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... saying that for their own appraisal they wanted their manager to take as much time as it needed to a good job, but that they were far too busy to that for their team members The customer is king ... we tend not to question it, unless an experience forces us toPeople shouldn’t have to leave their brains at the door or become robots when they come into work They shouldn’t have to run ever ... changed the way I think about people; who motivated me to find a new way of managing; who influenced me to want to be a better manager; and who inspired me to take time out and write this series of...
... anyone understand peopleand better predict theirbehavior in the courtroom, the boardroom, and the bedroom People are people, wherever they are The man on the witness stand trying to persuade ... responding to the case and the people presenting it I listen carefully to the words that are spoken, andto how they are spoken I pay attention to the way people breathe, sigh, tap their feet ... courtroom, I was ready to focus fully on the people I encountered, to listen to them closely, to observe the way they looked and acted, andto carefully think about what I was hearing and seeing I had...
... merchandise, who have come into this realm and gone from shire to shire, and place to place, in great company, and used great subtile, crafty means to deceive the people, bearing them in hand, ... can fail to be struck by the fact that, in the Gipsy tongue, a road is a 'drum,' to see is to 'dicker,' to get or take to 'lell,' andto go to 'jall;' or, after instances so pregnant, to agree ... 'button-holes' of daisies, buttercups, and the like, and return home and extol the fine scenery and praise the richness of the land, than to take the spade, in shirt-sleeves and heavy boots, and...
... have to don‟t have to- don‟t have to has to have to have to have to don‟t have to 10 don‟t have to Exercise 3: have to has to has to is to be had to was to is to doesn‟t have to don‟t have to 10 ... going to have a very severe drought ANWSER KEY: Exercise 1: is to be are to is to have ‟m to is to were to have were to was to have was to 10 was to have 56 Exercise 2: will … have to had to don‟t ... meant toand „be supposed to + verb As semi- auxiliaries, „be meant toand „be supposed to + verb-infinitive have meanings similar to those of „ought to 2.3.1.6 „Be bound toand „be supposed to +...
... meanings expressed by „be toand „have to 22 2.1.1 Conventional meanings of „be to 22 2.1.2 Conventional meanings of “have to 23 2.1.3 „Be to , „have toand the semantic blend ... UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES MAI THI ̣ VÂN ANH “BE TOAND “HAVE TO + LEXICAL VERBS ANDTHEIR MODAL MEANINGS FROM FUNCTIONAL AND COGNITIVE PERSPECTIVES ... „Be about to+ verb‟ and „be on the point of + V-ing‟ 32 2.3.1.3 „Be able to + verb 33 2.3.1.4 „Be going to + verb 33 2.3.1.5 „Be meant toand „be supposed to + verb...
... students at NWRC towards learning to speak English andtheir classroom speaking practices in order to offer some suggestions which might be useful for teachers and students here to develop English ... students to find out the attitudes of students towards learning to speak English andtheir classroom speaking practices Based on the findings, some suggestions were given to the teachers to help ... speak English andtheir expectations of the teachers’ speaking lessons so that the teachers have suitable methods to improve their students’ speaking skills and encourage students to practise speaking...
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... race, sex and background t) A person who is decent, dependable and unpretentious Good and honest you can always depend on IDIOMS TODESCRIBEPEOPLE + example A trouble-maker David seems to enjoy ... Nellie is rather tough, and doesn’t really care about the effects of her actions on other people 11 An awkward customer Mrs Manser is a very difficult and unhelpful person, and nobody likes dealing ... old-fashioned and refuses to try anything new 15 A busybody (Mr Ford shows too much interest in other people s private activities 16 The life and soul of the party (Peter really enjoys social occasions and...
... 6.- According to Lucy, most people think that blondes a have got exciting lives b are popular actresses c dye their hair to perceive: to notice to tease: to annoy passion - to fear: to panic craze: ... is Mark Grant, and you’re listening to Fashion Line Our guest today is Lucy Kent, the author of Your Hair, Yourself Lucy, it’s a pleasure to have you here Thanks, Mark I’m happy to be here Lucy, ... that topic? Well, as you can see, I’ve got bright red hair When I was growing up, I used to hate my hair The other kids at school would always tease me and call me names like “carrot-top” and...
... in the Netherlands Dedication To Zuona Yun, Kun, Run, and my family for the support and encouragement G R Liu To Qingxia and Zhepu for the love, support and encouragement To my mentor, Professor ... would like to express their sincere thanks to all of them Special thanks to X Liu, Y.L Wu, K.Y Dai, L Yan, G.Y Zhang, etc Many of them have contributed examples to this book in addition totheir hard ... Prof S N Atluri, and others Without their significant contributions in this area, this book would not exist Many of our colleagues and students have supported and contributed to the writing of...
... battle ? -Ask ss to read the text to answer the questions -Play the tape and introduce the new words History quiz: thi lịch sử General: đại tướng Be famous for: tiếng với Lead: lãnh đào People' s Army ... in pairs to discuss and write the answers on the BB Thai land - Laos - Cambodia - Singapore - Indonesia Malaysia B Presentation *Presentation: -Introduce somethings about the lesson and the ... some history books.) - Check if necessary -Ask Ss to role play the dialogue ( work in pairs) *Production -Ask Ss to retell some things about the General Nguyen Van Giap -Work in pairs to discuss...