Alan's English Guide
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*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”
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”
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?
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
Can is about a possibility or capability.
Use can to express general capabilities.
I can run 100 metres in 1 minute! Continue reading “Can / could / be able to”
Throw the ball to me = I want this
Don’t throw the ball at me = I don’t want this/ it came in my direction
They gave the job to me Continue reading “To me at me with me”
Examples of Train and Airplane tickets!
Words you should know
Verbs : present, accord, observe, retransmit, amount, levy, consult, exclude
Nouns: kiosk, bar code, cabin, the hold, status, supplement, haul, fare, place, overload, fee Continue reading “The E-ticket in English”