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Two parents at the school gate disagree about the school's new phone ban, until one of them suggests a middle way.
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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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| SuperlativesBeginnerthe -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group |
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| Verb + -ingIntermediateenjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form |
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| Phrasal verbsIntermediategive up, find out, end up, come up with — a verb + particle with its own meaning |
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| Present continuousBeginneram/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now |
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| Obligation: must / have to / need toBeginnersaying that something is necessary |
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| Question tagsIntermediate…, isn't it? / …, don't you? — a short question at the end to check or agree |
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| Preposition + -ingIntermediateby / without / before / after + -ing — a verb after a preposition takes -ing |
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| Question word + to-infinitiveBeginnerhow to…, what to…, where to… — a question word followed by to |
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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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| There is / there areBeginnerthere is/are + noun — saying that something exists or is somewhere |
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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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