Idioms
put yourself into my shoes
When you cannot totally agree with others, how to show your respect and understanding in a polite way?
I see your points. However, I am afraid that I can only partially agree with you.
What is a transcript?
An official record of student's work that shows the courses they have taken.
What are the strategies that you can use when you are giving an opening to a presentation?
Dramatic Statistics
Rhetorical Questions
Story-telling
Refer to audience experience
If you _________(study) harder, you ________(pass)the examination.
had studies, would have passed
feel stuck in a rut
You already requested a letter of recommendation from Nima. However, you haven't received it yet. How could you politely remind your prof to draft one for you?
1. Specify the ddl.
2. Put in the following way.
I would appreciate if you could reply at your earliest convenience. Please let me know if any additional materials will be required from me.
In a team, what are the common roles do we have?
We have
chairperson
communicator
recorder
reporter
group leader
technical expert
What are the three strategies when you are making a paraphrase?
Change sentence structure (passive-active)
Use synonymes and antonymes
Change parts of speech
Give me an example of run-on sentence and explain what is comma splice?
The flowers are beautiful they brighten the room.
She wanted to go to the store , she was out of milk.
I learned French _________ in six months.
from scratch
What is S.M.A.R.T Goal?
S=Specific
M=Mesurable
A=Attainable
R=Realistic
T=Time bound
What is a Symposium?
A meeting at which experts have discussions about a particular subject.
What are the possible conflict resolving types? Name at least 3.
Accommodator
Collaborator
Compromiser
Team player
Avoider
What are the differences between Real-time & Clock Time?
Real time refers to the actual time elapsed in the physical world.
Clock time refers to the time kept by software clocks
This is a_________. People will stop at nothing in order to survive.
dog-eat-dog world
What is over-the-counter medicine?
The medicine that customers can buy without seeing a doctor first.
Please make up a sentence using "errand".
I want to quit. How can she always send me on an errand?
What are 3 alternative medicines that you know?
Ayurveda
Reiki
Acupuncture
Homopathy
In Unit 1, We learnt Christmas Pudding is a festival food enjoyed by British C____________.
Commonwealth
Despite feeling disappointed when the star player missed the winning goal in the final seconds, it turned out that his fail in the match was just a ____________.
blessing in disguise
Discuss the differences in applying in-text citations and formatting references according to the APA (American Psychological Association) guidelines when writing a dissertation or designing presentation slides.
1. In-text Citation:to briefly identify the source of information or ideas, typically by author's last name and publication year.
e.g. An in-text citation might look like this (Smith, 2020)
2. Reference: to provide full details of every source cited in-text, enabling readers to find the original sources.
Try to name 3 different subjects that belong to Humanities.
Sociology
Phonetics
Linguistic
Anthopology
What are the possible persuasive techniques？Name at least 3.
Flattery
Imperative Command
Hyperbole
Triple
Give me ten different ways to give your advice.
1)You should...
2)You'd better...
3) If I were you, I would
4) I would suggest you...
5) l don't know if doing sth. is a good idea...
6) Have you tried to do ...
7)Why not...
8) You ought to...
9) Have you thought about ....
10) I wouldn't do sth. if....