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A) Check out these PowerPoint links for a full explanation of the many difficulties with Subject-Verb agreement. If this is easy, then you're doing pretty well, my friend:

Subject- Verb Agreement. Do I need an s at the end of the verb? Or should I leave the s off? This presentation covers maintaining agreement between subjects ...

Subject- Verb Agreement. A Project LA Activity. Basic Rule. Singular subjects need singular verbs. Plural subjects need plural verbs. These create problems:.

B) Advanced level videos:

Subject verb agreement BBC English explanation parts 1, 2 & 3. Listen with subtitles and watch more than once if that helps:

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C) Now try some Subject-Verb agreement online exercises:

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Subject / Verb Agreement Exercise. Look at each sentence and think about subject/ verb agreement. Which is the correct answer?

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1. Proofreading practice

2. Homework review

3. modals game - Barcelona vs Manchester City (City will win!)

4. Group reading about superstitions on the wall

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2. Past tense questions - online team game.

3. Cat flap instructions sequencing

4. Homework review

5. Persuasive writing - describing a house for sale

6. Canvas online VLE & BKSB review

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1. Revise past simple & past continuous use

2. Review types of text and their purpose

3. Understand who the audience of a text is

4. Learn more about the tone of a text

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5. to feel confident

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This crime lesson plan gives your C1 students plenty of opportunities to learn new crime-related vocabulary and to discuss a difficult topic of hiring ex-offenders. We divided this lesson plan into 3 sections: vocabulary and reading, video comprehension, discussion. Below you will find some notes on each of the section.

VOCABULARY AND READING

The worksheet starts with four tasks dealing with vocabulary. First, students need to match words from two boxes to create some nouns and common phrases, for example juvenile delinquent, major crime, harsh punishment, repeat offender, criminal record, etc. In the next task, they get a few sentences where they need to fill in the gaps with the phrases from the previous exercise.

The second part of this section includes a short reading about a person who committed some crimes. The text is full of verbs connected with committing crimes and students have to match them with their meanings. Then, they need to fill in the same text with correct prepositions which go with the verbs they discussed in the previous exercise. This way we want to introduce new language in a context and emphasize the verb + preposition combinations.

VIDEO AND DISCUSSION

This part of the crime lesson plan starts with a short lead-in with some questions for students to discuss. Next, students move to the first activity connected with the video. They need to do a quiz and guess which number is correct in each point. The sentences mainly concern some statistics about unemployment among ex-offenders in the USA. Then, students watch the first part of the video and find out whether they have chosen correct answers. The next exercise around the video is a listening comprehension task in which students need to answer some questions while watching the video again.

Finally, students move to a discussion and ask questions connected with what they've watched, i.e. the idea of hiring ex-offenders and their future after being released from prison.

EXTRA WORKSHEET - WRITING TASK

We've also prepared an extra worksheet for this crime lesson plan with two goals in mind: extend crime vocabulary and practise writing. Your students will first need to identify various types of crimes from fake news headlines and connect them to their definitions. Then, their next task is turning one of these fake news headlines into a short news post! There's a small twist here as they need to include at least 4 words from a predefined list, so they need to be a bit creative to fit them in and still write something coherent.

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Everyone knows the problem with spell-check: your word might be spelled right, but it may be the wrong word. English is full of confusing words that sound alike but are spelled differently. It's also full of words that share similar (but not identical) meanings that are easy to misuse. Below are some of the most commonly confused and misused words in English.

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Affect/Effect Affect is usually a verb: Chester's humming affected Posey's ability to concentrate. Effect is usually a noun: Chester was sorry for the effect his humming had. If you find yourself stumped about which one to use in a sentence, try substituting the word "alter" or "result." If "alter" fits (Chester's humming altered Posey's ability to concentrate), use affect. If "result" fits (Chester was sorry for the result his humming had), use effect.

Among/Between Among expresses a collective or loose relationship of several items: Chester found a letter hidden among the papers on the desk. Between expresses the relationship of one thing to another thing or to many other things: Posey spent all day carrying messages between Chester and the other students. The idea that between can be used only when talking about two things is a myth-it's perfectly correct to use between if you are talking about multiple binary relationships.

Disinterested/Uninterested Disinterested means impartial: A panel of disinterested judges who had never met the contestants before judged the singing contest. Uninterested means bored or not wanting to be involved with something: Posey was uninterested in attending Chester's singing class.

Flaunt/Flout Flaunt means to show off: Chester flaunted his stylish new outfit. Flout means to defy, especially in a way that shows scorn: Posey flouted the business-casual dress code by wearing a tiara and flip-flops.

Gaff/Gaffe A gaff is a type of spear or hook with a long handle: Chester completed his sailor costume with a gaff borrowed from his uncle's fishing boat. A gaffe is a faux pas or social misstep: Posey made a gaffe when she accidentally called Chester by the wrong name.

It's is a contraction of "it is": Posey needs to pack for her trip because it's only two days away. Its is a possessive pronoun that means "belonging to it": Chester is obsessed with both the book and its author.

To lay means to put or to place. One way to remember this is that there is an a in both to lay and to place: Posey will lay out her outfit before she goes to bed. To lie means to recline. One way to remember this is that there is an e in both to lie and to recline: Chester will lie down for a nap. Be careful, though. The past tense of to lay is laid: Posey laid out her outfit. The past tense of to lie is lay: Chester lay down for a nap over an hour ago.

Inquiry/Enquiry Inquiry and enquiry both mean "a request for information." Inquiry is the standard American English spelling. Enquiry is the British spelling.

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We all know English is a crazy language.
Lots of different words share the same spellings and pronunciations.
Some of these words are confusing even for native speakers, especially in writing.

For example, when do we use "affect" and when do we use "effect"?

Or what about the verbs "to bear" and "to bare"?

For learners of English, these similar words can be incredibly confusing.

You don't want to stop your English conversations to wonder (think about) which word is correct.

To help you out, we've created this list. On it, you'll find some pairs of similar sounding English words that confuse people all the time.

9 English Word Pairs That Confuse Absolutely Everyone

1. Lose and Loose

We spell them differently and we pronounce them differently, but English speakers still use these words incorrectly. Luckily, they're easy to distinguish.

Lose - pronounced with a "z" sound - is a verb meaning to not have something anymore, to be unable to find something or to not win. You lose your cell phone, or you lose your way while driving somewhere.

I don't want my football team to lose the game.

She will lose her money if she gambles with it.

The door handle fell off because it was too loose.

A loose sweater feels very comfortable.

Loose - with an "s" sound - on the other hand, is an adjective that means free, unattached or not tight. It's also a verb meaning to untie or let go of something.

Another common mistake people make is with the word loser, meaning a stupid, uncool or unfortunate person. You can say "You're a loser." But don't call someone "a looser." If you do that, then you'll be the loser!

2. Resign and Re-sign

My boss didn't want to increase my salary so I decided to resign. This will be my last week of work.

This one is a little tougher. These two words have identical spellings - except for the hyphen - and opposite meanings.

I love my current job, so I happily re-signed for another year.

Resign - without the hyphen - means to quit your job and the "s" is pronounced like a "z."

Re-sign - with the hyphen - means to sign a contract again and it usually also means that you've decided to stay in your current job! In re-sign, the "s" is pronounced as an "s," and you emphasize the first syllable.

3. Advice and Advise

My father gave me one piece of advice - "Always be on time."

With these words we have similar spellings, similar meanings and only a slight difference in pronunciation.

She advised me to invest my money more carefully.

Advice - with an "s" sound - is a noun. You can give your friend some advice.

Advise - with a "z" sound - is a verb. With this word, you can advise your friend. The meaning of the two words is basically the same.

I'm worried that your lazy habits will affect your studies (your lazy habits will have a bad effect on your studies).

Before you start an argument with your boss, consider the effects of your actions (before you start an argument, consider how your actions will affect the situation).

4. Affect and Effect

I complimented my sister on her delicious cooking (verb).

I gave my sister a compliment on her delicious cooking (noun).

My blue tie really complements my white shirt (my blue tie and white shirt go well together).

That wine complements the meat dish well.

Again, with these two words the main difference is grammatical, although they're pronounced slightly differently. Usually, affect is a verb and effect is a noun, and they're used when talking about the results or consequences of particular actions.

The children wanted to play outside and were very uninterested in doing any studying.

Sometimes a stranger can make a disinterested and fair decision more easily than a family member.

5. Compliment and Complement

Compliment -If someone says to you "I really like your shirt" then they're complimenting you. In other words, they're giving you a compliment. As a verb and noun, compliment means saying something nice about someone.

Don't stand on that old chair, it cannot bear your weight.

I cannot bear to see my son in pain.

Visitors to the temple must not have bare arms or legs, so wear long pants and a jacket (adjective).

I bared my arm to show them my new tattoo (verb).

Complement - is when two things go well together, or complete each other. This word is often used in food and in fashion to describe matching styles or ingredients.

6. Disinterested and Uninterested

As a passenger in a car, you can ask the driver "How much farther until we reach our destination?"

In a race, you can say "She ran farther and faster than him."

The human resources representative told me: "If you have any further complaints, please tell me."

The professor told us: "If you have any further questions you can ask me at the end."

Many native speakers use these two words with the same meaning - bored, or not interested. That's certainly the meaning of uninterested, but it's not the meaning of disinterested. The real meaning of disinterested is impartial, objective or not taking a side in an argument. A judge hearing a court case should be disinterested, but definitely not uninterested!

These days, many people believe that disinterested can also mean uninterested. But it's still helpful to know the difference.

7. Bear and Bare

Bear - as a verb - has several meanings, including to hold up or support a heavy weight and to suffer or endure difficulties. We're not talking about big hairy bears that live in forests.

I hung the painting on the wall and I hung my clothes on the clothes line.

Bare, meanwhile, is an adjective that means naked or uncovered, or a verb which means to uncover or reveal.

The judge sentenced the murderer to be hanged.

The criminal was hanged in the prison.

8. Further and Farther

These two are very confusing. Further and farther both have the same meaning but are used in different situations. They're pronounced in a similar way too, but with a difference - fur and far.

Farther - with far - is used when we're talking about physical distance.

Further - with fur - is used for more abstract situations.

In those examples, complaints and questions are not physical things, so you cannot use the word farther. Take one more look at the difference between this two words in context:

If we drive any farther tonight we'll be too tired to continue driving tomorrow.

We should discuss this topic further before we make a decision.

9. Hanged and Hung

The difference between hanged and hung can be deadly.

Hung is the past of the verb to hang, most of the time.

Hanged is the deadly exception, as it's the past tense of hang in one very particular situation. Hang can also mean to execute a criminal by hanging them with a rope. In that case, the past tense of hang is hanged.

Know the differences and don't get confused

English words like these can be very confusing, can't they?
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Fortunately, knowing the differences makes it easier to avoid making mistakes. Especially when you're speaking English, most people won't notice if you mix up these similar sounding words. In fact, native speakers do it all time. But when you're writing, you should look out for these words and be careful that you're using the correct one.

Remember to double check your spelling and think about the situation you're in. Did you say something nice to someone? That was a compliment, not complement. Are you resigning from your job, or are you re-signing? Being aware of the differences in context can help you avoid any mistakes. Context (along with practice) is key!

Richard Whitten is a freelance English teacher, editor and writer. He has lived and worked in South Korea since 2010.

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The FluentU app makes it really easy to watch English videos. There are captions that are interactive. That means you can tap on any word to see an image, definition, and useful examples.

For example, when you tap on the word "brought", you see this:

Learn all the vocabulary in any video with quizzes. Swipe left or right to see more examples for the word you're learning.

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English Vocabulary

Lay and Lie are both verbs. However these verbs are frequently confused and misused, even by native speakers of English. Why? What is the difference between LAY and LIE?

Let's look at the different meanings of each verb:

LAY

Here is the conjugation of the verb To Lay.

Present Tense: lay / lays
Past Tense: laid
Past Participle: laid
Present Participle: laying

Lay means to put or place something down.

Lay is a transitive verb. This means it has a direct object after it. We lay something.

We laid our picnic blanket on the ground.
= Here it refers to putting or placing the blanket on the ground.

He is laying bricks for the new barbecue in the his backyard.
= This means he is placing the bricks one on top of the other.

I fell asleep as soon as I laid my head on the pillow.
= It happened as soon as I put my head on the pillow.

They are going to lay new carpet throughout the house.
= This means they are going to put new carpet...

Notice how we said what the thing or object is that we laid. We laid our picnic blanket, he is laying bricks, I laid my head.... lay new carpet.... we all laid something. You can see that we need an object after the verb to lay.

Lay also has a couple more meanings:

Did you know that birds lay eggs?
Yes, lay also means to produce an egg. This verb is most commonly used with birds such as hens or chickens.

The hen laid an egg.
= The hen 'produced' an egg.

You can also lay a table which means to set a table or put plates, knives and forks etc. on a table.

He had to lay the table before he could serve dinner.
This is the same as saying he had to set the table before he could serve dinner.

Now let's look at the verb To Lie.

LIE

Here is the conjugation of the verb To Lie.

Present Tense: lie / lies
Past Tense: lay
Past Participle: lain
Present Participle: lying

Lie means to be (usually resting) on a surface in a horizontal position.

Lie is an intransitive verb. This means it never has a direct object (or a thing) after it. You cannot lie a thing. You lay a thing.

He likes to lie in his hammock when it is a nice day.

He lay on his towel so the sand wouldn't stick to him.

The cat lay on my keyboard and fell asleep.

The boy is lying on the ground reading a magazine.

We often use the word DOWN after lie. In these previous sentences we could also include the word down after the verb lie. He lay down on his towel... The cat lay down on my keyboard etc.

Lie also has another meaning.

Here is the conjugation of the other meaning of the verb To Lie.

Present Tense: lie /lies
Past Tense: lied
Past Participle: lied
Present Participle: lying

Lie can also mean to say things that are NOT true. To NOT tell the truth.

Why did you lie to me? I saw what you did!

She lied about eating the cake.

I don't believe him because he has lied so many times.

If you lie, your nose will grow.

Now, let's look at the conjugation of these verbs together:

You will notice that the word LAY is the present tense of the verb To lay AND also the past tense of To lie. As you have already seen, the meanings are completely different though. Also the verb To Lie has two different forms of conjugation depending on its meaning.

You can probably now see why even native English speakers can get confused by these verbs.

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