A Question Of Time

by Saddleback Educational Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher. ISBN 1-59905-201-6 Printed in the United States of America 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Introduction Grammar is a very old field of study. Did you know that the sentence was first divided…

1. Don’t use an with own. Sue needs her own room. (NOT Sue needs an own room.) I’d like a phone line of my own. (NOT … an own phone line.) 2. Use or rather to correct yourself. She’s German – or rather, Austrian. (NOT She’s German – or better, Austrian.) I’ll see you on Friday – or rather, Saturday. 3. Use the simple present – play(s), rain(s) etc – to talk about habits and repeated actions. I play tennis every Saturday. (NOT I am playing tennis every Saturday.) It…

years ago, something happened. Something had shocked the World. For the first time since 1812, the United States were being threatened by an horrible event. Al-Qaeda had attacked the country with terrorist acts. To reply to this event, America desired revenge with wrong decisions. The country acted like Nazis, fascists and Salazar. Ahead you’ll see some of this decisions, and manly a social point of view of this problem. Everything leaves us to believe that the…

checking the main risk factors that enable the occurrence of accidents. This is an exploratory bibliographical integrative. The study in question has a history and literature is based on selective readings of the material and exploratory research, contributing to the process of synthesis and analysis of the results of several studies, creating a comprehensive body of literature. Noting the health of workers in the nursing context, over time, it is clear that these workers are exposed to…

about a man who gives tips about travel. It would be nice if he were here, do not you think? Jordana: Yes, of course! But look, is not he, sitting next to that girl? Igor: Yes, I think. Mr? Bart: Yes, can I help you? Igor: You're the man who was on TV, which gives tips on traveling? Bart: Yes, I am! Igor: Great! Jordana and I'll travel to Paris today, could you give us any tips? Bart: Yes, of course! What are your doubts? Jordan: Well, I have a doubt about the hotel where we will…

There is a perfect destination for everyone that chooses the University of Colima as an Institution of Study. The University of Colima offers Spanish Courses. Learning Spanish in Mexico is not only Burritos and beaches; Colima is a traveler’s paradise, crammed with a multitude of opposing identities: transparent lagoons, hidden grottos, high mountains, beaches and magic towns, two volcanoes “El volcan de fuego” and “El nevado de Colima”, as well as beautiful beaches. …

dream; the dawn of a depression Fitzgerald’s description of the United States in the 1920’s gives us a seemingly realistic view of a world that was heading for disaster. Each character in “The Great Gatsby” carries its own weights, values, and morals, but in most cases, they all share some of the same flaws. These flaws, as are revealed throughout the story, serve to illustrate a society that slowly caves in it self, abandoning the original beliefs that had shaped the creation of…

is limited to ~ 3 pages per translation. Climate Change Reconsidered – 2011 Interim Report most Northern Hemisphere sites due to the slowing of the Gulf Stream providing reduced northward heat transport. As a result of such findings it is easy to recognize that current climate models are unable to achieve the degree of accuracy in the details of atmospheric circulation that are critical to replicating current weather events, such as droughts, heat waves, and major storms in…

‘wording’? (Haj Ross) 2. SPEECH ACTS & PRAGMATIC ACTS • • • • earlier views of the function of language: depicts a (true or false) state of affairs. But: not all ‘sentences’ are statements (Austin) questions, exclamations, commands, wishes, concessions etc. The ‘grammatical’ view • indicative mood for reality, imperative for orders, optative for wishes, etc. • Can’t distinguish a statement from a question(both are in indicative; Austin 1962:12) A pragmatist view? • Early…

increase in the number of female directors, the number of female CEOs and executives has not similarly increased… women are [still] being excluded from roles that would position them in the pipeline to leadership.” Helen Conway, Director of Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace 2012 Australian Census of Women in Leadership 2 In their own words In their own words Women in leadership 3 Women in leadership 2012 marks the tenth year of the Australian Census of Women…