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On an overnight cruise in Ha Long Bay, an American couple marvels at limestone islands, explores a huge cave and hopes the rain won't spoil their kayak trip.
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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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| Passive voiceIntermediatebe + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it |
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| Reported speechIntermediatesaid / told sb (that) + clause, asked if — repeating what someone said |
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| Superlative + ever / in / ofIntermediatethe best … I've ever…, the biggest in the world, the most … of all |
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| SuperlativesBeginnerthe -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group |
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| Spoken sentence framesIntermediateThe thing is…, What I mean is…, It's worth -ing — set phrases that frame a sentence |
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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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| Future with “will”Beginnerwill + verb — a decision, promise or prediction |
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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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| Adjective + to-infinitiveIntermediateit's hard to…, I'm happy to…, nice to meet you — an adjective followed by to |
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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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| There is / there areBeginnerthere is/are + noun — saying that something exists or is somewhere |
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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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| 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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