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stop/start + verb ing

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I want to stop being lazy

I want to stop getting hungover/getting hangovers

I want to start eating taking vitamins

I want to stop buying useless things- I want to stop impulse buying

I want to stop working in on a Saturday

My friend married a Taiwanese person.

a Korean (noun)

an American (noun)

A Chinese person (adj)

A British person (adj)

An Irish person

I want to stop drinking to excess. (too much)

I want to start drinking in moderation. (a little)

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Yedam and Tamim-I corrected your writing! Sorry it took so long- after I came back from holiday I totally forgot until I looked through the class page today and realised you had submitted it. Thanks and I hope you guys are well! :)

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How can I do?

How about take a long -time walk?

Please give me a pill. What do you advise?/recommend?

I'm very weak for allergic to caffeine.

I feel weak/I've got very little energy

Take a pill. Take some medicine

When will I come to you again? When's my next appointment?

I am/feel stressed.

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You should prepare take/carry/bring an umbrella

I might raining

gardening-working in the garden

trousers (UK)= pants

I'm often late for work

I eat whatever I want/I don't watch what I eat

I watch what I eat (control)

I'm watching my figure

I'm watching my weight

Don't start a sentence with: and/but/so/because (in general)

You can start a sentence with Also/However

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How long have you been married?

How long have you been together? (romantic relationship)

cockroaches

Have you got any foreign friends? How long have you had them?/known them?

slimy- feels slippery like seaweed

crunchy- apples/carrots, you hear a noise when you chew them

Animals are reared in a confined space/ cramped conditions

Factory farming is a necessary evil

It's cruelty to animals

It's cruel

One solution is to eat organic food

The animals looked like sad

I look like my mother

We could eat imported meat

additives- things we add to food

antibiotics- drugs we give to animals

growth hormones-make animals bigger/grow faster

GMO foods-genetically modified food

They are artificial-not natural

Grow your own vegetables at home-keep a vegetable patch

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It helps prevent ageing

It slows down the ageing process

It helps lower blood pressure

It's fat free

It contains probiotics

It's very nutritious (adj)

It cpmtains lots of nutrients (noun)

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Useful collocations

being active

reduce stress

perform surgery

peace of mind

travel around the world

a saying

feel better

can- been able to

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She was bitten by bed bugs

A volcano erupted

She went swimming in the coral reef and saw sea turtles

Her flight was overbooked so she was upgraded

She saw a traditional funeral ceremony

Laughter relieves stress and helps your mental health

I work out

I do lots of cardio exercise (running, cycling)

I do lots of weight training

She gave up drinking/She cut out alcohol (STOPPED)

She cut down on alcohol (REDUCED)

My grandmother's back is arched.

longevity- length of life

fate/destiny- not controlling your oen life

caffeinated -containing caffeine (adjective)

stressed out- feeling stress

get up-move out of bed

wake up- open your eyes

stay up- don't go to bed/sleep

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Hi, Barry Kidd.

I really understand your problems.

How about going to school earlier ?

If you going to go to school early, you can study in the quiet class room and you can review and preview from your class.

If you can’t get up early in morning, how about using earplugs when you study in your class or your bedroom?

It helps your concentration. I hope you like my advice.

Good Luck!

Ye dam & Tamim

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Hello Barry!

We read your E-mail, We understand your ploblu

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Jin hee and Hyewon

Hi, Barry!

Why don't you ask your brother politely to be out of the room while you study?

If I were you, I'd study a language by blending (listening, reading, writing and speaking) and take a break time (5 to 10 minutes) every hour.

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If I were you, I'd request to ask my brother to stay outside until your exam period finishes.

When you're bored about of your study, I'd like to recommend listening to music and starting again. In that case I drink cool water, it makes me feel fresh.

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If I were you, I'd kick out my brother until 10 o'clock (you save your money), or You should study in a reading room (you have to pay it - much better for your brother).

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In this year

If I were you, I'd recommend go to the beach.

I'd recommend going to the beach.

Can you make any recommendations?

Do you have any recommendations?

In my case, I'd go to Hawaii.

You should relax or take a vacation (STRESS)

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Same-sex couples can get married but it isn't legally binding

If you drink, your thoughts can become fuzzy

He is not able to concentrate on learning in the pub

He is not able to pay attention

When I am drunken...

How about trying....

You should try...

If you keep smoking, you will die soon (TOO DIRECT!)

You should stop smoking (TOO DIRECT)

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I've never been the teacher's pet

Smoking wasn't allowed at school

Smoking was forbidden at school

Smoking was against the rules

The teacher told me off

The teacher gave out to me

tell someone off/ give out to someone

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traditional oOoo

alternative oOoo

We can study in nature

It's useful for individual development

It's explorative oOoo

Traditional education costs less/ is cheaper

You have more freedom to choose the curriculum oOoo

It's more creative oOo

It's education about life-skills

Children need structure and routine

Parents push children into things

Parents force children into things

Learning young can help childrens' development

I think a blended approach would be the best

finished

two times a year- twice a year

Everyone hated me

Other lessons were too boring

I was bored

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Present Perfect to talk about general and school experiences

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Present Perfect to talk about general and school experiences

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a wedding ceremony/service

Africa is a continent

Most people haven't been to prison

I was ON TV  not IN TV

I cut my own fringe/bangs

Have you ever stolen money (you did it)

Have you ever been robbed? (someone stole from you)

car crash= car accident

tests (less serious)

exams (serious, at the end of school)

foreign (forin)

I've loved him for a long time/ for ages

I've loved him since I was young/ since high school

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Using the present perfect to talk about general experiences

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Using the present perfect to talk about general experiences

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When I trip to Japan- When I travelled to Japan

When I went on a trip to japan

I don't interest in dangerous sport- I'm not interested in dangerous sports

It was very terrible- It was really terrible

I want to try that- I'd like to give it a go

PPs

choose-chosen

drink- drunk

think-thought

smell- smelt/smelled

SEE Page 127 for a complete list

I best you've never eaten an English dictionary!

I bet you've never ridden an ostrich

I bet you've never gotten an electric shock!

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Make or do? Do you ever wonder which verb to use? We have some good news and some bad news. The good news is there are some rules we follow and you can learn them in this video. You'll see how we use do for non-specific activities and work and how we use make with creative tasks. The bad news is there's still more work to do because we use these verbs in lots of common expressions that you'll need to learn one by one. But not to worry. We have another video with some of the common ones .

Click here to see another video about make and do.
to see some more vocabulary videos.

Make or Do? The rules we follow

Can you do this for me?
No problem.
Thank you! That was Jason. He does a lot of work for me. That was Jay. He makes a lot of work for me.

Make and do. Do you ever wonder which verb to use in English? I have some good news and some bad news. Let's start with the good news. There are some rules we follow and you can learn them in this video. These rules will help you get them right. Let's start with do.

Do you want to come shopping with me?
Oh yes. Oh, but I need to do my hair first.
Oh. How long will that take?

Doing your hair is a non-specific activity. It might mean washing it, or straightening it, or maybe just brushing it. Do is a general purpose verb we use for unspecified activities.

Oh, we'd love to see you. OK. Half an hour. Bye.
They're coming in half an hour?
Yeah.
You do the kitchen and I'll do the living room. OK.

These are non-specific actions. Doing might mean cleaning, putting things away, or hoovering or vacuuming as they say in American English.
So here's the rule. With non-specific activities, use 'do'. We use it when we don't say exactly what action we're talking about. It's just something.

Do you need a hand?
Ah, no thanks. I think I've done everything.
Ah, great.
Jay, why didn't you wake me?
It's Sunday.
Oh! We're not doing anything today.
Ah!
What's the matter?
I'm bored. I have nothing to do.
Argh! Argh! Argh! Help! Do something!

So if you're talking about everything, anything, nothing, or something, say 'do'. Do is non-specific.
OK, next one. We also use 'do' when we're talking about work. So we do homework. We do housework and chores, those small jobs around the house that we all have to do.
Ah!

What's the matter? I'm bored.
I have nothing to do.
Well, you could do the laundry.

We do jobs like the shopping, and our taxes.

You need to do your taxes.
Ooo, don't remind me. I don't want to think about it.

So here's another rule. We often use do when we're talking about jobs and work.
Now let's look at 'make'. We use 'make' to talk about creative activities, when we bring something new into existence.

Are you making something?
Yes, it's a light for my hat, so I can see where I'm walking in the dark.
It might need a little more work.

Cooking is a creative activity and we often use make to talk about food we prepare. So we can make salads and pasta and cakes and lots of other meals and snacks.

So make yourself at home, Jason.
Thanks.
Yeah, make yourself a snack.
Great.
You could make a sandwich, and we've got beer.
If you're making a sandwich, make one for me too.

Great. So let's review. Do is the most common verb and we use it for non-specific activities, when we don't say exactly what action we're talking about. And we also use do when we're talking about work and jobs we have to do.
Then make. We generally use make when we're talking about creating or producing something.
And that's it. Those are the key rules we follow.
Now, do you remember said there was some bad news. The bad news is there's still more work to do.
We use these verbs in lots of common expressions which you need to learn one by one. But it's not all bad news because we can help you. Subscribe to our channel and we'll show you lots of examples. We publish new videos every Friday with conversations and stories, so you can see English in action. In fact, let's have one more example now, before we stop.

What are you making.
Oh. A paper aeroplane.
Oh cool! Do you want to make one too?
Yes.
Here.
Oh thank you.
Well, that's true. But you know it took.... Who did that?

Click here to see another video about make and do.
to see some more vocabulary videos.

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The weather was humid/ sticky

I felt sweaty

The weather was uncomfortable- I didn't want to go outside

I was stolen my wallet

My wallet was stolen

I was robbed

It met my expectations :)

It didn't meet my expectations :(

The weather was chilly (a little cold)

It was quite really/ absolutely freezing

It was quite mild/warm/chilly/breezy

The weather was mixed/changeable

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He highlights uncomfortable truths

He criticises social things-he's a social critic

Grafitti is just scribbles!

There's no aesthetic quality

It has aesthetic quality (it's beautiful)

He's a grafitti artist

He doesn't show his face- he's anonymous

His art shows negative sides of society

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We're walking/going on foot

We will just walking

After then

After that/After/Then/ And then

It's much more cheaper

We're going to there

We're going to sleep late/ have a lie-in/have a sleep in

I almost cried- it was very moving/touching (adjectives)

When did you start liking him?

When I hear this song I feel uplifted.

The song is uplifting/It puts me in a good mood.

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We're going to go to the palace.

Making suggestions:

Let's go to the palace

How about going to the palace

buskers (people who play music on the street)

busking (verb)

street food stalls (place where you can but street food)

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Eating at home is more better.

good-> better

Yoga is more tiring than soccer.

How What do you think about this?

How do you feel about this?

Text message is much more instant.

I like summer better than winter./ I prefer summer to winter

There are many more people in summer than in winter.

catch a gig- see a band play in a pub/club

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never  rarely/hardly ever     sometimes/occasionally  often usually             always

Once in a while

Rob don't have a meal-> Rob's plan doesn't include a meal

I like concerts

Rob's plan is awful!/ crap!/ rubbish!

It sounds like a laugh!/fun!

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He transfers subway lines 3 times

commmute= journey to work

I drive a car

I take a taxi

I take/catch the train

I go by subway

I take the subway

I take a flight/ I fly

I take a train

I take a bus/ I go by bus

I come here on foot

I walk

It takes around/ approximately/ about  20 to 40 minutes

How do you pass the time on the bus

on the bus/train/subway/airplane

I transfer from the subway to a bus

I take a flight once or twice a year

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Refuse collector (collects trash and rubbish)

Refuse Oo (noun meaning trash)

refue oO (verb meaning 'say no')

industrial machinery maintenance worker - fixes machines

logger- cuts down trees

roofer- puts rooves on housesconstruction labourer- works on building sites

more safe than   safer than (1 syllable)

the most safe    the safest

more dangerous than (2 syllables)

the most dangerous

the least dangerous

He happened had 2 accidents

Sometimes he fell falls off his horse

He was has terrible memories

They are working work in the mountains

Many peoples need rescue

Brazilian people

courier Ooo

career oO

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I didn't eat rabbit meat- I haven't eaten it (experience)

Me too! (positive agreement)

Me neither! (negative agreement)

I see watch dramas on TV

see= passive

watch= passive

I more like prefer watching TV to reading books

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60 seconds of beauty submitted by users to the first round of The Beauty Of A Second short film contest.

** UPDATE **
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State Verbs: Not to be used in the continuous form!

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State Verbs: Not to be used in the continuous form!

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employer oOo

employee ooO

the staff (plural)

a member of staff/ a staff member (singular)

staff motivation

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warm-hearted :)

cold- hearted :(

practical  Ooo

hard-working  oOo

considerate  oOoo

tech-savvy - good with technology           Ooo

to speal fluently (without stops)

to speak clearly (to be easy to understand)

to speak bluntly (to speak too honestly)

the best paid job- the worst paid job (in the world)

My job is well-paid/ badly paid

I earn much a lot of money

photographer oOoo

photograph Ooo

photographic ooOo

fireman- firefighter

work performance- how good are you at your job

sledom= rare

numeracy skills= 1+1=2

literacy skills= reading and writing

to be made redundant= to lose your job because it ends

cash in hand- to get paid without paying tax

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Irregular Past Tense Verbs

I went to my home

I meant what I said

The sun rised yesterday

I thought about Victoria rarely.

I paid 10,000 dollars for  a camera (PAY MONEY FOR THING)

lead- led- led

rise- rose -risen

mean- meant

Boy's night out: Past tense verbs

They danced crazy- they danced like maniacs!

They went to a pizza house- they went to a pizza shop/ restaurant

They decided about going to a soccer match X They decided to go...

They supported their team

The drank beer

They got drunk/ hammered/ pissed/ wasted

They couldn't meet girls- No-one was interested in them

They went to a disco- they went clubbing

They went to try and meet girls- they went on the pull (informal)

She turned me down (rejected me)

I turned him down (rejected him)

How long have you and your........... been together?

We've been together for  X years.

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specific is the opposite if general

Where do you come from exactly?

Where exactly do you come from?

These 2 questions are SPECIFIC

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energetic  ooOo

clever/ smart/intelligent/ brilliant  Oo/ O/ oOoo/ Oo

diligent/ hard-working  Ooo/ oOo

sincere/ honest/ faithful  oO/ Oo/ Oo

confident Ooo /  arrogant Ooo  :(

proud O

active Oo

selfish Oo

rude O/ offensive oOo :( :(

outgoing oOo  / sociable Ooo/ talkative Ooo/ loud / noisy Oo/ chatty Oo/ lively Oo

artistic/ creative/ inventive/ imaginative/ talented   oOo/ oOo/ oOo/ oOooo/Ooo

sensitive Ooo

generous/ considerate/ sympathetic/ thoughtful    Ooo/ oOoo/ ooOo/ Oo

childish Oo/ playful Oo

ridiculous oOoo

humorous Ooo/ funny Oo

kind/ warm/ friendly/ sweet/ sincere/ lovely/ positive/ gentle O/O/Oo/O/oO/Oo/Ooo/Oo

We're very similar- we have a lot in common/ we both like.../ we have similar interests

We're not very similar/ we're quite different/ we're totally different (very different)

Her and me    She and I

You're so genius! X You're SUCH A genius

You're SO smart

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Making small talk: The art of conversation

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Making small talk: The art of conversation

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make eye contact (look people in the eye)

react (verb) reaction (noun)

to know many facts and information- to be well- informed about .......

to know many facts and have a lot of experience- to be wise

I don't know technology- I'ma  technophobe

tricky= a little bit difficult

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Check out this video to prepare for tomorrow's class :)

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Check out this video to prepare for tomorrow's class :)

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Watch and answer: Who are the Samaritans? What do they do?

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engaged oO

I see him (just look)

I'm seeing him (we're dating)

I'm infatuated with him (obsessed)

fiance/ fiancee

infatuation

I celebrated by myself

drive- drove

wear- wore

I drove a car/my car

I went home by subway

I didn't doing anything

Did you got get up at 9:30?

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I met her 2 years before  ago

I went to there

He's a platonic friend (no romance)

It's a platonic relationship

They argued/ fought/ rowed a lot

They fought like cats and dogs

The got married again/ they remarried

He fell ill/ got sick/ became ill

They got back otgether/ they made up/ they reconciled

They married each other

row a boat

2.36 metres= two point three six metres

He proposed to her- she accepted/ she rejected him

guy friend/ male friend/ female friend- not romantic

they met at a party

they had a lot in common

they settled down very quickly

the fell in love at first sight

they separated/ split up/ broke up

He left her/ she left him

she cheated on him

She had an affair

They got engaged.

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Here is the link to the video!

perspective- a way of looking at things

wonder- curioisity and amazement

pamper yourself- do nice things for yourself/take care of yourself

limit- control

get in touch with- communicate with

lighten up- cheer up/ don't be so serious

gratitude- thanks

I'm happy at my home

I wasn't happy today  this afternoon

I'm content/ satisfied

I'm over the moon/ ecstatic

Today I was soaked from head to toe (by the rain)

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I want to visit to UK

I want to visit the UK

go to country

travel to country

visit country

the UK/the USA

the Sweden

I like reading books

I love doing yoga

She's an active person/ inactive person

I love doing nothing all day- (informal) vegging out

I like to veg out at home

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Vic