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Speakers vary their speed of speaking according to contextual and physical factors. A typical speaking rate for English is 4 syllables per second, [5] but in different emotional or social contexts the rate may vary, one study reporting a range between 3.3 and 5.9 syl/sec, [6] Another study found significant differences in speaking rate between story-telling and taking part in an interview.
The Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit (SPEAK) is a test developed by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to measure a non-native speaker's proficiency in spoken English. It is usually taken as a professional certification , especially by graduate teaching assistants and medical professionals in the American college and university ...
Chronometry is derived from two root words, chronos and metron (χρόνος and μέτρον in Ancient Greek respectively), with rough meanings of "time" and "measure". [6] The combination of the two is taken to mean time measuring. In the Ancient Greek lexicon, meanings and translations differ depending on the source.
English Speaking Board (International) Ltd. (ESB) was founded in 1953 as a charitable organisation by Christabel Burniston, a pioneer of a new approach to developing speech and listening skills. Breaking away from the traditional ‘ elocution ’ classes and exams of the era, ESB’s approach was to enable individuals to learn and be tested on ...
The UK Government introduced a new performance indicator called the English Baccalaureate, which measures the percentage of students in a school who achieve 5+ A*-C grades (now five Grades 4 to 9 since the GCSE Reforms) in English, mathematics, two sciences, a foreign language and history or geography at GCSE level. [3]
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink it. Unless you have treats. A woman trained her horse, Frank, to give her little kisses.
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Daryl Henze joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -34.6 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
The Department for Education has drawn up a list of core subjects known as the English Baccalaureate for England based on the results in eight GCSEs, which includes both English language and English literature, mathematics, science (physics, chemistry, biology, computer science), geography or history, and an ancient or modern foreign language. [4]