🤔 What is an INFINITIVE❓
📌 To + verb

1️⃣ An infinitive is the "to" form of the verb. The infinitive form of "learn" is "to learn." You can also use an infinitive as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence.
✍ Example:
🗣️ To learn is important. subject of sentence.
🗣️ The most important thing is to learn. complement of sentence.

2⃣ Infinitives can be made negative by adding "not."
✍ Example:
🗣️ I decided not to go.
🗣️ The most important thing is not to give up.

3⃣ Some verbs are followed by infinitives.
✍ Example:
🗣️ She wants to go to a movie.
🗣️ Mary needs to talk about her problems.
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English listening practice

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#Listening #Audio 🎙
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🇺🇸Todd: James, I saw on your desk you have a nice picture of a dog.

🇺🇸James: Yes.

Todd: OK. Tell us about your dog.

James: My dog's name is Piper. He was a mutt, a homeless dog that we picked up off the street about four and a half years ago.

Todd: Oh, wow! So what kind of dog is he now?

James: He's a yellow lab, golden retriever mix. He's very very sweet, very very fun to play with, really really nice.

Todd: Oh, that's great. Can he do any tricks?

James: No.

Todd: No.

James: We can do one trick where we point our finger at him and go Bang Bang Bang Bang and he falls over dead, but that is the only trick he can do and he only does that maybe half the time.

Todd: OK. Does he bark a lot?

James: Usually no. Usually he's pretty good.

Todd: Pretty quiet.

James: Mm,hm!

Todd: OK. Is it a male dog or a female dog?

James: Yeah. It's a male dog.

Todd: So, no puppies.

James: No, puppies.

Todd: OK. Would you like to have another dog, another puppy?

James: It would be fun in the future but not for awhile.
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🔰Learn vocabulary from the audio!


▪️ Mutt

My dog was a mutt that we picked up off the street years ago.

A 'mutt' is a dog that has parents that are two different types of dogs. It is a combination instead of a purebred dog. Notice the following:

✅ This dog is actually a mutt.

✅ We have a bunch of little mutt puppies.

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▪️ Sweet

He's very sweet and fun to play with.

'Sweet' used like this is another way to say nice. Notice the following:

✅ Sometimes she is sweet, but sometimes she can be terrible.

✅ He is a sweet boy but not very interesting.

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▪️ Do tricks

Can he do any tricks?

A 'trick' is an action that you teach your dog to do. This can be shaking hands or rolling over. Notice the following:

✅ He works in a circus teaching animals to do tricks.

✅ I spent a lot of time teaching my dog to do tricks.

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▪️ Half the time

He does only one trick and he does it only maybe half the time.

If you do something 'half the time' you only do it fifty percent of the time, the other fifty percent of the time you don't do it. Notice the following:

✅ Half the time you come to work late.

✅ She spends half the time in the library.

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▪️ Falls over dead (or play dead)

We point a finger at him and go "bang, bang" and he plays dead.

When something 'falls over dead' it falls to one side because it is dead and can't stand up.  When an animal 'plays dead' it acts like it is dead and doesn't move. Notice the following:

✅ Some animals play dead to escape predators.

✅ If you eat that you will fall over dead.
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🤷‍♀ Confusing words 🤷‍♀
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#Confusing #Words #Difference
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🤔 Have you ever wondered what the difference is between these words⁉️


1️⃣ 🐢 (Turtle 🆚 Tortoise)
1. Turtle: Flatter Shells. Water lovers🌊
2.Tortoise: Dome Shell. Land lovers🏞

✅ On land the turtle is ungainly, but in the water it is very agile.
✅ While his family was visiting the desert, Lucas came across a tortoise eating a piece of cactus.

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2️⃣ 👤 (Alone 🆚 Lonely)
1. Alone: Whitout company.
2. Lonely: Sadness due to no one being around.

✅ I don't feel comfortable when I'm home alone.
✅ Sometimes I feel very lonely.

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3️⃣ 🥷 💰 (Rob 🆚 Steal)
1. Rob: Who or where it happened.
2. Steal: What was taken.

✅ Someone robbed the bank.
✅ They stole my computer.

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4️⃣ 🌊 (Sea 🆚 Ocean)
1. Sea: Smaller and it is partially enclosed by land.
2. Ocean: It has no boundaries.

✅ The Mediterranean Sea separates Africa from Europe.
✅ The Atlantic Ocean separates Africa and South America.

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5️⃣ 📖 (History 🆚 Story)
1. History: Real past events.
2. Story: Real or imagined events.

✅ I'm studying European History this semester.
✅ The book tells the story of two roommates.
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Writing Research Papers

A Complete Guide
15th Edition
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Level: Intermediate~Advanced
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🌎🌍🌏 Global Edition

James D. Lester, Jr.
Pearson education limited
2015
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#Research #Papers #Academic #Writing #Skills #PDF #Book
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📹 Speaking practice

💠 Learn words together in chunks

✅ Fifteen common collocations with "keep"

🔺 Lesson by Emma
🇦🇺 Accent: Australian
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#Collocation #Chunks #Keep
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🤔 What is a GERUND❓
📌 Verb + İng

1️⃣ A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing." The gerund form of the verb "read" is "reading." You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence.
✍ Examples:
🗣️ Reading helps you learn English. subject of sentence.
🗣️ Her favorite hobby is reading. complement of sentence.


2⃣ Gerunds can be made negative by adding "not."
✍ Examples:
🗣️ He enjoys not working.
🗣️ The best thing for your health is not smoking.


3⃣ Some verbs are followed by gerunds as objects.
✍ Examples:
🗣️ She suggested going to a movie.
🗣️ Mary keeps talking about her problems.
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❌ A fast shower 🚿
✅ A quick shower

❌ Respond the door 🚪
✅ Answer the door

❌ Strong rain 🌧
✅ Heavy rain

❌ Celebrate a party 🎉
✅ Throw a party

❌ Ask for a wish 🤞🏻
✅ Make a wish

❌ Strong taste 😑
✅ Big taste

❌ Lost the time ⏳
✅ Waste time

❌ Nice dreams 🛌
✅ Sweet dreams
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#Common #Mistakes
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💰 To spend a fortune

💸 Meaning:
💵 To spend a great amount of money
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#Collocation #Spend #Fortune
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🚑 Phrasal verb 🚑

🩺 Ways to discuss “Health”🩺🩺‍

1⃣ pass away

2⃣ Run over

3⃣ Come down with

4⃣ Fight off

5⃣ Come to

6⃣ Pass out

7⃣ Get over

🔺English Lesson concerning “Health” & Examples 🏥
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#Phrasal #Verb #Preposition #Health
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📹 Speaking practice

4⃣ words not appropriate for informal conversations!

🙅‍♀ DON'T USE These Words in Casual English Conversations!

🔺 Lesson by Emma
🇦🇺 Accent: Australian
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#Context #Register #Furthermore #Moreover #Therefore #However
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📌 Cut corners

🔸 Meaning:
✍ Doing something quickly or poorly to save time or money.

💇‍♀ Example:
✍ If I cut corners, I have something left on Saturday to go shopping with.
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#Idiom #Cut #Corners
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🌧 It's raining cats and dogs

💦 Meaning:
☔️ To rain a lot and very heavily

⛈ Example:
☂ I think it's not safe to drive the car now - it's raining cats and dogs.
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#Idiom #Rain #Cat #Dog
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📹 Speaking practice

💠 Advanced English Expressions for Casual Conversations

🔺 Lesson by Emma
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#Expression #Idiom #Conversation
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❤️ Young at heart

🫀 Meaning:
💞 Thinking and behaving as if you are younger than you really are

🤾‍♀ Example:
💖 Dad may be nearly 90 but he is still young at heart.
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#Idiom #Young #at #heart 🫀
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