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On her first surf lesson, a nervous beginner falls again and again, panics at a big wave and almost gives up.
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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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| Present perfectIntermediatehave/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now |
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| Past continuousIntermediatewas/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past |
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| Verb + -ingIntermediateenjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form |
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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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| “So do I” / “I think so”BeginnerSo do I, Neither can I, I think so, I hope not — short replies with an auxiliary or so/not |
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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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| 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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| 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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