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  " Alphabet War: Vowels vs Consonants Final " ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) by  Zeusandhera  The Sounds of English The English sounds fall into three main groups: consonants, vowels and diphthongs. These sounds are something represented by letters of the alphabet and in some cases by phonetic symbols. A. Vowels: English vowels are those 12 sounds produced with the vocal cords vibrating but with no obstruction from the other speech organs in the vocal track. Vowels are either vocal (with the sounds being made through the mouth only) or nasal (with the sounds being made through the nasal cavity and mouth). B. Consonants: the following words are pronounced with initial consonants that have underlined: principle, bandage, taxi, dining, table, government, sister. The 24 consonants in English sound values. The consonants in their phonetic. C. Diphthongs: there are English sounds in which within one syllable there is a glide from one vowel to another during the course of pronuncia...

  " Dictionary " ( CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 ) by  .renatabritto The Use of the Dictionary A good dictionary is one of the best reference books for University student. The dictionary may not be a final authority but it is a reliable authority on the use of language. Since language is used to express ideas, we need to express ourselves competently. This competent comes through acquiring a large and varied vocabulary (the word known to and used by a person). It is not enough to just acquire vocabulary. It will almost be useless to use unless we can use it competently. And the dictionary is indispensable to our acquisition and competent use of dictionary. We need a knowledge of how to read and interpret the information given in a dictionary so as to get the best out of it and this is the focus in this article. There are many dictionaries available and they differ in the information and presentation (of the information) they give. There are the large unabridged dictionaries’ place...

  " A teacher helping her student " ( CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 ) by  Global Partnership for Education - GPE  Development Vocabulary in Academic Context The dictionary should be a companion of any student who wants to develop his or her vocabulary. He should endeavor to look up words whose meaning he cannot easily make out in the context while reading. Therefore, it is advisable that you are tempted to think of looking up words when you have finished reading as it is often actually difficult to do this. Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing There are four ways by which vocabulary can be improved to a large extent. They are listening, reading, speaking and writing. - Listening For anyone developing this vocabulary in any Language or a field of study, he has to have the opportunity to listen to people speak the language or teach the subject. What makes a person a doctor is not that the person is born a doctor. That person has to attend an institution where he is taught t...

  " Letters " ( CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 ) by  ☼☼Jo Zimny Photos☼☼ Meaning of Words We may note three important properties concerning the meaning of words. First, there is no logical meaning between words and what they stand for. This means there is no reason why a book should be called a book, a chair or a man. Each of them could be another name, and indeed is called other names in other languages. In fact, the name language may refer to the same object by different names at different times in the history of it’s speaker. It would be interesting and rewarding if you can look for such words in English and in your own Language. Secondly, all words and their meanings, whether such words are technical or everyday ones are arrived at through a sort of a common agreement by all people using the Language. This is why Language is said to be conventional as could be seen from the lack of logical relationship between words and their meanings, referred to by the words. The pig is not s...

   " Panama Business 2 " ( CC BY-NC 2.0 ) by  thinkpanama Introduction The leader makes the critical difference in every organization. Every successful organization or nation has benefited from good leadership. The manager’s job is accomplished essentially through other people. The true test of managed competence therefore is the manager’s ability to get work done, to achieve result through and with other people. The manager’s job entails leadership. He has to provide vision, define and clarity goals and give a sense of direction. The manager has to provide resources and influence employees to achieve desired objectives. Many people confuse positions and authority with leadership. A manager is expected to be a leader. But many mangers unfortunately are not leaders. They do not have the qualities of leadership. The point has to be made here that there is difference between management and leadership. Leadership involves functions and skills. We hope to discuss som...