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The English Language in 30 Accents

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British accents and dialects

 for more details on British accents. 

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Use Wikipedia...without just "COPYING-PASTING"!

When you have to do some research so as to write an article...you can and you should use wikipedia BUT...avoid just copying and pasting the wikipedia text!!! It is not your work and you should not present it as yours! Save yourself the embarassment of not knowing what you have written/copied!!!

What follows is an example of how you can tackle an article about a famous British. You should not just copy-paste the text!Write only about what is important!Use the highlighted information and my suggested expressions and (re)write an article about Sir Alfred Hitchcock!

 

Useful Expressions

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He was...

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His ...'s name was...

He studied in...

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Telling the Time

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Telling the Time in English (video)

How to tell the time