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Hi, I'm Colin. I'm 54 years old. I'm from Manchester in England. I'm an EFL teacher in Thailand. I speak English(mother tongue) and Spanish ( I lived there for 20 years). I'm learning Mandarin because I've rediscovered the language bug and I think this is a good language to restart with. On italki I want to help and be helped.
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    This might help,it's the only thing that comes to mind at the moment. You hand in your homework to your teacher. You hand over responsibilities. If you are in charge of something for a certain time and it comes time for you to go home, you hand over to the next person who is in charge. I'm sure there are better answers out there.
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    July 5, 2014
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    Anything that produces energy produces waste. Waste from fire is smoke and ashes. Waste from a car is exhaust fumes. A nuclear power station produces nuclear waste - I'm not quite sure what chemical the waste is, "depleted uranium" comes to mind, but I really don't know.
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    July 4, 2014
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    I bought this book, it is mine, it belongs to me, I own it. "belong with" means "should be with". You cannot own another human being. So "you belong with me" means "you should be with me". You can say this with a loved one. Also, if their are kids on a school trip and they are in groups, the teacher could say, "Kevin, what are you doing here? You don't belong with me, you belong with Mr. Smith." I love Sylvia's comment, by the way, it works perfectly and is a very good example.
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    July 4, 2014
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    Elementary school

    Elementary school is called sekolah dasar in Indonesia. SD (Sekolah Dasar) have has six grades. The students must be pass the semester exam if you they want to enter a higher grade.The exam is held twice a year.The exam is usually have held for 2 weeks. The exam is consisted some lessons is comprised of various subjects. These Lessons subjects are math, science, social studies, Indonesian language, English, sport, local language and the other lesson subjects depending on the individual school.

     

    Hope this helps.

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    July 4, 2014
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    July 4, 2014
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    Whereas I competely agree with Saul's explanation, I would like to say that, in my 54 years of speaking english, I have never said either of your sentences. I would use the verb "put". If you need to put something delicately somewhere(so it doesn't break), use "place". "Place the bone china plate on the shelf." If something needs to be put in an exact place, use "set". "Set the sundial right there." I reiterate, I have never said these words like this. "Put it down carefully.", yes. "Put it right there.", yes. For books (unless they are antiques) "put" is the verb to use. I know that inChina the written word is highly thought of, but in England a book is a book. Unless it is an antique. Hope this helps.
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    July 3, 2014
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    I live in Thailand and people here have a problem with "fun" and "funny". Maybe this is your question. Mr. Bean is funny - he makes you laugh. Cycling(if you enjoy it) is fun. It doesn't make you laugh, so it is not funny. If you enjoy watching war movies, you can say that they are fun, but you cannot say that they are funny. Hope that helps Colin
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    July 3, 2014
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    I don't have a favourite song, I have hundreds. What do you like? Romantic - Brown Eyes Blue - Misty. Funny - The Lumnberjack Song by Monty Python. If you let me know what you like, I can recommend something for you, OK?
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    July 3, 2014
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    Even though I'm an old man, I agree with the first 2 answers. contemporary novels are much better for you than Shakespeare, for example. What I would recommend is to think about what subject matter interests you. What do you read in your own language? If you like crime novels, don't go for Harry Potter. Any novel you enjoy, look for something by the same author.
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    July 3, 2014
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    This is another "British English vs American English" question. In British English the verb forms are: get, got, got. In the US they are: get, got, gotten. So it depends if your examiners want Brit eng or Am Eng or they are imparcial - I, for one, admit both as correct. Hope this helps
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    July 3, 2014
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