🥇SOME COMMON DISCOURSE MARKERS🥇
✍🏻well,
This has a lot of different uses, but mostly at the beginning of speaking in response to the other speaker.
👉🏻ex. “Well, I would say my favorite trip was the one I took with my family to the Philippines for the first time.”
✍🏻actually
– used to state a fact or reality, or for stating a correction, or sometimes to signal that what you’re going to say may be unexpected
👉🏻ex. “Actually, I think it was the first time for my parents to go back to their home country in about 20 years.”
✍🏻as for
– used in the same sense as “regarding” or “in regard to” which can be more formal
👉🏻ex. “As for the food, I found the it to be really fresh and light.”
✍🏻basically
– when you want to simplify or summarize a complicated or lengthy story/idea
👉🏻ex. “Basically, we were there to visit relatives my parents hadn’t seen since they were young and for me to get to know my parents’ home country.”
✍🏻I mean
– used to clarify what was just said or say it in different words
👉🏻ex. “It wasn’t at all what I expected. I mean, I thought I knew a lot about the culture and the food, but it was so different being there.”
✍🏻on the other hand
– used to introduce a different view or alternative opinion
👉🏻ex. “The big crowds on the streets made it really difficult to walk around. On the other hand, it made it exciting to be surrounded by so many people.”
✍🏻anyway
– to move on to another point or close the conversation
✍🏻as I was saying
– to bring the topic back to the original point
✍🏻the thing is
– to raise an important point
👉🏻ex. ” The thing is, I think the trip was just as memorable for my parents as it was for me. They were so proud to show off their hometown.”
✍🏻at the same time
– used to contrast what was previously said
👉🏻ex. “It was fun enjoying summer weather during Christmas. At the same time, it didn’t really feel like Christmas to me.”
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✍🏻well,
This has a lot of different uses, but mostly at the beginning of speaking in response to the other speaker.
👉🏻ex. “Well, I would say my favorite trip was the one I took with my family to the Philippines for the first time.”
✍🏻actually
– used to state a fact or reality, or for stating a correction, or sometimes to signal that what you’re going to say may be unexpected
👉🏻ex. “Actually, I think it was the first time for my parents to go back to their home country in about 20 years.”
✍🏻as for
– used in the same sense as “regarding” or “in regard to” which can be more formal
👉🏻ex. “As for the food, I found the it to be really fresh and light.”
✍🏻basically
– when you want to simplify or summarize a complicated or lengthy story/idea
👉🏻ex. “Basically, we were there to visit relatives my parents hadn’t seen since they were young and for me to get to know my parents’ home country.”
✍🏻I mean
– used to clarify what was just said or say it in different words
👉🏻ex. “It wasn’t at all what I expected. I mean, I thought I knew a lot about the culture and the food, but it was so different being there.”
✍🏻on the other hand
– used to introduce a different view or alternative opinion
👉🏻ex. “The big crowds on the streets made it really difficult to walk around. On the other hand, it made it exciting to be surrounded by so many people.”
✍🏻anyway
– to move on to another point or close the conversation
✍🏻as I was saying
– to bring the topic back to the original point
✍🏻the thing is
– to raise an important point
👉🏻ex. ” The thing is, I think the trip was just as memorable for my parents as it was for me. They were so proud to show off their hometown.”
✍🏻at the same time
– used to contrast what was previously said
👉🏻ex. “It was fun enjoying summer weather during Christmas. At the same time, it didn’t really feel like Christmas to me.”
#vocabulary
🥇Gerunds vs. Infinitives🥇
✍🏻Gerunds and infinitives are both verbal forms that act as nouns. Gerunds end in -ing, such as swimming, walking, or laughing. Infinitives are the basic verb form with the particle to, as in to swim, to walk, or to laugh. Sometimes it can be difficult to know whether it’s best to use a gerund or an infinitive in a sentence. Here are a few rules:
✍🏻Both gerunds and infinitives can follow a verb, as in, “I don’t like losing,” or, “I don’t like to lose.” They can also both be the subject of a sentence, as in, “Catching a speeding ball is hard,” or, “To catch a speeding ball is hard.”
✍🏻Mason chooses to say “I like to buy stuff,” but it also would have been OK to say, “I like buying stuff.” Both are correct.
✍🏻But only gerunds follow prepositions. For example, it’s correct to say, “I can’t leave a painting without finishing it,” but it’s not correct to say, “I can’t leave a painting without to finish it.”
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📘📘American English File 2, 2nd Edition, Unit 4B, Exercise 4, VOCABULARY Vocabulary, Pages 31 & 155
🛒 shopping
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🛒 shopping
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📘📘American English File 2, 2nd Edition, Unit 4B, Exercise 4, VOCABULARY Vocabulary, Pages 31 & 155
🛒 shopping
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#AmericanEnglishFile2 #Vocabulary #A2 #B1 #Shopping #AEF2U4BE4 #AEF2 #4B
🛒 shopping
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#AmericanEnglishFile2 #Vocabulary #A2 #B1 #Shopping #AEF2U4BE4 #AEF2 #4B
📘📘American English File 2, 2nd Edition, Unit 4C, Exercise 2, GRAMMAR, Pages 32 and 132
🔎 something, anything, nothing, etc.
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🔎 something, anything, nothing, etc.
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#AmericanEnglishFile2 #Grammar #Something #Anything #Nothing #A2 #B1 #AEF2U4CE2 #AEF2 #4C
📕American English File 1, 2nd Edition, Unit 3B, Exercise 3, GRAMMAR, Pages 22 & 128
🔎 simple present ?
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🔎 simple present ?
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👚 Uniforms _ FOR OR AGAINST?
📕American English File 1, 2nd Edition, Unit 3B, Exercise 6, READING Vocabulary, Page 23
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📕American English File 1, 2nd Edition, Unit 3B, Exercise 6, READING Vocabulary, Page 23
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👚 Uniforms _ FOR OR AGAINST?
📕American English File 1, 2nd Edition, Unit 3B, Exercise 6, READING Vocabulary, Page 23
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📕American English File 1, 2nd Edition, Unit 3B, Exercise 6, READING Vocabulary, Page 23
#AmericanEnglishFile1 #Reading #Vocabulary #A1 #A2 #AEF1U3BE6 #3B #AEF1