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  Paolo’s Vocab extra

  Posted by Kerin on November 24, 2020 at 10:47 am

  Ahahah, I LOVE this @Paolo very amusing, well done! I think you should give it a title!

  Have a look at my comments – I’ve just made a few tweaks to make it even better.

  Will – willing – willingness

  > Someone’s will is someone’s determination to do something in order to achieve something else
  > Willing is not a noun, but it is the verb of will conjugated in continuous tense. “I’m willing to fight back; my will won’t let me lose this fight” both sentences refer to will as the same thing.
  > Willingness is when you’re ready to do something and you are WILLING to do it “their willingness permitted them to keep on walking”. Pretty much the same as will.

  (You’ll see one of your tenses should be the past perfect. We cover this in module 6, but if you want to review it now, this is good: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/intermediate/unit-7/session-2/activity-1)

  

  Kerin replied 3 years, 12 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Paolo

  Member

  November 24, 2020 at 3:54 pm

  Thank you @Kerin , I actually enjoyed writing this “script”. Maybe I could name it “boredom in the house”, but let’s see if I can come up with something more catchy.

  I’ve just seen your tweaks and comments. I should have known the correct tense of the verbs, a refresh sounds good. Instead, I don’t feel solid while I’m using propositions (verb + i.e. about, for, at), I just go by ear. Do you have any recommendations to look at? Thank you

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    Kerin

    Administrator

    November 25, 2020 at 9:22 am

    I can tell you enjoyed it! Keep it up @Paolo

    Prepositions are one of the hardest things to learn – all the rules seem to go out the window and there’s a lot of interference with your first language. (After so many years in Italy, I still get them wrong 😟)

    Something you can do (if you don’t already) is pay attention when you read: start looking closely at which prepositions follow which words. Do you notice patterns? Or variations sometimes? And if there are variations, how does the meaning change? (Is it a phrasal verb, for example?) So kind of be like a Sherlock Homes of English!

    Then, have a read of this when you have time – I think you’ll find it useful

    https://hub.englishdigitalacademy.com/forums/topic/tips-for-learning-prepositions/

    Tips for learning prepositions

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