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Grammar Lesson - modern reported speech
Reported speech is an important grammar point to understand.
The rule is, when reporting or ‘retelling’ a conversation or story, we go back one tense in time.
Vocabulary lesson - attitude v opinion
attitude (n) = the feelings you have about a person or thing
“James has a bad attitude at work. I think he needs to find a new job.”
“It’s important to have a good attitude toward the future. Why not be positive?”
opinion (n) = your ideas or beliefs about a subject
“What is your opinion on the American government?”
Grammar Lesson: double negatives
A double negative is a sentence that contains two negatives (a ‘not’ or a ‘no’ word).
Never do this!
I never said nothing to Peter about the party.
This should be: I did not say anything to Peter about the party.
My mother didn’t give me no money.
This should be: My mother didn’t give me any money.
Vocabulary Lesson: British v American English
When learning English, it is important to understand the type of English you are learning.
There is a big difference between British English and American English spelling. Is it colour or color, centre or center, analyze or analyse, favourite of favorite??? It can be confusing, but the key to speaking and writing English well is to be follow one set of rules.
2 things to note:
Texting ’speak’
Here are some of the most popular texting/chat short forms and what they stand for…never use these in formal writing!
Accent v. Pronunciation
There are many different English accents throughout the world. In England, there is a new accent every 15 kilometers, and in Ireland there are approximately 30 different accents for only 4 million people. However, in Australia the accent remains the same across 4,000 very long kilometers!
Vocabulary lesson - remember v. remind
remember (v) = keep something in your memory
“I have to remember where I’m parking or I won’t find the car later!”
“Ted’s father never remembers his birthday.”
remind (v) = make someone think of something
“I always have to remind my husband what night to put the garbage out.”
“Sydney reminds me of Vancouver at times.”
Grammar Lesson - so v. neither
We use so when we agree with a POSITIVE statement about something or someone.
We use neither to agree with a NEGATIVE statement about something or someone.
Grammar Lesson: common v proper nouns
Nouns are people, places, and things.
A noun is either a common noun or a proper noun.
common noun = general concept: office, cake, pencil, man, city, country
proper noun = there is only ONE of it, and it starts with a capital letter: Earth, London, England, Olympics, Mercedes, Hinduism, Channel, Robert, Big Ben
so…
Texting ’speak’
Getting a text from an English speaker can be confusing!
Here are some short forms we use to represent expressions:
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