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Just a few things to get off my chest
Grammar reference books:
Longman have published a light blue reference book (can't remember the name -
something like A Grammar of Spoken English or something) which is based on real
examples of spoken and written English, so it's a descriptive grammar
(describes how the language is really used) rather than the prescriptive
grammars that came out in the 60's (that tell you how the writer thinks the
language should be).
Abby
There's absolutely nothing wrong with saying "I'm loving my job at the moment."
e.g. you're getting more and more work every day and your boss is annoying you
(note the progressive aspects here). Maybe the speaker suspects that the
situation will change and the job will get worse and that's why they choose a
progressive.
awalk
You obviously know your stuff. The list of verbs is pretty useful but the key
is that they USUALLY appear in the simple form.
Also I think your exercise is ok in places but why have you chosen to use a
future situations e.g. in 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9? This a different use of the
continuous form than the one we're discussing. All the student needs to do is
look at the time marker e.g. "next week" and think "right, I need a continuous
form here to talk about a future arrangement". It doesn't show a contrast
between "I love it" and "I'm loving it."
You could say "I hate this forum" as a fact and you might want to contrast that
with "I'm hating this discussion of verb aspects" because in this way you can
show that you see the situation as temporary, i.e. that the topic will soon run
its course and we'll all get back to talking about the usual stuff.
And finally "I'm loving it" is an expression from club culture and is becoming
quite normal in spoken British English, particularly among young people. That's
why McDonalds want to be trendy and put it in their ads I suppose. So what I
want to say is it's part of the language and will be more so in future so let's
try and understand it rather than take the easy route of saying things
like "McDonalds' English is as bad as their food", and "it's wrong and you
can't say that". Goodnight and thank you!
Polish system of teaching languages
I just thought that the entire Polish system of teaching English and
langauges in general sucks.
People tend to overly appreciate Cambridge exams, and treating these as the
only motivation and objective to achieve. Abroad people don't usually take
those exams, yet they manage to develop language skills at a good level
which let them communicate effectively. Let's take Scandinavians or the
Dutch. At least they are able to communicate, but usually they can actually
converse without problems, express their opinion so that they get the
message across, and normally some accent (mainly American) can be identified.
While in Poland although people can show the required certificate (even
Proficiency) they underestimate the significance of speaking. We are quick
to read, expand vocabulary passively, solve grammar exercises correctly and
understand the listening comprehension. However, when it comes to watching
movies and striking up a conversation problems arise. Suddenly we become
reticent for fear that we might come out with something incomprehensible.
Most people are embarrassed to produce the right sounds in English and
prefer to speak Polish English with strong Polish r and not paying attention
to vowels.
At school transformations are mastered, the importance of learning future
perfect continuous or third conditonal is emphasized. After graduating
highschool most students know that we should add -s to the verb for 3rd
person singular i present simple, but they cannot answer a question like how
are ya doing?
Therefore, I strongly urge all the students and teachers to give up this
fascination with Cambridge exams and concentrate on really vital issues.
Such as teachin/learning to spak, take part in a discussion and convey your
point of view effectively, be able to write an email in an appropariate
style, understand real language (e.g spoken in movies)
That was long...
Later,
Kociamama.
Cytat
A sami byli dla siebie większym ciężarem niż ciemność. Mdr 17,20
A sami byli dla siebie większym ciężarem niż ciemność. Mdr 17,20_2