简介:Basicmethodsofpreparingfoodshowgreatsimilaritythroughouttheworld,butEnglishcookingterms②some-timeshavespecialmeanings.Forexample,almostallcultureshavedevisedsomemeans③ofbaking④,thatiscookingbreadorotherfoodinanoven⑤.Boiling⑥,orcookingfoodinwaterorsomeotherliquid,isanotheruniversalpractice⑦.Arelatedprocess,stewing⑧,meanstoboilslowlyorgentlyamixtureusuallyofmeat,veget-ables,andwater.Stillanothercookingprocess,roasting⑨,
简介:IntroductionLead-inmeanstointroducestudentsgentlytotopicstheyaregoingtodealwith,settlethemdownatthebeginningofalessonandgenerallypreparethemforthetopic.Usinglead-insinlanguageteachingisnotanewidea.Someofthemorerecenttextbooks,notably‘StepbyStep’,andotherteachers’books,havewarming-upexercisesandculturalbackgroundinformationwhichteacherscanuseaslead-in.However,formanyyears,becauseofalackofsuitabletraininginteachingmethodology,manyEnglishteacherstendedtoneglectlead-in,thefirststepinpresentingatext,andwentdirectlyintothetextitself.Thestudentswereconfrontedwithsomethingtheyknewnothingabout,andhadnoparticulardesiretoknowabout.Theywereexpectedtoadjustthemselvestotheteachingcontext.
简介:Withthesocialdevelopmentandprogress,Englishlanguage,likeeverythingelse,hasbeenchangingandhasdevelopedintoavarietyofforms.Theconceptof"StandardEnglish"arisesandhasarousedwideinterestintheresearchofthislinguisticsfield.JohnHoney’sSomeEnemiesofStandardEnglishhastriggeredalotofargumentsonthetopic.Questionshavebeenraisedinavarietyofaspectsinthiscriticalanalysis.
简介:CollegeEnglishlearnersfrequentlyworryaboutthesmall-sizevocabulary,incorrectgrammarandinappropriateexpressionsintheirspokenEnglishwhencommunicatingwithfluentspeakersofEnglish.Inthisarticle,wereconsidertheconceptsofvocabulary,accuracyandappropriatenessoflanguageuseinthehopethatwhenlearnerscometorealizethatnooneperformsperfectlyinEnglishtheycanbeencouragedtocontinuepracticingEnglishspeakingskillsandtoacquiresufficientlevelofEnglishabilitytocopewitheverydaycommunication.
简介:TheteachingofEnglishforSpecificPurposeshasbeeninexistenceforover30years,andhasbeenprominenceformorethan20years,andisstillintheascendant.ESPteachingaccountsforaconsider-ableproportionoftheteachingofEnglishasaforeignlanguageinChina.ItisthereforenecessaryforusChineseteacherstoknowmoreaboutESP.
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简介:I.INTRODUCTIONLanguage,asthespecificlegacyofagivencultureandsociety,isrepletewithaconstellationofculture-boundlinguisticitems.Thedevelop-mentoflanguageisanextremelycomplicatedpro-cessinvolvingmanysub-cultrualfactorssuchasmaterialculture,socialculture,religiouscultureandlinguisticculture.Poreignlanguagelearning,asadynamicandconsciousmovementfromthesourcelanguagetothetargetlanguage,willtheo-