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Dear All, you have just asked me about the difference b/w "buddies" and "friends" I've found the following answer: They are basically interchangeable... mostly depends on context. Here's some generalizations though: Friend: You usually use this to refer to a friend to another person. Ex. "I would like you to meet my friend, George." Buddy: Used like friend ("this is my buddy, George"). Can be friendly (usually used with pets or kids). Ex. "Hey Buddy! How was your soccer game?" .. or angry Ex. "Watch it buddy! You spill your beer on me again and I'm gonna kick your ass!" Mate: We don't say this in America. Dude: Teenagers/young adults use this more often. Ex. "Duuuuuude, we're, like, almost out of weed." Otherwise I hear it a lot when people are mad at a friend. Ex. "Dude! You made out with my girlfriend! That's not cool..." Or when you are excited Ex. "Dude

Dear All, today I'd like to discuss with you a number of problems that keep recurring in your writing: a) Did you have a chance to read one of the posts by one of your peers they wrote about one of the sessions at the IATEFL Conference? Probably, not yet. So, your first task is to choose one, read about it and comment on it by asking a couple of questions. b) How to formulate a thesis statement http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/thesisexerciseprint.html c) What you need to remember about referencing the resources for this task I'll analyse one of your works with you together and then let you add references correctly to one of the works you have recently written: d) Techniques for writing conclusions: This is your hometask for 23.03.19 - http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/thesisexercise.htm l : I've discovered in the morning on the 23rd of April the link that I shared with you was wrong. It's a pity nobody let me know about it during the

Dear All, Today you will have a chance to get acquainted with some materials of the IATEFL conference that took place in Liverpool last week. IATEFL is a large international organisation for teachers of English as a foreign language ( IATEFL ). Each year it holds a conference devoted to the discussion of a large variety of issues associated with language learning and teaching. I have been a member of IATEFL since 2008 and taken part in several conferences throughout these years. Also, I was the editor of the newsletter published by the LT SIG. It stands for Learning Technologies Special Interest Group, and this is a way in which IATEFL members are grouped. You can learn more about it at  https://www.iatefl.org/special-interest-groups/sig-list   First, I'm inviting you to watch the clip made during the first day of the conference, which can help you feel the atmosphere and the mood of it:  https://conference.iatefl.org/conference.html . Next, I'm inv

Dear All, I'd like to remind you again about the necessity to add the information about the resource(s) you have used in your works. Let's say you quoted smb.'s work in yours to make your introduction more engaging or to support the argument you are making or maybe you've paraphrased smb's words or added a summary of some information you have read. In all these cases you need to provide a reference to the resource(s) you have used. It's not enough to just mention the author. There is more information you need to give to your readers.What for, you may ask? For the others to access the resources you have referenced if necessary. It is a common feature of academic and research writing, which is necessary to build up our knowledge and understanding in a variety of fields. Remember too that the details you need to provide depend on whether you are making an in-text or the end of the document reference . This is what you need to do: in the body of your work, y

Dear All, Your task for today is as follows: You need to find a website which is devoted to Writing in English. It could be a website that contains information about one of the following things 1. The process of writing 2. Some tasks to help you improve your writing 3. A website that discusses the elements of style 4. Some fun stuff that will help you to get motivated to write 5. Some resource about advanced vocabulary for writing 6. Some resource about the Mechanics of writing 7. Some resource about the element of writing of your choice Explain your choice, give us details about the website and provide some examples of its content. Explain why you found it useful and interesting. Add how your peers can benefit from using it