672 Answered Questions for the topic ESL/ESOL
Esl/esol
06/25/19
Who are the proponents who made survey questionnaires focus on learning methods of the teachers and learning strategies of the students in English Teaching?
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Esl/esol
06/25/19
Is this correct English: "what an honor to serve so close by your side"?
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Esl/esol
06/25/19
What’s the easiest way to explain to an ESL student when to use “at” and “in” when referring to locations?
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06/25/19
Phrases with Multiple Auxiliary Verbs?
What are the common phrases with multiple auxiliary verbs which are used to make sentences??
Eg:
1. "have to do" - "You have to see a doctor"
2. "should have done" - "you should have attended...
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Esl/esol
06/25/19
Which are the best free resources to learn English from beginner to advanced?
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What does "Come on, let's wrangle up the cattle" mean?
Andy said this to Woody in Toy Story 1. Is this idiom?
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06/25/19
Why did common contractions become common?
Examples:
> Real life isn't like that, y'know.
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> Y'all are awesome.
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> I dunno why.
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> Where'd you go?
This is my theory: these phrases/sentences have been said so...
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06/25/19
Why is the pronunciation of academy and academic so different?
I know that the pronunciation of *academy* can be broken down into:
a-cad-emy with the stress on **cad**
While that of *academic* can be broken down into
ac-a-dem-ic with the stress on the...
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Esl/esol
06/25/19
When teaching English to learners, which methods do you use in language teaching?
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Esl/esol
06/25/19
What are the best ways to improve your intermediate language ability when you don't have access to native speakers?
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Esl/esol
06/25/19
What advice would you give for a non fluent English speaker to ask technical questions properly?
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06/24/19
Take my word for it or take my word for this?
Me and a friend got into an argument.
He says that you can say "Take my word for this".
I say that the proper use is "Take my word for it".
Could someone elaborate on each of those and tell us who...
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What's the most efficient way of improving English listening skills?
I am a native Chinese speaker, and I have lived in Toronto for 8 years since the time I was 18 years old. But my English listening skills are pretty poor. I cannot understand the movies in the...
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What does "Rabbit" mean on 1st of June?
My english teacher told me, that is common in England to say "Rabbits" on the 1st of june.
What does it mean?
where does this tradition come from?
Does the people say it only on the 1st of...
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06/24/19
Is there any merit to "Angry 'on' you"?
Currently where I live there are almost ZERO English native speakers.
I love that though. Not because I seek the attention of being the only native speaker around but because it gives me the...
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06/24/19
Punctuation: We promise [that] it's a big deal?
I'm editing a marketing campaign. Out loud, one might say, "We promise it's a big deal." I believe there's an unspoken "that" in there: "We promise [that] it's a big deal." Would you punctuate the...
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Esl/esol Speech
06/24/19
When reading aloud, how to read a parenthetical phrase?
I need to read a script for a kind of audition, and part of the script contains a phrase in parentheses.
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"To approve an Amended and Restated Investment Advisory and Administration Agreement...
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Esl/esol Speech
06/24/19
Is the following singular/plural inconsistency common in informal speech?
> I saw a white figure inside the house. A ghost? But my uncle had
> told me they didn't exist.
Is this common in informal English? If not, what's the correct alternative?
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06/24/19
Just Googling it?
Today in class a student was reading the title of an article for group discussion: "Just googling it is bad for your brain." http://qz.com/519155/just-googling-it-is-bad-for-your-brain/ The...
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06/24/19
Most concise way to describe information not guaranteed to be accurate? Missing or assumed details at fault?
You may experience people doing this intentionally (to some extent) in law, politics, religion, or many different areas where they speak vaguely so that they are correct in at least one...
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06/24/19
Who is this for? vs "Who does this belong to?"?
Yesterday I asked an Australian friend "Who is this for?" in reference to a wallet on his desk. He laughed and thought my sentence didn't make sense in the context of the situation. Instead, he...
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