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- Hi Olai, You are correct in thinking that the question "how was your night" is usually something that gets asked after someone has gone out for the night (e.g. to a party; to a bar; to a concert...). I suppose it could be asked if you spent the night with a (sexual) partner, in a sort of euphemistic way (a euphemism is an indirect way of asking about something rude, explicit, or unpleasant). For asking about sleep or rest, we probably wouldn't use this phrase. Instead, you could say something like: "Did you have a good sleep?". I suppose an exception might be if there is a particular reason to think that someone's sleep might have been disturbed (e.g. by a newborn baby; noisy neighbours; jetlag...). You are right in thinking that context is everything :) I hope you find this helpful.0 votedMarch 22, 20220
- Hi Kia,Something that I <em>really </em>recommend and that students often don't think of doing is using models. Depending on the type of writing you want to focus on (emails, academic essays, exam writing tasks, letters, articles...) look for a high-quality piece of writing in that particular style and analyse it.<ul><li>How has the writer structured the text? Have they used linking words? How?</li><li>What grammatical features have they used? Do they use the passive or active voice? Which tenses have they chosen? Do they use conditionals? Noun phrases?</li><li>Are there some sentences that you can "steal" and adapt for your purposes? Emails, for example, contain a lot of quite formulaic language that you can use again and again (I'm writing to you in reference to...; Please confirm....; Please let me know as soon as possible whether....). This is a very useful exercise and you can do it with a lot of writing tasks, including articles and essays. The important thing is to try to look for interesting chunks of language (phrases) rather than individual words.</li></ul>There are lots of great resources available online but feel free to get in touch with me if you'd like some advice!0 votedJune 6, 20200
- What's something you're good/bad at? (practice modal verbs of ability)Hi guys!I used these questions in a lesson recently to work on modal verbs of ability and I thought they might make for a fun discussion! Answer the questions however you like, but if you're learning English and would like to challenge yourself, you could try using the modal verbs of ability like I have (see highlights).I look forward to hearing about your talents!What's something you're good at?I'm pretty good at languages. I learned French when I was really young and since then I've found that I've been able to pick up new languages quite quickly. Obviously, it depends on the language and if you really want to learn a language properly you have to study it, but if I'm exposed to a new language I usually manage to learn the sounds in quite a short space of time. It's useful because it means that when I'm travelling I can use it as a kind of "ice-breaker" with the locals.What's something you're bad at?I'm really bad at directions. I've just never been able to retain that kind of information. Seville is a historic city with lots of really narrow streets and when I first moved there (before I had a smartphone), I just couldn't remember my way around. Nowadays, though, I have technology to help me. Thanks to google maps, I was able to get around York pretty quickly when I moved there last year.June 6, 202011
- Too many to count! I once managed to lose my passport ON the plane! I probably would have been able to find it but the staff (it was ryanair) only gave me about 10 seconds to look for it, so I had to turn up at the arrivals security section with no ID. Thankfully, I was going from the Netherlands to the UK (I'm a British citizen), so they were able to look me up in their system. Anywhere else and I assume I would have been detained.Anyway, what was meant to be a weekend trip turned into a month-long stay while I waited for my new passport to get sorted.0 votedJune 5, 20200

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