Discussion Groups / ESL Teaching / December 2003

I married a young Chinese woman back in September and have a question
regarding English language courses.  She insists that there is such a thing
as a free English course given to immigrants.  I've never heard of this and
she's only heard about it third hand so has no other ...

I'm a german guy! I've seen the movie "A Knights Tale". In the scene
with the naked Geoffrey Chaucer and Wat. The dialogue (I've checked the
words by reading the subtitles) goes something like this: "Betray us,
and I will fong you until your insides are out, your outsides are

I am visiting Seattle and want to know the difference in meaning
between words like:avenue, street, place(as Oakwood PL), drive (as
Oakcrest drive), way(as Newport Way), road(as Richards road),
boulevard, freeway and highway?

Hi, I am a newbie here.
Are "if" and "whether" always exchangeable?
"I wonder, if he makes it in time." is the same as
"I wonder, whether he makes it in time.".

I seek a book that can be used to teach college students (and adults!)
about parts of speech, diagramming
 sentences, etc. I have a 7th grade book that does a pretty good job,
but I don't want to give that  to college students.

. Data concerning the effects on a small population of high
concentrations of a potentially hazardous chemical are frequently used
to ____ the effects on a large population of lower amounts of the same
chemical.

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Hello again, everyone - you've been so helpful I had to come back ;-)
I'm still translating this book set in the twenties. See if anyone can help
me here, with the meaning of the expression between "":
(quote)

Hi @all,
I've got a lof of problems in building tenses and I can't understand it. Do
s.o. knows about "English Crashkurses" cause I trieyed a lot of ways but I
didn't understand it. Please, tell me about your experience. I need help.

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Based on my well-developed and extensive knowledge in Electronics,
Applied Optics, Laser Technology, and Fiber Optic Technology, I would
like to propose my research in the following three directions:
-    Fiber Optic for medical applications

In the sentence:
"Insertional and rest abnormalities on needle electromyography
can be apparent within 7 to 10 days after nerve injury."
what is the time that these abnormalities appear?

I am interested in completing an online tefl course run by i-to-i.
Does anyone here know anything about this course - if its scam etc?.
many thanks,
Alex

Elementary skill [or skills] in french.
Which one is correct?
Thanx/nsp

was ist richtig:
Original:
can you bring these letters to the post office ?
Umsetzen in reportet speach?