EDULIFE education and life

CONSIDERATION advise : / ədˈvaɪs / verb e.g: I advise you to learn English. You will undoubtedly need it in your higher studies . advice : / ədˈvaɪz / noun e.g: My father gave me this piece of advice when I was young: never give up If you want to ask a piece of advice from someone, you can use such expressions: What do you suggest?  What do you advise me to do?  What should I do?  What ought I to do?  If you were me what would you do?  If you want to give a piece of advice to anybody, you can use these expressions: If I were you, I would… Why don’t you…? You’d better… You ought to/should… If you take my advice, you will…. For stronger advice we can use 'have to' or 'must': Example: You must see a doctor.                 You have to practice your speaking skill.  Things to remember about asking for and giving advice - We can’t say an advice or some advices - " Ought to " has nearly the same meaning as " should ". The only differenc

Reflexive Pronoun   A Reflexive Pronoun is used as the object of a verb when the action of the verb returns to the doer, i.e.: when subject and object are the same person.  Example:   -           She saw herself in the mirror. -           The boy can dress himself . -           He cut himself last night. -           The children behave themselves . Emphasizing Pronouns a pronoun used to convey emphasize is called an emphasizing pronoun. For example: -           I myself locked the door -           You yourself asked for money -           They themselves are responsible for it

The aim of the Narrative text is to amuse, entertain and to deal with actual or vicarious experience in different ways ; Narratives deal with problematic events which lead to a crisis or turning point of some kind, which in turn finds a resolution. GENERIC STRUCTURE; - Orientation : sets the scene and introduces the participants. - Evaluation : a stepping back to evaluate the plight. - Complication : a crisis/problem arises. - Resolution : the crisis is resolved, for better or for worse. - Re-orientation : optional. - Coda : a moral value

The aim of Recount text is to retell events for the purpose of informing or entertaining The Generic Structure of recount Text is as follows; - Orientation : provides the setting and introduce participants. - Events : tell what happened in what sequence. e.g; next, then, etc... - Re-orientation : Optional-closure of events. The Lexicogrammatical Features of Recount text: - Focus on specific participant - Use of material procssess - Circumstance of time and place - Use of past tense - Focus on temporal sequence, e.q; next, then, after that, etc...