Instructions: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
Input: He was the first Chair of the British Association for Applied Linguistics , 1967 – 70 , and was instrumental in developing the field of applied linguistics in the United Kingdom .
Output:
He was the first chairman of the British Association for Applied Linguistics , 1967-70 .