a level english language investigation coursework ideas

... Colloquial English The Colloquial Series Series Adviser: Gareth King The following languages are available in the Colloquial series: *Afrikaans *Albanian *Amharic Arabic (Levantine) *Arabic of ... Serbian *Czech *Danish *Dutch *English *Estonian *Finnish *French *German *Greek Gujarati *Hebrew *Hindi *Hungarian *Icelandic *Indonesian Italian *Japanese *Korean *Latvian *Lithuanian *Malay *Mongolian *Norwegian Panjabi *Persian *Polish *Portuguese *Portuguese of Brazil *Romanian *Russian *Scottish ... Egypt Arabic of the Gulf and Saudi Arabia Basque *Breton Bulgarian *Cambodian *Cantonese *Chinese *Croatian and Serbian *Czech *Danish *Dutch *English *Estonian *Finnish *French *German *Greek Gujarati *Hebrew *Hindi *Hungarian *Icelandic *Indonesian Italian *Japanese *Korean *Latvian *Lithuanian *Malay *Mongolian *Norwegian Panjabi *Persian *Polish *Portuguese *Portuguese...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 17:15

... there are a number of compre- hensive and reliable works readily available on the TEFL market, and at a reasonable price. I have made sparing use of the IPA phonetic alphabet (and in a broad rather ... them. regular verb – a verb that forms its past simple tense by adding -ed. relative clause – a clause that adds information about the main clause in a complex sentence: The man we saw yesterday is ... people learn English all over the world, and they all manage pretty well with the spelling, because the more contact you have with the language, the easier it is. If you approach this aspect of English...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 17:15

... like vanilla ice cream? A DRIAN : Yes. G ERRY : What about strawberry? A DRIAN : Yes. G ERRY : What about chocolate? A DRIAN : Yes. G ERRY : What about lemon? A DRIAN : No. G ERRY : And what about ... Then he wants to ask the same about other people – he says What about Gerry and Adrian? and What about Justine?. We use What about . . .? to indicate that we’re asking the same question as before. ... what’s her name? S HAMIRA : That’s Helen. And the man sitting with her . . . K ATH : I know his name – that’s Adrian, isn’t it? S HAMIRA : Yes – he’s our boss. Language point 6 – possessive adjectives Between...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 16:15

... my yacht – Really? Norman’s bought another horse – Really? Chocolate is an aphrodysiac – Really? More than a billion people speak Chinese – Really? Stuart adds Like me! to say that what Rosemary ... you? R OSEMARY : I teach in a primary school. Language point 9 – a /‘an’ and ‘the’ In Dialogue 9, Rosemary says I teach in a primary school – she uses the INDEFINITE ARTICLE with the noun because ... Lisa – ______ We use the DEFINITE ARTICLE the when talking about something that has already been mentioned, or that we know about anyway: James is taking a taxi to the airport Tom works in an office...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 16:15

... ______ a place an owner a time a person a choice a thing a reason a way/method Language point 16 – mine and yours In Dialogue 7, Fred says That’s mine, meaning That’s my latte. Look at these ... common WEAK PRONUNCIATION otherwise. Here are some that we have had already – if you have the cassettes/ CDs, listen again to the Dialogues we have had so far and see if you can hear the weak pronunciations. Full ... [–] Stephen speak Russian play the piano James drink coffee speak Russian Oliver wear glasses drink coffee Jenny play the piano wear glasses Language point 14 – forms of the verb There are five main forms...

Ngày tải lên: 28/10/2013, 22:15

... Language point 20 – phrasal verbs A PHRASAL VERB is a VERB + ADVERB which together have a special meaning. For example, carry on in Dialogue 4 means continue – it has nothing to do with carry. Phrasal ... important thing about phrasal verbs is that they often (though not always) have a meaning that is different from the separate meanings of the verb and adverb. For example, turn up means arrive ... give let find make and the ADVERBS that go with them to make phrasal verbs are usually adverbs of place or motion: about away in over across back off through along by on under around down out...

Ngày tải lên: 28/10/2013, 22:15

... eggs 2 ____ teabags 12 ____ newspaper 3 ____ loaf of bread 13 ____ melon 50 Language point 24 – ‘did’ auxiliary We have already seen do as an AUXILIARY in the present simple (Language point 12): Do you ... places where you can sit down and eat a meal pub – place where you can sit and drink alcoholic drinks and eat food railway station – place where trains stop could do with – need 46 A SSISTANT : ... is always countable! Another word for tin is can, which is used in the UK particularly for drinks. For an explanation of uncountable and countable nouns, see Language point 23 below. Language...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2013, 20:15

... sorry about that. You were right, and I was wrong. 56 Dialogue 5 Su is at the supermarket checkout, where the checkout assistant asks her if she has a card. C/ ASSISTANT : Have you got a MegaSave ... sentences all use have got to talk about possession – change them as indicated. The first two are done for you. 1 Dave’s got a new car. [?] Has Dave got a new car? 2 You haven’t got a phone. [?] Have ... has already been mentioned, we can use one to refer to it again: Fred had a coffee , and I had one too I need a pencil – have you got one? I’ll have a beer – what about you? – I’ll have one as...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2013, 20:15

... we can end up at the Indian for a late dinner? M IKE : Great idea. They can try out Indian food, and we can get a taxi back home. S ANDRA : I’ll go and ask them what they think. Dialogue 4 Andy ... Shall we (buy/buying) an ice cream? 4 How about (take/taking) a walk in the park? 5 Shall we (catch/catching) a bus into town? 6 How about (meet/meeting) James and Terry for a drink? 7 How about ... 5 Later, Andy, Bob and Nina arrive at the cinema. There’s a huge queue! B OB : Look! The place is going to be packed out! A NDY : What shall we do? Wait and see if we get in, or give up and...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2013, 20:15

... the shop. Glossary eating out – going to a restaurant and eating there takeaway – a meal bought at a restaurant and taken home to eat; also means the shop option – choice chips – potatoes cut up and cooked ... to Indian cuisine it’s probably better, and more fun, to decide on what to have once you have arrived at the restaurant. This way, you can ask the restaurant staff about different dishes as you ... in advance, as the food takes only a minute or two to arrive. Pizzas and kebabs take a little longer – order by phone about fifteen minutes ahead if you don’t want to wait at the shop. Glossary eating...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 05:15

... newsagent asks Damian Are you prepared to work on Sundays? – meaning ‘every Sunday’. If he had said Are you prepared to work on Sunday? this would have meant only the following Sunday. ã Finally, ... number? C YNTHIA : Yes, he has. S ECRETARY : Fine – I’ll make sure he calls you as soon as he gets out of the meeting. C YNTHIA : Thanks. Language point 37 – ‘as soon as’ In Dialogue 3 the secretary says ... week (Monday to Sunday) James is in London all week (he went last Sunday, and he staying there till next Sunday) James goes to London every week (he makes a trip there and back at least once a week) Exercise...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 05:15

... early? D AMIAN : Oh yes. N EWSAGENT : Good. And are you afraid of the dark? D AMIAN : Not at all. N EWSAGENT : Excellent. Are you used to riding a bike? D AMIAN : I ride my bike all the time. N EWSAGENT : ... Good. And are you prepared to work on Sundays as well? 2 D AMIAN : Of course. I need the money. N EWSAGENT : Fine. And one final question: are you good with animals? D AMIAN : Good with animals? ... more informa- tion about this and other holidays. Language point 41 – present for future James asks Henry: What are you doing over the Bank Holiday? He uses the PRESENT CONTINUOUS (Language point...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 05:15

... (a thing) or lead (a person) towards the speaker go means: move away from the speaker take means: carry (a thing) or lead (a person) away from the speaker In Dialogue 5, Su says to Neil: Why ... SIMPLE . In the same way, present tense questions and negatives are different for actions and states: action Is Harry looking for a newspaper? state Does Harry want a newspaper? action Harry isn’t ... money back. K ELLY : I hope so! Language point 45 – state verbs Most verbs in English are ACTION VERBS – they describe an action that lasts a short period of time and has a beginning and an end. Here...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 05:15

... main meaning of can is be able to: Can you swim? =Are you able to swim? I can speak English. = I am able to speak English. Dave can ride a bike. = Dave is able to ride a bike. Note that: 1 can ... surprising that we have a lot of weather words. Rain can come as showers, drizzle or a downpour, for example; and snow can appear as flurries or a blizzard or in drifts (and don’t forget hail and sleet!). ... outlying small islands that belong to them variety – different kinds constantly – all the time, again and again meteorological conditions – types of weather changeable – likely to change a lot dramatic...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 05:15

... two games that have a special place in their hearts. Football is regarded as the national game, at least in England and Scotland, and is played at all levels, both professionally and among amateurs, every ... which case you probably won’t need to ask! England (along with other English- speaking countries and members of the Commonwealth, such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan and ... to stay in? I don’t mind ordering a pizza for us. Besides, Maria’s parties are usually pretty useless, aren’t they? J USTINE : True. Language point 49 – more about state verbs In Language point...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 05:15

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 05:15

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 05:15

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 05:15

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 05:15

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 05:15