In this episode I talk about the difference between ‘near’ and ‘near to’. I give a few examples of how you can use them and discuss the different contexts in which they are used. I also talk about the comparative and superlative forms of ‘near’.
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In this episode I talk about four different ways to use ‘shall’. I start by talking about the meaning give a few examples of how you can use them and discuss the difference in meaning between the different uses of ‘shall’.
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In this episode I talk about how to use the definite and the indefinite articles in English. I basically describe the rules and give a few examples of how you can use them. I also talk about the cases in which you should not use articles.
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In this episode I talk about the difference between questions with ‘how’ and ‘what… like?’. I basically give examples of questions starting with ‘how’ and ‘what… like?’ and discuss their meaning.
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In this episode I talk about Prescriptivism and Descriptivism. I start by discussing the main idea behind these two approaches to grammar. Then I move on to talk about how these views are important in different contexts and how we as learners can make use of the rationale behind them in different stages of our learning process.
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In this episode I talk about word order inversions in English. I talk about different situations in which we can use word order inversions and the reason why we may want to do that. I also give a few examples for each case.
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In this episode I talk about how to use ‘however’ with different structures. I start by discussing the meaning and function of ‘however’. Then I move on to talk about the different structures that can be used with it and I give a few examples for each different structure.
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In this episode I talk about the genintive (possessive) case in English. I talk about different situations in which we have to use the ‘s (apostrophe ‘s’) in English and give a few examples for each case.
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In this episode I talk about the difference between ‘by’ and ‘until’. I give a few examples of how you can use them and discuss the difference in meaning between these two tricky words.
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In this episode I talk about some different ways to use Present Perfect Simple and Continuous. I talk about 4 cases which I call: ‘experience’, ‘expectations’, ‘recent past’ and ‘unfinished events’ and some signpost word s that indicate you have to use Present Perfect. I also talk about the difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple and between Present Perfect Simple and Continuous. Please contact me if you have any suggestions or comments.
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