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This textbook is the second part of my first Ebook about English expressions - how to say them in Chinese. As we know, many expressions are universal and exist in many languages. Every language uses its own metaphors and its own method to describe them. English contains many commonly used expressions to express many ideas and contents. The parallel Chinese expression are generally (but not totally) not derived by literal translation word by word....
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Learn to speak in German about the things that matter to you. Massively improve your German vocabulary and speaking skills through reading about these 32 everyday topics.
Who is it for? If you are a high beginner with a good understanding of basic grammar and vocabulary then this is the book to help you to take your German to the next level.
How does it work? Each article covers a topic that you would commonly talk about in your own language. So...
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A study guide to Spanish conversation is a good start to studying the language when you lack a way to practice it in with another speaker. Since it takes time and repetition to learn any language, you can look over the common phrases throughout the text in order to build up your vocabulary. After several months of practice, combined with practical application with Spanish speakers and structured conversations with someone else reading off of the book,...
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Real Spanish Reading. Engaging and Effective Method.
Lots of intermediate Spanish speakers tend to get trapped using the same vocabulary over and over again. They often only speak about subjects they know the words for and avoid anything outside of their 'comfort zone'. The problem with this is that even though they sound ok, they never really get any better.
If you really want to improve, you need to be able to speak about a wide range of topics....
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Spanish is often cited as one of the most beautiful languages on earth. That's because Spanish employs the use of many soft sounds in conjunction with elongated vowels and an endearing and imperative tone in the traditional tone. Spanish vocabulary has a lot of cognates which makes it a rather easy language for English speakers to pick up on. A cognate is a word which is the same between two or more languages. For instance, in Spanish, the word "real"...
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Triangle Interactive, LLC
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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Do you think a snake would make a good pet? This fact-filled, Spanish-translated title uses bright, vivid images in conjunction with descriptive and informative language to let readers decide if they think these cold-blooded reptiles would make good pets.
7) Buddenbrooks
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First published in Germany in 1901 and translated into English in 1924, Thomas Mann's "Buddenbrooks" is the story of the decline of a wealthy German family over four generations which takes place in the years 1835 to 1877. Mann began writing the novel, his first, when he was only twenty-two years old and based much of his critically acclaimed work on the story of his own family and their peers. Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929...
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Learn to form the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect middle/passive tenses on the basis of the fifth principal part. Study examples in Matthew and Luke. Then read lines 33-37 of the Iliad, which includes a stirring scene "along the shore of the much-roaring sea.”
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Investigate the use of Greek demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, which correspond to English words such as this, that, these, and those. Chart a rich sampling of demonstratives, including a reflexive pronoun, in Luke 23:28-29. Then continue with the heightening tension in lines 70-75 of the Iliad.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Begin with an important irregular verb: ir, meaning “to go”. Conjugate ir in the present tense, and learn about its key uses in Spanish. Next, study and practice common Spanish interrogatives—words used in asking questions. Finish by looking at effective ways to remember new words and build vocabulary..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Encounter the imperative mood—the verb construction used for commands. Study the imperative endings in the present and aorist tenses. Find three aorist commands in Luke 22:36, and even more as you continue your reading of the Iliad with lines 39-47.
12) Only Adverbs
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Discover the rich world of adverbs, as they modify not only verbs, but also adjectives, other adverbs, clauses, and sentences. Investigate intensifiers (such as very," "surely," and "possibly"), which can either strengthen or hedge statements, and study the subtleties of "flat" adverbs-adverbs that have the same form as their adjective counterparts."
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Now add the Spanish demonstrative adjectives (“this” and “that” in English) and the related demonstrative pronouns, and study additional vocabulary related to eating dinner. Look at ways to create both affirmative and negative statements in Spanish, and learn about regional differences in the language as it’s spoken across the world..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Learn the gender of Spanish nouns by practicing each new noun with its masculine or feminine definite article. Grasp how the suffixes of nouns can help identify their gender. Study how to make nouns plural, practice pronouncing Spanish consonants, and learn the letters of the Spanish alphabet..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This lesson begins with another important irregular verb: tener (to have). Grasp how to conjugate tener, and learn expressions using it regarding physical conditions, emotional conditions, and age. Add more important vocabulary related to the family. Finish by considering some important strategies to help you succeed as a language learner..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Investigate the five singular subject pronouns and the seven plural subject pronouns in Spanish, and how they are used in Spanish-speaking cultures. Then conjugate the verb ser (to be) in the present tense, create simple sentences, and explore how Spanish adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and gender..
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Body language communicates many things, and often contradicts messages that our words convey. Divide the body into the areas that send the clearest signals about your intent to better understand how to use your posture and gestures to communicate. Explore how the position of your hands and head, your gait as you walk, and how much space you take up all send indications about who you are and how you feel. You’ll also discover how changing your posture...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Examine the biological drives, such as territorialism, that influence our nonverbal reactions. Define the three "levels"of territories and see how they affect our reaction. Understanding this is an inherent reaction in everyone can help reduce social conflicts.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Move on to middle/passive participles. Greek participles pack a lot of meaning into a single word that may require an entire clause to translate into English. Look at examples from two different verses in Matthew as well as your Homeric reading for this lesson: lines 28-32 of the Iliad.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Learn to form imperatives in the middle/passive, looking at examples in Matthew 3:2 and John 14:1. Note that in Homeric Greek the imperative and other verb endings tend to be uncontracted. Then read the Iliad lines 48-52, experiencing the devastation wrought by Apollo’s silver bow.
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