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Itasan wrote:Thank you very much, Amy, for the
very kind answer with the nice example.
I wonder what is a more bookish expression.
"My computer was broken"?
Thank you.

My computer broke down.

Yes but the point is that these words represent a special type of false friend. ... "I've left my handy in the old-timer" a sentence which the German speaker would genuinely believe to be impeccable English but which a listener would in fact only understand if they knew German. Are they? I am not 1...

It is also worth noting that Chinese students study English for many years at school.

However they rarely practice speaking.
So oral performance is weak, but taking written exams is a doddle.

That is why they say it is too easy.

Market leader
I like the useful language bits in each chapter (this is functinal language).

In company.

If you are teaching at the univ they won't be ex[ecting to buy text books.
They may also be expecting you to teach business studies, more than teaching any language.

You don't need business qualifications.

Some corporate background goes a long way, in fact much further than an MA linguistics.

If you are in Asia, suggest you try being creative with your CV, turn up in a suit and you will get the post.

Hi, I'm currently working as a volunteer for an NGO in Mali's capital, Bamako. Although the official language of Mali is French, many people are keen to learn English. This is an especially important issue of the long term members of staff in the NGO that I am based with. I have been asked if I wou...

I am also interested in the business English market, having worked in various businesses for years. Is either better for that? (I also have a B.A. in Communications). For business English either will do. In fact many business English trainers have no EFL/ESL qualifications. Just a corporate backgro...

Stevie0801 wrote:How do you crop a background from a different website into a slide in a Powerpoint presentation?

Try 'print screen' then paste onto ppt slide.

If the paste command is greyed out or otherwise not avalable then use 'Ctrl' + 'v' keys

Itasan wrote:There is only one highest point, right? Why 'a possible 10' and not 'the (highest) possible 10'?

No
In this context there are 10 individual points.
You can win one or many (in any combination), or all 10.

Hey everyone. I need a list of comparisons between British and American English. i.e. lift / elevator, gasoline / petrol, etc. etc. Anyone offer me some help here? Thank you. Also try the Business English Forim on this sight. Check out any post started by 'Isatan', he start many threads on BrE vs AmE

>> >>The winner of Silver Lining Game No. 4 is Stephen Best of Carlton, Nottingham with a high score of four out of a possible 10 cloudy locations.<< I don't understand 'a high score of four out of a possible 10 cloudy locations'. What does it mean? My read is a little different Silver Lining Game ...

How would you deal with a situation where you are teaching a group of students who rarely use the language outside class. For example, they may have to deal with foreign visitors very occasionally. How would you get them to retain the language? my site: www.roadtogrammar.com I would give them funct...

I keep coming across the word Coda , and cannot find it in a dictionary. It relates to narratives, not syllables. Also notice capitalisation. e.g. "Finally the narrator may comment on the point of telling the story in a Coda , often using a demonstrative that to refer to the story itself along with...

'the action of suddenly stepping on the brake hard' (This might cause rear-end collusion.) What is the noun for this action? 1. harsh braking? 2. sudden braking? 3. any other? Also does the following work if we were to use the noun form? "He applied a sudden braking." Thank you. BrE perpsective. He...

I have learned that 'call' is not usually used in BrE to mean 'access someone by telephone'. Is this understanding correct? 1. 'Ring' is not used in AmE. 2. 'Phone' is used in both AmE and BrE. 3. 'Telephone' is used in both AmE and BrE. Thank you. Call most certainly is used. As is bell. e.g. 'giv...