English classes
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Well a few people have asked me to help them with their english.(pronounciation,and spelling)
So if anyone would like to me to help them,or has something that they are not sure about......just say and I'll try to help
I'm not sure where people want me to start,so I'll wait until the first person tells me exactly what they want to know.......and I'll help form there
So come on people...........start asking!
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well for starters....basic things like this:
When you meet someone: "Hello, how are you today?"
Reply: "I am good today thankyou."
OR:
Meeting: "Hi, how are ya?"
Reply: "I'm good thanks." -
I will teach both the correct,full way to say things,plus the shorter,slang way (eg....."Hi how are ya?")
Because I know that nobody really talks using the complete proper english all the time....everyone uses a lot of slang. -
To start......does everyone know the full english alphabet?
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.....I'm pretty sure you will all know that.
I will start by teaching normal sentences you would use when you first meet someone. -
Question: "How have you been?"
Reply: "I have been well thankyou." -
Person 1: "That is good, how is your family?"
Person 2: "My family are well also, thankyou." -
nah, dun think i will ask u to helpOriginally posted by ozzy-gurl:Well a few people have asked me to help them with their english.(pronounciation,and spelling)
bcos it is "pronunciation "
okok......jokin........ -
**** I have noticed that when a lot of singaporeans say that have to do something,they say," I got to buy food." (example.)
The correct way to say this is:
"I have to buy food"
OR: "I need to buy food."
OR: "I want to buy food."
OR: "I am going to buy food."
The word "GOT" means you have already bought these things. -
Very well pointed out FireIce, but that must be a cultural difference, because in Australia we are taught that it is actually spelt "pronounciation."Originally posted by FireIce:nah, dun think i will ask u to help
bcos it is "pronunciation "
okok......jokin........
"pro-noun-cia-tion".....not "pro-nun-cia-tion."
BECAUSE (not bcos) the word is "pro-nou-nce"......not "pro-nun-ce". Cultural differences might make this a bit harder than first thought. -
slang? i gotta buy food.
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I would like to hear the ways you are taught english in singapore.....so I know exactly how differently you are taught compared to how we are taught by the english schooling system.
I always had straight A+ grades in school for my english, including pronounciation and spelling. So I am hoping to be able to help the people that have asked me to help them...and anyone else that would like me to help them. -
yes....the slang would be:Originally posted by coffeeortea:slang? i gotta buy food.
"I've gotta buy food."
But when you say it in the proper english, you would not say," I got to buy food."
You would say, " I have got to buy food." That is also exceptable. -
you've already mentioned about cultural difference...what's wrong with a bit of singlish here and there? Our English isnt as bad as you think, it's just the way we want it to beOriginally posted by ozzy-gurl:Very well pointed out FireIce, but that must be a cultural difference, because in Australia we are taught that it is actually spelt "pronounciation."
"pro-noun-cia-tion".....not "pro-nun-cia-tion."
BECAUSE (not bcos) the word is "pro-nou-nce"......not "pro-nun-ce". Cultural differences might make this a bit harder than first thought. -
I have never said there is anything wrong with singlish....or the way you talk......I am doing this becasue I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO BY A FEW PEOPLE.......not because I think your english is bad! I have told these people that I think their english is very good,but they have still asked me to help them.Originally posted by thoreldan:you've already mentioned about cultural difference...what's wrong with a bit of singlish here and there? Our English isnt as bad as you think, it's just the way we want it to be
So I will help them......is that alright with you thoreldan? -
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how are ya? I already know how to spell incorrectlyOriginally posted by ozzy-gurl:Meeting: "Hi, how are ya?"
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acceptableOriginally posted by ozzy-gurl:yes....the slang would be:
"I've gotta buy food."
But when you say it in the proper english, you would not say," I got to buy food."
You would say, " I have got to buy food." That is also exceptable.
ok i'll stop picking on you lol. have fun, i'll drop by often -
So now you are an aussie english teacher in the university of crapology? -
hmmm...ok...one spelling mistake,while i was trying to type here,but also feed my nephew at the same time! i admit...i spelt it wrong...its acceptible....not exceptible...
and yes Driftingguy.......im helping peole to learn english -
Originally posted by skid:
if you read the entire post skid....you would know that i was teaching the slang there
how are [b]ya? I already know how to spell incorrectly [/b]
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when are you going to touch down on sg?
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in the first week of may....dont know exact dates yet
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Hi ozzy, I need clarification...
I happened to read an article stating that it is wrong to answer 'I'm fine' when someone asked 'How are you?' .. Funny thing is, I often heard it being used in people's conversation or TV drama saying the same thing...
Now, how true is this?
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good morning, t'cher...
* put an apple on izzy's desk..
*drag oneself to desk...
* take out rubber band and start shooting at ah kai.. -
It's mostly geared towards tackling the examination questions, which consist mainly of...Originally posted by ozzy-gurl:I would like to hear the ways you are taught english in singapore.....so I know exactly how differently you are taught compared to how we are taught by the english schooling system.
I always had straight A+ grades in school for my english, including pronounciation and spelling. So I am hoping to be able to help the people that have asked me to help them...and anyone else that would like me to help them.
Comprehension (passages and questions that follow),
Essay writing,
Oral examinations (one reads a passage out loud, then describes a photo and discusses a topic to the teacher)
and a veriety of fill-in-the-blanks questions in primary school. So in class there are spelling tests, lessons on idioms, exercises on conjunctions, essay-writing practice and so on.