...And specially from every shires ende Of Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende, The hooly blisful martir for to seke That hem hath holpen, whan that they were seeke. Bifil that in that seson, on a day, In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay When in April the sweet showers fall That pierce March's drought to the root and all And bathed every vein in liquor that has power To generate therein and sire the flower; When Zephyr also has with his sweet breath, Filled again, in every holt and heath, The tender shoots and leaves, and the young sun His half-course in the sign of the Ram has run, And many little birds make melody That sleep through all the night with open eye (So Nature pricks them on to ramp and rage) Then folk do long to go on pilgrimage, And palmers to go seeking out strange strands, To distant shrines well known in distant lands. And specially from every shire's end Of England they to Canterbury went, The holy blessed martyr there to seek Who helped them when they lay so ill and weak It happened that, in that season, on a day In Southwark, at the Tabard, as I lay 5 10 15 20 Glossary bifil bifel, bifil verb blisful blisful adj. corages corages noun, pl. croppes croppes noun droghte droghte noun eek eek, eke adv. ferne halwes ferne halwes...
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...may consider the last sound of the first word part of the second word. Examples: 1. Is it raining hard today? 2. You must not adopt/an articulation pattern/ that calls attention to itself./// Verb + pronoun: * Do it> du it * Call her > caler Preposition of measurement: * a cup of tea > a kapov tee * A glass of water> a glasov Put a blend mark on the words that should be blended A canᴗ͜͜of tuna = a kanov tuna * get out - ge-tout * look at it - loo-ka-tit * not at all - no-ta-tall * what is it - wha-ti-sit * for all I know - forall I know * I prefer it -I preferit Improving Accent through Word Liaisons or Blending Consonant + Vowel * My name is David * Hold on * Turn over * Read only * Fall off * Follow up on * Come in * Sell it * Fade away Vowel + Vowel * Go away. * I also need the other one. * Go anywhere. * So honest * Through our initiative * You are * He is * Do I? * I asked * To open Pronunciation Practice. Read the following lines with proper blending and intonation: Or is reduced to r ex: rape or money? > rape r money And is reduced to n ex: money and power. > money n power The + vowel: the orange, the orangutan S ending followed by s: ladies shoes * For dine in or take out? * Are you going up or down? * Soup or salad? * Cream and sugar? * Can...
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...INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL AL-MAJMA'AH SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – I (2016-17) IISM Logo SUBJECT: English DATE: Name: Grade: II 1. Answer these questions: 1. What did Baloo say about the song? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Which puppy did the little girl choose? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What made the animals happy in the end? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Which bird makes shabby nests? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Which animals can you find in the forest? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Write the meanings of the following words: Howling ____________________________________________________ Chattered ____________________________________________________ Rattles _______________________________________________________ Whistled _____________________________________________________ Face lit up ____________________________________________________ Zookeeper ____________________________________________________...
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...HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 vii Organization 1 Clarity 11 Word Choice 21 Mechanics 39 Revising, Editing, and Proofreading 55 Untimed Essay Writing Strategies 67 Timed Essay Writing Strategies 85 Sample Essay Prompts and Essays 97 Resources 111 CONTENTS HOW TO WRITE GREAT ESSAYS v Introduction n your preparations for college, you may find yourself facing a handful of high-stakes essays. Your college application requires at least one, and the SAT requires another. Depending upon the high school you attend, or the state you reside in, you may need to write an exit essay, or take the Regents Exam. This book includes specific strategies to help you write great essays, no matter which type you write. In contrast to basic writing guides that contain plenty of information you don’t need, How to Write Great Essays focuses on the topics most important to you now. You won’t find a comprehensive guide to mechanics, but instead you will get short but thorough lessons on the most common errors made in grammar, spelling, usage, and how to prevent and correct these errors. Every chapter is designed to relate directly to your essay, giving you the knowledge and the know-how you need to succeed. The book is divided into seven chapters, with the first five covering different aspects of the writing process: I Introduction ...
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...Abdicate- verb to cast off or relinquish Aberration – noun a state or condition markedly different from the norm Abject- adj. sunk to a low condition or in miserable circumstances Abolish – verb do away with Abridge – verb lessen, diminish, or curtail; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements Abstemious – adj. sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; marked by temperance Accent – verb put stress on; utter with an accent; to stress, single out as important Accolade – noun a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction Acrimonious- adj. caustic, biting or rancorous in language or expression Acquiesce – verb to agree or express agreement; rest satisfied Acumen – noun shrewdness shown by keen insight Affable – adj. friendly; outgoing disposition Affirmation – noun a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something Alacrity – noun liveliness and eagerness; youthful energy Alleviate – verb provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier Aloof – adj. remote in manner; distant Amass – verb collect or gather; get or gather together Ambiguous – adj. having more than one possible meaning; often misleading Ambivalence – noun mixed feelings or emotions Ambulatory – noun a covered walkway; adj. relating to or adapted for walking; able to walk about Ameliorate – verb get better; to make better Amity – noun a cordial disposition; a state of friendship and cordiality Anchor – noun a central cohesive source of support and stability;...
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...just how powerful words can truly be. Laertes and Ophelia met to discuss her current romantic situation with Hamlet. He tries to warn her that Hamlet might not be the man for her. It is just after his warning that he utters a line, “He may not, as unvalued people do, carve for himself, for on his choice depends the safety and health of this whole state…” (Shakespeare: Lines 19-21, Act 1: Scene 3). Laertes has alluded to powers of a true king with one line, but more specifically with the triple entendre of “carve”. “He may not, as unvalued people do…” already shows Laertes’ thoughts about Hamlet. He is royalty, and thus is considered a valuable person. “…Carve for himself…” has multiple meanings. Carve, as a verb, can mean to cleave or hollow out. To carve another person, though brutal, is a mean of killing them. Something which a king can do with an utterance. “Carve for himself” also alludes to Hamlet’s royalty. Carve’s other meaning is to cut or slice. When kings’ eat, it is ordered that someone carves their meat for them. Once again, the power of words is shown. Further analysis of this line will lead to the question of if the Pen is truly mightier than the Sword. Shakespeare succeeds in contradicting himself in his writing of Hamlet. Shakespeare creates the character of Hamlet with a problem to commitment. The whole play is based off of action, and knowing when to talk and when to...
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...user Glossary of key grammatical terms Acknowledgements Acknowledgements for the second edition xi xiv xx xxi 1 Nouns 1.1 Types of noun 1.2 Gender 1.3 Number 2 Determiners 2.1 Articles 2.2 Typical use of the definite article 2.3 Typical use of the indefinite article 2.4 The partitive article: du, de l', de la, des 2.5 Use of indefinite and partitive articles after the negative forms ne... pas, ne... jamais, ne... plus, ne... guère 2.6 Omission of the article 2.7 Demonstrative determiners 2.8 Possessive determiners 3 Personal and impersonal pronouns 3.1 Subject pronouns 3.2 Object pronouns 3.3 Stressed pronouns 3.4 Demonstrative pronouns 3.5 Possessive pronouns 4 Adjectives 4.1 Adjectives modifying the noun 4.2 Adjectives which follow verbs or verbal expressions 4.3 Adjectives with complements 4.4 Indefinite and negative noun phrases with adjective complements 4.5 Adjectives used as nouns 4.6 Adjectives used as adverbs 4.7 Masculine and feminine forms of adjectives 4.8 Plural forms of adjectives 4.9 Adjective agreement with nouns 1 1 5 17 23 23 24 29 32 33 34 37 39 40 40 53 71 75 76 78 78 83 84 85 85 86 86 89 91 vi Contents 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 Invariable adjectives Compound adjectives Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives Subjunctive versus indicative in clauses dependent on a superlative adjective Absolute use of the superlative 91 92 93 96 97 98 98 98 101 102 104 104 122 126 126 133 134 135 138 140 142 143 143 147 147 148 149 152 153 154 186 186 186...
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...The Influences of English on Chinese We drink kekoukele. we surf the yintewang. We wear Txushan. We watch DVD. Unconsciously, the Chinese we speak today is not that authentic and orthodox anymore. Everywhere in our life, we can see the vague shadow of English. As the air permeates every corner of the space, English permeates our language, our culture and our mind silently. After doing some extensive research, today I want to show you the influences of English on Chinese from 2 aspects: lexical and syntactic influence and then I will discuss the contributing factors of this linguistic phenomenon. 1.Lexical influence of English on Chinese On the heels of the economic reform and opening up to the West, more and more fresh words are pouring into Chinese. Vocabulary are expanding owing to its internal forces and borrowing. There are 3 forms of loan words that we frequently use: semantic loans, phonetic loans and English letters. Semantic loans are direct translations . The creation of these words base on the rich sources of Chinese concepts and modes of thought. For example, Dianshi (电视) television .Although this word is derived from the West, we can still figure out its meaning from the Chinese version from the first sight. Phonetic loans means using sounds within the inventory of phonemes of Chinese language to approximate the sounds of the English. This kind of loan word is more abstract and lack of Chinese flavor. For example, bailandi (brandy),...
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...The underlined sections of a word provide links to definitions of that word's respective roots, prefixes and suffixes. Sentences are provided as examples of word usage. A act, ag react (verb): to act in response to something re + act How did he react when he heard the news? agent (noun): something which acts or acts upon something else ag + ent The travel agent helped her purchase the tickets. active (adjective): involving movement, moving about act + ive Joan is an active child. agitate (verb): to excite, to disturb, to stir up agit + ate The washing machine agitates the load of laundry. aud, audit, aur audible ( adjective): can be heard aud + ible Your voice is barely audible over the sound of the train whistle. auditorium (noun): a place where one goes to hear something audit+ orium The band played in the school auditorium auricular aur + ic + ul + ar The auricular ability of the cat is well-known. am, ami amorous (adjective): loving amor + ous The actor played an amorous role. amiable (adjective) friendly, agreeable ami + able He seems to be an amiable man. amicable (adjective): friendly amic + able The two neighbors came to an amicable decision about the fence. anim animal (noun): a living creature anim + al A dog is an animal. animate (verb): to give spirit or support, to supply movement anim + ate The artist animated the cartoon. animosity (noun): hostility, ill will animos + ity There isn't any animosity between us. ...
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...Second edition Practice Grammar with answers John Eastwood Oxford Oxford University Press Oxford University Press Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Mumbai Nairobi Sao Paulo Shanghai Singapore Taipei Tokyo Toronto with an associated company in Berlin Oxford and Oxford English are trade marks of Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 19 431369 7 (with answers) ISBN 0 19 431427 8 (with answers with CD-ROM) ISBN 0 19 431370 0 (without answers) © Oxford University Press 1992, 1999 First published 1992 (reprinted nine times) Second edition 1999 Tenth impression 2002 Printing ref. (last digit): 6 5 4 3 2 1 No unauthorized photocopying All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Oxford University Press. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Thanks The author and publisher would like to thank: all the teachers...
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...form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct, etc.: an unseemly act; unseemly behavior. 2. inappropriate for time or place: an unseemly hour des·pi·ca·ble [des-pi-kuh-buhl, dih-spik-uh-] Show IPA //adjective deserving to be despised; contemptible: a mean, despicable man vi·gnette [vin-yet] Show IPA noun, verb, vi·gnet·ted, vi·gnet·ting. noun 1. a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning or end of a chapter. 2. an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually at the edges so as to leave no definite line at the border. 3. a decorative design representing branches, leaves, grapes, or the like, as in a manuscript. 4. any small, pleasing picture or view. 5. a small, graceful literary sketch av·id [av-id] Show IPA //adjective 1. showing great enthusiasm for or interest in: an avid moviegoer. Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic. Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant. 2. extremely desirous (often followed by for or sometimes of ): avid for pleasure; avid of power. Synonyms: eager; hungry, greedy, insatiable; covetous. Antonyms: disdainful, loath in·ef·fec·tu·al [in-i-fek-choo-uhl] Show IPA //adjective 1. not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy. 2. unavailing; futile: His efforts to sell the house were ineffectual. 3. powerless; impotent re·join·der ...
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...was given an attractively packaged computer assisted language learning software that changed my failed attempts into an attainable reality. The software was called Rosetta Stone and instead of memorizing a list of words or mindless phrases it focused on true power of language literacy. It became clear to me that my Spanish literacy would make mastering the complexities of French sentence syntax, verb conjugation, and noun-adjective agreement simple. I had never really thought about sentence syntax! During the first French lessons I realized how similar the sentence structures between Spanish and French mirrored each other. Growing up in a bilingual house my parents decided to place me in extra Spanish classes to ensure that I could effectively communicate in Spanish. At times I would use my Spanish teachings, placing verbs ahead of the nouns, to creating some very formal sounding English expressions. As I advanced in both my English and Spanish studies I corrected many of the sentence syntax errors I was encountering but soon discovered a new issue opponent called verb conjugation. I overcame that battle and that knowledge has helped me immensely while studying French. It has been astounding how similar the rules of verb conjugation are between Spanish and French. Not only where the similarities between Spanish and French amazing...
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...Cambridge Advanced [EH37] Dictionary, 3rd edition and suffixes Learner's prefixes Prefixes and suffixes inter- between or among international 1. Prefixes A prefix is a group of letters at the beginning of a word which changes the word’s meaning. Here is a list of the most common prefixes and (= extremely small) examples of how those prefixes are used. mid- in the middle of mid-July. • a man in his Anglo- relating to the UK or England an Anglophile ante- before or in front of antedate • antenatal anti- 1 opposed to or against anti-racist laws 2 preventing or destroying an anti-aircraft missile auto- 1 operating without being controlled by humans intra- within an intranet kilo- a thousand a kilometre • a kilogram mega- 1 informal extremely megarich (= extremely rich) 2 one million 40 megabytes micro- very small a microchip • microscopic • an interdepartmental meeting (= someone who loves England) autopilot (= a computer that directs an aircraft) 2 self an autobiography (= a book that someone writes about their own life) bi- two bilingual (= speaking two languages) • bimonthly (= happening twice in a month or once every two months) centi-, cent- hundred a centimetre • a century co- with or together a co-author • to coexist contra- against or opposite to contradict (= say the opposite) • contraception (= something that is used to prevent pregnancy) counter- opposing or as a reaction to a counter-attack (= an attack on someone who has attacked you) cross- 1 across...
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...[pic][pic]Preparation for AS / IB French [pic] [pic] At AS/A2 and IB level you will be exploring topics in greater detail and moving to wider issues concerning society and the world around you. Some are very broad, for example, environmental issues, world disasters and the rise of new political powers. Other topics will remain personal in nature, such as healthy living, marriage, relationships and young people’s attitudes. How will your work be different? You will be expected to work more independently and take responsibility for your own learning. This will require you to research topics, form your own opinions and develop a much wider vocabulary. Skills Required Below are some of the skills that are needed to be successful at A Level and IB. You may already be competent in some of these, whilst your sixth-form course will help you to develop others further. • To be well-informed • To be able to express opinions and reactions and to provide well-researched information • To be able to prepare a topic in detail • To respond fully when prompted, basing responses on factual knowledge • To be able to present a logical argument coherently and clearly • To be able to use abstract language • To show initiative and imagination • To use the target language spontaneously and with increasing fluency • To use formal as well as informal language • To use accurate pronunciation and appropriate intonation • To show knowledge...
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...Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................5 Advantages & Disadvantages ...................................................................................6 1. Writing about advantages........................................................................................6 2. Writing about disadvantages ...................................................................................7 Agreeing .....................................................................................................................9 1. To agree with someone or something......................................................................9 2. To partly agree with someone or something ..........................................................10 3. When a group of people agree ..............................................................................10 Aim or Purpose.........................................................................................................12 1. Ways of saying what the aim or purpose of something is.......................................12 2. Words meaning aim or purpose.............................................................................13 Approximate / Exact.................................................................................................15 1. Words meaning approximately ........................................................
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