Academic English for International Exams

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Listen to a discussion in a linguistics class.

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1.
What is the discussion mainly about?

2.
How does the professor make his point about native intuition?

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3. What are two key problems for descriptive grammar?
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The information is very complicated and subject to change.
The formal language must be enforced in all situations.
The language can be organized correctly in more than one way.
The description takes time because linguists must agree.
4.
Listen again to part of the discussion:
Why does the student say this:

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5.
According to the professor, why were Latin rules used for English grammar?

6.
Why does the professor discuss the rule to avoid ending a sentence with a preposition?

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