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1. Do people always understand you?

Or do they say ‘can you say that again?’ or I don’t know what you want to say?

Okay so - you can improve by understanding stress and pronunciation.

2. Do you know what sentence stress is?

3. Do you know which sounds you find difficult to say ?

4. Do you know what sounds you find difficult to hear?

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We use the present simple to talk about repeated actions or events, permanent states or things which are always true. To find out more about the present simple, read and listen to the conversation below.
Can you give me some examples?

Yes, of course. We use the present simple to talk about things which are repeated every day, every week, every year, etc.
I usually get up at 7 o'clock.
During the week Ihave swimming practice on Mondays, I do taekwondo on Tuesdays and tennis on Thursdays.
We alwaysgo on holiday in the summer.
I see. And you use words for explaining more about the time too.

Yes, we often use adverbs of frequency sometimes, often, usually or other time expressions like on Mondays, twice a week or in the summer.

What about permanent states? What does that mean?

Permanent states are situations or feelings which are not temporary.

We also use the present simple for general facts, for example when talking about science or geography.
Thailand is really hot at this time of year.
Snakeslive on the ground, in trees and in water.
So what do I need to know about forming the present simple?

The main thing is that the third person singular forms end in - s or - es. That's for he, she or it.
He watches black and white films at his cinema club on Wednesdays.
Hethinks chess is a sport!
OK, and the other forms don't end in - s or - es? I watch TV a lot. We think Coldplay are boring.

Correct!

What about questions and negatives?

For most verbs we use the present simple of the verb do/does + subject + infinitive to form questions.

For negatives we use the subject + do/does + not + infinitive without .
Daisy and Jack don't go out together much at the weekend.
Idon't think Coldplay are boring.
To go back to the idea of permanent and temporary things, what about this sentence: Is your mum in Thailand this week? Isn't that temporary?

Yes, it is. That's a very good point. Normally we use the present simple for permanent states, and the present continuous for temporary states, but some verbs are thought of as State Verbs and they are not usually used in the continuous form.

And the verb to be is one of those verbs?

Exactly! So even though staying in Thailand is temporary, we use the present simple with the verb to be. Here's another example:

But that isn't the question form you just told me about! Where's the do?

Ah, no. I said 'for most verbs we use do in questions'. The verb to be is different and so are modal verbs like can. We'll look at the verb to be separately because it's different and very common.

What are the other state verbs?

We'll look at those when we look at the Present Continuous. Any more questions?

Yes, what about: The train leaves at 5 in the morning? Isn't that talking about an event in the future?

Yes, it is, but it's also a repeated event. This is sometimes called the 'timetable future'.

OK, I have a maths class in a minute, so I have to go.

Good use of the 'timetable future'! Bye!

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Daisy is chatting to her brother Oliver, and his best mate Alfie, about her new boyfriend. Daisy and Oliver's mum is working in Thailand this week.

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We look at the vowel, consonant and diphthong sounds that you need in order to ace your speaking exam, pass your job interview or communicate with others. Whatever your English needs, this video WILL help!

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0:00  /iː/ - How to say 'fleece’, ‘sea’ & ‘machine’
2:11 /ɪ/ - How to say  ‘kit’, ‘bid’ & ‘him’
4:11 /ʊ/ -  How to say ‘foot’, ‘put’ & ‘good’
4:52  /uː/ - How to say 'blue’, ‘two’ & ‘goose’
5:45 /e/ - How to say  ‘dress’, ‘head’ & ‘bed’
07:35 /ə/ - How to say ‘the’, ‘of’ & ‘butter’
11:36 /ɜː/ - How to say 'nurse’, ‘stir’ & ‘learn’
12:30 /ɔː/ - How yo say 'law’, ‘north’ & ‘war’
13:20 /æ/ - How to say ‘trap’, ‘stamp’ & ‘back’
14:06 /ʌ/ - How to say ‘strut’, ‘mud’ & ‘love’
15:57 /ɑː/ - How to say 'father’, ‘start’ & ‘hard’
16:36 /ɒ/ - How to say ‘lot’, ‘odd’ & ‘wash’
17:16 /ɪə/ - How to say 'near’, ‘hear’ & ‘weary’
18:23 /eɪ/ - How to say 'face’, ‘day’ & ‘break’
20:05 /ʊə/ - How to say 'tour’, ‘pure' and 'cure'
20:59 /ɔɪ/ - How to say 'choice', 'noise' and 'boy'
21:53 /əʊ/ - How to say 'boat’, ‘show’ & 'know'
23:43 /eə/ - How to say 'square’, ‘fair’ & 'pair'
25:26 /aɪ/ - How to say 'price’, ‘high’ & 'try'
26:26 /aʊ/ - How to say 'mouth’, ‘now’ & 'fowl'
28:43 /p/ - How to say 'pack’, ‘pan’ & ‘pop'
31:00 /b/ - How to say 'back', 'baby' and 'job'
33:14 /t/ - How to say 'tin', 'button' and 'get'
35:24 /d/ - How to say 'odd’, 'did' and 'ladder'
37:29 /tʃ/ - How to say ‘teacher', 'match' and 'church'
39:14 /dʒ/ - How to say 'judge', 'age' and 'soldier'
40:59 /k/ - How to say 'came', 'lucky' and 'sick'
42:59 /g/ - How to say 'get', 'giggle' and 'ghost'
44:44 /f/ - How to say 'fat', 'coffee' and 'fluff'
46:20 /v/ - How to say 'view', 'heavy' and 'move'
49:30 /θ/ - How to say 'thin’, ‘throw’ & 'thumb’
50:41 /ð/ - How to say 'this', 'other' and 'smooth'
51:53 /s/ - How to say 'soon’, ‘mister' & 'hiss'
53:29 /z/ - How to say 'zero', 'music' and 'roses'
55:05 /ʃ/ - How to say 'ship’, ‘sure’ & national'
57:42 /ʒ/ - How to say 'pleasure', 'leisure' and 'vision'
58:26 /m/ - How to say 'hammer', 'mime' and 'more'
1:00:25 /n/ - How to say 'nice', 'funny' & 'son'
1:02:30 /ŋ/ - How to say 'rung', 'anger' and 'thanks'
1:04:39 /h/ - How to say 'hot', 'whole' and 'ahead'
1:05:45 /l/ -  How to say 'light', 'valley' and 'feel'
1:09:20 /r/ - How to say 'right', 'wrong' and 'sorry'
1:12:47 /w/ - How to say 'wet', 'one' and 'when'
1:14:50 /j/ - How to say 'yet', 'use' and 'beauty'

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We use the present continuous (am/is/are + -ing) to talk about temporary things which have begun but haven't finished. They are often happening now, at this moment.
Here are some examples of things happening now.
I'm just uploading some photos to Facebook and I'm sending a message to Billie.
We're all riding camels and the sun's shining.
They're waiting for me to get off the phone!
I'm not sure what ' temporary' means. Can I say ' I'm learning to drive', even if I'm not having a driving lesson right now?

Yes, absolutely! You might not be having a driving lesson right at this moment, but it is temporary, so that's correct. We use the present continuous for longer situations like this too.

OK, I see what you mean. So that's for things happening now, or round about now. What about the future? Can I use the present continuous for the future?

Yes, I'm glad you asked me that. We use the present continuous for future arrangements with other people.
At eight I'm meeting Lucas, just for a quick coffee.
What about questions and negatives?

For questions you just change round the subject and the verb to be. So, You are > Are you, then add the -ing form. Sometimes you need a question word first.

For negatives you add not after the verb to be. Don't forget to use a contraction if you're speaking.
You're not really studying at all, are you? (or You aren't really studying...)
Theyaren't using the computer room at the moment.
This programisn't working.
That's fine, but I suppose there are some spelling rules for -ing forms?

Yes, you're right. If a verb ends in e, you take off the e and add -ing

If a verb ends in a vowel + a consonant, the consonant is usually doubled before you add -ing.

But be careful with verbs with more than two syllables where the stress isn't on the last syllable. With those you don't double the consonant.

OK, but what about two-syllable verbs where the stress is on the last syllable, like begin?

If the stress is on the last syllable, you do double the final consonant.

Right, the present continuous seems quite easy to me. I'm understanding it perfectly!

Whoops! Sorry, you can't say ' I'm understanding it'.

Why not? I'm talking about something happening right now.

Yes, but there is a group of verbs which are called state verbs which we use for states (not actions) and we don't usually use these in the continuous form.

want - need - like - love - hate - prefer - believe - think - know - realise - understand - recognise - suppose - be - exist - appear - look - seem - belong - have (for possession) - own - feel - smell - taste

So these are verbs for talking about emotions, thinking, existing, appearing, possession and the senses.

But wait a minute. What about, 'I'm thinking of coming with you tomorrow.' Or, 'I'm thinking about my girlfriend.'

Yes, they are correct. But the meaning of think there is 'having thoughts in your mind' or 'considering'. It's not the same as 'having an opinion' about something.
I think that song's brilliant. (opinion)
She's thinking about studying archaeology. (considering / wondering about)
OK, so there are some exceptions. Like, 'I'm loving it.'

No, sorry, that's not an exception, that's wrong!

Well, OK, maybe it's a new usage. English does change. But don't use it in exams!

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I ____ up at 8 o'clock in the morning. For breakfast I ____ some toast and a cup of tea. I ____ to college every day. I ____ shopping in the morning. My children ____ football in the park at the weekend. My husband ____ to work from Monday to Friday. At the weekend we ____ at a restaurant. On Saturday I ____ my friend in Longsight. In the evening I ____ tv with my family. On Sunday I listen ____ the radio. We ____ dinner at 6pm. I ____ my house every Monday and Thursday.

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Oh, her eyes, her eyes make the stars look like they’re not shinin’
Her hair, her hair falls perfectly without her tryin’
She’s so beautiful and I tell her everyday
Yeah, I know, I know
When I compliment her, she won’t believe me
And it’s so, it’s so sad to think that she don’t see what I see
But every time she asks me, “Do I look okay?”
I say

When I see your face there’s not a thing that I would change
‘Cause you’re amazing just the way you are
And when you smile the whole world stops and stares for a while
‘Cause girl, you’re amazing just the way you are
Yeah

Her lips, her lips, I could kiss them all day if she’d let me
Her laugh, her laugh, she hates, but I think it’s so sexy
She’s so beautiful and I tell her everyday
Oh, you know, you know, you know I’d never ask you to change
If perfect’s what you’re searching for, then just stay the same
So don’t even bother asking if you look okay
You know I’ll say

When I see your face there’s not a thing that I would change
‘Cause you’re amazing just the way you are
And when you smile the whole world stops and stares for a while
‘Cause girl, you’re amazing just the way you are

The way you are
The way you are
Girl, you’re amazing
Just the way you are

When I see your face
There’s not a thing that I would change
‘Cause you’re amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
‘Cause girl, you’re amazing
Just the way you are
Yeah

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