the basics of english writing

Ideas Into Words Mastering The Craft Of Science Writing

Ideas Into Words Mastering The Craft Of Science Writing

Ngày tải lên : 05/10/2012, 09:47
... calculated all kinds of things with this theory. The first thing I calculated was the rate of disintegration of the muon and the neutron. They should be connected to- gether, if this theory was right, ... is available from the British Library. would go no further—“30 percent; we cannot say more than 30 percent”—till they were sure I had the message. Then they would shut the of ce door. “But let ... going to be all of them, or al- most all. This is going to be awful!—an old-fashioned epi- demic like none of us has ever seen!” The better the scien- tist, the larger the scruple and the more he...
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The future of English

The future of English

Ngày tải lên : 05/11/2012, 16:27
... the future development of English in the world is the ‘outer circle’ of those who speak it as a second language. English often plays a special role in their lives and the fate of English in the ... domains of English Will the growth of the Internet help maintain the global influence of English? p. 50 What effect will changing patterns of trade have on the use of English? p. 33 English ... a professional interest in the development of English worldwide. The Future of English? takes stock of the present, apparently unassailable, position of English in the world and asks whether...
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The future of English 2

The future of English 2

Ngày tải lên : 05/11/2012, 16:27
... the future development of English in the world is the ‘outer circle’ of those who speak it as a second language. English often plays a special role in their lives and the fate of English in the ... Although the structural properties of English have not hindered the spread of English, the spread of the language globally cannot be attributed to intrinsic linguistic qualities. 2 The spread of English There ... future for global English. One of the unanticipated achievements of the twenty first century was the rapid diffusion of Basic English as the lingua franca of the world and the even more rapid...
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The Funbook of Creative Writing

The Funbook of Creative Writing

Ngày tải lên : 08/11/2012, 10:46
... Publications 31 FUNbook of C REATIVE W RITING A BOUT THE B OOK Below are suggestions for expanded use of the FUNbook ofFUNbook of FUNbook ofFUNbook of FUNbook of Creative WritingCreative Writing Creative WritingCreative ... students love to read them aloud and even come up with their own ideas. The FUNbook of Creative Writing can be used with large or small groups. Write one of the story starters on the board before ... Fun Folder of Creative Writing. S UGGESTIONS The attention-getting, humorous story starters in this book will surely spark the imagination of the most reluctant story writer. The antics of characters...
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THE ORIGIN OF ENGLISH

THE ORIGIN OF ENGLISH

Ngày tải lên : 07/07/2013, 01:27
... unseen. Beowuef (printed in the modern alphabet) The history of English begins a little after A.D. 600. English is a Germanic Language of the Indo –European Family Indo – European English French Latin ... –gelid, there forge –steam Under naessas genipap, neither gaited Flod under foldan. Modern English Lonely and waste is the land they inhabit, Wolf –cliffs wild and windy headlands, Ledges of ... Modern English A Clerk that is an Oxford scholar – who Looked hollow to his bones, and threadbare, too. • Modern English (1500-now) :the change was the elimination of a vowel sound and the Great...
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Basics of english phonetic

Basics of english phonetic

Ngày tải lên : 19/08/2013, 14:15
... other, smooth Consonants ship, sure, national Vowels kit, bid, hymn, minute Vowels Square fair, various Vowels foot, good, put • Radiate • Influence • Situation Consonants fat, coffee,...
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Mastering the craft of science writing part 17

Mastering the craft of science writing part 17

Ngày tải lên : 17/10/2013, 19:15
... fer- tilize and weed. There is work to be done. But the work pays off biggest when the plants are right for the soil and micro- climate of the particular garden. Is there some subject or writing style ... trigger their adrenaline. So they often thrive as staff, goaded on by the rest of the group (not to mention the boss). Gregarious types may not need goad- ing but wilt in a life that leaves them ... splitting. i. Writing was not for enjoying. After schooling like that, it’s no wonder that many of us tense up when we sit down to write. But fortunately, the How of writing is not the heart of the matter,...
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The future of English - David Graddol

The future of English - David Graddol

Ngày tải lên : 18/10/2013, 12:15
... domains of English Will the growth of the Internet help maintain the global influence of English? p. 50 What effect will changing patterns of trade have on the use of English? p. 33 The global ... although the world position of French has been in undoubted rapid decline English in the 20th century 8 The Future of English? The story of English in the 20th century has been closely linked to the ... future for global English. One of the unanticipated achievements of the twenty first century was the rapid diffusion of Basic English as the lingua franca of the world and the even more rapid...
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Mastering the craft of science writing part 4

Mastering the craft of science writing part 4

Ngày tải lên : 20/10/2013, 10:15
... off by 7 percent.” Then I remember the 9 percent. It was like a prediction for me: I went home and got this theory that says the neu- tron decay should be off by 9 percent, and they tell me the next ... “un- sure,” even when they are sure (in the ordinary sense), because their idea of truth is so lofty. Also, they feel responsible not to scare the public. I well remember from the early 1980s not ... part, the best scientists agree on the current best theory, which they recognize because, well, it fits. It an- swers the most questions with the greatest precision and the fewest loose ends. There’s...
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The Practice of English Language Teaching

The Practice of English Language Teaching

Ngày tải lên : 06/11/2013, 11:15
... skills in their own languages. Then our task will be twofold: to give them confidence in English and to equip them with hitherto unknown skills in either their own mother tongue or English. At ... than they were when the first edition of this book was written. Despite all these additions and changes, however, the structure of The Practice of English Language Teaching remains essentially the ... language because they are attracted to the culture of one of the TLCs (see (c) above). They learn the language because they want to know more about the people who speak it, the places where it is...
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Tài liệu Mastering the craft of science writing part 1 pdf

Tài liệu Mastering the craft of science writing part 1 pdf

Ngày tải lên : 21/01/2014, 08:20
... past the point where I paid it any mind. So I sat and waited while she finished. Finally, she pulled out the page, gathered it together with one or two others and, still not looking up, passed them ... did—no knitted brows, just the blank screen of her face, the outside world absent. For a moment, the room lay still. Until, abruptly: “Oh, yes, Foreword For my father, who would have been so ... blank ©2003 The Johns Hopkins University Press Foreword © 2003 Robert Kanigel All rights reserved. Published 2003 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 987654321 The Johns...
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Tài liệu Mastering the craft of science writing part 2 pdf

Tài liệu Mastering the craft of science writing part 2 pdf

Ngày tải lên : 21/01/2014, 08:20
... interest in it. Science writers and editors needn’t start off knowing much science. Some of the best of them do, but some of the best of them don’t. They must, though, be able to learn sci- ence, be ... and shake off the high intimidation quotient of a dense, jargon-laden article in the Proceedings of the National Acad- emy of Sciences. Elise was a member of this breed; she was an English major ... one way or the other, sitting beside her at her desk, the manuscript on the sliding desk tray between us, I learned. I can attest to the wisdom of the writerly injunctions you’ll find in these pages...
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