foreign language phrases used in english

... LIST 5: FOREIGN LANGUAGE TERMS USED IN ENGLISH – Words in Context Sentence Completion The following exercise will help you figure out the meaning of some words from Vocabulary List by reading context ... glasses and absent-minded attitude 91 – VOCABULARY LIST 5: FOREIGN LANGUAGE TERMS USED IN ENGLISH – fait-accompli ( fa·tə·ka m· ple) ¯ ¯ (noun) something that is complete and seemingly irreversible ... LIST 5: FOREIGN LANGUAGE TERMS USED IN ENGLISH – My dad always speaks in 17 The plot of many TV sitcoms seems to revolve around a(n) ; there is some big misunderstanding, which results in an embarrassing...

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... is another winery up the hill that you might enjoy stopping at If you are interested in trying some wines you should go on a wine tasting tour A visit to a table approximately two minutes after ... order into a computer system 103 Rare Cooked meat that is pink inside 104 Recipe 105 Regulars List of ingredient and instructions for preparing a certain type of food People who comes into an ... come in to eat? Is there a designated driver in your party? I can’t finish my steak, but I’ ll take a doggie bag Make that double in a tall glass, plz 60 Fine dining A very expensive eating establishment...

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... [Lat.]: in the middle of a sequence of occurences “The film begins in medias res, with a panting, terrified man running through the night.” in situ (in sit'too) [Lat.]: situated in the original ... original or natural position “I prefer seeing statues in situ rather than in the confines of a museum.” in vino veritas (in vee'no vare'i-toss) [Lat.]: in wine there is truth “By the end of the party, ... hoi polloi.” in loco parentis (in loh'koh pa-ren'tiss) [Lat.]: in the place of a parent “The court appointed a guardian for the children, to serve in loco parentis.” in medias res (in me'-dee-as...

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... types in the language of sports in students’ three tests combine in a language to produce natural-sounding speech and writing Collocations run through the whole of the English language, - To point ... of certain words to focused on the syntactic and semantic features of collocations of co-occur regularly in a given language Likewise, Lewis [28] defines words used in sports language in English ... combine with “hammer”, two verbs combine (14) “When the receiving team wins a volley, *it gains the with “javelin” and two verbs combine with “ hurdle” right serving and the players rotate …” instead...

Ngày tải lên: 26/11/2013, 13:19

... opinion IMHO: In my humble / honest opinion IMNSHO: In my not so humble opinion IMAO: In my arrogant opinion IOW: In other words IRC: Internet Relay Chat IRL: In real life ITYM: I Think You Mean ... Generation and the increasing influence of American culture in films, TV and music saw the introduction phrases like 'cool' (tuyt vi), 'hip' (hoan hụ) and 'nerd' (ngi iờn, d) In the swinging '60s it ... jar = Car China = China plate = mate 2.7 Others: There is not equivalence in English Internet slangs because there are no punctuation marks in English 2.7.1 Punctuation marks are used instead of...

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... compare the advertising language in English and that in other languages, e.g “Advertising language: A pragmatic approach to advertisements in Britain and Japan” by Keiko Tanaka (1994) In Vietnam, some ... copywriter The Language of Airlines’ Advertising Slogans Page 14 Business Advertising Business advertising is often said to be invisible, because unless one is actively involved in some business, he ... author summarizes her findings in the characteristics of the English language used in airlines’ advertising slogans and also her conclusions on the percentage of slogans employing those characteristics...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 14:54

... reasons for including speaking activities in language lessons is to help students develop habits of rapid language processing in English Interacting with others: most speaking involves interaction ... in learning English speaking skills 2.2 Theoretical backgrounds of teaching speaking skills 2.2.1 What does speaking involve? Learning to speak a foreign language requires more than knowing language ... and speaking teaching In the chapter, the main approaches to motivation and de-motivation in foreign language teaching are discussed The main theories of foreign language speaking teaching are...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 15:01

... demands In teaching and learning English as a foreign language in Vietnam nowadays, besides grammar, the requirement of four practical language skills: reading, speaking, reading, writing has ... nature of reading 2.2.1 Definitions of Reading Most of us think of reading as a simple, passive process that involves reading words in a linear fashion and internalizing their meaning one at a ... classification of reading 2.2.2.1 According to manner In Doff’s opinion (1988), there are two main types or reading : reading aloud and silent reading in which “reading aloud involves looking at the text,...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:27

... words are language systems that are usually used in spoken, sometimes used in writing This may also include liturgical writing Such as Colloquial Arabic is the form of language used in daily communication ... presupposing or bringing into the present context beliefs, feelings, identities, events According to the linguistic relativity principle, the way in which we think about the world is directly influenced ... gets „stale‟ and requires innovation Unlike Vietnamese, English slang as well as English colloquialisms are rather widely used both in speaking and in writing especially in newspapers 17 2.4 Vulgar...

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... Ngoc D06K52 Faculty of Foreign Language Ha Noi University of Technology The Situation of Learning English for Electrical Engineering of D06k52 Students in Faculty of Foreign Language, Ha Noi University ... The main reason is that the terms in ESP subjects are very different from the words in the general English In his opinion, learning general English well is only the foundation for learning ESP ... report was to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of learning EEE as well as the main reason why they did not get good mark in the final test Techniques of gathering data including different...

Ngày tải lên: 13/12/2013, 12:15

... quinary tenses (like: "will have been going to have been taking" : a present in past in future in past in past) are admissible in English Some tense combinations, however, are not allowed; in English, ... California, Marina del Rey, CA Matthiessen, C (1983) Choosing Primary Tense in English Studies in Language 7, 369429 Matthiessen, C (1984) Choosing Tense in English Information Sciences Institute ... (during tl t2) (during tl t3) (during t3 t2))) Each exercise is usually constituted by one or two clauses in which some of the verbs are given in the infinitive form and have to be conjugated into...

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