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On his first day at a new office, a young man from Brazil meets a friendly colleague, shares sweets from home and learns how people say hello here.
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Names in this sentence:Lucas
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The structures this recording uses most, with the exact words you will hear:
| Structure | In the recording |
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| ComparativesBeginner-er than / more … than — comparing two things |
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| Requests, offers and permissionBeginnerCould you…? Would you mind…? Can I…? Would you like…? — asking politely |
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| Comparative + much / a bit / farIntermediatemuch better, a bit cheaper, far more expensive — how big the difference is |
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| Future with “will”Beginnerwill + verb — a decision, promise or prediction |
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| Adjective + to-infinitiveIntermediateit's hard to…, I'm happy to…, nice to meet you — an adjective followed by to |
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| Questions with do / does / didBeginnerdo/does/did + subject + verb — asking a question in the simple tenses |
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| Ability with “can / could”Beginnercan/could + verb — what someone is able to do, or could do in the past |
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| Imperatives: Let's / Don'tBeginnerLet's + verb, Don't + verb — suggesting or telling someone what to do |
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| Past simple (irregular verbs)Beginnerwent, saw, took… — a finished action in the past, with an irregular verb |
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