Kerin
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Good @rubina
> Yes, we need the past perfect (course 6 is all about this!)
> Where is not – no. You are talking about the effect of where the light hits, so the verb in question is HIT not BE. So you need to write this:
rich and vibrant where direct light hits the canvas and subdued and pale where it doesn’t.
Got it? 👍
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Love your description of British TV series @chiaramig ! As you know, I am also a fan (especially Fleabag and Shetland!). I think it’s a good idea to watch with subtitles- otherwise it could be stressful and not very relaxing.
(too much slang – slang is uncountable)
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It’s probably just because you are used to UK English and haven’t had opportunity to listen to American English.
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Shocking! 😂 .. and expensive 😂😂😂
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I don’t have a TV either anymore @Mao. In fact I use my I-pad like a TV nowadays. I agree with you – sometimes it’s nice to binge watch in order to switch off from the day. But too much feels like a waste of time. I also think for language learners, watching TV series is top!
(Ps. I loved the first 2 seasons of Glee!!!)
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Very well written. Very fluid and coherent. Good use of vocabulary.
Let’s have a look at some corrections:
> Since my house is not equipped WITH A TV ...
> binge watch (or binge-watch) is the verb and binge watching (or binge-watching) is the noun
Therefore: Instead, I use my laptop to binge watch dramas … and
Therefore, it is okay to (DELETE: be) binge watch (DELETE:ing) sometimes but not every time.
Therefore, it is okay to binge watch sometimes but not every time.
> At that moment, I rent series of the dramas …. Can you correct the grammar here?
> For upside > On the upside
Great job Mao👍🌸
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Finally, watch the spelling and word order (in blue).
Can you fix the word in red?
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You see where I have marked red: she has been and perpetrate? Can you try and fix the grammar?
The same here:
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Oh wow @Rubina, I find this painting super creepy! I love the history behind it – excellent job with your critique.
Let’s have a look at some corrections:
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I hope this prediction is wrong – it makes me think of a cold world!
Note:
A lot of professions, SUCH as lawyers, …..
(We can use such as to introduce an example or examples of something we mention)
or more informal:
A lot of professions, LIKE lawyers, …..
This is a really nice exercise to show the difference between ‘as’ and ‘like’
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/as-and-like
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Totally agree. I was having problems with my computer (I bought it in 2016) and the guy in the shop told me – it’s vintage software 😱….. Vintage? It’s only 4 years old 🤔
Note:
maybe is one word
Here you could also use the future: Maybe it’ll take more time (to indicate a future prediction) 👍
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Yes, I wasn’t so young, but still could not have imagined. I didn’t even use a mobile phone in 1998… and I’m not even sure I had an email.
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(yes, for example: “I flew home yesterday. Utterly sad to be leaving.”)
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@chiaramig 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 LOVE it! (…….and sooooooo my life!)
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@Carly this is beautifully written and I love what you say about the colours and the sense of brutality and horror.
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>There´s is chaoes everywhere and so was there after the bombing > i suggest this order to make it sound more natural: There is chaos everywhere, just as there was after the bombing. Or, Just as there was after the bombing, there is chaos everywhere.
>thought provling (probably a typo!) – thought provoking
> I like this sentence: Looking at this painting I feel moved, thoughtful , a little annoyed and totally sad. Just for practice, can you come up with any synonyms for ‘totally sad’? 🌸
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great!
