Unit 29: Annoying advice
Verb patterns
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- 1 Pop-ups
- 2 Hidden talents
- 3 Can't buy me love
- 4 Travellers' tales
- 5 The colleague from hell
- 6 Jurassic mystery: unpacking the past
- 7 Career changes
- 8 Art
- 9 Project management
- 10 The dog ate my homework!
- 11 The diary of a double agent
- 12 Fashion forward
- 13 Flat pack skyscrapers
- 14 Extreme sports
- 15 Food fads
- 16 Me, my selfie and I
- 17 Endangered animals
- 18 A nip and a tuck: cosmetic surgery
- 19 I'm really sorry...
- 20 Telling stories
- 21 Fakes and phrasals
- 22 Looking to the future
- 23 Becoming familiar with things
- 24 From rags to riches
- 25 Against the odds
- 26 Our future on Mars?
- 27 Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
- 28 Dodgy dating
- 29 Annoying advice
- 30 I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks
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Session 1
3 ActivitiesPhrases from Shakespeare
16 Nov 2015How much of William Shakespeare's writing can you quote? Probably more than you think! Learn some idioms from 'the Bard' which are in common use today.
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Session 2
3 ActivitiesVerb patterns
17 Nov 2015There are many different verb patterns in English. Verbs can be followed by different structures. Should you try to learn them all or should you try learning just a few? In this session we highlight some common patterns and which patterns go with which verbs.
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Session 3
1 ActivityAdvice? No thanks!
18 Nov 2015Some people just don't stop talking... Do your friends and family offer you advice you didn't ask for? Read an article about the unwanted and often annoying hints and tips given to new parents.
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Session 4
1 ActivityHelp! I'm babysitting
19 Nov 2015Finn's babysitting. He's got no idea what to do. Luckily he's got his phone with him. Who will he call for advice?
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Session 5
1 ActivityDrama: Gulliver's Travels
20 Nov 2015It's time for drama. Join Gulliver as he meets the incredible inhabitants of the last island on his journey. He finds himself on an island of talking horse-people