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This document provides prompts for writing arguments on various topics. It includes prompts on issues like animal rights, child obesity, crime, energy sources, equal pay, fertility treatment, free health, global poverty, international travel, marriage, mobile phones, music industry, nuclear technology, overpopulation, poverty and the environment, privacy laws, seniority in the workplace, traditional culture, university, and work-life balance. For each topic, it provides background information and asks the writer to agree or disagree with a statement and give reasons for their opinion in at least 250 words.
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The document describes a speaking assessment for first-year English teaching students. The test contains two tasks: 1) Students choose a place to recommend to tourists and explain their choice in 1.5 minutes. 2) Students discuss potential cultural activities in Concepcion and agree on an option in 3-4 minutes. The test evaluates functions like suggesting, agreeing, and describing using adjectives. It assesses accuracy, fluency, vocabulary range and clarity of communication. Rubrics provide criteria for evaluating students' performance in each task.
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The document discusses two main perspectives on assessing grammar: 1) the syntactocentric perspective which focuses on syntax and sentence structure and 2) the communicative perspective which emphasizes how language is used to convey meaning. It also outlines several form-based perspectives on language including traditional grammar, structural linguistics, and transformational-generative grammar. Finally, it addresses assessing vocabulary, including measuring vocabulary size through word frequency lists and the yes/no format for vocabulary tests.
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This document discusses sociolinguistics and the relationship between language and society. It explains that speech communities share linguistic norms and expectations, and that language varies based on social factors like class, education, age, gender, ethnicity, and style/register. Variations include social dialects, over and covert prestige, as well as differences in formal and informal registers depending on the context and audience.
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speaking task.docx
The document describes a speaking assessment for first-year English teaching students. The test contains two tasks: 1) Students choose a place to recommend to tourists and explain their choice in 1.5 minutes. 2) Students discuss potential cultural activities in Concepcion and agree on an option in 3-4 minutes. The test evaluates functions like suggesting, agreeing, and describing using adjectives. It assesses accuracy, fluency, vocabulary range and clarity of communication. Rubrics provide criteria for evaluating students' performance in each task.
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The document discusses two main perspectives on assessing grammar: 1) the syntactocentric perspective which focuses on syntax and sentence structure and 2) the communicative perspective which emphasizes how language is used to convey meaning. It also outlines several form-based perspectives on language including traditional grammar, structural linguistics, and transformational-generative grammar. Finally, it addresses assessing vocabulary, including measuring vocabulary size through word frequency lists and the yes/no format for vocabulary tests.
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A careers conference was held last weekend in Vancouver Hall with over 100 jobs represented across many industries, though science careers dominated. While most talks provided useful information and allowed time for questions, some speakers did not present clearly or spent too much time on unimportant details. Although the conference was well organized with space for exhibits, not all speakers could answer questions and staff lacked full knowledge about the event. Overall, the conference gave students a chance to learn about new career options and paths.
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