*some are repeated from round 2
She brought me flowers, she had mysterious powers
There are five items on the agenda. Continue reading “Pronunciation Round 3”
Possession
Singular
My sister has a car
My sister owns a car
(This is) my sister’s car Continue reading “Possession”
Toeic listening 71
One of the TOEIC questions was based on speaking to a garage
What happens in a garage?
What problems can happen?
What parts of the car are common?
Why do we talk about dates and times? Continue reading “Toeic listening 71”
Toeic preparation 77
One of the TOEIC listening questions is based on an interaction with the bank.
When we call the bank, who answers?
If nobody answers, what do we hear?
What is an automated line?
What options do we usually have?
Headline Analysis 1
Temperature
- Freezing
- Cold
- Chilly
- Cool
- Warm
- Hot
- Boiling
Pronunciation Set 2
Test yourself and watch the video below to check
Set 1 of 5
Tailor / Teller
I’ll take the suit to my tailor
I want to be a sailor
Teller
She’s a great story teller
It’s a bestseller
Polish and polish (not the same!)
These are Polish sausages
I need to polish my shoes Continue reading “Pronunciation Set 2”
Come and go!
A lot of people mix up come and go
I go to work
I go to this arcade
These sentences are good but it actually depends where you are
The Taxi
- Getting a taxi
- confirming it’s your taxi
- destination
- modifying the journey
- payment
- tests
- roleplay
Getting a taxi
verbs : call, book, hop, pick up, drop off, hail, flag down, take
nouns : cab, taxi, uber, minicab, black taxi, meter (the machine that calculates cost), landline, postcode
adjectives: outside
adverbs: nearly
I’ll call a taxi Continue reading “The Taxi”
Can / could / be able to
Can is about a possibility or capability.
- Using can in the Present tense
- In the Past tense
- With Modals
PRESENT
Can
Use can to express general capabilities.
I can run 100 metres in 1 minute! Continue reading “Can / could / be able to”