[etni] Re: Fw: remedial English lessons to make sure they can spell
- From: Bari Nirenberg <bnirenberg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ask@xxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:54:50 +0200
Re: practice/practise -- Why do the British have to make things so
difficult? If they'd just spell the verb and the noun the same way (like
Americans do), there wouldn't be any reason for confusion.
Bari
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Ask Etni <ask@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> !
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Erich & Carmen Lewitus - erichl@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: FW: remedial English lessons to make sure they can spell
>
> Students getting top GCSE grades will be given remedial English lessons to
> make sure they can spell. Harrow School in West London has introduced a
> basic test for all those starting their sixth-form studies.
>
> Any pupil who fails the test must take extra classes in his own time until
> he has mastered basic spelling and grammar. English teacher Tom Wickson
> said staff at the public school for boys noticed some of those getting A
> grades "can't spell simple words".
>
> Nor could they "punctuate a simple sentence".
>
> Here are some questions from Harrow School's literacy test:
>
> :: Which is correct?
> 1. Disappoint/disapoint
> 2. Refered/referred
> 3. Occurrence/ocurrence
> 4. Professional/proffesional
> 5. Benefited/benefitted
> 6. Here are three practise/practice papers.
> 7. The principle/principal thing to remember is not to give up.
> 8. Stationary/stationery will be issued later.
> 9. We watched it's/its disappearance with dismay.
> 10. There were fewer/less things to see this year.
> 11. I have not been there in the past/passed few days.
>
> :: Proof reading:
> 12. The green party's concern with the enviroment could slow down the
> affect
> of Global warming.
> 13. A diet comprising caffiene and nicotine is not very holesome.
> 14. There were definately less people at the concert this year, which was
> dissapointing.
> 15. Is it alright if the contract between you and I is dissolved at the end
> of the year?
>
> :: Punctuation:
> 16. We shall see you in five hours time
> 17. He likes football however he detests cricket
> 18. Ash wednesday marks the beginning of lent easter sunday marks its end
>
> :: Answers:
> 1. Disappoint
> 2. Referred
> 3. Occurrence
> 4. Professional
> 5. Benefited
> 6. Here are three practice papers.
> 7. The principal thing to remember is not to give up.
> 8. Stationery will be issued later.
> 9. We watched its disappearance with dismay.
> 10. There were fewer things to see this year.
> 11. I have not been there in the past few days.
>
> :: Proof reading:
> 12. The Green Party's concern for the environment could slow down the
> effect
> of global warming.
> 13. A diet comprising caffeine and nicotine is not very wholesome.
> 14. There were definitely fewer people at the concert this year, which was
> disappointing.
> 15. Is it all right if the contract between you and me is dissolved at the
> end of the year?
>
> :: Punctuation:
> 16. We shall see you in five hours' time.
> 17. He likes football, however, he detests cricket.
> 18. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. Easter Sunday marks its end.
>
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