A Change As Good As A Rest?
So is a rest as good as a change?
Having had a change and a rest I should be refreshed, if a little tired!
Back at college today, Communication & Culture.
We looked at a few things and went over what was going on in the last lesson, I even have homework!
Question – Answers to be in for Monday 10 November
Watch a long running soap opera and write notes on accents and language used by four of the main characters. What do these two things tell us about the social class of the characters and the their likely occupations etc. Who is the target audience of the programme?
I can partly answer the last bit since I don’t watch any of them. Long running? I’ve heard of Quarter Life. I wonder if that counts?
Reading from an article from the Sunday Times “English is our great prize but teachers are tossing it away”
Questions
Why is it no longer like winning the lottery to be born in England?
Why is it important to be able to read and write English properly?
Why is it a bad idea for teachers at a school in Brighton to learn sign language as a way of communicating?
Do you agree that immigrant children should learn English before anything else at school? Give reasons.
Select three of the words or phrases listed and explain why Guardian writers are told to avoid using them. Do you agree?
Why is the phrase “mental health patient” more acceptable than “mentally ill patient”.
Why does the author feel that “tinkering” with the language is not necessarily a good thing?
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