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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
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The writing exam to hire Korean public school English teachers
The below is the writing exam that took place a month ago to employ Korean public school English teachers.
Tom: There will be a big tennis match taking place, won't there?
Mary: Yes, there is going to be a semi-final for the Continental Grand Prize.
Tom: Who do you think is going to win?
Mary: Susan is likely to win, I guess.
John: What makes you think so?
Mary: The fact is, Susan has practiced very hard and with great passion. She is really strong, so she will be tough to defeat.
John: I know it is tough that other players defeat her. But they have to beat her to make it into the final.
Tom: Do you really believe Susan to be so strong?
Mary Yes, I am her fan. I want her to win and somehow I feel like it's going to happen.
Tom: Do know where the final will be?
Mary: Yes. In the Central Stadium is a tennis court. That's where the match will be taking place next Friday afternoon. Let me show you on this map. You see, the stadium is behind City Hall. Here is the tennis court.
Tom: Oh, I see.
First, locate one ungrammatical expression in the above dialogue and discuss why it is ungrammatical, suggesting how it has to be corrected.
Second, explain why (1a) and (2a) would not sound natural in place of the underlined sentences above, whereas (1b) and (2b) do sound natural.
(1) a. It is likely that Susan will win, I guess.
b. Susan is likely to win, I guess.
(2) a. A tennis court is in the Central Stadium.
b. In the Central Stadium is a tennis court.
Q) What do you think the answers are? Even a brief idea is appreciated.
Tom: There will be a big tennis match taking place, won't there?
Mary: Yes, there is going to be a semi-final for the Continental Grand Prize.
Tom: Who do you think is going to win?
Mary: Susan is likely to win, I guess.
John: What makes you think so?
Mary: The fact is, Susan has practiced very hard and with great passion. She is really strong, so she will be tough to defeat.
John: I know it is tough that other players defeat her. But they have to beat her to make it into the final.
Tom: Do you really believe Susan to be so strong?
Mary Yes, I am her fan. I want her to win and somehow I feel like it's going to happen.
Tom: Do know where the final will be?
Mary: Yes. In the Central Stadium is a tennis court. That's where the match will be taking place next Friday afternoon. Let me show you on this map. You see, the stadium is behind City Hall. Here is the tennis court.
Tom: Oh, I see.
First, locate one ungrammatical expression in the above dialogue and discuss why it is ungrammatical, suggesting how it has to be corrected.
Second, explain why (1a) and (2a) would not sound natural in place of the underlined sentences above, whereas (1b) and (2b) do sound natural.
(1) a. It is likely that Susan will win, I guess.
b. Susan is likely to win, I guess.
(2) a. A tennis court is in the Central Stadium.
b. In the Central Stadium is a tennis court.
Q) What do you think the answers are? Even a brief idea is appreciated.
Top answer
Hi, The below is the writing exam that took place a month ago to employ Korean public school English teachers. Tom: There will be a big tennis match taking place, won't there? Mary: Yes, there is going to be a semi-final for the Continental Grand Prize.
- Hi, The below is the writing exam that took place a month ago to employ Korean public school English teachers.
- Tom: There will be a big tennis match taking place, won't there?
- Mary: Yes, there is going to be a semi-final for the Continental Grand Prize.
- Tom: Who do you think is going to win?
- Mary: Susan is likely to win, I guess .
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Hi,
The below is the writing exam that took place a month ago to employ Korean public school English teachers.
Tom: There will be a big tennis match taking place, won't there?
Mary: Yes, there is going to be a semi-final for the Continental Grand Prize.
Tom: Who do you think is going to win?
Mary: Susan is likely t
The below is the writing exam that took place a month ago to employ Korean public school English teachers.
Tom: There will be a big tennis match taking place, won't there?
Mary: Yes, there is going to be a semi-final for the Continental Grand Prize.
Tom: Who do you think is going to win?
Mary: Susan is likely t
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Hi,
It's really interesting that you pointed out some problems of the questions.
Actually, I heard some native speaker who read the dialogue and questions saying similar to you 'The whole dialogue contains a lot of English that is not natural'
For non-native speakers it is hard to know if the language used is unnat
It's really interesting that you pointed out some problems of the questions.
Actually, I heard some native speaker who read the dialogue and questions saying similar to you 'The whole dialogue contains a lot of English that is not natural'
For non-native speakers it is hard to know if the language used is unnat
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Hi,
2) a. A tennis court is in the Central Stadium.
b. In the Central Stadium is a tennis court.
Anyway you think the second question is not of a good quality? I said that the English above was not natural. I didn't say it was wrong. So, it depends on what you mean by 'not of a good quality'.
2) a. A tennis court is in the Central Stadium.
b. In the Central Stadium is a tennis court.
Anyway you think the second question is not of a good quality? I said that the English above was not natural. I didn't say it was wrong. So, it depends on what you mean by 'not of a good quality'.
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