This is brilliant! 🤩 I love how creative and funny your story is! You really made me laugh with some of the slang expressions you used. It’s also great to see how naturally you wove them into the story, which shows real progress. You’ve clearly picked up so much from this lesson, fantastic work!

Alright Agnes? Bloody good effort from you!

Well done, this is superb. Just two things to note;

– For £1 you can say quid

– she was really attractive is good English! There are many ways we can say this in slang. The most common is probably: she was really fit

–started making funny insults about us – better: they started taking the piss out of us

I like how you explained this. I agree that slang isn’t lazy. I think it can actually be really creative, especially the kind young people come up with, like you mentioned with your son. I think it’s smart that you want to sound more natural in English by using colloquial phrases, while also knowing when to avoid them in formal situations.

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This email is very good. Here’s what you need to change to make it even better:
> not ‘within’ buy ‘by’ ……. > by the end of July.

> word order: to do something on time >May I kindly ask you to support our department in order to receive the documentation on time?

Again Przem, this writing is excellent. Your structures are strong and natural and your writing is descriptive. Well done.

So as not to repeat the word ‘funny’, I suggest: amusing, droll, witty

This sentence needs fixed: …and the way how is written allows you to …

We could say: … and the way it is written allows you to … or ….and…

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Hi Przem,

This is all beautifully written and I found your insights intersting and thoughtful. Your use of vocabulary is wonderful. I only have one suggestions for you:

One of the best things about the book is the way the author gets you to know Gerald from Rivia (the main character).

One of the best things about the book is how the author…

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Hi Sana,

Appropriate tone and formality used, well done.
Please note these tweaks (in capitals) to make:

I hope THIS email finds you well.
I have noticed that the deadline for our report is due. I am wondering if you COULD update me on the process. I will be AVAILABLE tomorrow afternoon if you have any questions or need any clarification.

Excellent work here Przem and beautiful use of the new vocabulary.

>I like when book starts with an exciting hook… > invert the ‘s’ here: I like when books start with …

>This is as important as for a book to be a ”novel of education”. > ‘as important as’ needs the gerund (ing form) therefore: This is as important as a book being a ”novel of…

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Hi Mery, Tone and register are spot on. Excellent work!

Two points to note:

1. You need a phrasal verb here (take on) and I’d use the present perfect tense instead of the past simple to show that the implications are still present. > I am aware that you have a very busy schedule, especially since Kevin left the company and you have taken…

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Useful phrases Antonio.

Did you check out the articles I suggested earlier to help build confidence? Any ideas on how you’d like to practise?

Hi Filiz,

Again, good effort.

I suggest making these changes:

> Regarding the on-time delivery reporting, I understood that I would receive the report by the end of this week. By adding the hyphen and the comma, it makes it clearer.

> I was wondering if you could finish the work on time or if you might need extra time.

Apart from that, good work!

Oops- I posted my reply as you as the user – sorry if that confuses you! Anyway it was me!

Hi Filiz,

Very good work here, well done. Here are some things to note:

Tone: you have sustained the correct tone and register throughout this email. Excellent.

Grammar:

“I am afraid I wouldn’t join this programme.” – if you use ‘wouldn’t’ here, it sounds hypothetical and may confuse the reader. Better to be firmer and say: “I am afraid I won’t be…

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Written perfectly. I like your recycling of vocabulary

Hi Maria, this is summarised very well.

✅ you used your own words

✅ you identified the main idea

✅ you found relevant ideas & omitted irrelevant details

✅ you kept the meaning the same

✅ you used attributive tags

✅ you kept your opinion out of it

Minimal corrections to make:

Made in Italy is considered a worldwide brand, 👉a synonym of…

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Good job Maria. Two errors to note:

1- Considering the level of inflation, I think we should address the issue of 👉a salary raise

2- There were many applicants for this position, but somehow he pulled 👉it off and got the job!

(to pull something off)

Olivia, fantastic job. Spot on!!!!!!

Alright Olivia? Bloody good effort from you! 😂

Well done, this is superb. Just two things to note, both in para 3:

I spent £10 on drinks for her but then she got knackered and fancy to go home, I didn’t get her phone number and I was very gutted.

> the verb fancy needs the gerund, so it should read: fancied going home

> Adjectives like knackered…

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Ahahahaha!!! Love this story! Well-written too – nice vocab and almost perfect grammar 🙌

I have just a few notes for you:

I’ll never forget that day! So my husband and I were ❗️preparing❗️ to attend our friend’s wedding one month following ours. – it sounds more natural to say “getting ready” ✅

…the funniest thing was that i had just finished…

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Excellent work Antonio.

✅ you used your own words

✅ you identified the main idea

✅ you found relevant ideas & omitted irrelevant details

✅ you kept the meaning the same

✅ you used attributive tags

✅ you kept your opinion out of it

Only 2 tiny corrections to make:

> replace synonym with synonymous

> To sum up, THE «Made in Italy» label…

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Lovely work Olivia 🌸

Some vocabulary tips:

Unfortunately, my husband IS TREATING ME TO a trip to Italy, one of THE countries ON MY BUCKET LIST I WISH to visit.

I enjoyed reading this very much Antonio.

> When we use this expression, we need to use this formula:

Not only HAVE I read her novels, but I have also read her short stories.

(Not only have I done something, but I have also done something else)

> Last summer, I SPENT one wonderful week in London.

Hi Olivia,

This is very good. I have some tips for you:

1. TONE:

I hope this finds you in great shape! > This is nice, but perhaps too informal. A more formal version could be: I hope this finds you well.

2. GRAMMAR:

> I understood you would HAVE submitED it to me yesterday.

> Perhaps I HADN’T not made myself clear in what was needed in the report.…

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Nice work!

Hi everyone!

Sorry we couldn’t find a time that suited us all to meet up for a virtual get together. In its place, please feel free to share your books recs for summer reading and of course, let me know your nomination for our autumn Book Lab 😍

Sadly, I’ve not had much time for reading recently, but I did manage a read in April and I…

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