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Originally Posted by riverkid  What does "applicants for entry" mean, Harry?
I think that you should always teach students, once they reach a certain level, all aspects of English. Mixed conditionals are essential to understanding and functioning in English. We simply CANNOT [I'm not shouting, just emphasizing] stick to conditionals 1, 2, 3 with certain verb choices. To do so creates unnatural English. The whole point of learning a language is to become as natural as possible.
Mr P pointed this out and it is indeed something that ESLs and ESL teachers, both native and non-native should heed. |
Hi!
Applicants for entry are those students of high school who take exams at the university to became students. Maybe I had to mention the first time I used it so that you don't ask me.
What refers to mixed conditionals( I don't mean conditional 1,2,3) I'm against teaching it at an early age, let's say to kids, as they really don't understand and ask a lot of questions. Native speakers speak English without even making an effort to know what grammatical form they use. Most of them don't even have enough knowledge in grammar. My friend Ray from the States whose English is brilliant doesn't know what present perfect is though he uses it in his speech. It's only you native teachers of English know it and mostly teach English to foreigners.