Title: What English should we teach? What is 'correct English'? Who decides?

What English should we teach? What is 'correct English? Who decides?

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Answer the following question.

1. What  is the rule?
A traveler in India was asked a question of usage that will be familiar to many teachers of English:
'If I am introduced to an Englishman, and he says "How d'you do?" to me, what do I reply? Shall I say "I am very well, thank you, how are you?" What is the rule, please?'

How would you answer this question to a student?

What English should we teach? What is 'correct English? Who decides?

How would you help your student?

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2. Imagine a student  of English  asks you the following question. How would you respond?

a) How do you answer the phone in English?

How would you help your student?

How would you help your student?

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2. Imagine a student of English asks you the following question. How would you respond?

b) What is the correct spelling: specialise or specialize?

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How would you help your student?

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2. Imagine a student of English  asks you the following question. How would you respond?

c) What is the past of  must?

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How would you help your student?

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2. Imagine a student of English asks you the following question. How would you respond?

d) Why can you say I'm absolutely furious but not I'm absolutely angry?

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How would you help your student?

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2. Imagine a student of English asks you the following question. How would you respond?

e) Is it different from or different than?

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How would you help your student?

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2. Imagine a student of English asks you the following question. How would you respond?

f) How do you  introduce your unmarried partner to a manager?

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How would you help your student?

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2. Imagine a student of English  asks you the following question. How would you respond?

g) Do you say I didn't use to ... or I usedn't to...

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