This training course is called English for Winners, and before you delve into it, we should find out together if it is for you. Do you want to be a winner? Most English learners are unhappy with their English ability. If you ask the average English learner to assess their skills, you're very likely to get one of these answers: "I studied English at school for more than 5 years, but my English is not so good." "I speak a little English, but I think it's just 'school English'." "I understand it a little
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Comprehension in Translation If we ask people who know English whether they understand the following sentence “This car is very powerful” they all say they do. Their comprehension is based on two elements. One is their knowledge of the words and grammar of the English language. But this is not enough. In different contexts and in different situations the word “powerful” may mean different things: “ a powerful car “ in the advertisement is not the same as “ a powerful method” for solving a problem
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English is the most widely used language in the world and it is the first language spoken by developed countries such as United Kingdom, the United State, Australia, New Zealand and other developed nations. In this globalization century, communication across countries has become very important yet English is the global language. Hence, when you are literate with English language, you can get several benefits firstly you can communicate throughout the world and it is very important for a businessman
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languages of the domains of power—government, corporate sector, media, and education etc.—are Urdu and English (Rahman 1996). Urdu, which is spoken by just 7% of the population, is the national language, while English is the official language. The small languages are under tremendous pressure, some of which have become extinct, while others are about to extinct because of the state’s favoring Urdu and English at the expense of others. Urdu is spoken by the people who migrated from India to Pakistan at the
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OUR INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE AND ITS IDENTITY Language is species specific and species generic possession that is uniquely human. It is peculiar to human beings and it can be both an individual property (when it exists as knowledge) and a social property, (when it manifests to perform its functions). The survival of the language of a people is very vital to the people's survival on the whole. In 2012, the United Nations held a forum on ‘The Study on the role of languages and culture in the promotion
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Schwarzenegger recalls lessons from 25 years as a U.S. citizen – learn English, Participate in Politics and Give Back. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s text focuses on immigrants that came to America, to achieve ”The American Dream”. The American Dream from Arnold’s view is not about what you can acquire from America, as an immigrant, but what you can do to give something back. His suggestions for giving something back is to first learn the English language, then contribute to the political course and at last help
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then mentally make translations of their thoughts and try to communicate to each other in a language which is alien to them. That language is English in this particular instance. On the other hand ,there is also that challenge of enhancing ones speaking,listening, reading and writing skills in English. Speaking is the skill or ability to communicate in English orally; listening is the skill or ability to process the information received; reading is the skill or ability to place and derive meaning
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THAT ENGLISH SHOULD BE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE “Mauro Mujica the current chairman of United States English Inc., which is the oldest and largest citizens’ action group dedicated to preserving the unifying role of the English language.” Mauro is a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Chile who speaks fluent English, Spanish, and French. When he came to the United States as an immigrant he knew he needed to learn the language of the country in order to be successful. He already assumed that English was the
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Sounds of English: Introduction English Within English there are roughly 50 unique sounds(phonetics). These 50 sounds are represented by 26 letters, alone or in combination with one another (orthography). The sound system of English consists of about 2/3 consonants, which are either voiced or voiceless depending on which sounds surround them, and 1/3 vowels, which may be long or short depending on where they fall within a word (phonology). Of these sounds, vowels are fairly well understood and
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century, are said to have been the stimulus for British cuisine's poor international reputation. British dishes include fish and chips, the Sunday roast, and bangers and mash. British cuisine has several national and regional varieties, including English, Scottish and Welsh cuisine, which each have developed their own regional or local dishes, many of which are geographically indicated foods such as Cheshire cheese, the Yorkshire pudding, Arbroath Smokie, and Welsh cakes. History Romano-British
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