...WHAT IS ACID ? An acid (from the Latin acidus/acēre meaning sour[1]) is a chemical substance whose aqueous solutions are characterized by a sour taste, the ability to turn blue litmus red, and the ability to react with bases and certain metals (like calcium) to form salts. Aqueous solutions of acids have a pH of less than 7. A lower pH means a higher acidity, and thus a higher concentration of hydrogen ions in the solution. Chemicals or substances having the property of an acid are said to be acidic. Common examples of acids include hydrochloric acid (a solution of hydrogen chloride which is found in gastric acid in the stomach and activatesdigestive enzymes), acetic acid (vinegar is a dilute solution of this liquid), sulfuric acid (used in car batteries), and tartaric acid (a solid used in baking). As these examples show, acids can be solutions or pure substances, and can be derived from solids, liquids, or gases. Strong acids and some concentrated weak acids are corrosive, but there are exceptions such as carboranes and boric acid. There are three common definitions for acids: the Arrhenius definition, the Brønsted-Lowry definition, and the Lewis definition. The Arrhenius definition defines acids as substances which increase the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+), or more accurately, hydronium ions (H3O+), when dissolved in water. The Brønsted-Lowry definition is an expansion: an acid is a substance which can act as a proton donor. By this definition, any compound which...
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...san fran sisco Italy new york las angeles hello I hate English this is not fun yes it is not fun this sucks a lot yes it does I do not like this at all this smells like farts yes it does cuz English is a piece of poo and I hate it so much I would rather do math than this is hate this thank god im almost done with English this year meep blah blooop meep meep merrp merp hello hello hello hello heloo heloo hello hello hello hello hello hello hello my name I hello my name is hello my name is hello my name s hello my name is hello Helen erin jack fan fran san fran sisco Italy new york las angeles hello I hate English this is not fun yes it is not fun this sucks a lot yes it does I do not like this at all this smells like farts yes it does cuz English is a piece of poo and I hate it so much I would rather do math than this is hate this thank god im almost done with English this year meep blah blooop meep meep merrp merp hello hello hello hello heloo heloo hello hello hello hello hello hello hello my name I hello my name is hello my name is hello my name s hello my name is hello Helen erin jack fan fran san fran sisco Italy new york las angeles hello I hate English this is not fun yes it is not fun this sucks a lot yes it does I do not like this at all this smells like farts yes it does cuz English is a piece of poo and I hate it so much I would rather do math than this is hate this thank god im almost done with English this year meep blah blooop meep meep merrp merp hello...
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...story about a ten or ten year old kid who goes to a English school and he only knows knows Spanish. In the beginning Francisco parents move to America not knowing any English. In the middle when he goes to school he had know idea what anyone was saying because they all spoke in English. In the end people didn't know what he’s saying but they didn’t care just because he only knew Spanish. This story shows that it is not what's on the outside like only knowing Spanish it is what's on the inside which is being nice and thoughtful. One way Francisco is getting bowled is when the class made fun of his Spanish because everyone spoke English. For example, in paragraph ten, the author says, “some of them looked at me and giggled.” The example shows that he is getting laughed at because he speaks a different language and he is a different race. This is important because Francisco is scared because he doesn't understand English. Francisco was humiliated when kids were laughing at him....
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...Now we come to the very complicating part of being part of an equestrian Sims 3 community. It's one of the most difficult aspects of running a sim stable or farm. Horse shows! There are many different kinds of horse shows. There are fun shows, western shows and english shows. These are the three main categories of shows. In each main board are sub-boards or threads that will detail what kind of shows hosted by different players may contain. Examples are, english shows will consist of show-jumping, dressage, racing, saddleseat and disciplines using an english saddle. Western shows, in example will consist of disciplines using a western saddle such as western pleasure, barrel racing, cow roping and the like. Keep in mind, english and western...
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...How to Learn English Well Improve your English All English learners want to improve their English, but as you know, it can be difficult! For you to learn, you need to work on all areas. The four main areas for you to focus on are: Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening. Our English courses promote these 'core skills' because all need to be worked on for you to learn English well. Here are some proven ways to help you learn. Good Luck! Speaking Speak as often and as much as possible! This is the best way to learn English! There is nothing better than conversation to help you improve. Whereas, you can practise reading, writing, and listening on your own, it’s obviously better to speak English with someone. The best way to do this is to be in an English speaking environment. Take an English course in an English language school, or better still, learn English in an English-speaking country. The quickest way to learn English is to surround yourself with English speakers. Also, get into the habit of thinking in English, don’t translate from your own language into English, it will slow you down. When you talk, use the sentences which instantly and naturally feel right to you, these are often the correct ones. Many students learn to develop an ‘intuition’ about English, use yours and trust it. This might sound a little strange and embarrassing at first, but record yourself talking and listen to your own pronunciation, talking speed and the flow of your speaking...
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...10 SIMPLE WAY IMPROVE ENGLISH 1. This is what most people would advise: read. Read anything and everything in English. You can read story books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, comics, English textbooks, instructions and ingredients on food packages, advertisements, etc. For story books, don’t force yourself to read something too difficult or something you know you won’t enjoy. Make reading fun! Read books that you ENJOY reading. I hate to read books that bore me too. 2. Watch English movies with subtitles. This would be my favorite way of learning English. Not only do I get to have a fun time watching the movie, I’d be learning new words at the same time and knowing how to pronounce them! Usually, you can get movies with English subtitles on DVDs. 3. Listen to English songs. Read the lyrics as you listen to the songs. Listen to your favorite songs and sing along to them. 4. Start a blog in English. This is one way for you to practice your writing. Blog on something that you love. If you are a fan of movies, start a blog and write about your favorite movies, your favorite characters, what you think could be improved in the movie, what new movies to expect next year, etc. Besides blogging, try joining online forums; engage in online chatting and more. 5. If you don’t want to maintain a blog, why not write to a pen pal? It’d be even more fun to have a pen pal from a different country! I used to write to other people from the US, Germany, Mexico, and even Yugoslavia. I remember...
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...Improve your English All English learners want to improve their English, but as you know, it can be difficult! For you to learn, you need to work on all areas. The four main areas for you to focus on are: Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening. Our English courses promote these 'core skills' because all need to be worked on for you to learn English well. Here are some proven ways to help you learn. Good Luck! Speaking Speak as often and as much as possible! This is the best way to learn English! There is nothing better than conversation to help you improve. Whereas, you can practise reading, writing, and listening on your own, it’s obviously better to speak English with someone. The best way to do this is to be in an English speaking environment. Take an English course in an English language school, or better still, learn English in an English-speaking country. The quickest way to learn English is to surround yourself with English speakers. Also, get into the habit of thinking in English, don’t translate from your own language into English, it will slow you down. When you talk, use the sentences which instantly and naturally feel right to you, these are often the correct ones. Many students learn to develop an ‘intuition’ about English, use yours and trust it. This might sound a little strange and embarrassing at first, but record yourself talking and listen to your own pronunciation, talking speed and the flow of your speaking. It will give you a great chance...
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...Spoken English Course by Matt Purland A Great New Way to Learn Spoken English Elementary Book 1 Complete 12-week spoken English course All materials, instructions and answers are included Brand new and unique learning method Learn and recall questions, answers and negatives using 8 common verb forms • Learn 400+ essential vocabulary words • 100% photocopiable • • • • englishbanana.com’s Talk a Lot Spoken English Course Elementary Book 1 This book is dedicated to Anna and Julia, with love and thanks xx and also: ………………………………………………………………. (Insert the name of the teacher who has most inspired you to learn.) English Banana.com info@englishbanana.com ISBN-13: 978-0955701511 English Banana.com Copying Licence: You may freely print, copy and distribute this book, subject to our Copying Licence (visit our website at www.englishbanana.com for full details) First published in the UK by English Banana.com 2008 © Copyright Matt Purland 2008 Talk a Lot Introduction Welcome to a new kind of English course! Talk a Lot is a great new way to learn spoken English, and quite a departure from the standard ELT course book. Instead of spending hours reading and writing, students have the opportunity to engage in challenging and fun speaking and listening activities with their friends. On this course students learn how to think in English as well as Talk a Lot! The Talk a Lot course objectives are very simple: • • • • Every student talking in English Every...
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...story that we didn’t know about that person. I still remember the “single story” that I had to deal with when my family moved to America from Vietnam in 2010. I attended a good quality middle school in Oakland, where a lot of middle school students thought an Asian immigrant student like myself was bad at English in learning and communication. Therefore, they made fun of my accent, and the way I pronounced words in English. I was motived to show them that I could get better at communication. There was more to...
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...pass judgment. They also make judgments about a specific area due to their accents. People might make fun of you, laugh at you and associate stereotype with you based on your accent. For example, there’s a lot more prejudice against a Southern accent than there is against any other kind. In the Northerner’s mind, a southern accent equals both ignorance and racism and you’ll see that stereotype reinforced in zillions of old movies. Slow-talking Southerner who’s the butt of all the jokes in the military movie. And that’s a stock character in American movies and it really has reinforced the prejudice against the southern accent. Before watching this movie, I didn’t know American will also make fun of people who speak English with regional accents. Because I didn’t grow up in the USA and It is hard for me to tell if the people have regional accent or not. I grew up in China and my mother langue is Chinese. English is my second language, and the English I speak people name it Chinglish. I experienced any negative reactions to the way I speak English. In my daily life, sometimes I discussed projects with my classmates, some of them will frown and asked me to say it again and some of them will ignored what I said, which makes me feel very upset and stupid. But sometimes, some American didn’t show prejudice against my English, they were willing to talk with me and think my English is good and ask me how I learn it. Besides, one of my...
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...Who are we? * Reggo English and A-1 Language Solutions are two very competitive companies located in Shanghai to provide children with a fun way of learning English. Over 95% of our students would recommend us! * Both companies have teamed up to come up with a well-developed English program by giving young learners a fun way of learning English while at the same time offering students the capability to speak as a native English speaker. What is the purpose of the Children’s English Program? * Enable students to become competent in literacy and academic skills in English through their native language. * This program gives the students a solid foundation to prepare them to be successful in all academic subjects in their future studies. Who does the English program serve? * Students in prekindergarten through grade 2 who speak or hear a language other than English in their home and who are learning English are eligible. What instruction will my child receive? * The course is broken down into two parts. The first part consists of 21 lessons which will give your child the foundation they need in order to build on in the future. Some of the topics for this part include the alphabet, colors, numbers 1-10, shapes and animals. The second half of the course has 28 lessons that will be a bit more advanced than the first half. Some topics included in the second half of the course are months of the year, seasons, morning routines and jobs. * We do not only...
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...whiteboard in an English classroom is becoming common at this time. Since it is the most valuable tool to aid language acquisition. The aim of this research will study examines whether it and the interaction between teachers and students in a classroom to increase the impact of acquisition performance of primary students to acquire English as a foreign language. Furthermore, how it can help to get the acquisition English language. As well as that what obstacles teachers may face when using this method and try to find solutions for them. The main tool used in this research are two groups of questionnaires for both teachers and students. Introduction: The reason I write about this topic is because I had...
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...Organizational Behavior Introduction The American Heritage Dictionary defines fun as “a source of enjoyment, amusement or pleasure”. Imagine working for a company for more than 40 hours a week with a team of introverts. This may sound great to individuals who may have found refuge in isolation, but it comes at a cost for the company. Hodge-Cronin & Associates conducted survey of 737 CEO’s. The survey revealed that 98% of this group “preferred job candidates with a sense of humor to those without” (Rau-Foster, 2000). Can fun really make that much of a difference? Can fun make a company rank #1 for best company to work for? Dr. David Abramis has been researching and studying the topic for years now. “He’s discovered that people who have fun on the job are more creative, more productive, better decision-makers and get along better with co-workers. They also have fewer absentee, late, and sick days than people who aren’t having fun” (Rau-Foster, 2000). Explanation CNN Money has ranked Google as #1 for the “100 Best Companies to Work For” for 2013. Why is this? In 2006, Genentech a company that makes medicine that fights cancer, was ranked #1. Employee’s working for Genentech stated, “What’s better than being a valued member of a cancer-fighting team? Having a great time while you’re at work” (CNN Money, 2006). This company had a 5 percent turnover rate and 20 percent job growth. Now remember the year 2006! Google was on the bottom of this list in 2007. This leaves...
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...English Language Acquisition through Educational Computer Game for Young Learner Technology has grown into something which is really sophisticated recently. It affects almost every aspect in this world. Education is one of the aspects that cannot dodge the mass effect of technology. Recently, educators are addicted to include technology in their teaching activities. Many programs and applications have been invented to aid the educators. Students are also familiar with technology. Even the young learners have been exposed to technology. Some are even able to use technology as well. Young learners in this era can be called as a digital learner. They are studying in the middle of digital era. That is, they will be more and more exposed to technology. Technology can also be really helpful in English language acquisition for young learner. Regarding the fantastic effect of technology, the enchantment of technology as one of interesting media and the nature of young learner that is tend to play, educational computer game will be one of the most enjoyable and fun media to help young learners acquire English language. Therefore, this essay will describe why computer game should be used as one media to help young learner acquire English in school. Teaching language for young learner using computer may be challenging in some ways. There are many things to be considered before the teachers can use the computer as the aid in their class and to perform the gaming activities...
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...In my journal entry of a subordinate group member I will be talking about is Puerto Rican. I remember when I was a young girl moving from Puerto Rico to the United States. My family and I were moving to Maine from Puerto Rico. I was very sad to be moving away from my home to a new place where I didn’t know anyone and didn’t know what to expect. My family was dealing with a lot in Puerto Rico, we had lost our home and they lost their jobs. So we had no choice to move to the United States. My trip to Portland, Maine was unforgettable. When we got on the plane to go to the United States it was very scary, since I had never been on an airplane before. We took off from the runway to go to the United States; I was looking out the window. I could see so much from air, everything looked so small. I was so sad that we were leaving our home, but my mom started talking about our history. Back in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain to the United States. When the 1900’s came around the U.S. Congress established a civil government on the island. In result of this Puerto Ricans began to migrate to the United States, and almost immediately after this the island became a U.S. protectorate. It was such a long trip to Portland, Maine. We had to land in Philadelphia International Airport for a three hour layover. I found it very interesting, the airport was so big and many different kinds of people in the airport. It was time to board the plane to get to Portland...
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