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HieverybodyandwelcometoourExploringEnglish:LanguageandCulture
LanguageClinic!Thecourseeducatorsareheretoanswerallyour
questionsaboutlifeintheUK,theEnglishlanguageandeverythingelse
youcanthinkof,sopostyourquestionsinthecommentsbelowandwe'll
getstarted!
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LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHieverybody,it'stimeforustostopnow.
Thanksforallyourgreatquestionswehopeyoufoundouranswersuseful!
We'llseeyoubackonthecoursebyefornow!
Neil
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DollyBansalThankYOU!
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LauraMarroquinispossibletoanswerthemissingquestionslater?
please
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RoySamyaohhyes!
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RoySamyathankyou
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RoySamyathatwasanawsomeexperience
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VanessaBrasileiroHaveaniceday/evening!Thankyou!
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MahrukhShaikhRiazThanks!
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OlesyaProdanchukThankyousomuch!
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CorinaPasolThankyou!Haveaniceevening!
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IbrahimElbassoneythanks
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1June8at6:10pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiLaura,I'mdoingitnow!
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RoySamyaHowfardoyouthinkthecorerulesofgrammarapplywhen
communicationisatstake?
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2June8at2:34pm

VanessaBrasileiroIhavenoticedinthecoursecommentsthatmany
peoplehavethisonmindtoo...
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1June8at2:42pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiRoySamya,goodquestion!It
dependsonwhatyoumeanbythe'corerulesofgrammar'really,as
wellas'communicationisatstake'.Ifyoumeanwhatismore
important,communicatingyourideasorusingperfectgrammarthen
thereisnoquestionthatcommunicationshouldcomefirstinmost
cases.Imeanifyouwerehavingaheartattackwhatwouldbemore
important,toknowenoughvocabularytotellsomeoneandgethelpor
toensurethatyourarticleusageandtenseswerecorrect? Butof

coursethatdoesn'tnotmeanyoucanignoregrammarcompletely.
Thereareothersituationswhereincorrectgrammarcouldleadto
confusionandmiscommunication,andotherswherethelevelof
accuracyandformalitywouldbeexpectedtobehigh.Somyadvice
wouldbeinmosteverydaysituationstofirstconcentrateon
communicationandfluency,andtoworryaboutgrammaticalaccuracy
later,buttotrytobeawareofthegrammarsoyoucanimproveand
applyitcorrectlywhenthatismoreimportant.
Neil
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RoySamyathemorethemerrier
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1June8at2:43pm

RoySamyawow!
igottheanswersir!
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RoySamyathankyou!
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1June8at2:46pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiVanessaBrasileiro,inthecontext
ofthecoursethisisaVERYimportantpoint.Apartfromthelanguage
focussectionswhereweareconcentratingonspecificareasof
grammarandvocabulary,ourgoalisforpeopletocommunicatefreely
andtobuildtheirconfidenceandfluency.Wearenotlookingfor
mistakesandwearecertainlynotcorrectingthemwewantpeopleto
relaxandtojoininconversationswhatevertheirlevelandnottoworry
aboutmakingmistakes.Ifsomeoneaskswewillhelp,orifacomment
isreallynotclearwewillmentionitandsaycouldyoutryagain,but
otherwise,asRoysays,communicationisthekey.Otherlearners(and
educators)aremoreinterestedinWHATyouhavetosaythanin
whetheryousayitperfectlyornot.
Neil
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RoySamyawillourconversationhappeninthecommentsectiononly
orvideowilladded?
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1June8at2:49pm

VanessaBrasileiroCanwedothatonFacebook,usingonline
videos?
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1June8at2:53pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiRoy,doyoumeaninStep1.2?
Theeducatorswillrecordavideotheretoanswerquestions,butsadly
youwon'tbeabletoappear!Butlaterinthecourseweaskyouto
recordyourselfandsharetherecordingswitheachother.
Neil
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RoySamyaokay!noproblems!
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2June8at2:55pm

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LilyDivineQuenchHi.I'dliketotranslatemypoemsfromItaliantoEnglish.
AndIhaveaquestionaboutpositionofadjective.InItalianwecanwriteit
beforeorafternouns.Themeaningisthesamebuttheatmosphere,the
sound,thesilencebetweenwordscanchange.IknowthatinEnglish
adjectivemustwritebeforenoun.Isthereapoeticlicense?Andifyes,are
thereotherpoeticlicensesaboutothergrammarrules?Thankyou
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1June8at3:40pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiLilyDivineQuench,yesthereis
somepoeticlicenceandwordorderisoneareathatpoetryoftenplays
with.However,I'dneedtoseeanexampleofwhatyouwanttodoto
giveyoumoredetailedfeedback.
Neil
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June8at

LilyDivineQuenchThankyouforyourreply OneexampleisthisI
wroteabove.InparticularIneedtochangefromwhitehorsetohourse
white(thereisareasonforthatinItalianversion).ForotherexamplesI
don'tknownowbecauseIneedtoseeallmypoems.
LikeReplyJune8at9:12pm
LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiLilyDivineQuench,youcouldsay'
ahorseofwhite'wouldthatwork?
Neil
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June8at10:07pm

LilyDivineQuenchHiNeil.Ifeelit'sbetterifIcanwritemypoemand
whatI'dliketosaywithit.Sowecanunderstandbettereachother.For
me"ahorseofwhite"couldworkifithasthesamemeaningofwhite

horse.MaybeifIwritethepoem,youcanseetheatmosphere.Ifyou
sayyes,Ineedonlyalittlebitoftimetotranslateall.SoIcan
understandtherule,becauseit'snotjusttheonlycaseIuseinmy
poems.Thankyou.
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1June9at3:09pm

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MinBoDonativespeakersofEnglishlookdowntheoneswhohavesome
difficultiesinspeakingandlisteningEnglish?Ifyoudon'twanttogivethe
generalizedview,letmeknowyourpersonalview.
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1June8at3:03pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiMinBo,Iwouldcertainlyhopenot!
Ofcoursetheremaybeafewpeoplewhobehavepoorlywithpeople
whoarelearningtospeakEnglish,butinmyexperiencenative
speakersareusuallypatientandtrytobehelpfulinsituationswhere
someoneishavingtroubleexpressingthemselves.Afterall,people
fromcountriesliketheUKandUSoftenspeakfewerforeignlanguages
thanpeoplefromothercountriessoitwouldnotbeverysmart(or
polite)ifsomeonewhoonlyknewhowtospeakEnglishlookeddown
onsomeonewhoperhapsspokethreeorfourdifferentlanguages,of
whichEnglishwasonlyone!
Neil
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WensJonsAlonsoLearnEnglishBritishCouncilisittruethat
somepeoplemaylookdownonyouifyouhavetheamericanaccent?
IwouldlovetohavetheBritishaccentbutIt'stoohardforme.What
canIdoinordertosoundmoreBritish?
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1June8at3:13pm

VanessaBrasileiroHaveyoueverexperiencedthat?
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1June8at3:14pm

MinBoI'venot.TheonesIknewkindlyteachmeandencouragetotry
moreandmore.
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3June8at3:41pm

VanessaBrasileiroImrelieved...Ihaveneverhadthisexperience
butIcanimaginehowstressfulandembarrassingitcanbe...
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2June8at3:44pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilThat'sgreattohearMinBo!I'm
relieved!
Neil
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GovindBelgaumkarDearEducators,IwouldliketoknowhowisIndian
Englishperceivedbynativespeakers.Howfartheyareabletounderstand
Indianspeakersingeneral(someareabletospeakmoreclearlythanothers,
though)?
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4June8at2:54pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiGovind,asyousay,beingsucha
vastcountry,IndianEnglishcoversawiderange.Butingeneralwe
canunderstandIndianEnglishspeakers,althoughthereareofcourse
quiteafewdifferencesinvocabularyandevenafewareasof
grammar.OfcourseanyspeakersofEnglishwithverystrongregional
accentscancausedifficultiesincludingnativespeakersfrommany
regions!
Neil
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SilvaniaCapuahiGovindIhavesomedifficultyinunderstanding
someIndiaaccentsinfluenceEnglishpronunciation,Ihadthechance
toreceivesomepersonfromRotaryInternationalhereandIwasan
interpreteritwashardtofollowtheirpronunciationinthebeginning
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3June8at3:05pm

RoySamyaIndiaisareallybigcountry,sotopinpointonetypeof
accentisnotpossible,peopleinKashmirspeakinacertainmanner
andustheBEngali'sdoitdifferently,sotherechangestheaccentas
theinfluenceofone'smothertongueisalwaysthere,andasthereare
somanydifferentvernacularsinourcounrty,theenglishisalittle
difficulttounderstand!
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DollyBansalHello!IamfromIndiaandwishtostudyinUKforMastersin
English.IwanttoknowtheprospectsofstudyinginUK.

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3June8at3:07pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiDolly,youcanfindeverythingyou
needtoknowonourEducationUKwebsitehere:
http://www.educationuk.org/global/
Neil

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(Global)
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LearnEnglishTinaHiDolly,thisisagoodwebsitetocheckout
http://www.educationuk.org/global/asitshouldbeabletoanswerall
yourqueries...
Tina

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2June8at3:16pm

RoySamyaimfrombengal,whereareyoufrom??
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DollyBansalLearnEnglishTinaThankYou!
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DollyBansalRoySamyaPunjab!
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OmarFathiHelloeverybody.I'veaquestionabouttheusageofthe(too...to)
withthegrammerofquestiontag.whatistherighttosay.
thebagistooheavytocarry,isit?orisn'tit?
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2June8at3:41pm

LearnEnglishTinaHiOmar,questiontagscanbeabittrickybutifthe
mainpartofthesentenceispositive(asinyourexample)thenthe
questiontagisnegative.Takealookhereforsomemoreinformation
onQuestionTags:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/.../questiontags.
Tina

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QuestiontagsQuestiontagsaretheshort
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1June8at3:55pm

OmarFathiLearnEnglishTinaintermsofthelinguisticmeaningisit
completlywrong?
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LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiOmarFathi,yesthat'sright!
Neil
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CorinaPasolAnotherquestion:Arepeoplestillusing"Howdoyoudo!"after
theyintroducethemselvestosomeothers?Lately,Ihaven'theardsomuchof
it...
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2June8at3:09pm

SilvaniaCapuayoungpeopleissayingwhatsup!,amongmy
studentshere
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2June8at3:22pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiCorina,notreally!InfactIcan
honestlysaythatIhaveneveronceinmylifesaid'howdoyoudo'!It's
notverycommonthesedaysandisreallyonlyusedinvery,very
formalsituationswhenintroducedforthefirsttime.SoingeneralI'd
stickwithmorefriendly,slightlylessformalexpressions,thingslike
'pleasedtomeetyou'or'nicetomeetyou'etc.Here'sagoodpageto
findexamplesofeverydayphrases:http://www.ihbristol.com/useful
englishexpressions
Neil

UsefulExpressionsinEnglish|
CommonlyUsedEnglishExpressions
IHBRISTOL.COM

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LearnEnglishTinaItisstillusedCorina,butIwouldsayinit'susedin
moreformalsituations.Anotheronethatmykidssayis'How'sit
going?'
Tina
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5June8at3:28pm

CorinaPasolThanksalot!
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KhaingMarSuMyfavouriteplaceisOxfordUniversitywhereDawAungSan
SuKyihadbeenlived.Iwanttostudydailywordsandidioms.HowshallIdo?
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2June8at3:06pm

SimonLearnEnglishHiKiang,readingisthebestwaytolearnnew
vocabulary.Iwouldavoidtryingtolearnidiomsspecificallyastheyare
notthatuseful.It'sbettertoreadtoexpandyourgeneralvocabulary,
andifyoufindsomeidiomsalongtheway,that'sgreat!Intermsofwhat
toread,lookfortexts/booksontopicsyouenjoy!
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3June8at3:15pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiKhaingMarSu,thebestplaceto
startisonourouronlinecourse,ExploringEnglish
bit.ly/ExploringEnglish5Alsovisitthispageeverydayforlotsofgreat
freeresourcesandofcoursecheckoutourwebsites:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/
Neil

ExploringEnglishBritishCouncil
ThiscourseforlearnersofEnglishlooksat
BritishcultureandexaminesEnglishinuseto
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KhaingMarSuThankyou!
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TammYufulHelloeverybody!Ihaveafoolishquestionabouttheuseof"used
to"and"beusedto",I'malittleconfusedwiththeiruses.Ilookedfor
informationbutIcouldn'tunderstandthemcompletely.whenIhavetouse
themIavoidbecauseIdon'tknowhow.
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LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiTammYuful,'usedto'isusedtotalk
aboutpasthabitsomethingyoudidregularlyinthepastthatyoudon't
doanymore.Soforexample'Iusedtoplayfootballatschool'Iplayed
itinthepastbutnowIdon't/
'Get/beusedto'meansthatyouarecomfortablewithsomething
becauseyou'veoftenexperienceditbefore,soit'snolongerdifficultor
strange.Forexample:
WhenIstartedmynewjobitwasreallyhardtogetupsoearly.Butnow
I'musedtoitandit'snoproblem.
Youcanfindoutmorehere:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/.../used...
Neil

usedto+infinitiveandbe/getusedto
usedto+infinitiveandbe/getusedtoPeopleoftenget
confusedabouttheuseofusedto+infinitiveandbe/getusedto+
ingformbecausetheylooksimilar.Theyare,however,
completelydifferent.usedto+infinitiveWeuseusedtototalk
aboutthingstha...
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TammYufulthankyousomuch!now,it'sclearer.Ikeepreadingand
doingexercises.Thanks!
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MariaTironeHi!!Canyouadvicemesomethingtobetterunderstandhow
phrasalverbswork?Theonlysolutionismemorizingthemorthereissome
kindoftrickwhichcanhelpme?Thankyouinadvance!!
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2June8at3:07pm

KarinaPozharskayaHi,thisquestionisveryinterestingformetoo)
cousethisisreallyunrealtomemorizingallofthem)thankyou!
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1June8at3:59pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiMaria,youshouldreallythinkof
phrasalverbsinmuchthesamewayasyouthinkofothernew
vocabulary.Trytolearnthemincontext,trytopractiseusingthemin
yourownspeakingandwritingandrevisethemeverynowandthen
untilyouaresureyouknowthem.Herearesomeusefullinkstohelp
you:
1)FastPhrasalshttp://bit.ly/FastPhrasals
2)Multiwordverbshttp://bit.ly/1OQC24r
3)Phrasalverbshttp://bit.ly/1ivPaza
4)Two&threepartverbshttp://bit.ly/1L51TFV
5)Phrasalverbdictionaryhttp://bit.ly/15q1neR
Neil

Phrasalverbvideos|LearnEnglish
Teens|BritishCouncil
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KarinaPozharskayaThankyou,Neil!
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MariaTironeThankyouverymuch!!!!I'lldothisway
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NastyaBelanHelloeveryone!Iwanttobeanillustrator.
HowdouthinkinwhichplaceorunivercityinEnglandicanlearnhowto
becomeanillustator?
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2June8at2:52pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiNastyaBelan,tobehonestI'mnot
reallyanexpertinthatarea,buttheplacetofindoutisourEducation
UKBritishCouncilwebsitehere:http://www.educationuk.org/global/
Neil

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(Global)
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NastyaBelanthanksalot!)iwillcheckit
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SaZaHiNeil.UnfortunatelyIhavejustnoticedthatClinicwasstartingasmy
notificationwaslate.
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1June8at3:26pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiSaZa,noproblem,we'restillhere!
Neil
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SaZaHiNeil.Thankyousomuch
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LearnEnglishTinaHelloSa,Iloveyournewprofilepicture
arethey?
Tina
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1June8at3:57pm

SaZaHiTina.Thanksalot.They'reflower'sleavesthatwaterRose
makeofthem.ItookthisphotowhenwewenttoKashanthecitywhich
makewaterRoseinthegardens.InPersianwesayGolabinsteadof
waterRose.It'saverybeautifulprocess.

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RoySamyaLearnEnglishBritishCouncilDuringthetimeofShakespeare
therewasOldEnglish,thencameMiddleEnglishandnowwehaveModern
Englishthat'sinisuse,somyquestionisthatinthedueofcourseoftimethe
Englishchanged,willitagaininFuture?Andifitdoessowhatcanbelike,like
textlanguage?
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VanessaBrasileiroLanguageisaculturalmanifestation,soIbelieve
itisaquestionoftime.Inmyopinion,whatisreallyinterestingisthe
factthatwestillrecognizetheimportanceofthepastformsof
language,tryingtounderstandhowtheyhavecontributedtoour
nowadaysformsofspeaking.
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2June8at3:05pm

RoySamyayes!
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1June8at3:06pm

RoySamyathatisfascinating!
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1June8at3:06pm

VanessaBrasileiroConsideringpastwrittenforms,Ihaveasmuch
difficultyonreadingitasIdowhenIreadtextlanguage.BrazilianTV
broadcasttriedtousetextlanguageinsubtitlesonce,andIsimply
coundntreadit,asifitwasanotherlanguageIhadnotlearnedyet...!
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2June8at3:17pm

RoySamyahaveyoureadShakespeareorChaucer?
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1June8at3:18pm

VanessaBrasileiroTryinghardtoreadShakespearesplay"The
Tempest"withaFacebookgroup.HaveyoufollowedtheBCExploring
English:Shakespearecourse?IdiditonjanuaryandsincethenI
couldntstopstudyingEnglish...ItismythirdcoursenowandIhave
alreadyjoinedtheUniversityofSheffielsLiteratureofEnglishCountry
Housecourse.
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3June8at3:27pm

RoySamyayesdear,ihavecompletedthatcourse!
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1June8at3:31pm

VanessaBrasileiroYoumayaskLearnEnglishBritishCouncilNeil
toinscribeyouonthegroup.Wehadjuststartedreadingtheplay.
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1June8at3:35pmEdited

RoySamyaokay!
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1June8at3:35pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiRoy,Englishischangingallthe
timeit'schangedalotinmylifetimealoneintermsofformality,the
mixingofmoreandmoreAmericanandBritishEnglish,thecreationof
wholenewareasofvocabularysuchastechnology,andthereduction
ordisappearanceofsomeregionaldifferences.Nowwiththemassive
growthininternetreach,nottomentiontheincreaseinglobaltravel
therateofchangeisprobablyfasterthanever,soifyou'reaskingwill
EnglishinthefuturebeasdifferentfromEnglishtodayas
Shakespeareistous,I'dsayquitepossibly!
Neil
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RoySamyathankyousir!
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1June8at4:14pm

RoySamyaawsomeanswer!
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RoySamyaseeyoubackonfuturelearn
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2June8at4:14pm

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SaZaHiNeil.Howstressonwordsandstressonsentenceareimportant
whenwe'relearnEnglishplease?Thanksalot.
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1June8at3:19pm

VanessaBrasileiroGoodmorningSaZa!
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SaZaGoodmorningVanessa
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2June8at3:35pm

VanessaBrasileiroHaveyouhadyourcupofteaalready?
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2June8at3:38pm

SaZaYesIhaveVanessa
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Afternoontea

2June8at3:40pm

VanessaBrasileiroSaZaIwaswonderingthat.Ihavealreadytaken
mycupofcoffee...
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2June8at3:49pm

SaZaGreatVanessa.Bonappetite
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2June8at3:50pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiSaZa,stessisveryimportantin
English.InfactI'dsayit'sasimportantasanyotherfeatureof
pronunciationandmoreimportantthanmany.Nativespeakerscan
oftenfollowspeechwithpoorpronunciationofcertainsoundseasier
thantheycanspeechwherethewordandsentencestressisnot
correct.Checkouttheselinksforhelpwiththis:
http://esol.britishcouncil.org/.../teachi.../sentencestress
https://www.englishclub.com/pronuncia.../sentencestress.htm
Practicetipshttp://britishenglishcoach.com/33waystospeak
better...
Neil

Sentencestress|ESOLNexus
Englishisastresstimed
languageListeningListening
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SaZaHiNeil.Thankyousomuch.SospeakingEnglishisverydifficult
.Thanksalotforthislink.Iwillpracticemore.
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1June8at4:53pm

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WensJonsAlonsoHey,Iwouldliketoknowifthere'saruleforthe
expressionof"lookingforwardto",isitalwaysfollowedbythe"ing"form
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3June8at2:36pm

SimonLearnEnglishHiWens,youknowtherulealready!Yes,look
forwardtoorlookingforwardtoisalwaysfollowedbyan'ing'
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1June8at2:38pm

WensJonsAlonsoThanksalot!Ididn'titwasarule,Iwasonly
followingmyheart
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1June8at2:41pm

SilvaniaCapuabecausetoisapreposition
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2June8at2:43pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilExactlySilvania!Youcaneasily
checkwhen'to'isaprepositioninasentencebecauseyoucan
replacethegerundwithanounornounphrase.Soforexample:
I'mlookingforwardto...seeingyou/Christmas/myholidays/theparty.
Neil
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LianeMariaFaccioLearnEnglishBritishCouncilInthesameway,
wouldyoupleasesaytomeifiscorrecttosay"hopehearingfromyou
soon"or"hopetohearfromyousoon"?
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1June8at3:29pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiLianeMariaFaccio,it'sadifferent
rulethisoneisconnectedtoverbsthatarefollowedbyaninfinitiveor
ing.'Hope'isalwaysfollowedbyaninfinitivesoonly'hopetohear
fromyousoon'.
Neil
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2hrs

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WensJonsAlonsoIsittruethatintheUKit'salwaysraining?
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2June8at2:42pm

LearnEnglishTinaHiWensit'strue,itdoesrainquiteabitbutatthe
momenttheUKisexperiencingsomelovelyweather!Haveyouever
beenthere?
Tina
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3June8at2:45pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiWensJonsAlonso,Icomefrom
ScotlandandbeforeIleftIlivedinGlasgowandthethingIremember
moreclearlythananythingwasthefactthatitrainedalmostallyear!
TobehonestImissit!

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WensJonsAlonsoI'vebeenjustonce!IwenttoLondonin
December2007anditwasprettycoldanditrainedforonewholeday.
Ilovedthecitythough,theBigBenlooksshinyevenwhenit'srainy.
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2June8at2:49pm

WensJonsAlonsoIwishItwouldrainmorewhereIlive,it'ssunny
almostallyearlongandIlikeitbetterwhenitrains...maybeIshould
movetoScotland
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3June8at2:51pm

LearnEnglishBritishCouncil
Neil
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LianeMariaFaccioOnwards!Thisconversationhavealreadyteachedmea
newword:onwards.Thanks,BritishCouncil!
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5June8at3:17pm

Nowthisisonlyvisibletothepersonwhowroteitandtheirfriends.
UnhideDeleteReportBanOmarFathi
FabianaChvezHelloSimonandeverybody
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4June8at2:42pm

PujiYouthaniaAstutyIsBigBenlocatednearSherlockholmesmuseum?
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2June8at2:53pm

SimonLearnEnglishHiPuji,yesitisrelativelynearBigBen.Ifyou
walkeditwouldtakeyouabout45mins1hour,oryoucantake'the
tube'(theundergroundtrain)andthatwouldtakeabout20mins.Are
youplanningtovisit?
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LearnEnglishBritishCouncilHiHelmyDeco,thesolutioniseasier
thanyouthink!Ifyou'regettingboreditmeansthatyou'reprobably
studyingthewrongthings!LearningEnglishdoesnothavetobeabout
learninggrammarrulesanddoingboringexercises.Itshouldbeabout
doingthingsthatyouenjoyinEnglishlistening,watchingandreading
aboutthingsyou'reinterestedin!Somyrecommendationisstartfrom
therefirstthinkaboutwhatyouenjoyandaremostinterestedin,it
couldbeanything,music,sport,films,videogames,politics,science
anythingatall!Thenjustdothethingsyouenjoyandthinkaboutthe
languagelearnnewvocabulary,checkourwebsitesforexplanations
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grandmausedtotakemetoaniceladywhohadbeenteachingmeEnglish
songs.YearslaterIhadstartedtostudyEnglishinschool."Isitcorrect?
Idon'tknowwhattodotobesureaboutthecorrectuseoftenses.
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SimonLearnEnglishHiCorina,theparagraphispartlycorrect.You
haveusedthepastperfectincorrectlythough.Weusehad+past
participe,whentherearetwopastactions,oneofwhichhappened
beforetheother.E.g.YearslaterIhadstartedtostudyEnglishin
schoolwhenImettheladywhousedtoteachmeEnglishsongs.Itwas
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LearnEnglishTinaHiRania!Inawaylisteningandvocabularyare
linked...themorethingsyoulistento,themoreexposureyouhaveto
differentvocabulary Herearesomelinksthatyoumayfinduseful
forimprovingyourvocabulary:
Learningnewwordshttp://bit.ly/LearnNewWords
Improveyourvocabularyhttp://bit.ly/IELTSSpeakingVideoand
Quizlet:https://quizlet.com/.
Forlisteningtodifferentaccentsyoucouldtry:Howtounderstandthe
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http://bit.ly/BritishOrAmerican
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Ihaveaquestionaboutasentenceasfollow:
Fatherisheavy.
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teacheraskedthemtouse"is"tomakesentence,andherteachergaveher
thisexample.Isthatok?!
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beingusedaspropernoun,asinMother/Father/John/Maryetc.then
yesthisispossible.It'smaybenotthemostobviouschoicebutit's
correctXis+adjective(tall,prettyetc.)
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SimonLearnEnglishHiSilvania,readingisagoodwaytosee
connectivesbeingusedwellincontext.Itispossibletocommunicate
wellusingafewconnectives,sounlessyourstudentsneedtouse
them,Iwouldavoidspendingalotoftimefocusingonthem.Iftheydo
needtousealotofconnectives,thebestthingistolearnthem,then
askthemtopracticeusingtheminwritingtasks.
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SilvaniaCapuathanksalotforyourcoment,Iamorganizinghereall
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http://www.flojoe.co.uk/.../writing/linking/index.htm
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ItconfusedmeasIdoalotofpausesinspeech.
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SimonLearnEnglishHiOlesya,it'snaturaltotranslatefromyourown
language.Asyoupractisemoreandmore,you'llfindthatyoutranslate
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HereisWINfromMyanmar.Iwannaknowaboutinthesensethat"widely.I
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Peacocks,andPagodas".ButIdon'tknowcompletelytheusageof"inthe
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welookedatthisweekwere'inthesensethat'and'intermsof'.Weuse
'inthesensethat'whenthereismorethanonepossiblewayto
understandastatement.Soforexampleifwesay'XYZisan
internationalcompany','international'couldmeandifferentthingsto
differentpeople:
1)...thatithasofficesinlotsofdifferentcountries
2)...thatit'sownersarefromdifferentcountries
3)...thatlotsofpeoplefromdifferentcountriesworkthere
4)...anycombinationofthesethree.
Soifyouwanttomakeitclearthatyoumeanonlyoneofthose,then
yousay'inthesensethatlotsofpeoplefromdifferentcountrieswork
there'forexample.
'Intermsof'isusedtosayWHATyouaremeasuring,soforexample,
'Chineseisthebiggestlanguageintheworld'.Nowthatistrue,but
onlybyonemeasurement.Englishisspokeninmorecountries,has
morepagesontheinternet,movies,booksinprintetc.ButChineseis
thebiggestlanguageifwemeasurethenumberofspeakersalthough
mostofthemliveinonecountry.Soifweanttomakeourmeaning
clear,weneedtosaywhatmeasurementweareusingandthatis
whereweuse'intermsof'Chinaisthebiggestlanguageintheworld
intermsoftotalnumberofspeakers'.
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mostlytroubledescribingasetting/scene.Anyhelp?
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SimonLearnEnglishHiMahrukh,doyoumeanwhenyouwrite?Start
bydescribingalittledetailfirst.Also,thinkabouthowmuchdetailyou
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SimonLearnEnglishHiBriggette,thepresenttenseisusedhereto
becausewwearetalkingingeneral.IngeneralBritainproduces
amazingbands.Nowadaysforexample,bandslikeArcticMonkeys.If
thepasttensewereusedwewouldbesayingthatBritaindidinthe
past,butnowdoesn'tproduceamazingbands.Andthat'sjustnottrue!
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BrigitteMignotSo,Ididn'tunderstandthemeaningof"onwards"...

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SimonLearnEnglishonwardsmeansafterthat.So,amazingbands
liketheRollingStonesandotherbandsthathavecomealongafter
thatinthe70s,80s,90s,2000setc
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3June8at2:48pm

SimonLearnEnglishWhichBritishbandsdoyoulike?Maybeyoucan
tellisnextweekonthecoursewhenwelookatmusic?
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BrigitteMignotIstartedtohavealookatnextweekcourse.Musicis
notmyfavouritefield...IlikemusicbutIneverknowwhetherabandis
BritishorAmerican ,apartfromtheBeatles,ofcourse!
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SimonLearnEnglishHiAhmed,yespeoplestilluseit.Istilluseitin
fact.Butnotveryoften.It'safantasticwordbutIthinkbestusedjust
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twopastactionsandonehappenedbeforetheothere.gIhadbeento
thecinemaearlierthatdaywhenImetmyfriendonmywaywalking
home.
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examples.Canyouhelp?
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downinavocabularybook.Lookupthewordsinadictionaryand
makeanoteoftheirmeaning.Thentryusingthemregularlyuntilyou
knowhowtousethemcorrectly.
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toknowifinLondonthehousesarealreadymadewiththestructureto
keepthemhotorifyouneedtoinstaleverythingineachpartofthe
houseorflatwhenyoubuyit.
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LianeMariaFaccioSimonLearnEnglishVanessatoldthetruth:it
dependswhereyouare.I,forexample,amintheSouthernState:Rio
GrandedoSul.AsIamnotworkinginthismoment,I'mlivingwithmy
mother,inasmallcitycalledErechim.Andtomorrowitwillbe
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RoySamyayesfootball!!!
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inglesainSPsponsoredbyBritishCounciltheseevents,Iwillbe
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itisgone.Well,anywaywhatIsaidisthatIhavedecidednottopay
atentiononfootballsincethelastWorldCup.Bytheway,IwasinBath
Spa,England,surroundedbyagroupofnoisygermans.Ihaveno
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rememberisthatmoviesarenotlikeconversation.Conversationisa
twoway(ormore)processwherebothpeople,thepersonsendingthe
messageandthepersonreceivingithaveaninterestinmakingsure
it'sunderstood.Thatmeansthatthereisalotmoregoingonthanjust
listening.Speakersusebodylanguage,tone,theycanspeaksloweror
fasterorrepeatthingsifnecessary,theycanchoosetousedifferent
wordsifsomethingisnotclear,andthelistenercangivethem
feedbacksotheyknowiftheyarebeingunderstoodornot.But
watchingamovieisnotlikethatyou'reaspectatornotaparticipant.
Andwhetheryouunderstandornotit'sjustgoingtokeepgoingon.So
that,plusthefactthatmoviescanhavelotsofnoise,peoplespeaking
veryquickly,differentaccents,slangetc.meanthatit'ssometimes
much,muchmoredifficultthananynormalconversation.Butthat
doesn'tmeanyoushouldgiveup!WatchingfilmsandTVshowsyou
arereallyinterestedisgreatpracticeandcanhelpyourlistening,
vocabulary,grammarandevenyourspeaking.Youdon'thaveto
understandeverything,butyoucanuseEnglishsubtitlestohelp,or
watchoncewithsubtitlesinyourlanguage,thenlaterwithsubtitlesin
Englishornosubtitles.TVshowsareoftenbetterbecausetheyare
shorterwithlessaction,butwhateveryouchoose,ifyoureallywantto
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