By H. Douglas Brown
Given the heavy-duty subject material, Brown's "Principles of Language studying and educating" is maybe approximately pretty much as good because it will get. it truly is certainly now not a booklet of common curiosity, yet particularly a compendium of a number of the theories that experience stimulated and formed the educating of moment languages within the twentieth century. it truly is sluggish going, yet after a one semester direction in which I plowed via and digested the cloth, i have received a normal knowing of the idea in the back of the perform. Babyboomers like me who had an unsatisfied moment language adventure at school will smile whereas interpreting Brown's factors of the theories of the 50's, 60's and 70's, and why such a lot of people grew to become discouraged. As a instructor of ESL now, i will be able to simply say issues have more suitable much. during this re-creation, Brown has incorporated a bit within the final bankruptcy on present scorching subject matters within the box. yet back, this is often for execs or scholars, no longer common readers.
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1. I have a bad stomachache. 2. I hurt my back. 3. I have a high fever. 4. :C::A:::LLlNG SCHOOL TO REPORT A CHILD'S ABSENCE Practice with a classmate. Leave a message on the school voice-mail system. A. This is the school attendance line. After the tone, please give your name, your child's name, and the reason for your child's absence. Thank you. 1. He has a bad cold. 2. She has a bad toothache. 3. She has a bad rash. 4. (first & last name) B. Hello. This is My daughter/son (child's first name) won't be in school today.
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Joe d. will go to the party. (aria e. will be taking her uncle to the hospital.