See, look, and watch Hear, listen and understand I thought Most and almost Past perfect: had done ; had been ; had …~ed Could Foreign countries ; foreign countries’ people Much many little few some any The twelve tenses of English
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See, look, and watch
We use see when you notice an image without specially intending to. The image just enters your eye by chance. I saw a beautiful bird on the tree outside my house this morning We use look when you deliberately move your eyes towards something (when you try to see something). I looked out of the window this […]
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https://lyricstraining.com/ https://lingorank.com/ https://www.real-english.com/reo/index.htm http://www.elllo.org/ https://breakingnewsenglish.com/ ESL Games 7esl ESLBuzz Classroom Language
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Pink Floyd Another Brick in the Wall The Corrs The Queen of Hollywood … with the lyrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGyUzEjfWe0&list=RDhGyUzEjfWe0&start_radio=1 The Corrs What can I do? Where the bloody hell are you? (Australian tourism advertisement) We’ve poured you a beer , we’ve had the camels shampooed, we’ve saved you a spot on the beach, and we’ve […]
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This is what you have to do for English IIB English IIB Points Total When to do it 5 presentations 4 essays 5 x 4 5 x 4 20 20 every three weeks every three weeks Final Presentation 30 30 end of semester Final Test 30 30 end of semester 100 points
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This is what you have to do for English IB. Points Total When to do it 10 Forums 3 x 10 30 every week Listening Examination Written Examination 20 x 2 40 end of semester English Central 3 x 10 30 every week 100 points
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English class rules This is a university, not a high school, so it’s your responsibility to behave like adults; My job is to help you learn, not to be a policeman. It’s your responsibility to find out what the homework is, and do it on time. If you don’t do it, you won’t get enough […]
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Pronunciation and the International Phonetic Alphabet Download version here When you are recording your voice, doing the speaking part of English Central, you will see some red, yellow and green boxes under the words as you speak. These colours tell you how well you are pronouncing the individual sounds. Red means your pronunciation is weak (not good); yellow […]
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