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The structures this recording uses most, with the exact words you will hear:
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| “The more …, the more …”Advancedthe + comparative, the + comparative — two things that change together |
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| Present perfectIntermediatehave/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now |
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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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| Possibility with “might / may”Intermediatemight/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain |
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| ComparativesBeginner-er than / more … than — comparing two things |
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| “Make / let” someone doIntermediatemake/let + person + verb — causing or allowing someone to do something |
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| Future with “will”Beginnerwill + verb — a decision, promise or prediction |
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| For / since / agoBeginnerfor + a period, since + a starting point, a time + ago — how long, from when, how long before now |
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| Present continuousBeginneram/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now |
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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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| Adjective + prepositionIntermediategood at, interested in, afraid of, worried about — adjectives with a fixed preposition |
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| Noun + prepositionIntermediatethe reason for, a solution to, an increase in — nouns with a fixed preposition |
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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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| Ability with “can / could”Beginnercan/could + verb — what someone is able to do, or could do in the past |
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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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| Imperatives: Let's / Don'tBeginnerLet's + verb, Don't + verb — suggesting or telling someone what to do |
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| Questions with do / does / didBeginnerdo/does/did + subject + verb — asking a question in the simple tenses |
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| Reflexive pronounsBeginnermyself, yourself, themselves, by myself, each other — the same person as the subject |
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