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This is much better @Lu_Corde – good!
Just this, para 1: in such a way to give the watchers a WAY to going deeper inside the topics he talks about.
> the collocation is: to give someone a way of doing something
> in such a way to give the viewers a WAY of going deeper inside the topics he talks about.
ps. sorry – I missed the word watchers the first time I read it! It should be viewers or audience
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Nice examples @Michele.Baldi
In the first question you need to use the auxiliary verb: does
what does the camera look like?
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perfect @Michele.Baldi 👍
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Great examples Tatiana, well done.
In your second phrase, I’d add the words ‘so’ and ‘only’ to make it sound even more natural:
I am so disappointed! My outfit only received some mild admiration last night.
> Collocations: make a comment (not do a comment)
We were talking so peacefully, but my brother made that comment.
Knowing when to use MAKE or DO is really tricky – there are no exact rules. Having said that, using this as a guideline can help:
> Use DO for actions, obligations, and repetitive tasks.> Use MAKE for creating or producing something, and for actions you choose to do.
DO generally refers to the action itself, and MAKE usually refers to the result. For example, if you “make breakfast,” the result is an omelet!
ps. tush! I love that word! I haven’t heard it in ages 😂
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Nice to meet you too Melania!
I am a little jealous as I would love to visit Japan. I hope soon!
Let’s have a look at some corrections:
> in the Tuscany countryside ❌ (Tuscany is the name of the region)
> in the Tuscan countryside ✅ (Tuscan is the adjective)
> my preferite journey = my FAVOURITE
> beautiful cities and pretty experience ⚠️was⚠️ there.
Can you try and fix the verb?
Thanks Melania!
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I found your essay interesting to read Lucia (I want to check out the two examples you mentioned). I too am fascinated and scared by it all. I don’t think we know the half of it!
I’ve posted your corrections to a google doc that I shared with you. I used the correction code. Have a go and try and fix the errors and I’ll help you with anything you can’t work out
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That does sound like a pretty perfect weekend!
I prefer (missing word) eat out with my parents or my friends and usually go out around the city to explore it and go around (DELETE:for) exhibitions and visit museums.
During summer I love wake up early and go to the beach, and chilling…
The verbs like and love are particular verbs in English. When we talk about something we really enjoy, it’s common to use this structure:
I like + ING
So your phrase would be
During summer I love waking up early and going to the beach, and chilling…
Or, you can use I like + to + verb
During summer I love to wake up early and go to the beach, and chill…
This form is more common in American English, but both are correct
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Hi Andrea,
These are good clarification questions.
> I’d put this one: I have some trouble following, did you said biscuits? in the present continuous: I’m having some trouble following, did you said biscuits?
>and a tweak to a preposition:
So, to me four words were unclear
Can you figure it out?! 🙌
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Love this Manuela!
The only thing to change is a preposition!
> She is going up of 1 level > ✅ She is going up BY 1 level
I know…. prepositions suck!
Check this out when you have some time
https://hub.englishdigitalacademy.com/forums/topic/tips-for-learning-prepositions/
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Thank you for your thoughts Andrea. Yes, unfortunately I’ve had this kind of discrimination from English people more than once, but now that I’m older, I handle it much better!
Nicely written Andrea, I have a few tweaks to make, but very little. Well done!
> Well, I think that’s just the point: it’s not the accent in my opinion, is the mentality of people that link the accent with the origin of someone. You are missing an ‘it’ in this phrase. Can you figure out where it should go?
> You need a preposition: to be discriminated against
I’ve never been discriminated against because of my accent
> I have a bunch of uncles, aunts and cousins that lives❌ in Abruzzo and Lazio and they are afashinated about ❌ my accent, and me too about theirs.
✅ who live (“they”)
✅ fascinated with
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Good!
Same thing from the other task, better to use past simple
Sorry Andrew, you have said “nudge”, have you?
Can you try and rewrite? 👍
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It is ‘for me‘! Correct!
I think the way to be fluent is to do exactly that- just go with what feels natural. (Fluent doesn’t mean correct in this case! It means ‘communicative’)
Of course, if nobody tells you you are making a mistake, then you keep repeating that mistake (believe me – my achilles’ heel in Italian is prepositions. I tend to translate from English and I know it’s wrong to do that, but unless someone tells me the correct preposition I never learn!)
Check this out for tips on prepositions
https://hub.englishdigitalacademy.com/forums/topic/tips-for-learning-prepositions/
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That’s it 👍
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Sorry Andrew, you said “nudge”, didn’t you? 👍
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Thanks Manuela.
On the question tag, if the first part is positive, the second part should be negative: You said 37%, didn’t you?
