...
By speaking of a more expressive level of playing, I do not
mean to infer that this is a creative process. Young players
are taught each song note by note, word by word. The stylized
speaking ... "filler" or "detail" songs. "Filler" songs are
quite general and talk about illness and death in broad
terms; they comprise three sub-categories. "Detail" songs
comprise ... the
qeej
is ritualistic and ceremonial,
improvisational use of the
qeej
for nonritualistic speaking
is not prohibited. For example, a player might create a
welcome song for a friend he...
... rule. There is only this guideline from ETS:
“[A]n effective [independent] essay will usually contain a minimum of three
hundred words; however, test-takers may write more if they wish.”
...
... rules, one for each
header level:
h1 { color: red; } h2 { color: red; } h3 { color: red; }
When speaking, though, you wouldn’t say:
e level 1 header’s text color is red.
e level 2 header’s ... as long as you follow
these basic rules:
It can start with a letter or a number.
It can contain any letter, number, hyphen (“-”), or underscore (“_”).
Both classes and IDs are case sensitive. ... rather than what styles it applies. For
example, I might call a class “redText” to hilight certain text. But what
happens if later I want to make the hilighted text yellow? The yellow text...
... presented */
Or you might want to add a multi-line note with details on
who created the design and how they can be contacted for fur-
ther details:
/*——————————————
By: Jason Cranford Teague
Email: ... red.
#content+p: rst-letter { color: red; }
<div id="content"><p>One thing was certain…</p></div>
e only drawback to this method is that it will not work in IE6,
which ... entire Web site) are embedded into the HTML code
using the HTML <style> tag, which will contain CSS rules:
<style type="text/css" media="all">
h1 { color: red; }
...
... amazingly, make NaturallySpeaking
recognize your voice better. At last, computer use that
encourages good health!
Learning to Dictate
Like any other skill, dictating to NaturallySpeaking takes practice ... unnatural,
but learned, skills of typing and handwriting.
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Speaking and Dictating
When you’re trying to impress someone at a cocktail party, you’ll
probably try to speak in complete, grammatical ... you
stop speaking for minutes at a time.
Most of us have had limited experience conversing with our
little gray boxes—besides cursing at them when they crash. To
speak effectively with NaturallySpeaking,...
... cup 9. swollen
10. bed 10. throw away
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UNIT 11, Thrush Speaking Exercise #1, Level 1-2-3
SPEAKING EXERCISE #1
Level 1-2-3
DIRECTIONS: Your teacher will give directions ... UNIT 11, Thrush Speaking Exercise #1, Level 1-2-3
TEACHER DIRECTIONS:
PART 1: SAY AND REPEAT DRILL
(Use LIST...
... and illustration for names, places, dates, prices, etc.
The raters will look for these details. More details = greater body
paragraph development (OPD
UL=C) = greater coherence (OPDUL=C) =
a ...
Write subjectively. Write about yourself. Also, be specific. Include as
many details as possible. Details = greater topic development = a
higher score.
Personally, I ... Paragraph Development
44 - Independent Essay
Look at the same paragraph revised. Note the details and the cause-and-effect
relationship in the concluding sentence giving the reason why the...
...
Also, at Shelton University there are lots of great ESL courses.
I can take grammar or writing, or speaking courses. There is a
course for every level. For me, the best course was English for
Business. ... example:
G Some people think that we don’t need zoos while others think
that we do. Personally speaking, I posit that we need zoos.
Advanced Introduction Strategies
Simple Hooks...
...
independent clause connects to the dependent clause with a conjunction. The
dependent clause contains the predictors. The predictors are reasons. You will
develop each reason using an example ... (hook) Some people think that we do not
need zoos while others think that
we do.
Personally speaking,
specific I think that we need zoos.
(opinion)
The writing raters will look ...
The hook is a general statement. It is connected to the opinion by the
transition “Personally speaking. ” This demonstrates progression from
general (hook) to specific (opinion). Yes
√ No _...
... restate your opinion, then end with a
suggestion and a prediction. Notice how the prediction contains the auxiliary verb
“will” to describe a future action.
C In the final analysis, I contend ... this strategy, start with a transition, restate your opinion, then end with a
warning that contains a prediction of future of events.
C It goes without saying that television is a bad influence ... for each
essay on page 338.
ETS says: “[A]n effective [independent] essay will usually contain a
minimum of three hundred words.”
Demonstrate OPDUL=C first, then count words.
...
... my friend like and not like when visiting the place I call home,
New Delhi, India? Personally speaking, I contend that my friend will like
the food however he will not be crazy about the summer...
... Last year, big oil paid over $100 billion dollars in tax
revenue. America needs this money to maintain its
infrastructure.
Finally, the products oil companies make are the life-blood
of many...