order to prepare for the exam.) In other words, identify the topic sentence of each important paragraph. Underline the sentence. Sometimes the topic sentence is at the beginning of the paragraph and sometimes at the end. Sometimes the topic is not stated but is only implied 7. You now have the skeleton of the author's argument and should be able to follow his reasoning. If you are still having trouble, try scribbling a word or two in the margins and summing up the paragraphs as if you were annotating
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Roman (2002, p309), a language is set up as a system of signs and each sign is the result of the relation between meaning and word and a signifier or sound-image and a signified (referent). He also claimed that signifiers and signifieds are unchangeable but they can make sign itself by signifying more complicated fabulous signs
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there were no words for ‘snow’ and ‘ice’. What’s more, ‘no terms for fish, pork or veal.’ It suggests that the tribe might have been located in the desert. There are lots of sand dunes in the desert and they might be unable to see the end of the desert. In addition, he mentioned that there were no words for ‘ocean’, but several for fresh water were ‘spring’, ‘oasis’ and ‘water hole’. They didn’t have ‘ocean’ in their language. So, it is likely that they had never seen the ocean. The word ‘water diviner’
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and more nuanced vocabulary. Correct grammar and hole words instead of abbreviation. There are also many subordinate clauses and it is complete sentences. Basketball (spoken language): In this text they use short sentences, it is like they are talking to a friend - Daily life vocabulary, "incorrect" grammar. Few subordinate clauses and unfinished sentences with a lot of repetitions. The word "and" -> listings, is one of the most used words in spoken language. There are also many contractions
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(Non-literal) language refers to words, and groups of words, that exaggerate or alter the usual meanings of the component words. Literal language refers to words that do not deviate from their defined meaning. Figurative use of language is the use of words or phrases in a manner where the literal meaning of the words is not true or does not make sense, but "implies a non-literal meaning which does make sense or that could be true". A literal usage is the "normal" meanings of the words. It maintains a consistent
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Grammar: System of language or languages. Example: Rose bought a new car Syntax: Words and phrases arranged to make sentences. Example: Can you. You can. Morphemes: Unit of language that can’t be divided. Example: love “ed” “ing” Phonemes: Units of sound in language. Example: p, b, d Pad, bat, bad. Pragmatics: A branch that deals with language and contexts. Example: Taking turns in a conversation. ___________________________________________________________________ Talking Baby Summary:
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ACT/SAT T EST Preparation and Practice Workbook Grateful acknowledgment is given to authors, publishers, and agents for permission to reprint the following copyrighted material. Every effort has been made to determine copyright owners. In case of any omissions, the Publisher will be pleased to make suitable acknowledgments in future editions. Excerpt from The Mystery of Comets by Fred L. Whipple. Copyright © 1985 by Smithsonian Institution. Reprinted by permission. Excerpt from Freedom’s Children:
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(AL) of English by Activating Prior Knowledge (APK) through the use of simple word poem activities used at the outset of classes; that part of a lesson commonly known in Malaysian public school lessons as the Set Induction. However, this and similar techniques go far beyond simple review of material covered in previous lessons, as is currently practised in many of these schools. Students may indeed be able to remember words and phrases (lexis) that represent concepts or ideas studied in the last few
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knowledge are hard to eliminate. This leads to continued gaps as students progresses through school. Another study revealed that children from affluent homes hear 382 words per hour and children from impoverished families hear about 167 words an hour. Throughout their lifetimes, children of poverty will have heard 32 million fewer words than children from more affluent families. Children from lower SES develop vocabulary four times slower than children from
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SCRIPT_WARM UP RULE: Dividing into three groups. We will give you 30s to name ur group (5-6 people in group) 5 person from the group will stand into the queue. The first person from one group will see a sentence which is written in the paper (5 seconds) and you have to read it to the next person. The last person hear it will have 10 seconds for thinking and after that the last person will go to the board and write down the sentence. It has 5 sentences. If your team get the sentence
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