how to teach writing in esl class

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 09:20

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 19:15

... about 20 minutes on this task. The diagrams below show how to plumb in a washing machine. Summarize the information by describing the main features and explaining how a washing machine works. ... describing how something works. See Focus on IELTS, p.131.  describing and comparing objects. See Focus on IELTS, p.166.  writing introductory sentences. See Preparation & Practice: Writing ... sentence/main point ắ Supporting sentence 1 ắ Supporting sentence 2 CONCLUSION ắ Restatement of your opinion. ắ Summary of your main points. How to prepare for IELTS - Writing 17 ã...

Ngày tải lên: 03/10/2012, 10:49

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2013, 15:41

... contents FINAL NOTES  Careful pre-teaching  better understanding  Understand the text first, answer questions later  Being able to relate to the reading contents  students more interested  Answering ... they can find the answers in the reading. AFTER-YOU-READ  Adapt tasks  Life in the future: robots  travel/ work  Higher education: Talking about subjects  Summarize the reading contents ... the units: Teach Task 1 (vocabulary) before reading  Motivate students to read  Give them a focus of reading: Read and locate the words (key vocab.)  Make them curious by asking questions...

Ngày tải lên: 04/06/2013, 01:25

Ngày tải lên: 26/07/2013, 14:54

... implementing timed reading into a reading program and it is my wish to elaborate on some of them in this paper. The Benefits of Faster Reading There are many benefits in gaining a faster reading ... into other areas of language skills development. Reading Strategies Like any reading program, increasing reading rate is more than just opening a book and jumping into the text. Timed reading ... timed-reading because emphasis tends to reside in the speed of reading and comprehension. The interaction with the text in timed reading forces the ESL learner to move beyond the word level of reading...

Ngày tải lên: 06/09/2013, 10:10

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:02

... banking. While many prominent Filipinos have Chinese ances- try, there is considerable hostility toward the Chinese dominance of business. Arab traders introduced Islam to the Philippines in ... impolite to point at anyone with the forenger. Malays use a forenger only to point at animals. Even pointing with two n- gers is impolite among many Indians. When you must indicate something ... even to pat the hair of a child. ● Among Indians, a side -to- side toss of one’s head indicates agree- ment, although Westerners may interpret it to mean “no.” Watch carefully; the Indian head toss...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 00:15

... business partners to dinner, but not to a luncheon. Expect to be invited to dinners and parties at the home of your Filipino partner (unless he or she is Chinese; Chinese rarely entertain ... popular in the Philippines at both lunch and din- ner. If you are hosting a luncheon, be sure to provide a dessert. ● Social events oen end with dancing and singing. Expect to be invited to sing. ● Despite ... Never decline an invitation to a social event. ● When you interrupt Filipinos during a meal, they are obliged to ask you to join in. is is a formality; just thank them and decline, saying that...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 20:15

... Philippines, that nger is pointed at the person or thing being insulted. ● Since pointing can easily be taken for an insulting gesture, Filipinos rarely indicate objects or directions by pointing ... traditions were suppressed, and Singapore was turned into a true meritocracy. Cultural Note Foreigners are honored in the Philippines by being invited to family events: weddings, anniversaries, baptisms, ... these stringent laws will ease in the future, but to date, they are unfailingly enforced. ● 3 WHAT’S YOUR CULTURAL IQ? 1. Which of the following is true about driving in Singapore? a. Singapore...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 20:15

... generally in the morning. ● Always be on time for all business appointments. Making a Singa- porean executive wait is insulting and impolite. ● Try to schedule appointments at least two weeks in advance. ... yours). ● Unwavering civility is the single most important attribute for suc- cessful relationships in Singapore. However, diplomacy in no way hinders the determination of Singaporean businesspeople to get ... not print invitations on paper of these colors. Red or pink paper is a good choice for invitations. ● Generally, spouses may be invited to dinners but not to lunch. However, no business will...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 18:15

... missionaries. Instead, a Korean scholar studying in Beijing was baptized a Catholic in 1777. It was this scholar, on his return, who introduced Catholicism to Korea. Protestantism gained a foothold in ... and Process Information In South Korea, one nds a culture that is closed to many foreign in uences. Its basic education teaches one to think associatively and subjectively. In all situations, ... maintained. Giving gis to acquire favors is a common practice in the workplace, and reciprocity is expected. Friends expect to rely on each other for everything. ey spend a lot of time together,...

Ngày tải lên: 24/10/2013, 18:15

... companies. Information that should be proprietorial tends to leak during these drinking sessions. Volvo is not the only foreign firm to have had problems in this arena. Business Entertaining ● e ... have a mutual contact. Try to obtain a personal introduction. and leaving them sticking out of rice is in bad taste, because this is how oerings are made to ancestors. ● Pass food with your ... down. Beckoning a person by mov- ing a single nger toward you is very rude. ● Cover your mouth when yawning or using a toothpick. It is not necessary to cover your mouth when laughing, as many...

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2013, 01:15

... purity was historically a main reason for segregating interaction between castes. The Sri Lankan View When Buddhism went into decline in India, Sri Lanka emerged as a Buddhist stronghold in southern ... status to the Tamil language. But the militant troops backed out on their agreement to surrender to the Indian peacekeeping force. e ghting continued, and Indian troops remained in northern ... deadlocked. India became involved by sending peacekeeping troops to help resolve the crisis. An accord was signed that made concessions to some of the militants’ demands, including giving ocial...

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2013, 01:15

... sensitive to their viewpoints about the disaster, but refrain from oering your opinions on rebuilding, international aid, etc. ● 3 PROTOCOL Greetings ● e traditional greeting is to place ... intricately interconnected, the PRC continues to issue threatening statements regarding the inadvisability of the “secession of Taiwan.” Despite these declarations, the Taiwanese continue to hold onto ... China. Foreign nations wishing to establish diplomatic rela- tions with a government of China had two choices: to recognize the “Republic of China” or to recognize the People’s Republic of China...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 00:15

... rst person, “I,” Chinese will point to their noses to indicate the same thing. Gifts ● Gi giving is oen practiced within a business setting. Good gis for a rst trip include items with small ... are expected to be punctual to meetings. Do not get upset, however, if your counterpart is late. ● Evening entertainment is an important part of doing business in Taiwan, so expect to be out ... lightly in the beginning, because there could be up to twenty courses served. Expect your host to keep lling your bowl with food whenever you empty it. Finishing all of your food is an insult to...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 00:15

... prehistoric people in South- east Asia. During the eleventh century, the ai people began migrating from southern China. (Some research indicates that they were forced out by the Han Chinese.) From ... the beginning of a new solar year—the ai New Year. TRUE or FALSE: e celebrations usually involve throwing water on people. ANSWER: TRUE. From sprinkling water on statues of Buddha, to (politely!) ... (politely!) dousing friends with buckets of water, Thais enthusiastically celebrate Songkran over several days in April. It is a cleansing, purifying holiday that Thais use to mark a new beginning, start...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 00:15

... combat in 1965 by President Johnson. e level of U.S. forces in Viet- nam peaked at 534,000 in 1969. Widespread opposition to the war led politicians in Washington, DC, to attempt to replace ... them to shake your hand. If you need to give something to a monk, place it in front of him, or give it to a man to pass along. Monks are not expected to thank you for a contribution either—however, ... providing you with a means to better your life today, and in the future. ● 3 PROTOCOL Greetings ● e graceful, traditional ai greeting is called a wai. Press your hands together as though in...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 10:15

... puppets—or drinking. While the Vietnamese are usually happy to welcome foreigners into their bars and beer gardens, keep in mind that they have a number of drinking games. You’re in trouble when ... cuisines available in Vietnam. In addition to Chinese and ai food, Vietnamese cities have restaurants serving French and American cuisine. One can spend a considerable amount of time in Vietnam ... are now in a race with the challenger to drain your drink! Of course, as soon as you drain that one, several more Vietnamese will undoubtedly challenge you again. ● 3 PROTOCOL Greetings ● e...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 10:15