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In this episode, we will talk about the difference between present simple and present continuous. And the difference between 'fun' and 'funny'.

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Common English mistakes 03: present simple vs present continuous 

スト缶について話しました🍋みなさんはお酒が好きですか？

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ARTESANIAS MEXICANAS DE VIDRIO.

一. Dialogue 对话

A：今晚我和丽丽想去K歌，你要不要来？ 
Jīn wǎn wǒ hé lì lì xiǎng qù K gē ，nǐ yào bú yào lái ？ 

B：我不太会唱歌。我怕我唱不好。 
wǒ bú tài huì chàng gē 。wǒ pà wǒ chàng bÙ hǎo 。 

A：没关系的，一起玩开心就好啦！ 
méi guān xì de ，yī qǐ wán kāi xīn jiù hǎo lā ！

二. Words & Expressions: 

 1.【今晚】jīn wǎn: tonight 

 2.【歌】gē: song 

 3. 【唱歌】chàng gē: sing 
 
 4. 【怕】pà：be afraid of, fear 

 5. 【开心】kāi xīn : happy

三. Dialogue Explanation: 
 1. 今晚我和丽丽想去K歌，你要不要来？ 
Jīn wǎn wǒ hé lì lì xiǎng qù K gē ，nǐ yào bú yào lái ？ 
Lily and I want to go to Karaoke tonight, do you want to to join us? 

2. 我不太会唱歌。我怕我唱不好。 
Wǒ bú tài huì chàng gē 。wǒ pà wǒ chàng bÙ hǎo 。 
I’m not good at singing, I’m afraid that I can’t sing well. 
 note: "不太“ literally means "not too", which means "not very" or "not so". 

 3. 没关系的，一起玩开心就好啦！ 
Méi guān xì de ，yī qǐ wán kāi xīn jiù hǎo lā ！ 
Don’t worry, let’s just have fun together! 

 ☞ (不太会唱歌和唱不好是)没关系的= 没关系的 abbr. 
 
 ☞The "是... 的" construction for emphasizing details
the 是⋯⋯的 construction is frequently used when asking or telling details about the past.Although this structure is called the 是⋯⋯的 construction, the 是 is nearly always optional. You will often hear this structure with 是 omitted, so be aware. The only time 是 is required in this construction is when it's being negated. Other than that, 是 is commonly omitted.

e.g. 1
A: 你 骑 自行车 来 的 吗 ？(Emphasizing "by bike")
     nǐ qí zìxíngchē lái de ma?
      Did you come by bike? 

B: 我 走 来 的 。(Emphasizing "by foot")
     Wǒ zǒu lái de.
     I came by foot.

 e.g.2
A: 谁 告诉 你 的 ？(Emphasizing "who")
    shéi gàosu nǐ de?
     Who told you? 

B: 一 个 同事 告诉 我 的 。(Emphasizing "a colleague")
    yī gè tóngshì gàosu wǒ de.
    A colleague told me.




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1. 去唱歌 Go To Karaoke 

What is coarticulation, and why does it make listening and speaking hard in a foreign language? Learn more in this podcast, from my Youtube channel "Adventures with Alex"!

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Do we delay the jobs that we don’t like doing? Do you say, "I will do it tomorrow."
Angela reads the basic text from this lesson, (transcript available when you take this lesson).

This topic is also available for intermediate and higher-level learners.


English with Angela -  conversation 

TASK 57 - PROCRASTINATION - I WILL DO IT LATER! 

Dreams I've had about animals

Vocabulary:
to pick up: to go to someone's home to get something or someone, to give them a ride
to get a hold of: to reach or contact someone by phone or text
antique: old and valuable
mewling: meowing
to foster: to take care of an animal temporarily
socialize: to help an animal get used to humans
waving: to move from side to side
otherworldliness: mystical, from another world
cactus: a spiny plant that grows in the desert
structure: something built by people
shallow: not deep
to go missing: disappear

Spelling of some of the animals mentioned: eel, otter, chameleon, toucan

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問題

①　もしもし、すみませんが10分【　ぐらい　・　頃　】　遅れます。

②　彼は11時【　ぐらい　・頃　】に来ます。

③　きのう2時間【　ぐらい　・　頃　】　に勉強しました。

➃　1週間【　ぐらい・頃　】りょこうへ行きたいです。

⑤　日本には冬【　　ぐらい　・頃　】に行きます。






・こたえ　
①　もしもし、すみませんが10分【ぐらい】遅れます。

②　彼は11時【ぐらい・頃】に来ます。Both

③　きのう2時間【ぐらい】勉強しました。

➃　1週間【ぐらい】りょこうへ行きたいです。

⑤　日本には冬【ぐらい・頃】に行きます。Both


・頃（ごろ）
✕period＋頃
〇time noun　＋　頃

✕きのうは1時間頃べんきょうしました。



・ぐらい
〇10分ぐらいべんきょうしました。
〇3時間ぐらいねました。
〇私は身長180センチぐらいです。
〇この荷物は10キロぐらいです。
