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Written like a pro @MonicaS !👍
Just watch with ‘knackered’ – > Adjectives like knackered and gutted are what we call ‘Absolute Adjectives’. This means that is generally not capable of being intensified or compared. Therefore we don’t use ‘very’ with these kinds of adjective.
You might find this interesting: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/eiam/unit-1/session-47
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@olatz A few tweaks!
> here’s a few reasons (you will hear this in spoken English, but watch out!) When we write: here are a few reasons
> Each and every one …… has been created – can you try and fix this?
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I’m replying to your essay on the Destroys or Helps lesson here as I wanted to share the corrections on photo. Excellent writing @olatz very much towards C2 level. You’ll note some corrections I’ve made.
> Research is uncountable. Specific research projects are countable, but when speaking of research in general, you’re using an uncountable noun; treat it as singular.
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Excellent work Olatz, very fluently expressed and wonderful use of vocabulary 👏
(You’ll definitely like Fleabag based on your Derry Girls addiction and you may also like Life in Pieces, which is an American show, very witty!)
I quite liked the first season on Money Heist but then I think it just got silly – that’s my limited experience of Spanish series unfortunately. I loved the first 3 seasons of Outlander, but then I lost interest in it – but am so happy that you found it helped when you went to Scotland. That’s brilliant.
Just a few notes;
> I have grown accustomed to watching everything ON my laptop
> as I spend most of my time AT work from Monday …
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@MonicaS In my professional opinion, one of the best methods for learning real English is to learn it in the pub! (I’m not even kidding!) However, I get that it obviously isn’t a complete education and of course you have some holes!
I think it’s also a very sensitive observation to make about adapting your vocabulary to help out the listener – I’m surprised how many people just don’t get that!
I think register is a challenge for many of you. I would like to prepare a lesson on this soon. In the meanwhile, you might find this lesson useful: https://hub.englishdigitalacademy.com/how-and-why-to-be-polite-and-diplomatic-in-english-at-work/
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Very well put @MonicaS ! (I love your last comment!)
In fact, I felt that the images had a feeling of propaganda – like all documentary type films, there tends to be a biased point of view.
Having said that, the Chinese communities here in Italy are very determined that their children learn English (more so than Italian families on the whole) so there is definitely an importance to given to learning English that maybe other nationalities don’t push as much.
only one thing to note:
> pointed out the video comments – pointed out IN the video comments
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Good work @roberto
I like the idea that you put forward about ‘binge’ having negative connotations, very true. Nice use of vocabulary and clear and concise argument.
Notes:
> addictive – something is addictive v addicted – to be addicted to
That could make you addicted …
> Moreover, it is not granted that binge-watching leads you far away from social life. – this sounds better like this: Moreover, it is not taken for granted that binge-watching leads you far away from social life.
Granted as an adjective means “given,” and it usually follows “take for” or “taken for.”
> sharing impressions and doing comments on plot and characters. – sharing ideas/opinions and MAKING comments on plot and characters.
to make a comment – collocation
> last phrase: become harmful and wasting-time activity – become A harmful and time-wasting activity
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As always Mao, it is so interesting to learn about Japanese culture – I had no idea of this distinction! (I hope we can start travelling again soon! I so much want to visit!)
Very good writing 👏 – here are some things I want you to observe:
> The others are CONSIDERED TO BE dialect and MANY take the piss out of* those who speak them. Therefore, they always hide their accent and speak WITH the Tokyo accent as though they are from Tokyo.
Please let me know if you have any questions about these changes. (Also love that you use the expression* – fantastic! But remember, this term is slang, so you can use it here and when you speak with friends, but not in a formal situation or writing like IELTS etc)
> People understand the Tokyo accent is standard and regard IT with respect
Can you try and correct this?
> Then why Osaka accent has such prestige?
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That is refreshing @smartinson (I definitely spend too much time watching TV!) Isn’t that ironic that when you go to spend time with people, you end up watching TV?!
Notes: wonderful English. I would only suggest these two things:
> If you add ‘ever’ to this phrase, it will sound even more natural: I hardly ever have time to sit down for TV series
> sitting IN their living room
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Well said @chiaramig
I find it hard to find unbiased news too. I tend to trust The Guardian, but even then, you have to read some of it with a pinch of salt. (Did you hear about the BBC cutting Nicola Sturgeons Covid updates?!)
I also come across some interesting news on social, but again, you have to be careful of the source.
NB: I think that since social media have spread and taken off all over the world the situation is increasingly worsen.
> I think that since social media HAS spread and taken off all over the world the situation is increasingly worsenING.
or >the situation is becoming increasingly worse.
or with an idiom: > the situation is taking a turn for the worse
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Ahahaha, @Vale I love this!
The slang is spot on and very clever. 👏👏👏
Just two little things:
To make this sentence smoother, I’d change the word order:
> One saleswoman and her shop assistant inside the antiques shop are speaking about …
> Inside the antique shop, a saleswoman and her shop assistant are speaking about ….
Can you see if you can spot the mistake?! (verb agreement and missing article)
.. about a couple who is looking at shop window outside the shop.
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Bloody brilliant story @Vale ! The vocab is great, very natural and flowing, well done.
Have a look at the corrections. Can you try and correct the marks in red? (WW=wrong word and MW=missing word. The other mistakes are mostly agreement)
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….oh Carla! You cracked me up!!!!!!! (oh totes! He is a total babe 🤪 )Nicely summed up – and I completely agree with your opinions, especially about education. I’m a firm believer!
(zero corrections 💪 )
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I hear that!
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Well done!
Don’t be too hard on yourself -careless mistakes happen!
All correct (whinging 👍 )
