The document discusses revising writing for language awareness. It recommends using exact, fresh language to avoid vagueness. Vague language lacks details and clarity. Exact language paints a clear picture through precise descriptions. Concise writing is direct and omits unnecessary words. Figurative language like similes and metaphors can spice up writing if not overused. The goal is to engage and inform the reader through vivid, original word choices.
Synonyms and Antonyms Grade 7
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Thank You! Muaphsss.
Idiom is basically a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light ).
Made by Vivek Ranjan Sahoo of IX is the best ppt ever made on idioms.
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Synonyms and Antonyms Grade 7
Hello kaTeachers! Looking for a more creative, MELC-Based, and student-centered lesson plans, PowerPoint Presentations, and other educational staffs please visit my SlideShare account. You may click the link below.
https://www.slideshare.net/JuhaniaMangansakan
Thank You! Muaphsss.
Idiom is basically a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light ).
Made by Vivek Ranjan Sahoo of IX is the best ppt ever made on idioms.
Regards
Learning Objectives:
Recognize signal words and expressions used to convey positive and negative messages;
Identify whether the message in a sentence level or paragraph level is positive or negative;
Classify statements whether the positive or negative messages are literally or figuratively expressed;
Abstract
We are language teachers and should be teaching language, not
wasting time watching our learners struggle with pronunciation
which we all know they find boring. Living and working here, we
become inured to and sometimes over-tolerant of substandard
pronunciation, which doesn't necessarily mean sounding like a native
speaker. But how many times have we accepted walk for woke, cut
for cat and berry for very? It's not always easy to diagnose the cause
of our students' pronunciation problems, much less propose an
adequate solution. In this session, for teachers of teens and adults,
we won't be doing any choral drilling but we'll take a look at a range
of non-threatening classroom strategies and techniques that can
help students identify and overcome their pronunciation difficulties.
This workshop looks at a number of accessible ways we can work on
in and out of class to help improve our learners' pronunciation by
providing them activities which we can use in our language classes.
You will find practical in class activities and enjoyable online digital
games to integrate pronunciation teaching to your lessons.
Biographical Details
Ayşegül Liman holds BA (2009) in ELT from Marmara University. She
has been working at Marmara University, English Preparatory School
as an instructor of English. Her interest areas are educational
technology and teacher education.
Fatma Kübra Köşker holds BA (2008) in ELT from Boğaziçi University.
She worked at Aydın University one year and now she has been
working at Marmara University, English Preparatory School as an
instructor of English. Her interest areas are educational technology
and teacher education.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
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Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
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Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
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De-mystifying Zero to One: Design Informed Techniques for Greenfield Innovati...
Tryingtoavoidtheblah chapter23
1. Trying to avoid the
BLAH BLAH BLAH feeling…
Ch. 23: Revising
for Language
Awareness
2. The goal of language awareness…
• Is to notice sentences, phrases, and/or words
that are bland or vague and to make them vivid
and concrete.
• Is to stay away from vagueness, wordiness, and
triteness (which includes clichés).
• Is to use exact and fresh words, sentences,
phrases.
3. Exact language…
• Is used to avoid vague words
▫ Vague language
lacks concrete, precise details.
Does not give enough descriptions.
Can mislead or not inform your reader.
• Paints a clear, vivid impression, idea, image, etc.
• Shows the reader the actual, true meaning.
4. Examples…
• Vague language:
▫ Ex: The woman walked around the school.
▫ Ex: A park is nice.
• Exact language:
▫ Ex: The doe-eyed blonde wandered around
Germanna’s campus.
▫ Ex: The sky at Maymont Park is shinning a tangerine
glow from the setting sun.
5. The difference is clear!
• Vague language:
▫ General
▫ Bland
▫ Confusing
• Exact language:
▫ Exciting
▫ Fun
▫ Specific
▫ Descriptive
6. Concise language…
• Is direct and to the point.
▫ Incorrect: Well, if someone doesn’t study, that
could maybe, possible, result in poor grades.
Well, if someone doesn’t study, that could maybe,
possible result in poor grades.
▫ Correct: A lack of studying can result in poor
grades.
7. Concise language…
• Omits words/sentences that do not add to the
purpose or meaning of the sentence/paragraph.
▫ Incorrect: In my opinion I think that the financial aid
system at Ellensville Junior College is in need of
reform.
In my opinion I think that the financial aid system at
Ellensville Junior College is in need of reform.
▫ Correct: The financial aid system at Ellensville Junior
College needs reform.
8. Concise language…
• Does not overly repeat or use redundant
words/sentences.
▫ Incorrect: On October 10, in the fall of 2003, we
learned the true facts about the Peruvian mummies.
On October 10, in the fall of 2003, we learned the true
facts about the Peruvian mummies.
▫ Correct: On October 10, 2003, we learned the facts
about the Peruvian mummies.
9. Concise language…
• Does not use unnecessary wording.
▫ Incorrect: Because of the fact that the watch was
inexpensive in price, he bought it.
Because of the fact that the watch was inexpensive in
price, he bought it.
▫ Correct: Because the watch was inexpensive, he
bought it.
10. Fresh language…
• Is avoiding trite or clichéd sentences.
• Is keeping everything unique and original.
• Is putting a twist to old, stale phrases.
• Keeps you from using overused expression.
11. What are trite expressions??
• Are boring words or phrases because they are
used too often and are not fresh. We hear them
A LOT.
Examples…
• Awesome • Hot, cold
• Last but not least • Sad but true
• At this point in time • One in a million
• Better later than never • Easier said than done
• In this day and age • Out of this world
12. What are clichés??
• Expressions that we hear EVERYDAY and that are
overused.
Examples…
• Free as a bird • Cold cruel world
• As light as a feather • Break the ice
• Top dog • Work like a dog
• Between a rock and a • Living hand to mouth
hard place
• Cry your eyes out • Green with envy
• Under the weather • Keep your eyes peeled
• Trite/cliché sentences are almost the same, so many
phrases are placed into both categories.
13. Stay away from them…
• By using fresh language
• By taking something stale and over used and making
it new and interesting.
▫ Cliché ex:
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
▫ Fresh ex:
The grass is always greener over the septic tank
▫ Created by Erma Bombeck
14. Figurative language…
• Adds unique character/impression/ style to your
papers.
• Spices things up.
• Avoids clichés.
• Makes things more exact.
15. Similes…
• Are a comparison of two things
• Use the words as and like
• Help to bring clarity to the meaning or purpose
of a sentence/paragraph.
• Give the reader a better understanding.
16. Metaphors…
• Are a comparison of two things within the same
sentence.
• DO NOT use comparing words
• Help to bring clarity to the meaning or purpose
of a sentence/paragraph.
• Give the reader a better understanding.
17. However…
• Similes and metaphors should:
▫ NOT be overused.
▫ Be used to make sentence more exact, concise, and
fresh ( Fawcett 360).
▫ Be helping to paint a clear picture in the reader’s
mind.
• Reference the handout for examples
