http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=user%3aJason13%3f32&o=DateDescendingSearch results for 'user:Jason13?32'en-USXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HelpingEsolStudentsAttainGuestSeni/vlg/post.htm#1695Fri, 04 Jul 2003 00:35:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1695jason13_32Here's some info: http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/ALMMethods.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SampleToeflTestGuestPuni/vlh/post.htm#1694Fri, 04 Jul 2003 00:34:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1694jason13_32This is a forum, so not by email! Great info on TOEFL: http://iiswinprd03.petersons.com/testprepchannel/toefl_index.asp Sentence Completion: In the sentence completion questions, one or more words are left out of each sentence. Under each sentence you will see four words or phrases. Choose the one word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly. 1. Birds make nests in trees __ hide their young in the leaves and branches. (A) can where they (B) where they can (C) where can they (D) where can 2. Sleeping, resting, and __ are the best ways to care for a cold. (A) to drink fluids (B) drank fluids (C) one drink fluids (D) drinking fluids Error Identification: In the error identification questions, each...http://www.englishforums.com/English/PmsWhatDoesItStandFor/zxd/post.htm#1693Fri, 04 Jul 2003 00:31:44 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1693jason13_32You lost an 'r' there j! Premenst r ual Syndromehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AnalogiesGuestYash/zmg/post.htm#1665Thu, 03 Jul 2003 01:32:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1665jason13_32Analogy: Similarity in some form between things that are otherwise dissimilar. "The internet is like a room full of people all holding their favourite drawing."http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenToUseThe/zdk/post.htm#1516Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:19:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1516jason13_32Hi, I think 'the' is optional..http://www.englishforums.com/English/BrightSunshine/zdm/post.htm#1513Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:15:06 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1513jason13_32You can say 'The sun shone bright that day'http://www.englishforums.com/English/WantLearnEnglishGuest/zdg/post.htm#1512Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:12:51 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1512jason13_32You just have to ask questions here and people will answer them (for free!)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CompleteOrCompleted/zdx/post.htm#1511Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:12:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1511jason13_32I would say Hand it over and consider it completehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/UseOfTheApostrophe/vnq/post.htm#1394Fri, 27 Jun 2003 19:14:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1394jason13_32The apostrophe is used for two things only: To signify two words joined: What is = What's To signify possesion, here's the confussion: Your bar would be "Harper's Bar" because there's only one "Harper". If you were all nuns it would be "Nuns' Bar" - Many nuns - the apostrophe is used after the "s" or "At the zoo, the children were most interested in seeing the lions' den." - Many lionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AffectEffect/vdk/post.htm#1319Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:39:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1319jason13_32I've always had a problem with this too! Nice to see the definitions though!http://www.englishforums.com/English/TalkingToTwoDoctors/vwj/post.htm#1318Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:38:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1318jason13_32I know in public speaking you would say 'Good evening Doctor, Doctor!'http://www.englishforums.com/English/OriginOfEnglishLiterature/vwh/post.htm#1311Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:13:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1311jason13_32Introduction taken from http://www.ead.ufms.br/letras/Literature/01-Origins_Of_English.pdf Origins of English (up to 1066) Historical Background Before the time of the Roman colonization in A.D. 43, Britain was populated by Celts and Britons, relatively primitive people without organized society and literary culture. Britain remained a part of the Roman Empire for nearly four hundred years, during which time Romans and Britons intermarried and the framework of society was established. When the Roman Empire began to crumble in the 5th Century, the Romans abandoned Britain, and the remaining inhabitants were involved in conflicts with surrounding peoples. Eventually the remnants of the Roman province were conquered by...http://www.englishforums.com/English/WellFormedSentencesGuestIman/vvb/post.htm#1289Wed, 25 Jun 2003 03:48:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1289jason13_32The horse raced past the barn and fell (you added a 'the')http://www.englishforums.com/English/OriginsEnglishLanguageGuestBetty-Choate/vvg/post.htm#1286Wed, 25 Jun 2003 03:40:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1286jason13_32http://www.wordorigins.org/histeng.htm "West Germanic invaders from Jutland and southern Denmark: the Angles (whose name is the source of the words England and English), Saxons, and Jutes, began populating the British Isles in the fifth and sixth centuries AD. They spoke a mutually intelligible language, similar to modern Frisian--the language of northeastern region of the Netherlands--that is called Old English. Four major dialects of Old English emerged, Northumbrian in the north of England, Mercian in the Midlands, West Saxon in the south and west, and Kentish in the Southeast."http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhenCouldWould/vzh/post.htm#1285Wed, 25 Jun 2003 03:37:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1285jason13_32Hi Jacko, im not a teacher, but i am a native speaker.. The difference is so slight, it's all about how it's been associated over the years.. Would seems to be more formal, could is more common.. Could you explain yourself further (ok) Would you explain again (Sounds a little formal, or impolite, sharper) Could you get that for me? (More common) Would you get that for me? (Again, a little impolite among friends, or formal sometimes) Could you consider doing.. (As if the task was something you might not normally do!) Would you consider doing.. (Formal, but more probing, almost more acceptance of a NO!) SLIGHT DIFFERENCE IN MEANING.. Could that be a problem? (Will the task meet problems along the way) Would that be a...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Exams/vgp/post.htm#1284Wed, 25 Jun 2003 03:31:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1284jason13_32Taken from: http://www.atpe.org/GovernmentalRelations/excetprep.htm The best preparation for an ExCET test is a well-rounded education with in-depth learning experiences in your teaching field. Because the range of knowledge and skills required of teachers is so broad, it is unlikely that you can learn all that is necessary to pass the test in a short time. However, here are some steps you may wish to follow before you take the examination. STEP 1: In each ExCET Study Guide you will find a list of competencies grouped by domains. Those domains identify the range of topics on the test. They can also help you determine the areas of emphasis on the test. For example, Secondary Art has five domains, which are listed below with the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/NarrativeLetterApplyingGuestMichelle/vcq/post.htm#1283Wed, 25 Jun 2003 03:28:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1283jason13_32This site (http://www.cvservices.net/alpha/abc/abc4.asp) suggests: The worst mistake you can ever make is to write a CV that shows your anxiety... Nothing too cautious, pompous or formalised... nor a list of unsubstantiated superlatives and objectives, nor a copy of the job description. "Recruitment professionals live in a deluge of CVs, so many that they barely know how to cope. They have seen every error you can possibly make and if you want a witty summary of these go to the BAD CV page within CV Special." "It is a feature of modern life that we all receive too many messages to respond to properly or even to understand fully. It follows that unless the messaging in your careers materials is superb, different, relevant and...http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterToASchoolDepartment/vcp/post.htm#1282Wed, 25 Jun 2003 03:25:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1282jason13_32To whom it may concern, I'm writing to inform you of my son's situation in regards his living arrangement. is currently being cared for my brother, , who lives in your district: . Therefore I would very much like my son to attend your school. If you need any further information on my son's living situation please write to me at the above address or call me on 555-123432 Kind regards, SIGNATUREhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/YeOldLetterGuestCharlotte/vgq/post.htm#1281Wed, 25 Jun 2003 03:19:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1281jason13_32Found here:http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~anncarson/Borthwick/jbliverpool.htm John's letter to his brother in Australia, July 1843 The following letter is written by John Borthwick in July 1843, to a brother William Murray BORTHWICK, who had left the UK 10 years earlier. 3 Cresswell Street Everton Liverpool July 1843 My dear Brother When yours of October 1841 was forwarded to me from Scotland, I lost no time in writing and sending a parle (?) of Scotsman newspapers at the same time, & a second, & now a third time I have written to you in the same way; but not having got another letter, I feel quite discouraged. In my other letters which I trust you received, I mentioned all the deaths connected with our family,...http://www.englishforums.com/English/IDontKnowHowToWriteAPoem/vzn/post.htm#1280Wed, 25 Jun 2003 03:17:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:1280jason13_32I think you can write poems however you want! Poetic license! Just do your best and use natural expression!