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I taught it together. I might explain some grammar first, but in the spoken practice, I always said things the way we speak, and encouraged, but did not insist, on them trying it out. The most important part was understanding. If you say, "Did you go?" and pronounce each word clearly, you will be un...

There are patterns that can be taught. For example, "you" is often reduced to "ya" in fast speech. I used to indicate that by circling it. The "dz" sound happens when it's a __d y___ combination (would you, could you, did you, should you, had your, etc.) or "ch" for a ___t y___ combination (don't yo...

imkimjeng wrote:Prosody here means intonation, rhyme, connected speech, etc.

Well I don't see why you can't teach that in the beginning, as I said above.

I am not sure what you are including in "prosody" but I will say that I taught about the way words were connected in very elementary levels. I had them write telephone numbers after I dictated, "fi voh" for 5-0, etc. I had them say "It's a" with the connection. I did it with everything from the very...

Thanks Lorikeet! Does it mean that in the following utterance: I can't find my umbrella. I think I could have left it in the office. replacing "could have left" with "could leave" would render the sentence grammatically incorrect? What I would like to know, as a non-native speaker of English, is th...

I'd even prefer "You are doing exactly the wrong thing." to "You are doing the exact wrong thing." but I sure couldn't explain why. I'll leave that to Fluffy

Hi, Please correct me if I am mistaken in the understanding of the difference between these two utterances: He could go home.- it was possible for him to go home but it's unknown if he did. He could have gone home.- it was possible but he we know he didn't. Many thanks for your comments. Well, I ca...

I think mixed conditionals are fine, but in the example you gave, it didn't make sense to me. If you had given a different example, perhaps I wouldn't be confused now. Hmm on rereading several times, if we both knew that your chance to come to Sydney was this semester, then perhaps it would work. In...

I personally find the sentence jarring. The "you could have come" implies the person didn't come, but the "I would be" sounds like it's in the future. I much prefer the "You could have come and I would have been" myself. I never know what to say about other possibilities, because there are a lot of ...

It was from 2007, and apparently she changed the links. This is what I found: http://www.josiespoems.webeden.co.uk/#/ ... 4544424592

I moved this here because "Preschool" is for students 3 or 4 years old usually. Elementary can be from kindergarten to 5th grade or 8th grade, depending on the school. I think the syllabus of what is taught varies by state.

I think it would depend on the laws in the country you were operating in, and whether it was a private or public employer. In my case, there is a collective bargaining law in California which provided the legal backing.

I was a member of a teachers' union for forty years. You have to explain your question a little better though. Do you work for a school district that has a union contract?

Care to explain what "pro-drop" is for those of us who are unaware?

Seems like a typo to me. Never heard it that way. Some people go outside and get a lot of sun. Unless it's a British thing.