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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
British versus American
Hi, guys.
I´m preparing the CAE and this year, my teacher is American. The problem is that last year I had a British one. I consider the latter to be a good one because I successfully passed the FCE and I noticed how much my writing improved. Since then, I write all my compositions as much "British" as possible because the more I did this the better grade I got. But this year, the American one is teaching us just the opposite things: he wants our writing to be more fluent, more in the "American style". So everything what I had learnt so far (13 years studying) seems wrong to him. I told him and he advised me to do it his way.
Nevertheless, my CAE exam will be corrected by Cambridge´s professors...
What should I do? Thanks beforehand.
I´m preparing the CAE and this year, my teacher is American. The problem is that last year I had a British one. I consider the latter to be a good one because I successfully passed the FCE and I noticed how much my writing improved. Since then, I write all my compositions as much "British" as possible because the more I did this the better grade I got. But this year, the American one is teaching us just the opposite things: he wants our writing to be more fluent, more in the "American style". So everything what I had learnt so far (13 years studying) seems wrong to him. I told him and he advised me to do it his way.
Nevertheless, my CAE exam will be corrected by Cambridge´s professors...
What should I do? Thanks beforehand.
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Your teacher seems a little narrow-minded to me. Both BrE and AmE are perfectly acceptable to Cambridge examiners. They do not, however, like candidates to mix varieties; that is not natural.
- Your teacher seems a little narrow-minded to me.
- Both BrE and AmE are perfectly acceptable to Cambridge examiners.
- They do not, however, like candidates to mix varieties; that is not natural.
- If you have thirteen years of BrE behind you, then it seems most unwise to change.
- If your teacher is not prepared to accept that your variety of English is fine, then I suggest you find a new teacher.
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Your teacher seems a little narrow-minded to me. Both BrE and AmE are perfectly acceptable to Cambridge examiners. They do not, however, like candidates to mix varieties; that is not natural.
If you have thirteen years of BrE behind you, then it seems most unwise to change. If your teacher is not prepared to accept that your variety of English is fine, then I suggest you find a new teach
If you have thirteen years of BrE behind you, then it seems most unwise to change. If your teacher is not prepared to accept that your variety of English is fine, then I suggest you find a new teach
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