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Lucas is new in town and so nervous about his first day at work that he can't even order a coffee. A friendly regular helps him out — and she turns out to be on his new team.
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The structures this recording uses most, with the exact words you will hear:
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| Present perfect with just / already / yet / everIntermediatehave just / already / never + V3, haven't … yet — how recent a finished action is, or whether it has happened at all |
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| Present perfectIntermediatehave/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now |
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| SuperlativesBeginnerthe -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group |
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| Requests, offers and permissionBeginnerCould you…? Would you mind…? Can I…? Would you like…? — asking politely |
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| Future with “will”Beginnerwill + verb — a decision, promise or prediction |
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| Preposition + -ingIntermediateby / without / before / after + -ing — a verb after a preposition takes -ing |
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| “Have got”Beginnerhave/has got + noun — having or owning something |
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| Adjectives ending in -ed and -ingIntermediatebored vs boring, interested vs interesting — how you feel vs what causes it |
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| Adjective + prepositionIntermediategood at, interested in, afraid of, worried about — adjectives with a fixed preposition |
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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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| Questions with do / does / didBeginnerdo/does/did + subject + verb — asking a question in the simple tenses |
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