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- Conversation Questions for the ESL EFL Classroom (I-TESL-J)
Conversation Questions for the ESL EFL Classroom A Project of The Internet TESL Journal If this is your first time here, then read the Teacher's Guide to Using These Pages If you can think of a good question for any list, please send it to us
- When should I use a discussion of vs. a discussion on vs. a . . .
A discussion of a topic — this brings to mind a true discussion, going into all sorts of details of the topic (and only the topic) A discussion on a topic — here I picture the discussion to be somewhat one-sided, almost a lecture
- meaning - Is discuss about grammatically incorrect? - English . . .
Someone told me that I shouldn't use the phrase discuss about, but should say, instead, discuss (the topic) He said discuss means talk about and using discuss about is like saying talk about abo
- What’s a better way to say “lots of discussion”
If the discussion was productive and marked by participants' interest, excitement and energy, you might use the term healthy discussion If the discussion went long because of disagreements or confusing information that required clarification, you might say debate and discussion
- What is the meaning of the expression We can table this?
This came up in an email discussion - we are arguing about the merits and demerits of a certain approach, and I mentioned what I thought was a drawback to a scheme To that, my colleague replied :
- Centered on or centered around - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Here is Merriam-Webster's original wording: Usage Discussion of center The intransitive verb center is most commonly used with the prepositions in, on, at, and around At appears to be favored in mathematical contexts; the others are found in a broad range of contexts Center around, a standard idiom, has often been objected to as illogical
- reported speech discussion questions - UsingEnglish. com
Work in twos or threes Take turns asking questions from below, for three or four minutes each time Is there is more than one question on a line that you choose, only use the other questions on that line after your partner answers the first question, and only if they don’t mention that thing in their first answer In your answers, try to rephrase words in the question as much as you can
- prepositions - Can I say something in discussion to refer to the . . .
1 The paragraph under consideration has nothing to do with his moral integrity The context is about how to understand a specific paragraph in an article about a rich man Can I use “the paragraph in discussion" or " under discussion” to replace “under consideration”? Can I say "something in discussion" to refer to the thing being
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