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A shy guitarist is too scared to sign up for an open mic night, until a friend asks one simple question.
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The structures this recording uses most, with the exact words you will hear:
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| Present perfectIntermediatehave/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now |
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| Although / though / despiteIntermediatealthough/even though + clause, despite/in spite of + noun or -ing — a contrast |
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| SuperlativesBeginnerthe -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group |
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| “Make / let” someone doIntermediatemake/let + person + verb — causing or allowing someone to do something |
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| Present continuousBeginneram/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now |
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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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| Adjectives ending in -ed and -ingIntermediatebored vs boring, interested vs interesting — how you feel vs what causes it |
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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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| Prepositions of time: at / on / inBeginnerat 7 o'clock, on Monday, in the morning / in 2020 — which word goes with which time |
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| Verb + prepositionIntermediatedepend on, listen to, wait for, deal with — verbs with a fixed preposition |
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