major findings and implications for teaching eg effectively

... Syntactic ambiguity: 28 3.2 Findings and discussions: 33 3.2.1 Findings: 33 3.2.2 Discussions and implication for language teaching and learning 34 3.3 Summary: ... study The following chapters are spared for the presentation of the methodology, the analysis, findings established and discussions and some implications regarding humour creating features in British ... of vocabulary and knowledge of local or regional dialects and particular cultures to understand the intentional use of words of the speakers Pun expresses the beauty of words; therefore it differs...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:25

... culture and by different cultures For example, “dog” denotes a common animal with four legs, a tail that they are often kept as pets, and they can bark and bite Connotative meaning, on the other hand, ... intentionally give much information for other purposes These superfluous utterances cause laughter For example, in an English funny story; Room For Two For our honeymoon my fiancée and I chose a fashionable ... free drinks for the rest of the night" So he says "ok" and walks over to the horse and whispers something in his ear and he starts laughing and the bartender gives him free drinks for the rest...

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... in the original, conversing with foreigners, and so on 3.4 Culture and pragmatic teaching via English jokes In order to integrate cultural teaching with English teaching, jokes should be added ... greatest efforts and to the best of my knowledge and understanding However, it is obviously that shortcomings and inadequacies are unavoidable Therefore any comments or corrections from you for better ... Introduction to Semantics and 10 Pragmatics, Oxford: Oxford University Press Crystal, D (1985), A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics, Oxford: Oxford 11 University Press Finegan, Edward (1994),...

Ngày tải lên: 07/04/2014, 15:59

... the original, conversing with foreigners, and so on 3.4 Culture and pragmatic teaching via English jokes - 41 - In order to integrate cultural teaching with English teaching, jokes should be added ... greatest efforts and to the best of my knowledge and understanding However, it is obviously that shortcomings and inadequacies are unavoidable Therefore any comments or corrections from you for better ... Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics, Oxford: Oxford University Press 10 Crystal, D (1985), A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics, Oxford: Oxford University Press 11 Finegan, Edward (1994),...

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:29

... the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets 1.I (do) an exercise on the present tenses at this moment 2.It (be) _ very hot in summer 3.My mother sometimes (buy) vegetables ... END - KEYS FOR TEST NUMBER I I CHOOSE ONE BEST ANSWER (3,0P) - Mỗi câu trả lời 0,25 điểm A D D A D D C 10.D B 11 B II READING (2,5P) - Mỗi câu trả lời 0,5 điểm She has been in Ha Noi for three ... 2She told them he had lived there for years 3.This is the girl whom I met last night 4.Despite having a big salary,he wants to quit his job Ex 3: Give the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets...

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... lost me, and all your locusts too!" The Cock and the Jewel A Cock, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a precious stone and exclaimed: "If your owner had found thee, and not I, ... assembly of all the birds and beasts, and drew up conditions for a universal league, in which the Wolf and the Lamb, the Panther and the Kid, the Tiger and the Stag, the Dog and the Hare, should live ... Wolf and the Crane A Wolf who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a Crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone When the Crane had extracted the bone and demanded...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2013, 17:10

... often handles us, and we not cry out." To this the Pig replied, "Your handling and mine are very different things He catches you only for your wool, or your milk, but he lays hold on me for my ... change of fortune and called to mind his former state, saying, "Ah! Miller, I had indeed to go campaigning before, but I was barbed from counter to tail, and a man went along to groom me; and now ... understand what ailed me to prefer the mill before the battle." "Forbear," said the Miller to him, "harping on what was of yore, for it is the common lot of mortals to sustain the ups and downs of fortune."...

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... noted for their courage in the fight, so that they might be better marshaled in battle array and formed into troops, regiments, and battalions When all this was done, and the army disciplined, and ... passed by and observed the unruffled calm of the Sea, he interrupted him and said, "It is again in want of dates, and therefore looks quiet." The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion An Ass and a Cock ... army to command them, and that they were exposed to dangers from lack of discipline They therefore chose as leaders Mice that were most renowned for their family descent, strength, and counsel,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2013, 18:10

... Goose and a Swan He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he ... without a regard to the consequences The Cat and the Mice A certain house was overrun with Mice A Cat, discovering this, made her way into it and began to catch and eat them one by one Fearing for their ... was standing One of them climbed up and stung him, and he immediately trampled them all to death with his foot Mercury presented himself, and striking the Philosopher with his wand, said, "And...

Ngày tải lên: 10/09/2013, 18:10

... letter word that has kst in the middle, in the beginning, and at the end A: "Inkstand", "in" is at the beginning, "kst" is in the middle, and "and" is at the end Submitted by Kevin Schoepp Q: ... the MIND and a conductor MINDS the TRAIN Submitted by: Tania Mello (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Q: What part of your body disappears when you stand up? A: Your lap (good for phrasal 'stand up', and 'laptop', ... Q: Why are man with pierced ears better suited for marriage? Q: Because they have suffered and bought jewelry Q: What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it? A: A teapot Q: Do you know why...

Ngày tải lên: 25/09/2013, 19:10

... his shoulder He walks up to the bar and asks for a pint for himself and a half pint for Tiny, his lizard The barman looks a little taken aback but serves him and Tiny Finally, curiosity gets the ... "In" and "Out" They were very active children and whenever In was in, Out was out When Out was in, In was out One day when Out was in and In was out, the mother skunk said "Out, go out and find ... granted three wishes Having wished for his most urgent needs the man uses his third wish to ask the fairy to return and give him three more wishes The fairy complies and says: "You can call me whenever...

Ngày tải lên: 25/09/2013, 20:10

... were ready They sat at the table and got a bite After a bite, Emiko showed her sandwich and said, "There is no crab." "What you mean? You've got ham, bacon, and, " with a big smile on his face, ... FREE?" Emiko went to a sandwich café with her American roommate A waitress asked what they wanted Emiko said, "I have a crab sandwich." Her roommate ordered a turkey sandwich After a few minuets, ... American guy and his dog Every month, he puts some flea medicine on his dog One day, when he was putting the medicine, he told Emiko, "This flea medicine is expensive." She was confused and asked...

Ngày tải lên: 25/09/2013, 20:10

... Submitted by Daniel Fernando Rodrigues One teacher said this to his students before the final test "A" is for God "B" is for me and my wife "C" is for the perfect student "D & F" are for all other students ... phone for about half an hour, and then she up "Wow!," said her father, "That was short You usually talk for two hours What happened?" "Wrong number," replied the girl PUPIL: "Would you punish me for ... ideas in such a strange and long way that another person who is listening to him can't understand him Do you understand me? Son: No Man: I could go to the end of the world for you Woman: Yes, but...

Ngày tải lên: 25/09/2013, 20:10

... lazy and wicked Tam and Cam are two the contrast characters that stand for the good and the bad one The names Tam, Cam are used metaphorically, popular among common people to imply the good and ... and she symbolizes for Vietnamese women When her husband went soldiering, she and her son waited him from day to day on a mountain, and then she became a statue Nowadays, the statue waiting for ... “He was slow like a snail.” Both metaphor and simile are forms of comparison The former is direct and the latter indirect In simile, we have to use formal elements of comparison Similes are easy...

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... outline our need for a car and driver for the day As we want to be back in My Tho for a late dinner, we negotiate a three-legged trip from Vinh Long to Tra Vinh and to My Tho Our negotiated fee ... and asked for some food The woman was kind; she filled the poor beggar's bag and recognized that the beggar was her former husband The man also recognized his wife then She felt sorry for the man ... down and tried to forget her sorrow She then got married with a kind man They shared everything together and lived in harmony One afternoon when her husband had gone for hunting, a beggar came and...

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