http://www.usingenglish.com/forum Free English language forums and chat for EFL / ESL students and teachers with discussions covering issues such as grammar, exams, qualifications, academic/business English and more. en Thu, 15 May 2008 04:48:52 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.usingenglish.com/forum http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68257-hi-everybody.html Thu, 15 May 2008 04:30:07 GMT I am very happy because I find this pages on line. It was difficult but right now I think that can be helpful for me. I am very happy because I find this pages on line. It was difficult but right now I think that can be helpful for me. ]]> Ask a Teacher skapsbu http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68257-hi-everybody.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68256-please-differentiate.html Thu, 15 May 2008 04:11:48 GMT could you pleasa tell me what is the difference between poem and prose could you pleasa tell me what is the difference between poem and prose ]]> Ask a Teacher preetikaagrawal http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68256-please-differentiate.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68254-demonstrative-pronoun.html Thu, 15 May 2008 03:54:38 GMT How can I use ' neither' as demonstrative pronoun? Please give some examples. Thank you. ]]> Ask a Teacher wency http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68254-demonstrative-pronoun.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68253-demonstrative-pronoun.html Thu, 15 May 2008 03:53:09 GMT How can I use ' neither' as demonstrative pronoun. Please give some examples. Thank you. ]]> Ask a Teacher wency http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68253-demonstrative-pronoun.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68252-assay.html Thu, 15 May 2008 03:31:02 GMT teacher ask me my opinion at now people were no longer wearing their national costume. i agree with thatbut i dont know the reasons teacher ask me my opinion at now people were no longer wearing their national costume. i agree with thatbut i dont know the reasons ]]> Ask a Teacher Unregistered http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68252-assay.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68251-participial-construction.html Thu, 15 May 2008 03:27:08 GMT Dear teachers,

Please tell me if the following sentences are, what is called, "participial construction" or not. Or are these sentences nothing related to "participial construction"? In other words, can the part formed with "When + ~ing" (e.g., When calling, When discussing, When gathering) or "When + past participle" (e.g., When asked) has the same subject as the one in the main clause? In my understanding, a participial construction is established, in principle, only when the subject of the adverb clause and the subject of the main clause are the same though...

Example 1) When calling for roadside service, please have the following information readily available.

Example 2) When discussing our sales performance, he pulls no punches.

Someone, please help me explain:cry:

Example 3)
When gathering speed, this power along with power from a diesel engine is used to operate the motors.

Example 4) When asked about kicking the habit, 60 percent said they could quit if they wanted to. ]]> Ask a Teacher gorikaz http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68251-participial-construction.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68250-blunt-talking-straight-shooting.html Thu, 15 May 2008 03:06:09 GMT "blunt talking and straight shooting", what does this sentence mean? thanks.:roll: ]]> Ask a Teacher jesson cui http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68250-blunt-talking-straight-shooting.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/general-language-discussions/68249-build-your-fashionable-style-season.html Thu, 15 May 2008 03:01:08 GMT How time flies! A new season is coming, have you found the style that suit you in this season.. Do you know what the fashion trend is in this season?
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]]> General Language Discussions look050 http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/general-language-discussions/68249-build-your-fashionable-style-season.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/english-phrasal-verbs/68248-one-confusion.html Thu, 15 May 2008 02:43:03 GMT Hi all teachers..! As i pass through some phrasal verbs.I found many meanings of single phrasal verb....let me give you an example of that...my confusion is that how to use those phrasal verbs in different meanings.....! im copying from the list(one phrsala just)...!thank you..!!please make one sentence each for every meaning that is mentioned in the phrasal verb....!any sentence(but easy)....! *Get off* (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/get+off.html) - Escape punishment - Leave a bus, train, etc. - Finish, leave work - Start a journey - Help a baby or child sleep - Orgasm, have sex - Manage to fire a gun - Stop talking on the phone - Write or send letters, messages, etc - Say or write something funny thank you....!God bless you all teachers and everybody..!:-D Hi all teachers..!

As i pass through some phrasal verbs.I found many meanings of single phrasal verb....let me give you an example of that...my confusion is that how to use those phrasal verbs in different meanings.....!

im copying from the list(one phrsala just)...!thank you..!!please make one sentence each for every meaning that is mentioned in the phrasal verb....!any sentence(but easy)....!

Get off

- Escape punishment
- Leave a bus, train, etc.
- Finish, leave work
- Start a journey
- Help a baby or child sleep
- Orgasm, have sex
- Manage to fire a gun
- Stop talking on the phone
- Write or send letters, messages, etc
- Say or write something funny

thank you....!God bless you all teachers and everybody..!:-D ]]> English Phrasal Verbs ovair http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/english-phrasal-verbs/68248-one-confusion.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68247-one-correct.html Thu, 15 May 2008 02:36:23 GMT "We are not sure which restaurant we’re going to" or
“ We are not sure to which restaurant we’re going".

Which one is correct? ]]> Ask a Teacher MsNyree http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68247-one-correct.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68246-modal-verbs.html Thu, 15 May 2008 02:24:11 GMT Some schools of thought treat 'could' as a remote form of 'can' and not as as its past form. The remote form is explained in the following examples:
I couldn't do it. (remoteness of time)
It could happen. (remoteness of possibility)
Could you do me a favor? (remoteness of relationship)
How far this interpretation is correct? In the openion of this forum what is correct?
Another thing which puzzles me is ragarding use of 'should' and 'must'. Here are two sentences.
You must see a doctor.
You should see a doctor.
What is the difference? Are they interchangeable? ]]> Ask a Teacher Manas Ranjan Mallick http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68246-modal-verbs.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68244-expression-fine.html Thu, 15 May 2008 00:44:41 GMT "failed to fulfill what was agreed"
"fail to fulfill what was set"
"failed to fulfill what was arranged"

is it good English, please?
thanks. ]]> Ask a Teacher jctgf http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68244-expression-fine.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/editing-writing-topics/68243-body-language.html Thu, 15 May 2008 00:27:06 GMT Body Language

Hmm… Well body language isn't too reliable. Reason is that most of the times your body speaks without you even knowing it. - Meaning your body might make gestures that are so ingrained into your nature that you might not even realize that you are doing that particular gesture. And it takes years of practice to learn to decipher body language. The safe rule of thumb is, "If you think it can't be what it looks like, you’re probably right!" Like today, this girl sat right next to me in the bus. She sat on a folding seat beside me. When she got up to leave, she bent down to fold the seat. The seat wasn't budging, so she bent a little too much, so much so that her hair fell off her forehead and she was really close to me. Her breath was falling on my thighs. Now an inexperienced person would have jumped to the conclusion, "Oh wow! She probably digs me. That’s why she got so close to me.” And then the inexperienced person might try to make a move on her, only to discover she couldn't care less about him!

So how did I figure out she wasn't trying to give me a green signal to muster the courage to talk to her and maybe ask her out? Well, I looked closely at her eyes. Even though they seemed to be focused on directly above my thighs, some more careful inspection revealed that she was really trying to concentrate on folding the stubborn seat. Her line of sight was tilted toward the seat. Had it wavered toward my thighs, that would have been worrying. But that could be dismissed too as accidental. She could have gone one step further and tried to look directly into my eyes, as I was watching her head directly in front of my face. She didn't do that either. And if she had really wanted to give me the heebie-jeebies, she would have looked into my eyes and smiled. Now when a girl does THAT, it means you BETTER talk to her, because that's body language for "Hey, I think I like you. Why don't you stop being a scaredy cat and try chatting me up? I will make it worth your while ". And normally this ends in friendship at the very least or serious relationship in cases where the girl is just too dazzled by the guy’s personality.

So you see, I have just given you a lecture on how to read a girl's body language and be very sure if she likes you or not. You may notice that the more intentional the body gesture, the more probable that it is what you think it is. You just have to learn which gesture is deliberate and which one isn't.

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]]> Qartais http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/editing-writing-topics/68243-body-language.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68241-how-do-you-say.html Thu, 15 May 2008 00:15:16 GMT hi,
please, suppose that you take something that has broken down to the repair shop and the guy says he'll return it fixed to you tomorrow. you come back tomorrow to pick the thing up but it's not ready. the guy now says it's going to take 2 more days. you return at the set date and the thing is not repaired yet and the guy asks for 1 more day. and he keeps acting like this for more 2 weeks, that is, always failing to fulfill what he'd promised or what he'd said that was going to be done.
please, how do you informally call this kind of behavior? "the guy is .... me".
thanks ]]> Ask a Teacher jctgf http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/ask-teacher/68241-how-do-you-say.html http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/teaching-english/68240-survey-request.html Thu, 15 May 2008 00:15:06 GMT Hello, I am Jisoo Lee, a graduate student in the Arts, Media and Engineering (AME) Program at Arizona State University, under the direction of Professor Aisling Kelliher. I am conducting a survey to understand general strategies of ESL teachers in fostering student conversational skills and survey. The data gathered during this study will guide the creation of requirements and specifications for tools we intend to develop to support conversational language learning. I am inviting you to participate in my study by completing an online survey. The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Your participation will be highly appreciated. Your participation in this survey is voluntary and you can skip questions if you wish. If you choose not to participate or withdraw from the study at anytime, there will be no penalty. You must be 18 or older to participate. Your survey responses will help guide the development of an online foreign language learning system. There are no foreseeable risks or discomforts to you for your participation. All of the data collected by Survey Monkey is anonymous. The results of this study may be used in reports, presentations, or publications but your name will not be known. Results will only be shared in aggregate form. To participate in this survey, please click the link below and follow the instructions: Strategies in Fostering Conversational Skills (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ehIxdBPtZ6CJGez1hJO_2b3w_3d_3d) If you have any questions concerning the research study, please contact the research team at: Jisoo Lee: Jisoo.lee@asu.edu; Aisling Kelliher: 480-727-0997. If you have any questions about your rights as a subject/participant in this research, of if you feel you have been placed at risk, you can contact the Chair of the Human Subjects Institutional Review Board, through the ASU Research Compliance Office, at (480) 965-6788. Thank you for your participation! Sincerely, Jisoo Lee Graduate Student Arizona State University Art, Media and Engineering Hello,

I am Jisoo Lee, a graduate student in the Arts, Media and Engineering (AME) Program at Arizona State University, under the direction of Professor Aisling Kelliher.

I am conducting a survey to understand general strategies of ESL teachers in fostering student conversational skills and survey. The data gathered during this study will guide the creation of requirements and specifications for tools we intend to develop to support conversational language learning.

I am inviting you to participate in my study by completing an online survey. The survey should take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Your participation will be highly appreciated.

Your participation in this survey is voluntary and you can skip questions if you wish. If you choose not to participate or withdraw from the study at anytime, there will be no penalty. You must be 18 or older to participate.

Your survey responses will help guide the development of an online foreign language learning system. There are no foreseeable risks or discomforts to you for your participation.

All of the data collected by Survey Monkey is anonymous. The results of this study may be used in reports, presentations, or publications but your name will not be known. Results will only be shared in aggregate form.

To participate in this survey, please click the link below and follow the instructions:
Strategies in Fostering Conversational Skills

If you have any questions concerning the research study, please contact the research team at: Jisoo Lee: EMAIL REMOVED - Send PM to This User Instead; Aisling Kelliher: 480-727-0997. If you have any questions about your rights as a subject/participant in this research, of if you feel you have been placed at risk, you can contact the Chair of the Human Subjects Institutional Review Board, through the ASU Research Compliance Office, at (480) 965-6788.

Thank you for your participation!

Sincerely,

Jisoo Lee
Graduate Student
Arizona State University
Art, Media and Engineering ]]> Teaching English jisoo http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/teaching-english/68240-survey-request.html