tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67668935806459329302024-03-13T19:49:40.867+00:00Understanding EnglishA blog written by an English Language Teacher for learners of English. This blog provides recommendations, advice, quizzes and opinions about language learning in general and English language learning in particular.Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-51769533040972850372015-03-23T22:47:00.000+00:002015-03-23T22:47:16.929+00:00My Personal Favourite Posts on the Blog So Far...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As you might notice, I've started to post again. I've also noticed that there are a few more people visiting the blog. So to all the new readers - welcome!<br />
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you are new to this blog and you don’t know where to start then I would like to
recommend these 10 posts that are my personal favourites. I think these 10 posts are the most useful
and most helpful articles for learners of English.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b>1. <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/what-is-cohesion-coherence-cambridge.html">What is Cohesion & Coherence? (Cambridge Testing Explained)</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">This is a very popular post which explains one of the things that Cambridge examiners are looking for in your speaking and writing.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b>2. <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/accent-vs-pronunciation.html" target="">Accent vs Pronunciation</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">This looks at the difference between the two and provides some advice and links to a wonderful resource for listening.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b>3. <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.com/2011/04/cudunagonbeda.html">Cudunagonbeda</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">If you are having problems understanding native speakers with their fast talking, or you would like to improve your speaking, this might be of interest to you.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b>4. <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/how-much-time-do-i-need.html">How much time do I need?</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">How long does it take to learn a language and how much effort do you need to be successful? It is different for each person, but there are a few general rules here.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b>5. <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/anybody-having-problems-with-present.html">Anybody having problems with the Present Perfect?</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">This takes a poem/song to provide a little exercise for listening to examples of the present perfect tense. You might find it useful, but I've added it here because it was fun to make!</span><br />
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<b><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">6. </span><a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.com/2011/08/imaginary-situations-conditionals-aka.html"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Thinking about Superman a.k.a. </span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Imaginary Situations (Conditionals)</span></a></b><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Talking about things we <i>wish</i> were true makes up a lot of our conversations, so these grammar points are explained clearly and with lots of written and picture examples.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b>7. <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-green-is-your-internet-working-with.html">How Green is your Internet (Working with Numbers in English)</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">This is another very popular post that takes a two minute video and gives you a small listening task to help you practise listening to English numbers.</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b>8. <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.com/2011/10/learning-and-forgetting-vocabulary.html">Learning and Forgetting Vocabulary</a> & <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/no-magic-please-part-1-learning.html">No Magic Please</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Did you know that forgetting vocabulary is actually a very important part of building your vocabulary? These two posts explain one of the best ways I know to improve vocabulary quickly!</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b>9. <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/using-tongue-twisters-for-your.html">Using Tongue Twisters for Your Pronunciation</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">I honestly feel that practising little tongue twisters is a great way to improve pronunciation in another language. It is also very impressive to people when you get it right!</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><b>10. <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.com/2012/11/how-useful-is-translation-university.html">How Useful is Translation? (University Preparation Tip #1)</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">I love Google Translate and I think it had become a very useful tool to help language learners. But it can't <i>replace</i> learning a language. This article shows the problems of using too much translation.</span></div>
Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-57569426952498300612015-03-06T10:57:00.001+00:002015-03-16T20:16:50.375+00:00How do you approach an IELTS Writing Task 2 question? (guest post by Stephanie Furness-Barr)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Here’s what my students say they do when they’re writing an
IELTS Writing Task 2 essay. Which way do you think is best? Why?</span></div>
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approach? I only have 40 minutes to write a task 2 so I don’t waste any time. I
read the question and just start writing what’s in my head. I have a general
plan, like I do when I'm giving the answer to a question. I stop writing when
the 40 minutes is done."</i></span></li>
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Definitely! I only have 40 minutes to write so I don’t waste any time. I read
and analyse the question, jot down some of my ideas, write a plan then check if
the plan is going to help me answer the question. I check the question a lot
because it’s so easy to answer it the wrong way. Then I write the answer,
paying attention to grammar and vocabulary. If there’s time, I check the
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Let’s look at the first approach. If you think about what you’re
going to write <i>and </i>try to write with good grammar and vocabulary at the same
time, you’re asking your brain to do too many things at once. This is often
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Your essay...</span><br />
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...might be ‘stream of consciousness’, in other words,
unorganised and incoherent, and possibly repetitive.<br />
...may not answer the question.<br />
...may be too short<br />
...may have a lot of unnecessary grammar, vocabulary,
spelling and punctuation mistakes<br />
...might look really messy. This shouldn’t matter to an
examiner – unless your handwriting is so bad he or she can’t read it - but you
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘In some school systems, it is normal for students to have a sports
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sports are really important. They are important because they keep us healthy and happy. Everyone should do sport in school, even though there’s not enough time to do them. If we don’t have sport we’ll get bored, and then we can’t get concentrated in classes because we want to go out and play all the time. Everyone knows that sports are good for you. The experts say this is important especially for boys. Girls don’t need to sport so much because they are better at their studies. Teachers should organize teams to play football. My school teacher was terrible at football but everyone loved him anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Of course, school subjects are important too and we need to spend time with maths, language and science, sure but it is really good to be exercised and get fresh air. This is my opinion.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07377105024123220365noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-84855578430308190232015-02-13T10:17:00.000+00:002015-02-13T10:17:23.648+00:00Developing Your English through Poetry (guest post by Allan Kennedy)Here are two poems I wrote. The first poem is called '<b>My Love for Dreams</b>' and the second poem is called '<b>Breathless</b>'.<br />
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<u><i>My Love for Dreams</i></u></div>
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<i>My love for dreams is so great,</i></div>
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<i>my heart melts for them 'til the dusk of day.</i></div>
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<i>The night runs when they're away,</i></div>
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<i>helps, loses 'til day's dawn. </i></div>
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<i>Their beauty is so great,</i></div>
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<i>Wondering mind 'til they see,</i></div>
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<i>ending is all I do,</i></div>
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<i>While waiting for the moment, for them to say "I do."</i></div>
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<u><i>Breathless</i></u></div>
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<i>Breathless</i></div>
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<i>in the evening</i></div>
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<i>waiting in the rain</i></div>
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<i>Breathless</i></div>
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<i>at the station</i></div>
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<i>running for the train</i></div>
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<i>Breathless</i></div>
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<i>when I see you</i></div>
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<i>Breathless</i></div>
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<i>when you leave</i></div>
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<i>You're all I ever dream of and</i></div>
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<i>you're all I ever need and</i></div>
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<i>You're all I ever think of and</i></div>
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<i>you’re all I ever</i></div>
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<i>Breathe</i></div>
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To tell the truth, I told a 'white' lie (meaning a small lie); really I only wrote one of the poems. For the other poem I simply thought of a few key words and then used a poetry generator. All I did was choose a noun, a pronoun and four verbs (one end 'ing') and the poetry generator wrote 'my' poem.<br />
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For example: <a href="http://www.poemofquotes.com/tools/poetry-generator.php">http://www.poemofquotes.com/tools/poetry-generator.php</a><br />
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Poetry generators are a useful and fun way of introducing English language and literature students to poetry – that is both reading and writing poetry – and for helping English foreign language students improve their English in a number of ways.<br />
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Put very simply, poetry helps us to:<br />
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a) organise our thinking<br />
b) choose exactly the right word for the right occasion<br />
c) increase our vocabulary<br />
d) to play with metaphors and figurative speech<br />
e) to play with rhyme<br />
f) to think about the sound of a word as much as its meaning or part of speech (verb, noun, adjective and so on)<br />
g) to play with synonyms (words with similar meanings) and antonyms (words with opposite meanings) – and even <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/homophones-whats-homophone-and-why-is.html">homonyms</a> (words that sound like each other but are different).<br />
h) to say more with less (being concise)<br />
i) and much more...for example, (<a href="http://blogaboutwriting.com/2009/04/4-benefits-of-poetry/">The Four Benefits of Poetry</a>, <a href="http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2013/september/what-use-poetry-meena-alexander#.VL0FTS4YGPc">What Use is Poetry?</a>) <br />
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So let's write a poem. At the moment in the northern hemisphere it’s winter and in the southern hemisphere it’s summer. Here in the north we're looking forward to the spring. In the south, autumn (or 'fall' in American English) isn't far away. So let's write a poem about the seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nalmes.deviantart.com/art/four-seasons-149221264" target="_blank">Four Seasons</a> by <a href="http://nalmes.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Haluk Ozcan</a></td></tr>
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To get us going here's part of a poem about the seasons by poet <a href="http://www.poetrysoup.com/poems_poets/best/51494/arlene_smith">Arlene Smith</a>.<br />
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<i>Springtime filled with baby's breath,</i></div>
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<i>stretching forth, rising tall.</i></div>
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<i>Unconfined from east to west,</i></div>
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<i>breaking free from every fall.</i></div>
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<i>Summer's heat can't be denied;</i></div>
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<i>playful and unencumbered.</i></div>
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<i>Passion swells as ocean tide;</i></div>
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<i>basking tho days be numbered.</i></div>
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Now let's write (or create) a poem using a poetry generator. For this exercise I'm choosing Spring, so the poem is called '<b>Here Comes Spring</b>'. I'm using the poetic forms generator found at this site: <a href="http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/seasons.htm">http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/seasons.htm</a> (for more opportunities to make poems, take a look at other topics on their list - <a href="http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm">http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm</a>)<br />
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There are just three stages:<br />
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For the first one, I chose “Budding trees, April showers”<br />
For the second, I chose “New leaves, May flowers”<br />
For the third, I chose “Energised, hopeful”<br />
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And here’s the poem:<br />
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<i>Here comes spring,</i></div>
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<i>Here comes spring, </i></div>
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<i>Budding trees, April showers</i></div>
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<i>Here comes spring, </i></div>
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<i>Here comes spring, </i></div>
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<i>New leaves, May flowers</i></div>
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<i>Here comes spring, </i></div>
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<i>Here comes spring- </i></div>
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<i>Energised, hopeful there it goes</i></div>
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Okay, it’s not Shakespeare, it looks fairly simple and to a certain extent it is. But even in this very quick example there’s quite a lot going on. Here are a few questions for you to think about.<br />
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<b>Question 1:</b> In what season does it seem that this poem has been written?<br />
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<b>Question 2: </b>What are the obvious relationships between ‘trees’, ‘leaves’, ‘showers’ and ‘flowers’?<br />
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<b>Question 3: </b>Why did the poet chose the words ‘energised’ and hopeful’ to finish the poem?<br />
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<b>Question 4:</b> Identify one particular feature of this poem?<br />
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<b>Answer 1:</b> Winter – the poem starts “Here comes spring,” which means spring hasn’t arrived yet, but that ‘it’s just around the corner’ (meaning it is coming very soon). However, at the moment it’s winter.<br />
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<b>Answer 2:</b><br />
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<li>There’s a physical relationship (trees have leaves and showers are rain and flowers and trees/leaves need rain)</li>
<li>There’s also a rhyming relationship in that the words sound similar: trees/leaves, showers/flowers</li>
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<b>Answer 3:</b> These words identify some of the poet’s feelings at the time of writing, about how spring with the ideas of new birth and creation can fill people with both energy and hope for the rest of the year and beyond.<br />
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<b>Answer: </b>Repetition. The phrase ‘Here comes spring’ is repeated six times. This is a very familiar poetic device which in this case gives the poem the feel of a song, straight away I'm reminded of George Harrison’s ‘Here come the sun...here comes the sun... an’ it’s all right...'<br />
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Repetition is only one of many, many poetic devices. A few other examples could be:<br />
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e.g. she sells sea shells on the seashore</div>
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e.g. a thousand wild horses could not move me...so hungry I could eat a horse...</div>
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e.g. The sea had climbed the mountain peaks, and shouted to the stars o come to play: and down they came splashing in happy waves</div>
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For those of you who want to find out more about poetic devices here’s a useful pdf list: <a href="http://www.chaparralpoets.org/devices.pdf">http://www.chaparralpoets.org/devices.pdf</a><br />
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So if you’re an EFL student or a teacher and you are interested in poetry, ‘give it a go’ (meaning ‘try it’); you won’t be disappointed. All aspects of your language learning/teaching will be better for the experience – listening, speaking, reading and writing, improving grammar, extending vocabulary and, importantly, thinking and expressing yourself clearly.<br />
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Here’s a little poem to finish. Oh, and if you’re wondering which of the two poems at the start of this article was actually mine, well, take a guess.<br />
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<u>Friendship</u></div>
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<i>You are friendly, kind and caring</i></div>
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<i>Sensitive, loyal and understanding</i></div>
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<i>Humorous, fun, secure and true</i></div>
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<i>Always there... yes that's you.</i></div>
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<i>Special, accepting, exciting and wise</i></div>
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<i>Truthful and helpful, with honest blue eyes</i></div>
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<i>Confiding, forgiving, cheerful and bright</i></div>
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<i>Yes that's you... not one bit of spite.</i></div>
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<i>You're one of a kind, different from others</i></div>
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<i>Generous, charming, but not one that smothers</i></div>
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<i>Optimistic, thoughtful, happy and game</i></div>
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<i>But not just another... in the long chain.</i></div>
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<i>Appreciative, warm and precious like gold</i></div>
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<i>Our friendship won't tarnish or ever grow old</i></div>
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<i>You'll always be there, I know that is true</i></div>
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<i>I'll always be here... always for you.</i></div>
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Allan Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11153548254933302350noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-7291700914543447592015-02-06T17:25:00.000+00:002015-02-06T17:25:17.171+00:00Untranslatable Words<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I found this on Facebook a while ago (thanks to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/memrise" target="_blank">Memrise page</a>). It sent me to a really
interesting website called <a href="https://maptia.com/home" target="_blank">Maptia</a>, which is full of true stories from
around the world. They are not very long
stories and many of them are very ‘uplifting’ (meaning they make you feel
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Words like these are why English has so <i>many</i> words. When we find a new word that we can’t
translate, we often just steal the word! These words aren't used in English... yet - but I might start using them in my conversations. ;-)<o:p></o:p><br />
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If you are interested in the origin of words in English,
then you might enjoy this little video.
It might be a little difficult to understand all the words that are
said, but you will get a good idea of the story from the visual information.<o:p></o:p><br />
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Are there any other words you know in your language that don’t translate into English? If so, please leave a comment below giving the word and some description of what it means - go on, it will be good practice for your English! :-)<br />
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To see the rest of the untranslatable words, <a href="http://blog.maptia.com/posts/untranslatable-words-from-other-cultures" target="_blank">click here</a>.<br />
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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-55406558138891018602014-04-12T09:24:00.002+01:002014-04-12T09:24:35.692+01:00And Now for Something Completely Different!So this post isn't really about learning or understanding English. This is a video that I've just finished making. The paintings are by a good friend of mine, James Allan Kennedy, who's an artist... but also an English language teacher! I met Allan during my first job as an English language teacher in Mexico a few years ago.<br />
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It's his birthday today so I've posted this video as a present for him! You can see more of his art on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jamesallankennedyartist" target="_blank">his Facebook page</a>.<br />
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I'll be posting more about learning and practising English soon but until then, play the video in full screen and enjoy! :-)Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-30876535497877407532014-04-08T21:51:00.000+01:002014-04-08T21:51:42.231+01:00Homophones... What's a homophone and why is it important for learning English?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a picture I shared on Facebook a few months ago
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teacher to her class about the need for checking written work for
mistakes. This is called <b>proofreading</b>. The mistakes that the teacher talks about
here are incorrect <i>homophones</i>. If you don’t know what a homophone is, read
the teacher's message again and see if you can find any mistakes (there are lots of
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<i>Win you are righting something four my class, bee shore that
you are using the write homophones. Eye
cannot tale you enough how unintelligent you look win you use the wrong
word. Their are <u>know</u> excuses four
using the wrong words cause you have the education too no better. Your smart enough to no the differences butt
you rush threw you’re work and mess up.<o:p></o:p></i><br />
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<i>Love, you’re concerned teacher lady, Ms Jenkins ;-)</i><o:p></o:p><br />
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Do you see what a homophone is now? I hope you see that it is a word that
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When you are doing any sort of writing (emails, exams,
essays, etc.) incorrect homophones are just one of the things you should
take the time and proofread for when you are finished. But be careful, don’t rely on Microsoft Word
to find all the mistakes for you. Here
are the mistakes that Word 2013 found…<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>ORIGINAL</b> <b>TEXT</b> (21
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<i><b>Deer</b> students,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i><b>Win</b> you are <b>righting</b> something <b>four</b> my class, <b>bee</b> <b>shore</b> that you are using the <b>write</b> homophones. <b>Eye</b>
cannot <b>tale</b> you enough how
unintelligent you look <b>win</b> you use
the wrong word. <b>Their</b> are <b><u>know</u></b>
excuses <b>four</b> using the wrong words
cause you have the education <b>too</b> <b>no</b> better. <b>Your</b>
smart enough to <b>no</b> the differences <b>butt</b> you rush <b>threw</b> <b>you’re</b> work and
mess up.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Love, <b>you’re</b>
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<i><b>Dear</b> students,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i><b>When</b> you are <b>writing</b> something <b>for</b> my class, <b>be</b> <b>sure</b> that you are using the <b>right</b> homophones. <b>I</b>
cannot <b>tell</b> you enough how
unintelligent you look <b>when</b> you use
the wrong word. <b>There</b> are <b><u>no</u></b>
excuses <b>for</b> using the wrong words
cause you have the education <b>to</b> <b>know</b> better. <b>You’re</b>
smart enough to <b>know</b> the differences
<b>but</b> you rush <b>through</b> <b>your</b> work and
mess up.<br /><br /> Love, <b>your</b> concerned teacher lady, Ms Jenkins ;-)</i></div>
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Hope this helps some of you reading this. If you are a teacher and would like to use this example to help your students practise proofreading, then I’ve made a <b><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24478906/Embeded%20on%20Blog/Homophones%20Worksheet.pdf" target="_blank">PDF here</a></b>. <br />
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Finally, here are a few funny cartoons that might help you remember some of these homophones (click on the cartoons to see <a href="http://www.stanleycolors.com/2012/10/words-are-fun-homophones/" target="_blank">a bigger version</a>).<br />
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‘<i><a href="http://www.stanleycolors.com/2012/10/words-are-fun-homophones/" target="_blank">Words are Fun - Chapter 1: Homophones</a></i>’</div>
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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-24047882882549153542012-12-21T13:00:00.000+00:002012-12-21T13:00:12.851+00:00Help with Writing Practice (Website Recommendation)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you want some practice writing, then short stories are definitely something you should try. Not all writing has to be marked by a teacher to be useful. Your teacher isn't with you all the time to check your reading, speaking or listening.<br />
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One of the problems that some people have is getting ideas about what to write about. This is certainly true for me. However, I've found it just takes one little piece of help, a ‘<i>prompt</i>’ (something which helps you to think about other things). <br />
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So try this little webpage – <a href="http://jc-schools.net/write/create.htm"><b>Prompt Generator</b></a>. It will give you the first sentence of your story and then you just need to continue your story from there. Just remember that a <i>short</i> story doesn't need to be a book. <br />
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<b>Here’s an idea for you: </b><br />
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Write a different short story each day for two weeks. Use the <a href="http://jc-schools.net/write/create.htm"><b>Prompt Generator</b></a> for help if you need it. At the end of your two weeks you should have 10 stories - you don't need to write at the weekend. :-) <br />
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Now, take a look at your first story again. I'm sure you will see some mistakes in it that you can now fix. Maybe there will be some new vocabulary or more details you want to add. For the next two weeks, take a look at one of your stories each day and see if you can improve it. For 10 minutes a day (just over 3 hours in one month) I'm sure you will be impressed with how much you improve. <br />
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Let me know how you do with your writing.Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-40378540955844935292012-12-17T21:55:00.001+00:002012-12-17T21:56:07.235+00:00Phonetic Film Quiz #14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is the <i>penultimate</i> (meaning second last) film quiz of the year. This quote is from a brilliant film about a real life event.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">/hjʊstən wiː həv ə ˈprɑːbləm/</span></div>
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For the answer and some history of the event, <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/p/phonetic-quizzes.html#quiz14-answers">click here</a>.</div>
Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-74706773081883119482012-12-14T16:08:00.000+00:002012-12-14T16:08:38.390+00:00Help with Grammar & Academic Writing (Website Recommendation)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you like grammar to be explained to you very clearly then you probably want to take a look at this website. </div>
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<a href="http://thelecturette.com/" target="_blank"><b>The Lecturette</b></a> is a website with short, simple slideshows (like Powerpoints) about grammar and academic writing. Just click on something you want more explanation about and the slideshow in the middle of the page will try to explain it. It looks like the website has most of grammar points that you would find in a grammar book. However, what I really like are the extra slideshows about academic writing. Definitely worth looking at if you are preparing for university courses in English. <br />
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If you are on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/" target="_blank">Twitter</a> you can also get updates about new lessons from <a href="http://twitter.com/TEFLPiet" target="_blank"><b>Piet</b></a>.Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-34444685122644247052012-12-12T13:00:00.000+00:002012-12-12T18:08:32.665+00:00Backchaining for Speaking and Presentations Preparation“<i>I sometimes struggle putting long sentences together. For this reason I get very apprehensive when I have to present to a large audience.</i>”<br />
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The sentence above can be difficult to say correctly the first time. When I give a presentation I certainly don’t know everything I’m going to say. However, there are some parts of a presentation that you need to practise a lot.<br />
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Usually, you want to know how you are going to start and finish your introduction and your conclusion. These are important sentences, especially the first sentence. If you present your first sentence well then you build confidence which helps you during the rest of the presentation. <br />
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So we don’t need to know every word we are going to say... but we do need to practise a few key sentences. <br />
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How? <br />
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<b>Backchaining.</b> Here is an example of backchaining: <br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">to a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">present to a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">to present to a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">have to present to a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">I have to present to a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">when I have to present to a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">apprehensive when I have to present to a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">very apprehensive when I have to present to a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">get very apprehensive when I have to present to a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">I get very apprehensive when I have to present to a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">reason I get very apprehensive when I have to present to a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">this reason I get very apprehensive when I have to present to a large audience. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>For this reason I get very apprehensive when I have to present to a large audience.</i> </span></div>
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Research shows that backchaining is a great way to practice speaking and it is much more effective than starting at the beginning when you have a problem. <br />
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Here is another example of back'chaining:<br />
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You've just backchained the word ‘<i>deterioration</i>’. <br />
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So you can backchain with whole words or, if you are having problems with a specific word, you can back-chain the word alone. This method really helps learners to get the right stress and the right sounds (especially if you focus on the <a href="http://www.macmillanenglish.com/methodology/phonetic-chart.htm">phonetics</a>). <br />
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Think about how you might practise these example sentences (I've also provided the phonetic script to help you):<br />
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<i>“Unfortunately, the deterioration of the city in the 80s led to a number of social problems.”</i><br />
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/ʌnˈfɔːʧnɪtli ðə dɪˌtɪərɪəˈreɪʃən əv ðə ˈsɪtɪ ɪn ðiː ˈeɪtiːz led tʊ ə ˈnʌmbə əv ˈsəʊʃəl ˈprɒbləmz/<br />
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<i>“Good morning. Welcome to this presentation. Today I’m going to discuss issues of international trade and its relation to social welfare in various countries.”</i></div>
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/gʊd ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ <br />
/ˈwelkəm tə ðɪs ˌprezenˈteɪʃən/<br />
/təˈdeɪ aiːm ˈgəʊɪŋ tə dɪsˈkʌs ˈɪʃuːz əv ˌɪntəˈnæʃənl treɪd ənd ɪts rɪˈleɪʃən tə ˈsəʊʃəl ˈwelfeə ɪn ˈveərɪəs ˈkʌntrɪz/<br />
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If you really want a challenge, try using backchaining to improve your speed and pronunciation of a <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/using-tongue-twisters-for-your.html"><b>tongue twister</b></a>.<br />
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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-55376897001863936362012-12-11T12:00:00.000+00:002012-12-11T12:00:09.239+00:00"Understanding How We Learn" is now "Understanding English"I recently wrote my <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.com/2012/11/accent-vs-pronunciation.html">100th post</a> on this blog! I started writing my blog in February 2011 while I was teaching<i> abroad</i> (meaning in another country) and I'm pleased to say it's always been a lot of fun finding things to share with you and thinking about things to write. In September 2011 I returned to Britain and started doing a Masters in Applied Linguistics and Teaching. Unfortunately, my work and studies meant I couldn't think about my blog for a while.<br />
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However, a few months ago I decided to start writing and posting again and I'm pleased to see that you are still interested. I hope that what I'm posting is helping you in your studies of English. I will try to keep writing as long as people want to keep reading. <br />
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This blog is mostly about learning and studying English so I think ‘<i>it is about time</i>’* the title should make that more clear. I hope you like the change. It's still the same blog, it's still the same author and none of the links should be affected.<br />
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P.S. Here's a small explanation of a phrase I used in this post: "<i>It's about time (that)</i>"</div>
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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-73430718114215954542012-12-10T13:00:00.000+00:002012-12-17T21:15:52.482+00:00Phonetic Film Quiz #13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Staying on the theme of famous movie quotes, here's a famous quote from a series of films. I think this one is pretty simple for you to recognize.<br />
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What's the quote and which films is it from? Here's the <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/p/phonetic-quizzes.html#quiz13-answers">answer</a>. Follow the links below if you want to try a few other phonetic film quizzes.</div>
Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-53121175041625216902012-12-07T13:00:00.001+00:002012-12-07T13:00:02.575+00:00Dropbox (App Recommendation for Academic Students)<br />
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I have a '<i>cautionary tale</i>' for you (this is a story which describes a problem you should avoid).</div>
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Last year, while I was doing my M.A. course, one of my classmates got into some trouble. He was working very hard on his dissertation. He had been working on it for a couple of months and it was about 15,000 words long. The deadline was 12 noon (midday) on a Friday. He didn't sleep any of Thursday night because he was still working hard to finish his dissertation on time. <br />
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The problem for my classmate was this:<br />
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Well, I don’t worry about this problem because I use <a href="http://db.tt/KLlo1lc"><b>Dropbox</b></a>. When you put Dropbox on your computer it creates a new Dropbox folder. Anything you put into that folder will automatically be saved online. <br />
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If my classmate friend had Dropbox, he could easily have gone to another computer, downloaded the essay, printed it and he probably would have gotten 60-70%. <br />
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<b>What else can Dropbox do? </b><br />
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Dropbox will keep every version of your documents. So, for example, if you have a 5000-word document and then you accidentally delete half the words and save it again, Dropbox will keep copies of the 5000-word version and the 2500-word version. <br />
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Most importantly, if you have a smartphone, a laptop and a tablet, Dropbox can be on all three computers and that means you don’t need to worry about USB drives and you don’t need to remember which computer has which file. <br />
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If you think this is something that would help you, click on the Dropbox icon below or <a href="http://db.tt/KLlo1lc"><b>follow this link</b></a>. <br />
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I prefer Dropbox but there are other systems you can use, like <a href="http://skydrive.live.com/">Microsoft’s SkyDrive</a> or <a href="http://drive.google.com/">Google Drive</a>. The important thing is to make sure that you are never in a situation where your computer has the only copy of important documents you need.<br />
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Hope this helps a few of you. <br />
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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-74339076930086168392012-12-05T13:00:00.000+00:002012-12-05T13:00:10.362+00:00Coherence in Academic Writing (University Preparation Tip #3)<div>
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I hope you see there is a problem with Irwin's story, specifically about the structure and about the topic of the story. If you don’t see the problem, read the story again. Look at each picture and try to answer this question: What is the main focus of the story in part 1, in part 2, in part 3, etc?</div>
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Part 1 is about the Young Princess, whereas Part 2 is about Uncle Hernando and Part 3 is about the <a href="http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression">Great Depression</a>. The story has no focus... no coherence. <br />
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Make sure you don’t have this problem in your writing by: <br />
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<li>Deciding on one specific topic. </li>
<li>Making sure the topic and conclusion sentences of each paragraph tries to connect the paragraph’s idea to your essay topic. </li>
<li>Re-reading your work several times to make sure you have clear coherence in your writing. </li>
<li>Getting a friend/colleague to read your essay and asking their opinion about the coherence of the work. </li>
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If you want a bit more help understanding this topic, you might want to take a look at an earlier article I wrote - <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/what-is-cohesion-coherence-cambridge.html"><b>Cohesion and Coherence</b></a>.<br />
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Enjoy,<br />
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GordonGordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-31459602150613205362012-12-03T13:00:00.000+00:002012-12-17T22:21:56.761+00:00Phonetic Film Quiz #12<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-7105579347120934942012-12-01T16:28:00.001+00:002012-12-01T16:59:01.180+00:00World AIDS Day and Aaron Myer's Mission<div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;">
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Today is <a href="http://www.worldaidsday.org/" target="_blank"><b>World AIDS Day</b></a> and to recognize this and support the work that is being done to combat AIDS is sub-Saharan Africa, Aaron Myers is doing something special.<br />
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Aaron is another teacher with an <a href="http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/2012/12/01/world-aids-day-lets-make-difference/" target="_blank">excellent website</a> and great attitude to language learning. He sells <a href="http://www.everydaylanguageguides.com/edll-guides.html" target="_blank">learning guides</a> to help people build their language skills even if they don't have a teacher or regular face-to-face classes. For the whole month of December, Aaron is going to donate 100% of the money he makes to <a href="http://www.bloodwatermission.com/" target="_blank">Blood:Water Mission</a>, a charity which helps communities in Africa to deal with HIV problems as well as water crises.<br />
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If you have been following my blog for a while then you will know how much I believe in trying to <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Charity">support charities</a>. I think this is a great thing Aaron is doing so I encourage you <a href="http://www.everydaylanguagelearner.com/2012/12/01/world-aids-day-lets-make-difference/" target="_blank"><b>go over to his website</b></a> and learn more about what he is doing to help support World AIDS Day this month.Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-24965991314244905742012-11-30T13:00:00.000+00:002012-11-30T13:00:12.709+00:00Open Dyslexic Fonts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><a href="http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia" style="line-height: 115%;">Wikipedia Article on Dyslexia</a></li>
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If you want this on your word processor (like Microsoft Word) then you can follow these instructions.<br />
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<li>Download the Open Dyslexic Fonts (<a href="http://img.dafont.com/dl/?f=open_dyslexic"><b>click here</b></a>) </li>
<li>If you are using Windows, open the Open Dyslexic folder, select the 4 files and copy them. Then go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Fonts (if you can’t find Fonts, switch to ‘Classic View’). Now paste the 4 files into this folder. </li>
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If you want this on your iPhone or iPad, then <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/openweb/id519348697?ls=1&mt=8"><b>follow this link</b></a>. <br />
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If you want to put this on your computer, then<b> <a href="http://www.dafont.com/faq.php">follow these instructions</a></b>.<br />
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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-16242761233572108662012-11-28T08:00:00.000+00:002015-01-24T08:19:30.817+00:00Accent vs Pronunciation“<i>Teacher, what should I do? I really want to improve my accent.</i>”<br />
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No, you don’t. You want to improve your <i>pronunciation</i>. <br />
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There is a difference between pronunciation and accent and I think it is quite easy to explain. Pronunciation can be good or bad, but accent is accent and there isn't a good or bad accent really. <br />
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Everyone has an accent. Accents vary from country to country, city to city, and town to town. It is possible for an accent to change but it takes years, even decades for it to change significantly. However, what is most important is that it is not necessary to change an accent. French people speaking English will almost always have a French accent (unless they are totally bilingual), Thai people will always have a Thai accent in English, Chinese will always have a Chinese accent. <br />
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If you are learning English and you are worried about your accent, then don’t. However, what a lot of students need to improve is their pronunciation. Here is the difference between a strong accent and bad pronunciation in my opinion.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“Pardon?” </span></i></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“What?” </span></i></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“I love your accent. Where do you come from?” </span></i></span></i></div>
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Hopefully, you can see that you have a pronunciation problem if people don’t understand you. However, it is possible to have a strong accent that people understand perfectly. If you are still not sure here are a few different examples of the wonderful variety of accents in English.<br />
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Something to notice is that some of the most difficult accents to understand are native speaker accents. Believe me, this doesn't mean they are ‘better’ accents because they are more difficult.<br />
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Now, you could also listen to some passages from the <a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/" target="_blank"><b>International Dialects of English Archive</b></a>. I've selected a few different recordings, all non-native speakers of English, all speaking English with ‘foreign’ accents and all of them are completely understandable and clear. The two texts that the people read are '<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/the-rainbow-passage" target="_blank"><b>The Rainbow Passage</b></a>' and '<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/comma-gets-a-cure" target="_blank"><b>Comma Gets a Cure</b></a>' (you can click on the links for the transcript if you want to listen and read).<br />
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<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/france-2" target="_blank">French</a> Accent (<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/the-rainbow-passage" target="_blank">The Rainbow Passage</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/ghana-2" target="_blank">Ghana</a> Accent (<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/comma-gets-a-cure" target="_blank">Comma Gets a Cure</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/iraq-1" target="_blank">Iraqi</a> Accent (<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/the-rainbow-passage" target="_blank">The Rainbow Passage</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/japan-4" target="_blank">Japanese</a> Accent (<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/comma-gets-a-cure" target="_blank">Comma Gets a Cure</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/south-korea-1" target="_blank">Korean</a> Accent (<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/the-rainbow-passage" target="_blank">The Rainbow Passage</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/federal-district-mexico-city-1" target="_blank">Mexican</a> Accent (<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/comma-gets-a-cure" target="_blank">Comma Gets a Cure</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/poland-1" target="_blank">Polish</a> Accent (<a href="http://www.dialectsarchive.com/the-rainbow-passage" target="_blank">The Rainbow Passage</a>)<br />
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Accents are not something to improve, pronunciation is. But remember, if you have no problem with communicating with others in conversation, then you don’t need to worry about accent or pronunciation.<br />
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I love all the different accents I hear as an English language teacher, so please don’t try to lose them. :-)<br />
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What are your feelings on accents and pronunciation? Comments anyone?Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-79266650022216045212012-11-26T13:00:00.000+00:002012-12-17T22:25:30.916+00:00Phonetic Film Quiz #11<div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;">
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This is a famous little speech from an epic historical drama made in 2000. I've put the speech in phonetics. Can you identify the film from this quote?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">/maɪ neɪm ɪz 'mæksɪmɪs 'desɪməz me'rɪdɪjs/ <br /><br />/kə'mɑːndə əv ðiː 'ɑːmɪz əv ðə nɔːθ/ <br /><br />/ˈʤenərəl əv ðiː fiːləks ˈliːʤənz/ <br /><br />/'lɔɪəl 'sɜːvənt tə ðə truː 'empərə 'mɑːk</span><span style="font-size: large;">ə</span><span style="font-size: large;">s ɒ'reɪlɪjs/ <br /><br />/'fɑːðə tʊ ə 'mɜːdəd sʌn 'hʌzbənd tʊ ə 'mɜːdəd waɪf ən aɪ wɪl hæv maɪ 'venʤəns ɪn ðɪs laɪf ə ðə nekst/ </span><br />
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Click here if you want to <b><a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/p/phonetic-quizzes.html#quiz11-answers">watch the answer</a></b>.<br />
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Remember, if you have a smartphone, you can download the <b>Interactive Phonetic Chart</b> from Macmillan for free. Follow <a href="http://www.soundspronapp.com/download/" target="_blank"><b>this link</b></a> or scan the QR code below.</div>
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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-71177607888207174932012-11-21T08:00:00.001+00:002012-11-21T13:21:58.254+00:00Plagiarism – So What? (University Preparation Tip #2)<b><span style="color: red;">Plagiarism</span></b> is stealing ideas from other writers without explaining in your text that these ideas belong to another person. It can be a whole chapter, a section, a paragraph, a sentence, maybe only part of a sentence. It is a BIG academic culture shock to many students and probably one of the most complicated academic ideas to completely understand.<br />
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I will probably write more about <b><span style="color: red;">plagiarism</span></b> in the future but this is a short post to say this: <b><span style="color: red;">Plagiarism</span></b> is a serious problem in many countries. Here is my evidence:</div>
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This is Pál Schmitt. He was the President of Hungary from 2010 to 2012. In April 2012, Schmitt had to resign as president of the country because it was discovered that his Ph.D. was mostly <b><span style="color: red;">plagiarised</span></b> from Bulgarian and German sources. You can listen to the story from the BBC or <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/04/120402_witn_presidential_plagiarism.shtml">click here to listen and read it</a>.</div>
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This is Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. He was the German Defence Minister and many people believed that he would be the next Chancellor of Germany. Unfortunately, in March 2011, Guttenberg was <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12608083">forced to resign</a> when it was discovered that he had <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13310042">copied more than half</a> of his 475-page Ph.D. thesis from other sources.<br />
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This is Ioan Mang. He was the Education Minister of Romania until May 2012 when he was <a href="http://www.nineoclock.ro/ioan-mang-resigns-over-plagiarism-row/">forced to resign</a> because of multiple counts of <b><span style="color: red;">plagiarism</span></b> in <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/plagiarism-charge-for-romanian-minister-1.10646">many of his academic papers</a>.</div>
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There are other cases or <b><span style="color: red;">plagiarism</span></b> where the politicians still have their jobs but many people want them to resign; <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/18962349">Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta, Russia’s Cultural Minister Vladimir Medinsky</a> and <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19953450">German Education Minister Annette Schavan</a>.
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This is not only something that individual people do. Countries have also <b><span style="color: red;">plagiarised</span></b>. In 2003, the British Government, led by Tony Blair, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_al-Marashi">copied the work of Dr. Ibrahim al-Marashi</a> to make a document that Britain and America used to ‘prove’ that Saddam Hussein was making WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction) in Iraq. Al-Marashi’s academic work was <b><span style="color: red;">plagiarised</span></b> and then used as military intelligence and this document helped to start the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.</div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">Plagiarism</span></b> is becoming easier and easier to identify and it is causing big problems for very powerful people. So my advice to students from other countries is that this is important and you need to spend some time thinking about it and you need to make sure that you understand what it is 100%. If you don't understand, you need to speak to your tutors/lecturers/supervisors/teachers and get them to explain it to you so you do understand.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Not understanding <b><span style="color: red;">plagiarism </span></b>is not an excuse for <b><span style="color: red;">plagiarising</span></b>.</span></div>
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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-61429630848284148282012-11-20T13:00:00.000+00:002012-11-20T13:00:11.919+00:00Reading Exercises (Website Recommendation)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Here is a piece of advice. Read something short and fun. Learning and language progress happens more often when you do a little bit regularly. It might feel good to do 4 hours of language study one night each week but you will learn more if you do just 30 minutes every day. </div>
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This means that if you are trying to improve your reading you should be focusing on short reading passages. <br />
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Here are <a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/reading/index.htm">some great short stories with reading activities</a> about a Turkish wise man called Nasreddin. (If you click on one of these, remember there are two more reading activities so click on ‘Next exercise’ at the bottom of the page.) <br />
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<a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/reading/pot1.htm"><b>Nasreddin and the Pot</b></a> <br />
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<b><a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/reading/shop1.htm">Nasreddin Goes Shopping</a> </b><br />
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<b><a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/reading/beggar1.htm">Nasreddin and the Beggar</a> </b><br />
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<b><a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/reading/smell1.htm">Nasreddin and the Smell of Soup</a> </b><br />
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<b><a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/reading/ferry1.htm">Nasreddin the Ferry Man</a> </b><br />
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<b><a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/reading/visitor1.htm">Nasreddin's Visitors</a> </b><br />
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As extra practice to help your English, when you finish exercises try to write one of the stories a few hours later and then compare the story you wrote with the story on the website. <br />
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These stories are for Lower Intermediate level students of English but there are more exercises for different levels: <br />
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<b><a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/200/reading/">Upper Beginner</a> </b>(2 stories) <br />
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<a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/330/reading/"><b>Pre-Intermediate</b> – Nasreddin</a> (6 stories) <br />
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<a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/410/reading/"><b>Intermediate</b> – Urban Legends</a> (5 stories) <br />
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<b><a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/490/reading/">Upper Intermediate</a> </b>(5 stories) <br />
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<a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/"><b>Advanced</b> – Pulp Friction</a> (1 story)<br />
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I love the Nasreddin stories. I think they are short, enjoyable and often educational. I hope you enjoy these. This website, <a href="http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/" target="_blank">University of Victoria - English Language Centre <b>Study Zone</b></a>, is a great website with vocabulary and grammar exercises as well. Very helpful to improve your English!</div>
Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-56364125458096968872012-11-19T22:34:00.001+00:002012-12-17T22:23:47.501+00:00Phonetic Film Quiz #10<div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;">
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I have changed the way I do the Phonetic Quizzes now. You can now find all of the quizzes on <a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/p/phonetic-quizzes.html" target="_blank">this page</a> and you can find all the answers as well. I will also put the answers on that page at the same time as the quizzes so you don't need to wait. I think this is probably much more helpful for people.<br />
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Anyway, this week is a Sci-Fi (Science Fiction) movie from the 1970s. I've given you the main characters (not the actors). Can you figure out which movie it is? Enjoy!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">/'əʊbɪːwɒn kə'nəʊbiː/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">/lʊːk 'skɑɪwɔːkə/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">/hæn 'səʊləʊ/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">/'tʃʊːbækə/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">/sɪː'θrɪːpɪːəʊ/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">/ɑːtʊː'dɪːtʊː/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">/dɑːθ 'veɪdə/</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">/'prɪnses 'leɪə/</span><br />
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<a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/p/phonetic-quizzes.html#quiz10-answers">Click here for the answers</a>.</div>
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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-36626138804072840282012-11-14T08:00:00.000+00:002012-11-24T20:22:46.171+00:00How Useful is Translation? (University Preparation Tip #1)The simple answer is... very useful.<br />
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However, there are some major problems. Here is a paragraph in a variety of different languages. I've selected languages of students I've had in my pre-sessional classes in recent years.<br />
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First of all, can you guess what the different languages are? Your options are Vietnamese, Korean, Malay, Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Indonesian and Arabic.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cordia New","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic";">ย่อหน้านี้ได้รับการแปลโดยใช้</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-hansi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"> Google </span><span style="font-family: "Cordia New","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic";">คุณอาจจะเห็นว่ามีข้อผิดพลาดที่เห็นได้ชัดหลายและคุณอาจไม่เข้าใจความคิดที่ว่าฉันพยายามที่จะสื่อความหมายที่นี่</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-hansi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Cordia New","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic";">ด้วยเหตุนี้</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-hansi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-hansi-font-family: "MS Gothic";">Google </span><span style="font-family: "Cordia New","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic";">แปลเป็นมั่นเหมาะตัวเลือกที่ดีสำหรับการเขียนบทความทางวิชาการของคุณ</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-hansi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Cordia New","sans-serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic";">คุณมีมากดีกว่าการใช้และพัฒนาทักษะของคุณเองในภาษาอังกฤษ</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Gothic"; mso-hansi-font-family: "MS Gothic";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">この段落は、</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Google</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">を使用して翻訳されています。あなたはおそらくいくつかの明白なエラーがあることを確認することができますし、おそらく正確に私がここで伝えしようとしているアイデアを理解していません。この理由は、</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Google</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">翻訳は間違いなくあなたのアカデミック</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">·</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "MS Gothic"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ライティングのために不正なオプションです。あなたは英語で自分のスキルを使用して、開発からはるかに優れています。</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Perenggan ini telah diterjemahkan dengan menggunakan
Google. Anda mungkin dapat melihat bahawa terdapat beberapa kesilapan yang
jelas dan anda mungkin tidak tepat memahami idea-idea yang saya cuba untuk
menyampaikan di sini. Atas sebab ini, Google translate adalah satu pilihan yang
buruk bagi penulisan akademik anda. Anda adalah jauh lebih baik menggunakan dan
membangunkan kemahiran anda sendiri dalam bahasa Inggeris.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ayat ini telah dijabarkan dengan menggunakan Google. Anda
mungkin dapat melihat bahwa ada kesalahan yang jelas beberapa dan Anda mungkin
tidak persis memahami ide-ide saya sedang mencoba untuk menyampaikan di sini.
Untuk alasan ini, Google translate jelas merupakan suatu pilihan yang buruk
untuk menulis akademis Anda. Anda jauh lebih baik menggunakan dan mengembangkan
kemampuan Anda sendiri dalam bahasa Inggris.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Khoản này đã được dịch bằng cách sử dụng Google. Bạn có
thể có thể thấy rằng có một số lỗi rõ ràng và có thể bạn không hiểu chính xác
những ý tưởng tôi đang cố gắng truyền đạt ở đây. Vì lý do này, Google translate
chắc chắn là một lựa chọn tồi cho văn bản học thuật của bạn. Bạn đang tốt hơn
nhiều bằng cách sử dụng và phát triển các kỹ năng của riêng bạn trong tiếng
Anh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">이</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">단락은</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Google</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">를</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">사용하여</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">번역되었습니다</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">당신은</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; 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font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">않습니다</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">이러한</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">이유로</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">, Google </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">번역은</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">확실히</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">당신의</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">학문적</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">작문을위한</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">좋은</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">방법입니다</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">당신은</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">영어로</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">자신의</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">능력을</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">사용하고</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">개발에게서</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">훨씬</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">더</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Gulim","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">있습니다</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">.</span><br />
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Here are the answers:<br />
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A – Chinese <br />
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B – Arabic <br />
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C – Thai <br />
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D – Japanese <br />
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E – Malay <br />
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F – Indonesian <br />
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G – Vietnamese <br />
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H – Korean <br />
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How many did you identify correctly? One of them might be your native language. Did you notice how it doesn't look very good? The language is not very good and this is because I used Google Translate. This is the original English sentence: <br />
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“<i>This paragraph has been translated using Google. You can probably see that there are several obvious errors and you probably don't exactly understand the ideas I'm trying to convey here. For this reason, Google translate is definitely a bad option for your academic writing. You are much better off using and developing your own skills in English.</i>”<br />
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If you are using Google Translate too much, then it is important to know that the paragraphs you give your tutors are of similar quality to the examples I've shown you here. <br />
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<b>If you want another example of this problem, follow these instructions: </b><br />
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<li>Go to <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/" target="_blank">BBC News</a></li>
<li>Choose any article. </li>
<li>Copy and paste a paragraph into <a href="http://translate.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Translate</a></li>
<li>Translate the text from English into your language. </li>
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I hope you will notice that the translation is not perfect. Some of the translations might be very good (and some of them might be very bad as well) but all the translations will have some errors that will be obvious to you.<br />
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<b>So what are the problems with this translation? </b><br />
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<li>A university tutor or pre-sessional teacher cannot help a student who uses an online translation website. A student who uses a website like Google Translate does not understand the grammar and vocabulary they are giving their teacher, so they will not understand the corrections they are given either. </li>
<li>If a student needs to use a translator for their work then they are using non-English sources of information. This is useless for a university degree in Britain. How can your university tutor help you if they cannot read the original information you are using? Using an online translation website is often a sign of <span style="color: red;">plagiarism</span>, (I will always put this word, ‘<span style="color: red;">plagiarism</span>’, in red on this blog because it is a serious academic crime). Even if you have not plagiarised, using a translation website looks very suspicious and your tutors might not trust your work.</li>
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Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6766893580645932930.post-34922906380911650602012-11-12T08:00:00.000+00:002012-12-17T22:24:41.253+00:00Phonetic Film Quiz #9<div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;">
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Here is a small phonetics quiz for you. Can you identify these actors? They were in a big action movie this summer.<br />
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/sɪlvestə stələʊn/<br />
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/ʤeɪsʌn steɪθʌm/ <br />
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/ʤet liː/ <br />
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/bruːs wɪlɪs/ <br />
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/dɒlf ləngrən/ <br />
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/ɑːnəld ʃwɔːtsɪnegə/ <br />
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/ʒɒn klɔːd væn dæm/ <br />
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/ʧʌk nɒrɪs/<br />
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<a href="http://gordonscruton.blogspot.co.uk/p/phonetic-quizzes.html#quiz9-answers">Click here for the answers</a>.Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04396346103987420775noreply@blogger.com0