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Subject-Object Questions | Present and Past

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New class timetable from 26th February 2024

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Life in the UK (Citizenship) test - a preparation lesson!

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Life in the UK (Citizenship) test - a preparation lesson!

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Test your knowledge about life in the UK!

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A nice listening exercise that focuses on Climate Change.

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Another BBC lesson examining the Past Perfect Continuous tense.

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Joe and Alice got together in 2012. Joe had been living in London for two years when they met.

Now, we form the past perfect continuous with subject plus had been and the present participle of the main verb. Here are those examples again, Finn.

We'd been trying...

I had been swimming...

Finn
Patrick felt refreshed because he had slept all afternoon.

Patrick felt refreshed because he had been sleeping all day.

Catherine
But if the earlier action had been completed, then we use the past perfect simple.

Catherine
If the earlier action is incomplete, use the past perfect continuous, to focus on the process or length of time that the action continued, rather than the end result.

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It's a). We need the past perfect continuous for the earlier action or situation.

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BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 14 / Session 2 / Activity 3

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Rob Hello. Welcome to 6 Minute Grammar with me, Rob.

Catherine
And me, Catherine. Hello.

Rob
Today we're talking about the past perfect tense.

Catherine
And let's hear that again.
Harry
Mary rang John's doorbell at 8.15 yesterday, but John had gone to work.
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Thanks Harry. Now we could put these two events in the past simple tense, something like this:

Rob
And once again Harry.

Catherine
And once again.

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And here, the past perfect in John had gone shows that this happened before the past simple phrase Mary rang John's doorbell. So we have: Mary rang John's doorbell at 8.15 yesterday, but John had gone to work.

Catherine
Exactly. Now, let's look at some more examples.

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Let's hear that again.

Catherine
So we've got two past events. First, Harry lost Jim's number; then he got his text. But in Harry's sentence, the event that happened first in time is mentioned second in the sentence.

Rob
Now in spoken English, the past perfect can sometimes be difficult to hear.

Rob
And again.

Catherine
Did you catch that?

Rob
First, Mrs Brown washed her phone in the washing machine. Then she opened the washing machine. Then she realised... She'd washed her phone!

Rob
Oops - that's an expensive mistake. Poor Mrs Brown!

Catherine
Yeah, she won't do that again!

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6 Minute Grammar from bbclearningenglish.com.

Rob
This one has three events: first, they left the tickets at home. Second, they got to the station. And third, they realised that the tickets were at home.

Rob
Now, a mistake people sometimes make with the past perfect is: they use it too much, or they use it just because they are talking about something that happened a long time ago. Such as...

Catherine
Yes - there's only one past event here, so we probably just need the past simple tense:

Catherine
There's more about this on our website at bbclearningenglish.com. Join us again for more 6 Minute Grammar.

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BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 7 / Session 2 / Activity 3

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Today we're talking about the present perfect continuous tense.

We'll also look at using it with the words just and already and other adverbs.

And we'll finish with a quiz. So let's kick things off with an example of the present perfect continuous, read for us by Finn.

Thank you Finn. So I've been reading... is an action that started in the past and is continuing in the present: Finn is still reading that book. Here's another example:

We've been going to the same hotel for the last ten years.

For three hours, for the last ten years and since 9 o'clock this morning tell us how long the activity has been happening.

The present perfect continuous is often used with the words already and just.

This chicken has already been cooking for two hours.

We can also use recently or lately to say that a situation or action finished only a short while ago, but they are a little further back in time than just. So, Neil, have you been doing anything special recently...

Catherine
It's starting to show a little bit.

Neil
Yes. How about you, Catherine...?

You've been working too hard! Now, we form the present perfect continuous with the subject plus have or has and the present participle of the main verb. Here are some examples:

It's been raining ...

I've been reading that book ...

We usually put just and already between have or has and the past participle. So it's She's already been sleeping for three hours.
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6 Minute Grammar from the BBC.

And we often use it with the adverbs just and already, and with other time expressions like recently and lately.

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It's b) because you use the present perfect continuous to say how long you have been doing an action.

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BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 2 / Session 2 / Activity 3

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Today we're talking about the present perfect continuous tense. We'll also look at using it with the words just and already and other adverbs. And we'll finish with a quiz. So let's kick things off with an example of the present perfect continuous, read for us by Finn. Thank you Finn.

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This is an online test to check that you are B1 level - the level needed for UK citizenship. It might be useful for some of you who are looking to become British citizens.

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What to do next to help you improve your English

Score 1-5
Good effort! You are on the way to becoming a B1 learner.
To get more practice of the things you already know and to learn something new, you should try:

To improve your grammar, vocabulary and listening, try these:

Improve your pronunciation:

Improve your listening and enjoy a fun drama:

Score 6-10
Well done! It looks like you are B1 level.
To do a course that will lead you to the next level, try this:

Improving your grammar and vocabulary is key to moving to the next level. Try these:

Learn words and expressions which are new or changing:

Learn English from real BBC News reports:

Score 11-15
Fantastic! It looks like you are almost ready to move on the B2.
You should try:

Here's a course that will build on what you know and teach you new and more complex grammar and vocabulary:

Do you use English for your job? Try this comedy-drama about office life:

Do you want to hear how native English speakers really speak?
A guide to all of our courses:

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BBC Learning English - Course: Test Your Level / Unit 1 / Session 1 / Activity 1

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Good effort! You are on the way to becoming a B1 learner. To get more practice of the things you already know and to learn something new, you should try: To improve your grammar, vocabulary and listening, try these: Improve your pronunciation: Improve your listening and enjoy a fun drama: Well done!

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Hi. I'm Tim and this is my Pronunciation workshop. Here I'm going to show you how English is really spoken. Come on, let's go inside. Well, here we are in the pronunciation workshop for the final time. Today, let's look back on what we've covered in this series and I'll offer some final tips and words of advice. When we write English, each word is separate; there are spaces between the words. But, that's not how we speak English. If. We. Did. It. Might. Be. Easier. To. Understand. But. We. Would. Sound. Like. Robots. No. When we speak English, although there are some pauses, we mostly bump the words together. And when these words bump into each other certain things can happen that affect the sounds. We've learned that /t/ and /d/ sounds disappear between consonants:

Tim
Consonant sounds can link with vowel sounds:

Tim
Certain vowel sounds can link with certain other vowel sounds by adding sounds:

Tim
Two consonant sounds can join together, or twin.

Tim
Some sounds can change completely:

'Green Park' /griːn pɑːk/ becomes /griːmpɑːk/.

Tim
Unstressed grammar words are often weak:

'I'd have been late' becomes /aɪdəv bɪn leɪt/

Tim
And we've also seen how a little sound, schwa, is important to the rhythm of natural spoken English.

'A piece of cake' /ə piːsə keɪk/

Tim
These are all features of what we call connected speech. Natural speech is full of these features. And for native speakers, these changes happen automatically. The more you can get used to listening to and speaking English, the more naturally they'll come to you too. But my advice is that the most important thing to pay attention to is schwa. Getting schwa in the right place is the first step to getting English pronunciation right. And that, for the last time, is about it from the pronunciation workshop. And always remember that if you want to learn more about pronunciation or other aspects of English, then please visit our website, bbclearningenglish.com. Thank you so much for watching this series and I'll see you soon. Bye bye! Erm, hello? Hello? Erm. I can't get out. What do I do? Help! Help! Oh. Somebody?

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BBC Learning English - Pronunciation / Tim's Pronunciation Workshop: Summary

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Sample exam paper - Trinity. Please only try exercise 1 and 2. Thank you everyone!

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Present Perfect Tense - past participles exercise.

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Liberties and Freedoms - An exercise using modals.

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Liberties and Freedoms - An exercise using modals.

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What do we mean by 'The Rule of Law'?

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What is Democracy?

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Cheshire

Age Concern Cheshire Advocacy Scheme

Tel: 01606 881662/3/4; Fax: 01606 881667

Email: admin@ageconcerncheshire.org.uk

Website: www.ageconcerncheshire.org.uk

Age Concern Good Companions Scheme

Tel: 01244 677777

Email: coordinator@ageconcerncheshire.org.uk

Website: www.ageconcerncheshire.org.uk

Body Positive Cheshire and North Wales (Support for HIV positive people)

PO Box 321, Crewe CW2 7WZ

Tel: 01244 400415; Fax: 01270 653158

Email: contact@bpcnw.co.uk

Boy's and Girl's Welfare Society Cheshire Mediation Service

Goss Chambers, Goss Street, Chester CH1 2BG

Tel: 01244 400658; Fax: 01244 343751

Cheshire & North Wales Orchid Society

Tel: 01606 810735

Email: andrew.aldridge99@btinternet

Website: www.canwos.org.uk

Cheshire Community Council

96 Lower Bridge Street, Chester CH1 1RU

Tel: 01244 323602; Fax: 01244 401036

Cheshire County Playing Fields Association

Tel: 01244 323602; Fax: 01244 315389

Email: enquiries@cheshirecc.org.uk

Website: www.countiespfa.org

Cheshire Development Education Centre

Tel: 01244 347880; Fax: 0871 2207308

Email: info@cheshiredec.org

Cheshire Domestic Violence Outreach Service

Tel: 01606 351375

Cheshire Federation of Women's Institutes

Tel: 01244 347462; Fax: 01244 320361

Email: cfwi@wi-cheshire.org.uk

Website: www.wi-cheshire.org.uk

Cheshire ICAS (Independent Complaints and Advocacy Service for NHS Patients)

Tel: 0800 731 2684

Cheshire Landscape Trust

The Fountains Building, Upper Northgate Street, Chester CH1 4EF

Tel: 01244 376333; Fax: 01244 376016

Email: cheshire@landscapetrust.fsnet.co.uk

Cheshire LGBTG Equality Alliance (Forum for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality)

PO Box 3135, Chester CH1 5ZS

Cheshire Local History Association

Flat 3, 16 Castle Street, Chester CH1 2DS

Tel: 01244 350053

Email: zen21980@zen.co.uk

Website: www.cheshirehistory.org.uk

Cheshire Wildlife Trust

Tel: 01270 610180

Email: cheshirewt@cix.co.uk

Website: www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/cheshire

Cystic Fibrosis Trust - North West Region

Tel: 0845 8591029

Email: bburnham-jones@cftrust.org.uk

National Autistic Society: Cheshire Branch

Tel: 01244 315651 (Helpline)

The Historic Cheshire Churches Preservation Trust

Tel: 01244 851628

Youth Federation For Cheshire, Halton, Warrington & Wirral

17 Castle Street, Chester CH1 2DS

Tel: 01244 325867; Fax: 01244 317506

Email: info@youthfed.org

Cholmondeley

Cholmondeley Sports & Community Association

Tel: 01829 720557

Church Hulme

PROBUS Church Hulme

Tel: 01477 533268

Church Lawton

Lawton History Group

Tel: 01270 873427

Email: arthur@burton83freeserve.co.uk

Website: www.borderhistory.org.uk

Church Minshull

Website: www.churchminshull.org.uk/

95 (Crewe) Squadron Air Training Corps

18 Lodgefields Drive, Crewe CW2 8TU

Tel: 01270 212498.

Email: linda_morgan50@hotmail.com

Alzheimer's Society: South Cheshire Branch

Flat MF58, Leighton Hospital, Middlewich Road, Crewe CW1 4QJ

Tel: 01270 501901

Fax: 01270 216910

Email: sam.wilkinson@scalz.fsnet.co.uk

Website: www.alzheimers-sc.comcarenet.net

Imperial Chambers, Prince Albert Street, Crewe CW1 2DX

Tel: 01270 580444.

Email: john.hannon@autismnetworks.org.uk

Website: www.autismnetworks.org.uk

Campaign To Protect Rural England: Crewe & Nantwich Branch

Tel: 01270 780125

Email: rodney.copping@btinternet.com

Website: www.cprecheshire.org.uk

Cancer Research UK

Tel: 01270 661884

Central Cheshire Alcohol Services

Suite 1A, Regency Court, High Street, Crewe CW2 7BN

Tel: 01270 580243; Fax: 01270 501862

Cheshire Academy School of Ballet and Tap

c/o Cheshire Academy, Macon Way, Crewe CW1 6DR

Tel/Fax: 01270 255355

Email: dance@disabilitysport.com

Website: www.disabilitysport.com Cheshire's Disabled Children's Database

Tel: 01270 215440

Christian Concern Crewe

Tel: 01270 586186

Email: info@christianconcern.co.uk

Church of England Children's Society

Tel: 01270 583549

Citizens Advice Bureau

Tel: 01270 212401; Fax: 01270 251158

Website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Coppenhall Working Men's Club

103 North Street, Crewe CW1 4NJ

Tel. 01270 584144

Crewe Amateur Musicals Society

23 Moss Lane, Elworth, Sandbach CW11 3JW

Tel: 01270 763837

Crewe & District Branch of Parkinson's Disease

Tel: 01270 661358

Crewe & District Canine Association

Tel: 01270 255842

Crewe & District Coin & Medal Society

Tel: 01270 569836

Crewe & Nantwich CVS & Volunteer Bureau

Tel/Fax: 01270 211545

Email: wendy.crewecvs@btconnect.comeserve.com

Website: www.crewecvs.org.uk

Crewe & Nantwich District Talking Newspaper

Tel: 01270 500506

Email: secretary@cntn.org.uk

Crewe & Nantwich Lions Club

Tel: 01270 624348

Crewe & Nantwich Midweek Conservation Volunteers

BTCV, The Watermill, Warrington Road, Mickle Trafford CH2 4EB

Tel: 01244 300230; Mobile: 07740 899583; Fax: 01244 300521.

Email: a.gay@btcv.org.uk and cheshire@btcv.org.uk

Crewe & Nantwich Rambling Club

Tel: 01270 620088

Crewe and District Philatelic Society

Tel: 01270 560261

Crewe and District Writers' Circle

Tel: 01270 624052.

Email: tomfield@lineone.net

Crewe and Nantwich Liberal Democrats

43 Lunt Avenue, Crewe CW2 7LZ

Tel: 01270 668135

Email: dcannon@cix.co.uk

Crewe and Nantwich Metal Detecting Society

Tel: 01477 535105

Crewe Christian Aid Committee

Tel/Fax: 01270 668135

Crewe Cine & Video Club

Email: info@crewecine-videoclub.org.uk

Website: www.crewecine-videoclub.org.uk

Crewe Group Family History Society of Cheshire

PO Box 1990, Crewe CW2 6FF

Email: crewe@fhsc.org.uk

Crewe Historical Society

Tel: 01270 560795

Email: pam@avoca145.fsnet.co.uk

Crewe Liberal Working Men's Club

Gatefield Street, Crewe CW1 2JP

Tel. 01270 255434

Crewe Male Voice Choir

1 Mount Drive, Nantwich CW5 6JF

Tel: 01270 625752

Crewe Model Railway and Engineering Society

Tel: 01270 873360

Crewe North Ward Working Men's Club & Institute

Hall O Shaw, Richmond Street, Crewe CW1 4AD

Tel. 01270 584112

Crewe Oddfellows Social Club

149 Edleston Road, Crewe CW2 7HR

Tel. 01270 214966

Crewe Photographic Society: Still Photography Section

Tel: 01270 569721.

Email: tomseaton@aol.com

Website: www.crewephotosoc.com

Crewe Women's Aid

Tel: 01270 250390 (24 hour helpline); Fax: 01270 254473

Email: cwa@pob-uk.net

Crosville Social Working Men's Club

Chester Street, Crewe CW1 2LB

Tel: 01270 255076

Emily Dulguerov (Translator/Interpreter - Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Macedonian)

Tel/Fax: 01270 668875

Homestart Central Cheshire

Ashton House, 1A Gatefield Street, Crewe CW1 2JP

Tel/Fax: 01270 252719

Email: home-start@centralcheshire.freeserve.co.uk

Hospital Radio Leighton

Tel: 01270 273043

Website: www.radioleighton.radiouk.com/

Language Tuition (French)

Tel: 01270 586296

Language Tuition (Swedish)

Tel: 01270 629142

Ludford Family Centre

Victoria Community Centre, West Street, Crewe CW1 2PZ

Tel: 01270 537910; Fax: 01270 537960

Marie Curie Cancer Care

Tel: 01270 666186

Website: www.mariecurie.org.uk

Motorcycle Training

Tel: 01270 212965

National Pensioners' Association Crewe & District

5 Ripon Drive, Wistaston, Crewe CW2 6SJ

Tel: 01270 664645

Email: NPA@raefell.co.uk

National Society For The Prevention of Cruelty To Children: Crewe District

Tel: 01270 580201

Oakhanger Project (Outdoor adventure and activity learning)

Buttertuns Lane, Oakhanger, Crewe CW1 5UU

Tel: 0771 4650654

Email: oakchallenge@aol.com

Website: www.oakhangerproject.org.uk

Old Time & Modern Sequence Dancing

Tel: 01270 568460

Outrite (Part of Body Positive, Cheshire and North Wales)

PO Box 321, Crewe CW2 7WZ

Tel: 01270 653156 (Helpline); Fax: 01270 653158

Email: info@outrite.org

Website: www.outrite.org

Polish Parish Social Club

71 West Street, Crewe CW1 3HF

Tel: 01270 214801 (Evenings only after 7pm)

Polish Translation

Tel: 01270 588066

Prince of Wales Company - The Kings Lifeguard of Foot A Regiment of The Sealed Knot Society

Tel: 01270 666888.

Website: www.sealedknot.org

Prostate Cancer Local Support Group

58 Cherry Crescent, Winsford CW7 1EE

Tel: 01606 553097

Website: www.pcan-leighton.fsnet.co.uk

Registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages

Delamere House, Chester Street, Crewe CW1 2LL

Tel: 01270 505106

Royal British Legion

Tel: 01270 586967

Royal Scottish Country Dancing Society: Cheshire Branch

Tel: 01606 852982

Website: www.rscdscheshirebranch.org

Samaritans

Tel: 01270 216666 (National 0845 909090)

Email: jo@samaritans.org / crewesamaritans@btconnect.com

Website: www.samaritans.org

South Cheshire Budgerigar Society

7 Oakwood Lane, Moston, Sandbach CW11 3PR

Tel: 01270 526306

Email: budgie750@aol.com

South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Tel: 01270 504700; Fax: 01270 504701

South Cheshire Recorded Music Society

Tel: 01270 873155

Email: rogerpoole@btinternet.com

South West Cheshire District Scouts

Tel: 01270 582392

Survive (Counselling and information service for victims of sexual abuse)

Tel: 01270 250051

The Iris Vision Resource Centre

14 Chapel Street, Crewe CW2 7DQ

Tel: 01270 250316

The Railway Children

Scope House, Weston Road, Crewe CW1 6DD

Tel: 01270 251571; Fax: 01270 583632

Email: wendy.brown@railwaychildren.org.uk

Website: www.railwaychildren.org.uk

The Wishing Well Project

c/o Victoria Centre, West Street, Crewe CW1 2PZ

Tel: 01270 256919

Email: debra.goodwin@ccpct.nhs.uk

Tuition: Literacy & Numeracy

Tel: 01270 588066

Tuition: Maths & Science

Tel: 01270 661475

Tuition: Maths, English & Science

109 Rochester Crescent, Sydney, Crewe CW1 5FT

Tel: 01270 588529

Email: lewisjamesb@aol.com

United Co-op Band

Website: www.crewecoop.co.uk/

University of The Third Age: Crewe and Nantwich Branch

Tel: 01270 568624

Website: www.creweandnantwich-u3a.org.uk

VCO Big Band

Website: www.vcobigband.com/

Wolverton Scout & Guide Group

26 Woodside Avenue, Crewe CW2 8AN

Tel: 01270 668044

Women's Royal Voluntary Service

Tel: 01270 256282

Email: enquiries@wrvs.org.uk

Workers' Educational Association

20 Sandiway Road, Crewe CW1 3QR

Tel: 01270 589334

South Cheshire Community Council

Imperial Chambers, Prince Albert Street, Crewe CW1 2DX

Tel/Fax: 01270 252600

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Listings of Chester area community groups categorised alphabetically - organisations in Cheshire to Crewe.

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Happy New Year all! This is your holiday homework for the Christmas/ New Year holiday. I wanted to let you all enjoy your celebrations before your thoughts turn back to your English class. Please try to complete all the sections. Don't worry if you do not have enough time to complete everything. We will go through these exercises in the lessons next week starting from January 8th. Good luck everyone!

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Citizens Advice Services in Cheshire East

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Welcome to Citizens Advice Cheshire East

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How to use sequencers in English: FIRST, THEN, NEXT, AFTER THAT, FINALLY

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Some helpful information about phrasal verbs!

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Look at these examples to see how phrasal verbs are used.

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Grammar test 1

Separable and non-separable multi-word verbs: Grammar test 1

Read the explanation to learn more.

Grammar explanation

Phrasal verbs are very common in English, especially in more informal contexts. They are made up of a verb and a particle or, sometimes, two particles. The particle often changes the meaning of the verb.

I called Jen to see how she was. ( call = to telephone)
They've called off the meeting. ( call off = to cancel)

In terms of word order, there are two main types of phrasal verb: separable and inseparable.

Separable

With separable phrasal verbs, the verb and particle can be apart or together.

However, separable phrasal verbs must be separated when you use a personal pronoun.

Here are some common separable phrasal verbs:

Non-separable

Some phrasal verbs cannot be separated.

Even when there is a personal pronoun, the verb and particle remain together.

Here are some common non-separable phrasal verbs:

I came across your email when I was clearing my inbox.
( come across = to find something by chance)

It was quite a major operation. It took months to get over it and feel normal again.
( get over = recover from something)

Some multi-word verbs are inseparable simply because they don't take an object.

With two particles

Phrasal verbs with two particles are also inseparable. Even if you use a personal pronoun, you put it after the particles.

I didn't really get on with my stepbrother when I was a teenager.
( get on with = like and be friendly towards someone)

The concert's on Friday. I'm really looking forward to it.
( look forward to = be happy and excited about something that is going to happen)

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

Grammar test 2

Separable and non-separable multi-word verbs: Grammar test 2

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Do you know how to use verbs in phrases like pick the kids up, turn the music down and look after my cat? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

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Here are some tips to make your home more efficient and save money!

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You can save money on your energy bills by finding ways to improve your home's energy efficiency.

There are quick and simple things you can do - for example:

You might also be able to make energy saving home improvements to improve your home's energy efficiency.

Check your central heating

You might be able to save money by changing your heating controls - for example, by using thermostats and timers.

You can also find ways to keep heat in your home so your heating doesn't need to be on as much.

Check our advice on saving money on your heating.

If your heating doesn't work

Try to get it fixed as soon as possible so you don't need to use portable electric heaters, which cost more.

If you rent your home, ask your landlord to fix the heating. They usually have to make sure your plumbing and heating work properly. Check what repairs your landlord has to do.

Check if you can use less electricity

It's a good idea to find out how much your electrical appliances cost to run and how you could use them differently to save electricity.

Find ways to save money using your electrical appliances.

Make improvements to your home

There are changes that can be made to your home to make it more energy efficient. This might include adding insulation or installing a more efficient heating system.

If you own your home, you can get recommendations for improvements you can make to your home on GOV.UK. This includes estimated costs of the improvements and how much you can save on your bills.

You might be able to get a grant to help you make improvements. Check if you can get help with the cost of improving your home's energy efficiency.

If you live in an older home, there are some extra things you might need to think about before making changes to your home. Find out more about energy efficiency and older houses on the Historic England website.

The risks of spray foam insulation

Spray foam insulation can:

have a high cost compared to other forms of insulation

reduce ventilation which can cause condensation and dampness

cover up problems in your roof like leaks or damaged wood

be very difficult to remove before making repairs

lower the value of your property

make getting a mortgage with some lenders difficult

You should get independent advice from a buildings surveyor before you have spray foam insulation installed. You can find a surveyor on the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) website.

It can be expensive to get advice from a surveyor - check how much it will cost first.

If it costs too much to get advice from a surveyor, make sure you get at least 3 quotes from different home improvement traders. You can compare what types of insulation they recommend and how much it will cost.

You might find mineral wool loft insulation is cheaper and better at insulating.

You can find out more about using spray foam insulation on the RICS website.

Check what you should do if you have a home improvement problem caused by a trader.

If you rent privately

You must get your landlord's permission before you make improvements to your home.

If your Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) says your home is rated in band F or G, your landlord normally has to make some improvements.

You can check your home's EPC rating on GOV.UK.

Your landlord won't have to make improvements if your home is registered as exempt from the 'minimum standard' of energy efficiency. You can check if your home is registered as exempt from the minimum standard on GOV.UK.

If your home is rated in band F or G and not registered as exempt, speak to your landlord and ask if they're willing to make improvements to bring your home up to a band E or better.

It can be difficult to work out if your home is exempt - if you're not sure, you can ask your landlord. You might be worried your landlord will evict you if you ask them about your home having an F or G rating. If you're worried or your landlord won't make the improvements needed, talk to an adviser.

If your home is exempt from the 'minimum standard' of energy efficiency, your landlord is still responsible for making any repairs or improvements to keep your home warm enough. Check what repairs your landlord has to do.

If you live in social housing

Your landlord has to make sure your heating and insulation is good enough to keep your home reasonably warm.

If it isn't, they might have to make repairs on your home. Check if your landlord has to repair your home and what you can do if they don't.

Get more help

Contact your local council to check if there are support schemes or energy advice agencies in your area that can help. Find your local council's contact details on GOV.UK.

You can also:

Get help with energy bills or the cost of living

You can check what to do if you're struggling to pay your energy bills.

If you don't have enough money to live on, check if you can get help with the cost of living.

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Save energy at home to reduce your bills. Find ways to improve your home's energy efficiency so you can save money on electricity and gas.

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Reading Exercise - How to improve the value of your house. Zoopla article.

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Reading Exercise - How to improve the value of your house. Zoopla article.

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Some great ideas to improve your house!

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Talking about the future with 'going to' and 'will' with the present continuous tense.

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Talking about the future with 'going to' and 'will' with the present continuous tense.

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This will help you to talk about future plans!

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Look at these examples to see how will, going to and the present continuous are used.

Oh great! That meeting after work's been cancelled. I'll go to that yoga class instead.
I'm going to try to visit my relatives in Australia this year.
The restaurant is reserved for 8. We're having a drink at Beale's first.

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Grammar explanation

We use different verb forms to talk about our plans for the future, depending on what kind of plan it is: a spontaneous plan, a pre-decided plan or an arrangement.

We use will to talk about spontaneous plans decided at the moment of speaking.

Oops, I forgot to phone Mum! I'll do it after dinner.
I can't decide what to wear tonight. I know! I'll wear my green shirt.
There's no milk. I'll buy some when I go to the shops.

We use going to to talk about plans decided before the moment of speaking.

I'm going to phone Mum after dinner. I told her I'd call at 8 o'clock.
I'm going to wear my black dress tonight.
I'm going to go to the supermarket after work. What do we need?

Present continuous

We usually use the present continuous when the plan is an arrangement - already confirmed with at least one other person and we know the time and place.

I'm meeting Jane at 8 o'clock on Saturday.
We're having a party next Saturday. Would you like to come?

We often use the present continuous to ask about people's future plans.

Are you doing anything interesting this weekend?

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

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Future forms: 'will', 'be going to' and present continuous

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Do you know how to talk about future plans using will, going to and the present continuous? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

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This will help your descriptions!

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Look at these examples to see how gradable and non-gradable adjectives are used.

It's really cold.
It's absolutely freezing.
This exercise is really difficult.
This exercise is completely impossible.

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Grammar test 1

Adjectives: gradable and non-gradable: Grammar test 1

Grammar explanation

Gradable adjectives

Most adjectives are gradable. This means we can have different levels of that quality. For example, you can be a bit cold, very cold or extremely cold. We can make them weaker or stronger with modifiers:

She was quite angry when she found out.
The film we saw last night was really funny!
It can be extremely cold in Russia in the winter.

Here is a list of some common gradable adjectives and some modifiers that we can use with them.

Non-gradable: absolute adjectives

Some adjectives are non-gradable. For example, something can't be a bit finished or very finished. You can't be a bit dead or very dead. These adjectives describe absolute qualities. To make them stronger we have to use modifiers like absolutely, totally or completely:

Thank you, I love it! It's absolutely perfect!
Their farm was totally destroyed by a tornado.
My work is completely finished. Now I can relax.

Here is a list of some common absolute adjectives and some modifiers that we can use with them.

Non-gradable: extreme adjectives

Adjectives like amazing, awful and boiling are also non-gradable. They already contain the idea of 'very' in their definitions. If we want to make extreme adjectives stronger, we have to use absolutely or really:

Did you see the final match? It was absolutely amazing!
After 32 hours of travelling, they were absolutely exhausted.
My trip home was really awful. First, traffic was really bad, then the car broke down and we had to walk home in the rain.

Here is a list of some common extreme adjectives and some modifiers that we can use with them.

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

Grammar test 2

Adjectives: gradable and non-gradable: Grammar test 2

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Lots of activities to practise present continuous and going to for future plans and arrangements

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Are you ever confused by these words? This is a useful guide...

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1) Do you still live in ... Hong Kong? a) a b) an c) the d) - 2) Carol's father is ... electrician. a) a b) an c) the d) - 3) After this lesson you will have .. whole evening free to. a) a b) an c) the d) - 4) The tomatoes are £2 ... kilo. a) a b) an c) the d) - 5) My grandmother likes .. flowers very much. a) a b) an c) the d) - 6) I always listen to the radio in ... morning. a) a b) an c) the d) - 7) Shall we go on holiday in ... February? a) a b) an c) the d) - 8) Loch Ness is ... most famous lake in Scotland. a) a b) an c) the d) - 9) Peter has ... aunt in Beijing. a) a b) an c) the d) - 10) Look! There's ... dog. a) a b) an c) the d) - 11) ... most children like sweets. a) a b) an c) the d) - 12) Great Britain consists of ... three parts. a) a b) an c) the d) - 13) In the UK celebrate New Year on ... 31st of December. a) a b) an c) the d) - 14) What is ... name of this town? a) a b) an c) the d) - 15) Montreal is a large city in ... Canada. a) a b) an c) the d) - 16) Excuse me, can I ask ... question, please? a) a b) an c) the d) - 17) My tennis match was ... last one. a) a b) an c) the d) - 18) The children go to ... school by bus. a) a b) an c) the d) - 19) ... roses are my favorite flowers. a) a b) an c) the d) - 20) ... apple a day keeps you healthy. a) a b) an c) the d) - 21) Would you like ... cup of tea? a) a b) an c) the d) - 22) Could you close ... door, please? It's really cold. a) a b) an c) the d) -

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1) Do you still live in ... Hong Kong? 2) Carol's father is ... electrician. 3) After this lesson you will have .. whole evening free to.

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Look at these examples to see how articles are used.

She's a doctor.
I need an umbrella.
Have you heard the news?
I don't like spiders.

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Read the explanation to learn more.

Grammar explanation

Here are some of the most important things to know about using articles.

Jobs

When we say what people's jobs are, we usually use a/ an.

Singular nouns

Singular, countable nouns always have an article - a/ an or the (or another determiner - my, your, this, that, etc.).

We use a/ an - the indefinite article - when we talk about something for the first time, or something that is part of a group or type.

We use a when the word that follows it begins with a consonant sound. We use an when it's followed by a vowel sound. This makes pronunciation easier.

We use the - the definite article - when the listener already knows which thing we are talking about because it was mentioned before or because there's only one of them.

Things in general

When we talk about things in general, we normally use a plural or uncountable noun with no article.

Birds eat worms.
Water freezes at 0°C.
Children need a lot of sleep.

Particular groups of things

When we talk about a particular group of things, we use the.

We went to the zoo and saw the kangaroos. (These are the particular kangaroos in that zoo - not kangaroos in general.)

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

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Sequence words or linking words help us understand what's happening in a story of a piece of text. They tell us what's happening in the beginning, middle, or end of the story. They can also tell us that something is interrupting something else. They are also known as transition or chronological words.

Keep on reading to see more than 50 sequence words, along with example sentences.

What is a sequence word?

What are sequence words? Find out right here!

A sequence word is one that helps us understand the order of events in a story. They can tell us what happened first, next, and in the end. They are also known as linking words or connectors and are used in both speaking and writing and you see and hear them frequently when listening or reading. They are also known as transition, sequencing, or chronological words.

Sequence Words List: More than 50 with Examples

Check out these words that are used to signal the beginning, middle, and end of something.

Beginning Sequence Words

Here are some of the words which you might use to begin something.
Examples of sentences for beginning words:

To begin the class, introduce ourselves.

First of all, I didn't actually say that.

To begin with, I'd like you to close your eyes.

Once upon a time, there was a queen who . . .

One day, I was riding my bike to school when . . .

To start, you'll have to solve the code.

Middle Sequence Words
Examples of sentences with middle words:

Moreover, you'll need to also clean your room before going out tonight.

Also, I'd like to order a cake for this weekend.

Secondly, he's willing to work for a lower salary than that other guy.

Meanwhile, Abby had run away.

Another idea I have is . . .

In addition to being handsome, he's smart as well!

Ending Sequence Words
Examples of sentences with ending words:

In conclusion, I'd like to open the floor to any questions you might have.

By this point in time, I was already exhausted.

Finally, I finished up and was able to go home.

After all of that, I didn't end up getting the job.

To summarize, I'd like you all to submit your timesheets by Friday at 5 pm!

Eventually, I'll have to move to a place without so many stairs.

Sequence Words for Interrupting
Examples of sentences with interrupting words:

Suddenly, the rain started.

All of a sudden, the wind started to blow.

But then, my mom changed her mind and said that I couldn't go.

What are Some Ways that I Can Use Sequence Words?

Sequencing words, also known as transition words or signal words, are used to indicate the order or sequence of events or ideas in a sentence or paragraph. They help to create coherence and guide the reader through a logical progression. Here are some ways you can use them effectively:

1. Chronological Order

First, we need to gather the materials.

Next, we will mix the ingredients together.

After that, we'll bake the cake in the oven.

Finally, we can enjoy the delicious dessert.

2. Cause and Effect

Due to the heavy rain, the streets were flooded.

As a result, many people were unable to go to work.

Consequently, the public transportation system was severely affected.

3. Problem-Solution

One problem facing our community is the lack of recycling facilities.

To address this issue, we could set up recycling centers in key locations.

By implementing these solutions, we can reduce waste and promote environmental sustainability.

4. Compare and Contrast

On one hand, some people prefer living in the city for its convenience.

On the other hand, others enjoy the tranquility and space of rural areas.

Similarly, both options have their advantages and disadvantages.

5. Step-by-Step Instructions

To prepare a sandwich, start by toasting the bread.

Then, spread mayonnaise on one side and mustard on the other.

Next, layer the lettuce, tomato, and your choice of meat and cheese.

Finally, put the two slices of bread together and cut the sandwich in half.

How Can I Practice Using Sequence Words?

Practicing the use of sequence words is essential for English learners to develop their skills in organizing ideas and conveying the chronological order of events. Here are some effective ways for English learners to practice using sequence words:

Storytelling

Encourage students to tell stories or narrate personal experiences using sequence words. Provide them with prompts or specific events to ensure the use of appropriate chronological markers such as "first," "next," "then," "after," "finally," etc.

Picture Sequencing

Provide students with a series of pictures depicting a story or process. Ask them to arrange the pictures in the correct order and describe what is happening in each image using appropriate sequence words. This activity helps reinforce the connection between visual cues and sequential language.

Guided Writing Exercises

Assign writing tasks that require students to describe a process or explain a series of events. Provide a list of sequence words as a reference and encourage their usage throughout the writing. Review and provide feedback on their use of appropriate sequencing.

Collaborative Story Building

Divide students into groups and assign each group a specific topic or story idea. Each student takes turns adding a sentence or paragraph to the story, making sure to use sequencing words to connect their contributions. This activity promotes teamwork, creativity, and the application of sequence words in context.

Timelines and Flowcharts

Have students create timelines or flowcharts to visually represent a sequence of events. This can be done individually or in groups. They should label each step or event using sequence words to demonstrate the order of occurrence.

Guided Reading

Provide texts or passages that contain sequence words, such as procedural texts, historical accounts, or narratives. Have students read the text and identify the sequence words used to describe the order of events. Discuss how the sequencing words contribute to the overall understanding of the text.

Listening and Comprehension Exercises

Use audio or video clips that involve a series of events or steps. Students listen or watch carefully and write down the sequencing words they hear or observe. This activity enhances listening skills while reinforcing the use of appropriate sequencing vocabulary.

Role-Play Scenarios

Assign students different roles in a role-play scenario and provide them with a sequence of events to act out. They must use sequence words to guide the flow of the role-play and ensure that the events occur in the correct order.

Sentence Scrambles

Create sentence scrambles where students rearrange words or phrases to form coherent sentences using sequence words. This activity helps students practice identifying and using appropriate sequencing vocabulary.

Real-Life Application

Encourage students to use sequence words in their daily life conversations and interactions. For example, they can describe the steps of a recipe, recount their weekend activities, or explain a process they followed.

More Ideas for Learning English

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FAQs about Sequence Words

There are some common questions that people have about using these kinds of words. Here are the answers to the most common ones:

What are sequence words?

Sequence words, also known as transitional words or signal words, are words or phrases that indicate the order or sequence of events or ideas in a text.

What is the purpose of using sequencing words?

Sequencing words help readers or listeners understand the chronological or logical order of information being presented. They provide coherence and structure to the text, making it easier to follow and comprehend.

What are some examples of sequence words?

Examples of sequence words include "first," "next," "then," "afterward," "finally," "previously," "meanwhile," "simultaneously," "in conclusion," and "subsequently," among others.

How do sequence words enhance writing?

Sequence words improve the flow and organization of writing by linking ideas and events in a clear and logical manner. They help create smooth transitions between paragraphs, sentences, or clauses.

Are sequencing words only used in written language?

No, sequencing words are used in both written and spoken language. They are commonly employed in narratives, essays, speeches, instructions, and any form of communication that involves presenting information in sequential order.

Sequence Words List: Join the Conversation

Which sequence, transition, or chronological words do you most often use? Leave a comment and let us know. We'd love to hear from you!

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What are Sequence Words? 50+ Linking Words with Examples

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Check out more than 50 sequence words (linking words) in this list for the beginning, middle, end, and to interrupt something.

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Looking to experience something unique during your visit? Find out what's on in Cheshire here.The county is a hive of activity throughout the year, playing host to events for all.

Whatever time you plan on visiting Cheshire, there is sure to be something happening for you to enjoy and get involved with.

Visit Cheshire and be part of centuries old traditions with re enactments and historic parades, celebrate music from the the coolest decade, experience an outdoor adventure for the whole family or delight at unique pieces of art at one of the many events taking place at Cheshire's historic houses throughout the year.

There are plenty of musical delights to enjoy from folk to opera, jazz to classical, there is something for all musical tastes. Keep the family entertained with hands on activities and workshops at some of Cheshire's favourite attractions throughout the school holidays or come and immerse yourself in rural life at one of the many county shows.

Our county is rich in natural and scientific assets, which have shaped a unique and innovative cultural offering staged in intriguing venues across the county's urban and rural landscape. Choose from the inspiring ideas in our three itineraries to craft an unforgettable experience you'll only find in Cheshire.

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Congleton Work Hub (01260 290682), Congleton Learning Centre, Riverside, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 1DY (directions displayed on map)

Crewe Work Hub (07580 724932), Crewe Lifestyle Centre, Moss Square, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 2BB (directions displayed on map)

Macclesfield Work Hub (07580 724932), Macclesfield Library, Jordangate, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 1EE (directions displayed on map)

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Macclesfield Library. Appointment only: 09:15 - 11:45 / Drop in session: 12:00 - 13:00

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Crewe Lifestyle Centre. Appointment only: 12:00pm - 15:00 / Drop in session: 9:30 - 11:30

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Sandbach Library. Appointment only: 9:30 - 11:00 / Drop in session: 11.00 - 12.00

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Congleton Learning Centre. Appointment only: 12:00 - 15:00 / Drop in session: 09:30 - 11:30

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On receiving information about an incident and/or concern, the Provider Manager should determine whether a safeguarding concern needs to be raised or whether it is a concern about poor quality in care practice. In making the decision the Manager should consider if the concern meets the concern criteria. If it does then a safeguarding concern needs to be raised using the options below.

If after considering the nature and seriousness of harm the concern is more a quality in care practice issue than abuse, then the provider should refer to the Guidance on reporting safeguarding concerns to access the link to complete the provider low level incident form. The Provider should summarise the incident (including impact of harm, capacity/views) and the actions put in place for the individual and staff. As part of the actions, the provider may feel that it is necessary to request an assessment or a review from the appropriate social work team. All low level incidents are to be completed on this form (if you have multiple concerns to submit, then fill in each concern individually, and press continue to complete multiple returns). The recording needs to be detailed enough to gain a sufficient and accurate picture of the incident.

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"I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best," said the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. And Kahlo's iconic, cult status owes much to her striking self-portraits, in which she captured and interpreted her own distinctive visual identity. So much so, in fact, that a new exhibition asks: was Kahlo's unique personal image as central to her myth and persona as her art? And what can her personal style and belongings tell us about her life and her art?

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Intriguingly, until 2004, Kahlo's clothes and other personal items had been locked away for 50 years in the Blue House, the casa-estudio or home and studio in Coyoacán just outside Mexico City that the artist shared with her muralist husband Diego Rivera. Following Kahlo's death, Rivera had locked the 6,000 photographs, 300 personal items and garments, plus 12,000 documents, away in the bathroom of the house. When they were finally revealed, it took four years for historians to sort and catalogue them, and for the first time, these artefacts and clothes have left the Blue House to be displayed at London's Victoria and Albert Museum.

In the exhibition Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up, the artist's dresses and other personal effects are displayed alongside her paintings, showing the intimate connection between the two. She is presented as a kind of performance artist, whose whole self or identity was an extension of her art. Kahlo's flamboyant Mexican dresses and bold floral headpieces are displayed, along with the hand-painted prosthetics and corsets that helped support and mask her physical disabilities. Much more was understood after the discovery of the objects about Kahlo's accident. Items such as her medicines and orthopaedic aids help illuminate her story, and some of her supportive bodices and spine braces, including corsets that she painted with religious and communist symbols and imagery relating to her miscarriages.

Exhibition co-curator Circe Henestrosa tells BBC Culture that the construction of Kahlo's identity "around her politics, ethnicity and disability" is the central thesis of the show. "The exhibition aims to provide a personal, political and cultural context for Kahlo's story. Kahlo suffered a devastating near-fatal accident at the age of 18, which rendered her bed-bound and immobilised. Much more is understood about Kahlo's accident after the discovery of the objects in the Blue House, and the show illuminates this story through her medicines and orthopaedic aids."

With the discovery of the artist's personal effects, new insights are revealed about how Kahlo's personal style was in part guided by her disabilities. "Clothes became part of her armour, to deflect, conceal and distract from her injuries," says Henestrosa. "Kahlo endured multiple operations in both Mexico and the United States and had to wear orthopaedic corsets made of leather and plaster. Her corsets were necessary for medical reasons but she also elaborately decorated them. The traditional indigenous dress style she adopted allowed her to conceal these items under long skirts and geometric cut blouses."

"I think Kahlo's powerful style is as integral to her myth as her paintings. It is her construction of identity through her ethnicity, her disability, her political beliefs and her art," says Henestrosa, who also curated the first ever exhibition of the artist's wardrobe, at the Frida Kahlo Museum in 2012. By the time Kahlo adopted the traditional Tehuana dress, she wanted to look quintessentially Mexican, explains Henestrosa, and the Tehuana dress comes from the Tehuantepec Isthmus, a matriarchal society in the southeast of Mexico.

"Frida understood the power of dress from a very early age," the curator explains. "As a result of her polio at the age of six, she was left with a withered and shorter right leg, something that led her to choose long skirts. She began wearing three to four socks on her thinner calf and also wore shoes with a built-up heel to mask her asymmetry. This shows how she established a relationship between her body and dress from a very early age. Through the use of her self-portraits and the use of traditional Mexican dresses to style herself, Kahlo dealt with her life, her political views, her health struggles, her accident, and her turbulent marriage."

The sense of unlocking hidden treasures is central to the exhibition, as its co-designer, Tom Scutt, tells BBC Culture: "There is such a spirit of time and place about this unique exhibition. The action of unlocking a room in the Blue House to discover all these belongings of Frida's is echoed in the notion of arriving at an exhibition as a visitor and discovering the belongings oneself. Because of this, the exhibition holds an indisputable, magical charge."
'Duality, reflection, repetition'
The exhibition explores Kahlo's childhood, and includes an album of architectural church photographs by her German father Guillermo Kahlo. Also shown are early photos and paintings of Kahlo and Rivera with their circle of famous friends, including Leon Trotsky. Kahlo's cultural pride following the Mexican Revolution (1910-20) is also further illuminated by the previously hidden items - her interest in the arts, crafts and traditions of the indigenous people of Mexico was a passion. The period of the 1920s and 30s saw what became known as a 'Mexican Renaissance', with the country attracting artists, writers, photographers and film-makers from all over the world. Photographs by Edward Weston and Tina Modotti taken in the 1920s are also displayed. And there is a wall of ex votos from Kahlo and Rivera's collection. The small, tin votive paintings that were offered up to the saints, were an influence on Kahlo's art.

Garments on show include rebozos (traditional Mexican shawl), huipiles (embroidered square-cut top), enaguas and holanes, long skirts, and jewellery including Columbian jade beans and modern silverwork. There is a resplandor, a lace headdress traditionally worn by the women of Isthmus, alongside a portrait of Kahlo wearing it. And also on show is the artist's original Revlon red lipstick and the kohl she used to define her famous, signature monobrow.

The aim was to create a pedestal in which the subject can speak for itself, says Scutt: "We hope we have created an experience that carries with it echoes, ghosts of ideas that are reminiscent of the influences in her life but always to have avoided pastiche. It should feel as much 2018 London as it does 1940s Mexico.

"Frida's life was full of duality and complex opposite ideas, the notion of looking at oneself in the mirror to paint a self-portrait therefore became central [to the exhibition]," says the designer. "It is this duality, reflection, repetition that we have tried to expand across the exhibition to give visitors a sense of the duality within her. I was also keen that we gave a sense of looking at the world from a different angle. There is a photograph that starts our exhibition of Frida reflected in the mirror that hung above her on her four-poster bed.

"I really enjoyed the distorted world view that that image threw up and the ripples of what it means on a wider view about artistry and disability. I was very keen that the experience somehow embraced and reflected the notion of having a different perspective on the world, thus there are echoes throughout of tilting, leaning, sloping and angled surfaces that crack open and emit light from within. We took inspiration from Frida's garden podium and I looked a lot at Mayan pyramids to examine the crossovers of this idea and pre-Columbian architecture. In this way we have attempted to fuse the very personal experience through Frida's eyes, with a much wider sense of the world around her."
'Inherently modern'
Matt Thornley of Gibson Thornley Architects, who co-designed the exhibition with Scutt, says that Kahlo's "complexity" is central.

"The outward image of Frida is so powerful," he says. "The photographic portraits are bursting with colour and life, as are her paintings. The exhibition explores this but also her physical fragility and inner strength. It is these complexities that make her such an interesting and enduring figure.

And like the artist herself, the design of the exhibition is "inherently modern" says Thornley. "It acts as a backdrop to the objects and paintings that describe key events in her life. The exhibition explores Frida's roots and her position within the wider context of art, culture and politics in 1920s and 1930s Mexico. However we didn't want to imitate the imagery associated with this time. Instead the team were interested in exploring themes directly associated with her life. Working on the exhibition has allowed us to learn so much more about her - her strength in the face of personal adversity, her bravery and also humour."

Kahlo's individualism, energy and modernity have made her an undisputed icon. But will she continue to influence future generations? Co-curator Circe Henestrosa thinks so: "Definitely," she says. "Frida Kahlo is the very model of the bohemian artist: unique, rebellious and contradictory, a cult figure that continues to be appropriated by feminists, artists, fashion designers and popular culture. As a woman, an artist, an icon, Kahlo has achieved a rare, almost universal, acclaim. In a society often obsessed with tearing down the walls of the private self, Kahlo is the very embodiment of the ethos du jour. The dress choices she made reflected an intuitive ability to use a bold visual image in a time when men dominated the art world, and it was through art and dress that she conveyed her political beliefs at the same time that she dealt with her disabilities."

And one thing is certain, Kahlo's feminist and countercultural passions chime perfectly with current times. As Henestrosa puts it: "During Kahlo's lifetime she was sometimes viewed as 'exotic' or patronised, 'othered' but today - her intersectional, and complex, self-constructed identity is better understood and is inspiring. So this is the message we want to convey in this exhibition. She was a Mexican, female artist who was disabled, looking for a place as a female artist in a highly male-dominated environment in Mexico City. Aren't we fighting as women for the same today? How much more relevant, and refreshing for our times she can be?"

Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up is at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London from 16 June - 4 November 2018.

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