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Look at something around you and create a sentence:

Despite the fact that …

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Look at something around you and create a sentence:

In spite of the fact that …

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Look at something around you and create a sentence:

(…); however, ….

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Look at something around you and create a sentence:

Despite …

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Look at something around you and create a sentence:

Even though …

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5
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Instead of VERY SMALL, use…

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Tiny

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Instead of VERY GOOD, use…

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Superb

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Instead of VERY FAST, use…

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Quick

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Instead of VERY TIRED, use…

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Exhausted

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Practice reporting! Use the word CLAIM to report something around you

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She Calims that the students won’t be benefitiated from this policy

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Practice reporting! Use the word RECOMMEND to report something around you

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He recommends the school to postpone the date of the graduation

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Practice reporting! Use the word AGREE to report something around you

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She agrees that the dining hall should be expanded

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Practice reporting! Use the word SUGGEST to report something around you

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They suggest the school should ask the students their opinion

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Practice reporting! Use the word EXPLAIN to report something around you

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He explains that the letters to students are important in the decision making process

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Practice reporting! Use the word COMPLAIN to report something around you

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They complain the school is not giving sufficient attention

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Create a sentence with:

Personally speaking, I believe …

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Create a sentence with:

In my opinion…

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17
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Create a sentence with:
When it comes to (…) and my opinion is that (…)

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18
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Conclude an argument with:
All things considered, ..

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19
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Conclude an argument with:
To sum up, …

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20
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Create a sentence with: in the same way

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21
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Create a sentence with: in contrast,

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22
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Alternative for: Basically

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Essentially

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Alternative for: created

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Produced/generated

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Alternative for: customers

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consumers

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Correct: has become trendy in the recent years

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has become trendy in recent years

has gained propularity in recent yearsi

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Correct: it works by sharing a value of the purchase of the customer

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It works by sharing a portion of the purchase

It works by sharing a portion of customer’s purchase

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Correct: Sharing witha charitable cause, like a donation

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Similar to a donation

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What are the 4 dimensions of the content from the class in speaking:

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Content; Description; Examples 1 and 2

Conclusion

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Correct: Two reasons, the first being that students…

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The frist reason is that students…

30
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Alternative for: Mainly

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Primarily

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Alternative for: Express (meaning)

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Convey

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Pronunciation of: TWO

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Oval shaped lips:
Two, Food, Should, Good

Different from: Look, Took

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Pronunciation of: BECOME

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/i/: near closed upper front tounge, smiling

Become, Give

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Pronunciation of: YES

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Closed upper front tounge, relaxed

yes, you, yell, yeah, unsusual, senior, yesterday, yellow

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Pronunciation of: PURCHASE

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Entonation on PUR-chase

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Pronunciation of: COMPANY & COMPANIES

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/k/ - throat
ies: /i/ + z

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Pronunciation of: THAT

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Tounge between teeth

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Pronunciation of: COFFEE

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/k/ - throat
ee - /i/, near close upper front tounge

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