Unit 29: Annoying advice
Verb patterns
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- 1Pop-ups
- 2Hidden talents
- 3Can't buy me love
- 4Travellers' tales
- 5The colleague from hell
- 6Jurassic mystery: unpacking the past
- 7Career changes
- 8Art
- 9Project management
- 10The dog ate my homework!
- 11The diary of a double agent
- 12Fashion forward
- 13Flat pack skyscrapers
- 14Extreme sports
- 15Food fads
- 16Me, my selfie and I
- 17Endangered animals
- 18A nip and a tuck: cosmetic surgery
- 19I'm really sorry...
- 20Telling stories
- 21Fakes and phrasals
- 22Looking to the future
- 23Becoming familiar with things
- 24From rags to riches
- 25Against the odds
- 26Our future on Mars?
- 27Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
- 28Dodgy dating
- 29Annoying advice
- 30I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks
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Session 1
3 ActivitiesPhrases from Shakespeare
16 Nov 2015How much of William Shakespeare's writing can you quote? Probably more than you think! Learn some idioms from 'the Bard' which are in common use today.
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Session 2
3 ActivitiesVerb patterns
17 Nov 2015There are many different verb patterns in English. Verbs can be followed by different structures. Should you try to learn them all or should you try learning just a few? In this session we highlight some common patterns and which patterns go with which verbs.
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Session 3
1 ActivityAdvice? No thanks!
18 Nov 2015Some people just don't stop talking... Do your friends and family offer you advice you didn't ask for? Read an article about the unwanted and often annoying hints and tips given to new parents.
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Session 4
1 ActivityHelp! I'm babysitting
19 Nov 2015Finn's babysitting. He's got no idea what to do. Luckily he's got his phone with him. Who will he call for advice?
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Session 5
1 ActivityDrama: Gulliver's Travels
20 Nov 2015It's time for drama. Join Gulliver as he meets the incredible inhabitants of the last island on his journey. He finds himself on an island of talking horse-people