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(1) comics with phrasal verbs (take 5 of them)
(2) why women kill S1E2:
5 questions with cool words
3 questions about the plot
(3) read the text
(4) check the rules

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HW: Task 6 from Notion - write some advice (serious or funny); use as many money words as you can

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HW: Task 6 from Notion - write some advice (serious or funny); use as many money words as you can

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B1 English Listening Practice - Procrastination

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(1) https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/present-perfect-simple-present-perfect-continuous/
(2) https://test-english.com/use-of-english/a2/a2-english-test-5-text-with-multiple-choice-gaps/
(3) why women kill S1E2

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Present perfect simple - Use

Grammar chart

We use the present perfect simple with past finished actions or experiences when we don't mention or we don't know when they happened. And we also use the present perfect simple to ask or talk about situations that started in the past and have not finished.

Present perfect continuous - Form

We form the present perfect continuous with the present perfect simple of be + the -ing form of the main verb.

Present perfect continuous - Use

Grammar chart

Actions from the past till now - duration

We use the present perfect continuous with action verbs (dynamic verbs) to talk about situations that started in the past and have not finished or have just finished.

There is often a present result from doing these actions.

We can use the present perfect continuous to talk about continuous or repeated actions or situations from the past till now.

For, since, how long, lately, all day/week/month/etc.

We can use for, since, how long, lately, all day/week/month/etc. to ask or say how long a situation has been happening.

Present perfect simple or continuous?

Situations that started in the past and still continue

We can use the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous to talk about situations that started in the past and still continue. But we must use the present perfect simple with non-action verbs (stative verbs), and we normally use the present perfect continuous with dynamic verbs (although the present perfect simple is also possible.)

We use the present perfect continuous (and NOT simple) with dynamic verbs for situations that started in the past and still continue when we want to emphasise how long the situation has lasted.

Finished and unfinished situations

We use the present perfect simple for finished actions in the past when we don't say when. We use the present perfect continuous for actions or situations that maybe have not finished or that maybe have finished (very recently)

Actions with present results

We can use present perfect simple and present perfect continuous for actions with present results. We use the present perfect simple if the present results come from completing the action.

Look how nice my car looks. I've washed it. (=The car looks nice because I have finished washing it.)

Something is different in this house. Have you painted it? (=The house looks different because you have completed the action of painting it.)

We use the present perfect continuous if the present results come from the process of doing the action.

Sorry I'm so sweaty. I've been washing my car. (=I am sweaty because of the physical activity that washing the car involves.)

How come you are so dirty? Have you ? (=You are dirty because of the process of painting.)

How long vs how many/much

We use the present perfect continuous to talk about the duration of an action, i.e. about how long we have been doing something. And we use the present perfect simple to talk about how many things or how much of something we have done.

I've written twenty e-mails. (I'm talking about how many emails I've written.)

I've been writing emails for hours. (=I'm talking about how long I have spend writing emails)

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Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous - Test-English

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Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous. I have done vs I have been doing. B1 - English intermediate grammar exercises.

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https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/comparative-superlative-adjectives-adverbs/

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https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/an-the-no-article/

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Use a/an

➪ When we mention something for the first time.

➪ To say what kind of person or thing something/somebody is.

➪ When we mean 'one'.

➪ For frequency, rates and speeds etc.

➪ In the expressions what a/ such a + singular countable noun.

Note that you cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a/ the/ my/ etc.)

Use the

➪ With things or people already mentioned, or when we know which things or people we are talking about.

➪ When a noun is made specific by details we give after it.

➪ When there is only one of something: the earth, the moon, the planet, the internet, the universe, the sky, the city (=not the country), the country (=not the city), etc.

➪ With places in a town where we commonly go ( the park, the cinema, the doctor, etc.)

➪ With superlatives

➪ With the names of oceans, seas, rivers and canals (, etc.).

Use no article

➪ To describe something in general (with plural or uncountable nouns).

Love and health are more important than money.

Women drive more cautiously than men.

I love music. (= music in general)

The party was great. I loved the music. (=specific music)

➪ With home, work, bed, hospital, school, university, prison when we speak in general (as the place used to live, work, sleep, be hospitalised, learn or be imprisoned.)

But we use the article if we refer to these places just as places, or buildings; when they are not used for their main purpose.

➪ With names of meals ( breakfast, lunch, dinner)

➪ With names of years, months and days of the week.

➪ With name + number.

➪ With TV (when used as a broadcasting service, NOT as an appliance)

But Last year we spent three weeks in London. The last week in London was one of the best in my life. (=It does not mean 'the week before NOW')
➪ With most names of places, such as continents (Europe, Africa, etc.), countries (Spain, China, etc.), cities or towns (Rome, Bangkok, etc.), mountains (mount Everest, Annapurna, etc.)
But names of countries that are plural or that include words such as State or Republic, or Kingdom are used with the: the US (the United States), the UK (the United Kingdom), the Philippines, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic.

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A(n), the, or no article. English grammar exercises. Intermediate grammar exercises. School vs. the school, I like music, I don't have a driving license.

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Choose 1-3 themes and write your arguements about that theme. 250-300 theme. Not only about emotional:)

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Read a text about gender

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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Correct: argue with Mary, arrive in Milan, arrive at the airport, spend money on clothes, apologise for being late, apologise to Mary, argue about money, agree with the boss, agree about the problem, apply for a job, believe in ghosts, belong to me, choose between two bags, depend on the weather, laugh at me, look forward to holidays, pay for the coffee, rely on friends, remind of a friend, succeed in studying, wait for me, worry about problems, Incorrect: argue at Mary, arrive to Milan, arrive to the airport, spend money for clothes, apologise of being late, apologise at Mary, agrue from money, agree to the boss, agree from a problem, apply at a job, believe for ghosts, belong at me, choose from two bags, depend of the weather, laugh about me, look forward from holidays, pay on the coffee, rely from friens, remind about a friend, succeed at studying, wait from me, worry for problems,

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Correct: argue with Mary, arrive in Milan, arrive at the airport, spend money on clothes, apologise for being late, apologise to Mary, argue about money, agree with the boss, agree about the problem, apply for a job, believe in ghosts, belong to me, choose between two bags, depend on the

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(1) https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/adjective-preposition/

(2) https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/verb-preposition/

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Adjective + preposition – dependent prepositions - Test-English

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Some adjectives are usually followed by a preposition. These prepositions are called dependant prepositions. Here you have a summary chart and three tests for you to learn this grammar topic. B1 English grammar exercises.

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The island of Dinosaurs A man who became a pair of shoesA trouble at the airportBloody MaryA wisdom of wombatsThree little pigeons

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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Whack-a-mole - Moles appear one at a time, hit only the correct ones to win.

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Can, could, be able to – ability and possibility - Test-English

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Can, could, be able to – ability and possibility. English grammar exercises. Intermediate grammar exercises. Modal verbs.

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B1 English Listening Practice - Creativity

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1. The island of Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs arrived ON thESE islands 10 000 years ago. They WERE very kind to each other and MADE a different surprise every day.
One day THE main dinosaur GOT scared of a snake and died. It was THE start of the war for  the main place in the islands.

2. A man who became a pair of shoes
I had been lying on the sofa for 2 hours when my shoes startED to talk.
- Hey! How are you? - I heard. I didn`t believe in it. I started __ looking around the room.
- Hey! It is me!
I GOT frightened of pair of shoes.
- Are you ok? They are repeated.
- Yes, I am. - I answered
I WAS/GOT ready for AN attack, but I woke up.

3. A trouble at the airport
I never was so nervous for so long time. When I arrived at the airport, I found out that I should spend my money on PCR test. Services WERE very polite to me and told where I COULD  do that. I was trying not to be worried about THE results. But I can`t.

4. Bloody Mary
When I was 20, I was close to my friend, who can MAKE a coctails.
He tought me to make Blood Mary. I was succeeded in that. This receipe includeS a Tobacco flavoring and pepper. I was proud of MYSELF, that I know these receipe. I always dreamt about my barista future.

5. A wisdom of wombats
The scientists shared with us an intresting FACT about wombats! The cubic shape of their excrement allowS us think about their extra abilities about eatING/FOOD. They ARE good at producING an excrements OF AN unusual shape. And you ask me: - What about wisdom of wombats? And I ask you: - I wasn`t be good at findING that to wombats.

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Record a voive message from 'be able to' use the constructions: be able to, present perfect, used to, past continuous

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Record a voive message from 'be able to' use the constructions: be able to, present perfect, used to, past continuous

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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bucket - It's a thing you use for carrying water., screwdriver - It's a thing you use for tightening screws., bricks - They're things you use for building walls. , tiles - They're things you use to cover a bathroom wall. , nails - They're things made of metal that you use to attach one piece of wood to another or to put in a wall to put pictures on. , drill - It's a thing you use for making holes. , ladder - It's a thing you use to climb up, e.g.to paint a ceiling., padlock - It's a thing you use to stop people from opening a gate., wire - It's a thin metal thread with a layer of plastic around it, used for carrying electric current., tap - It's a device that controls the flow of water from a pipe., paintbrush - It's a thing you use to paint the walls. ,

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bucket - It's a thing you use for carrying water., screwdriver - It's a thing you use for tightening screws., bricks - They're things you use for building walls. , tiles - They're things you use to cover a bathroom wall.

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HW: test + the story about students from notion

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HW: test + the story about students from notion

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Past simple, past continuous, past perfect

Exercise 1

Choose past simple, past continuous or past perfect to complete the sentences below.

Past simple, past continuous, past perfect - grammar chart

Past simple

We use the past simple to talk about completed actions in the past.

In a story, we use the past simple to talk about past events in chronological order; i.e. the main events of a story.

When she opened the door, she pretended that we weren't there and she went to her room.

He called me and told me to go, but when I arrived he wasn't there.

We also use the past simple to talk about past habits or past states.

Past continuous

We use the past continuous the set the scene in a story.

We use the past continuous for actions in progress in the past or longer actions interrupted by shorter actions in past simple.

Past perfect

We use the past perfect simple to talk about an earlier past: events which happened before the main event.

Earlier single events

We use the past perfect simple to talk about earlier events and experiences, or single actions completed earlier in the past.

We use the past perfect simple to say how much or how many we had done of something earlier in the past.

Duration from earlier in the past (stative verbs)

We use the past perfect simple with stative verbs to talk about states or situations that had started earlier in the past. We often use how long, for or since, always, etc.

In the picture below, you can see an example of a narrative with the past tenses explained.

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Past simple, past continuous, past perfect. Narrative tenses. I did, I was doing, I had done. English intermediate grammar exercises.