Discussion Groups / ESL Teaching / November 2003

Reposting to get opinions only on the writing.
Posted to Uk.teachers even though this is an American
asking.  The student is 7.   Hello to S. Lieber...  Haven't
seen you in me lately.

Located in Japan and willing to trade or sell.  Contact me at
shridurga-AT-yahoo-DOT-com.  Links are for reference only.
CHALTE CHALTE
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I'm a portuguese translator and I'm currently working on a book where I'm
having trouble with the exact meaning of "Runs" in the context used.
This paragraph refers to sports played in a british school in the beggining
of the 20th century, in the twenties, more precisely. The author ...

I am a student at school of engineering,
I wonder how to find a English partner who is a native speaker?
I speak fluent Chinese, may be we can learn Chinese and English together!
Raymond Chuang

When speaking about the quality of a cup of coffee, what
is the meaning of "mean coffee"?Does it mean "being below the normal standard"?

1. People of intelligence and achievement can nonetheless be so ------
and lacking in ------ that they gamble their reputations by breaking
the law to
 further their own ends.

What is the meaning of "loved to hate"?
"Mike Sears was a Boeing executive many Puget Sound-area employees loved to hate."

Can someone please explain what "a copy of this letter" means?
Does it refer to "a photocopy of this letter", or "this letter (the
original)", or "either the original or a photocopy of this letter"?
Thanks in advance.

6. Originally, most intellectual criticism of mass culture was ____ in
character, being based on the assumption that the wider the appeal,
the more ____ the product.
(A) unpredictable ... undesirable

I'm an English teacher, teaching intermediate level students. In my
lessons I have come acoss the verb "get" in very different contexts
and situations.Although I can explain the use of "get" in different
situations I would like to know if there's some kind of internet

What is the meaning of rebate?
I want to buy a digital camera online and the
seller announces that the price is $550 and also
there is $100 manufacture rebate from Nov 1st to Dec 15th.

I neid a isier lankuake

Can anyone point me in the direction of research that looks at how long it
takes for adults that are academically fluent in one language to become
fluent in another?
(I know Baker, & Cummins have done research with children).

What is the meaning of "come-from-behind" in this sentence?
Landon Donovan scored in overtime to give San Jose a come-from-behind,
3-2 victory over the Kansas City Wizards last night in Major League
Soccer's Western Conference final.