for people working as masters of ceremonies (MCs) but also for students, teachers, users of American English and Vietnamese

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 12:41

... www.tailieuduhoc.org 101 American English Idioms (flee in a hurry) For more material and information, please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at www.tailieuduhoc.org Poor Rich has always had his problems ... mouth about how good he is. Yet he's fooling nobody. Jim is somewhat of a braggart and everyone knows that he gives opinions without knowing all the facts and talks as if he knew everything about ... should not criticize when one is equally at fault) Janet has often criticized her friend. Lois for driving too fast, yet she herself has had her license suspended for exceeding the speed limit.

Ngày tải lên: 30/11/2013, 12:50

... people concerned about conserving natural resources? 4 Other comments Teach English, Teach About the Environment 16 A Resource for Teachers of Adult English for ... what they learned about how businesses recycle either in the. .. means Teach English, Teach About the Environment 28 A Resource for Teachers of Adult English for ... invite friends and family to participate Teach English, Teach About the Environment 23 A Resource for Teachers of Adult English for Speakers of Other Languages

Ngày tải lên: 27/05/2014, 07:45

... between American English and Vietnamese? Trang 10 Directness plays a very essential role in daily life of American people as Deena and Mara say, ỘAmerican English strongly emphasizes directness ... the Use of African-American EnglishỢ He presented the form, meaning and function of directness Nevertheless, his work is not a comparative study and it is about African-American English only Gayle, ... reference about directness in conversations for students of English at Dong Thap University 1.2 Aims of the study The research aims to: - Realize similarities and differences between American English

Ngày tải lên: 04/07/2014, 06:12

... needs.  The future of American English  Since World War II, American English has been developing and changing. There is no doubt that American English will enrich the English language greatly. ... development of the American English.  American English has developed a character of its own, reflecting the life and the physical and social environment of the American people.  The Americans invented ... exchanges, American English will be more widely used in the world than British English. 1. Historical Americanisms: - In American usage ,some words still retain their old meanings while British English

Ngày tải lên: 13/07/2014, 23:24

... British English and American English, two En- glish lexicographers present “different from or to” as the British way and “dif- ferent than” as the American way. It is not the standard American ... or to use in a profane way that which is sacred. A church has been desecrated if it is turned into a private house. A religious emblem has been des- ecrated if it becomes a T-shirt design. To ... to make (something) worse or to become worse, has five sylla- bles (pronounced dih-TIER-ee-uh-rate). The adjective deteriorating, becoming worse, has six syllables (dih-TIER-ee-uh- rate-ing).

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21

... adjective, as in Latin -American country, the term takes a hyphen 2 LATINO, HISPANIC, SPANISH, MEXICAN, and CHICANO Latin(- )American used to be colloquially shortened to Latin This has given way to ... error mars this passage, from a newspaper: The [Persian Gulf] crisis has shaken the Mideast regional power balance. Egypt has moved to the forefront, and Syria and Iran have moved toward the ... various ro- man styles. When a word in an italic pas- sage needs emphasis, it may be printed in roman. Another device for emphasis is the heavy form of type known as bold- face. Italics and boldface

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21

... the mother herself [emphasis added]. Does the emphasized phrase contrast with “involved a third party” or with not 251 03-M–Q_4 10/22/02 10:32 AM Page 251 [...]... in English himself The of ... contrary to the United Nations’ wishes, leaving the Americans “little choice but to blow them out of the sky” (a non sequitur). “Little choice”? The Americans had the choice of not blowing them out ... meaning in a sentence. A pedagogic and journalistic rule has long held it to be singular only. Indeed its original ver- sion, in Old English, nan, meant not one: it was a fusion of ne, not, and

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21

... eighties African-American caught on as a formal term. It has less utility, covering only Americans; it would not include, say, a black Con- golese. Nor would it include a natural- ized American who ... 10:33 AM Page 353 [...]... “Native American as a synonym Users of that term exclude most native-born Americans and several indigenous peoples under the American flag: Aleuts, Eskimos, Hawaiians ... some were dead wrong: “People from Spain” turned into “Mexi- cans” and “He has so impressed all five of us” became “He has so impressed us as interim county manager.” Stories written by reporters

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21

... lowering of standards of behavior: “ Common decency has not been all that common for long stretches of human history.” May one also protest the lowering of standards of English usage ... magazine essay by a professor of English, protesting... tense uses (1) have or has and (2) the past participle of a verb (“I have worn this suit for years.” / “She has shown courage.” tense 413 ... the centuries, it stubbornly refuses to ex- pire. Most English-speakers handle the subjunctive at some time or other. Every- one does who has scrawled “Wish you were here” on a postcard; sung

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21

... absolutely the most unique place in the world,” a secretary of the interior said about the Grand Canyon. A scientist said about mam- moths, “They were very unique ani- mals.” An orchestral manager ... election,” began still later. The Oxford English Dictionary can trace that “chiefly U.S.” application only as far back as 1959. In its newest sense, upcoming has not won general acceptance. Use it ... conscripted as a high-flown syn- onym for use (verb, transitive), has its niche. It implies putting to practical use something that has not been practical so far, or making something more produc-

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:21

... British English and American English, two En- glish lexicographers present “different from or to” as the British way and “dif- ferent than” as the American way. It is not the standard American ... or to use in a profane way that which is sacred. A church has been desecrated if it is turned into a private house. A religious emblem has been des- ecrated if it becomes a T-shirt design. To ... to make (something) worse or to become worse, has five sylla- bles (pronounced dih-TIER-ee-uh-rate). The adjective deteriorating, becoming worse, has six syllables (dih-TIER-ee-uh- rate-ing).

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... to be considered slang but now is accepted as standard by all dictionaries. Gay as a noun, meaning a homosexual person, has been so ac- cepted by American dictionaries but is considered slang ... Gantlet would be right, not “gamut.” The host of a talk show said, “Once someone has served as president, he has run the full gauntlet of accom- plishment.” Gamut, not “gauntlet.” “A complete ... Teutonic origin, the word came to Middle English from the French gai. The use of gay in the above senses dates back at least to 1310, antedating Chaucer, The Oxford English Dictio- nary indicates. Records

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... to be nothing in the controversy about. . . . The latter quotation from the book is unwieldy and obscure, somehow tying professional memberships to the cliché about success and tacking on a quota- ... error mars this passage, from a newspaper: The [Persian Gulf] crisis has shaken the Mideast regional power balance. Egypt has moved to the forefront, and Syria and Iran have moved toward the ... various ro- man styles. When a word in an italic pas- sage needs emphasis, it may be printed in roman. Another device for emphasis is the heavy form of type known as bold- face. Italics and boldface

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22

... mother herself [emphasis added]. Does the emphasized phrase contrast with “involved a third party” or with not 251 03-M–Q_4 10/22/02 10:32 AM Page 251 [...]... proficiency in English himself ... contrary to the United Nations’ wishes, leaving the Americans “little choice but to blow them out of the sky” (a non sequitur). “Little choice”? The Americans had the choice of not blowing them out ... meaning in a sentence. A pedagogic and journalistic rule has long held it to be singular only. Indeed its original ver- sion, in Old English, nan, meant not one: it was a fusion of ne, not, and

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 00:22