Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Amazing English Conversations with Native Speakers
TIP: Always talk about why. For example:
I am software developer because...
- a
- b
- c
Prepositions of place
We normally use "in" with towns, cities and countries
- I live in London
- He lives in Liverpool
- Now they live in Brazil
- She is in Australia this week
- She comes from Borderaux, a city in France
- Where does he live? He lives in the centre
- She lives in a small village in Spain
- Marco comes from Italy. He lives in Venice
Near
- He lives near the airport
- He lives in a town near Paris
- Where is your office? My office is near the station
- They live near the city centre
- He lives near City Airport
Far from
- My hometown is not far from London
- Is your hotel far from the centre?
- He lives not far from the centre
- My hotel is not far from the city centre
- My hotel is not far from Chinatown
Next to
- My office is next to St Pancras station
- My office is next to the station
- My hotel is next to the central station
- I live next to the central station
We use "at" with a specific or exact location
- We are at the bus stop
- I am at the entrance
- He is at his desk
- They are at the restaurant
- Where are you? We are at the bus stop
- We are at the station
- I'm at my desk
- He lives in a quiet town near Ankara
How Can YOU Practice English Speaking
First, you need to listening everyday 2h or more during 6 months. This is the base.
Then, you can practice your english speaking:
- Imaginary conversations
- Conversation websites
- https://www.cambly.com
- https://www.italki.com
What do you do?
Tip: When talking about a place we work in, we say: "I work in" + "a" + place of work:
- I work in a restaurant
- She works in an office
- We work in a shop
Tip: When we are talking about a filed of work, we say: "I work in" + field of work
- He works in marketing
- She works in finance
Tip: As we’ve just seen, when we talk about our place or field of work, we say “I work in…“. However, when we give our job title we use the verb “to be”, so we say:
- I'm a teacher.
- You're a doctor.
- Are you a designer?
He's unemployed
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What do you do?
I work in a software development company. I am a Software Developer. I like my job because:
- I have the opportunity to build software that helps companies to achieve their goals
- Software creation is a creative process
- I often work in a multidisciplinary team
How to Practice English Speaking at Home By Yourself
Tips
Speak aloud
Integrate these practices in the things you're doing during the day
Suggestions:
1) talk about your day
2) talk through the steps in a process
3) turn watching into active speaking practice
4) turn reading into active speaking practice
5) describe pictures
https://www.nytimes.com/column/learning-whats-going-on-in-this-picture
6) have a conversation with yourself
English phrases and Idioms
I was born in Lima, Peru in 1982
I grew up in Peru
I started my first job when I was 5
I finished school in 1998
I moved to Argentina to study a career
I moved to Argentina in 2007
I became a programmer
I got a job in IT in 2008
I started my first job in 2008
We finished my degree four years ago
I started my current job last year
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