![]() Alternatively as soon as you hear the second item in a list you write down your DETERMINING element, eg. NB there is often a short pause before a list starts in English that will signal it to you. nous proposons de faire or de and a noun as object nous proposons l’implementation de. However proposer requires de plus the infinitiveĮg. In French for example you might use proposer as the translation of suggest. This is particularly useful when the grammar is different in the other language. We suggest applying for residence permit at your local government office making sure that all your employment papers are in good order and not dated more than 3 months previous to the application and perhaps also consulting an immigration lawyer. For lists it’s useful to note either the “suggest” or the “-ing” so you get all subsequent items correct.Įg. In English each list item now has to be an (-ing) form eg. ![]() Sometimes a list might start “we suggest: ”. It’s not a great idea to start a sentence with “if” but if you have to, then jot it down on the page so that when the second clause comes you can start with a clear “then”, making the structure clear to your listener (and even yourself). If so then it’s useful to note the determining item to remind you later what you need to base agreement on. Some grammatical or lexical items require agreement later in the sentence. So write them down and keep them visible.įor particularly difficult words you can even make the syllables or parts of the word clear to aid pronunciation – also having a note means that you will pronounce the name consistently the next time it comes upĪs with names it’s quicker and easier to read a long expression than to process it and/or fetch it from memory. – it’s useful to keep names visible on the page for future reference (later in the same speech or later in the same debate) – it’s quicker to read a name than to either reproduce it phonetically or try to “translate” the SL pronunciation of a name into TL pronunciation of the same name – having a written version can help you work out what name really is (Egg not Hague) It’s useful to keep numbers and dates visible on the page for future reference (later in the same speech or later in the same debate). It’s a technique many use but that has its limits when there are lots of numbers. We often do numbers consecutively in simultaneous – we stop speaking, listen, write the number down and then read it out. – write down anything that you’re not sure of (or get it wrong) ![]() – use symbols or abbreviations (that aren’t absolutely obvious) – Don’t distract the colleague to show them what you’ve written, they’re busy! – cross out each thing you’ve written down once it has gone by Write them on a piece of paper in between the two of you, where the colleague can see it but is not disturbed by your writing it down.
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