25 episodes
Speak Well by Eve Rydel Eve Rydel
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Podcasts on a variety of topics all designed to help you speak English well. The focus is on using proper English and emphasizing how to avoid commonly made mistakes by ESL learners. Don't delay build your confidence in English as of today.
Contact information: everydel@gmail.com or 501-520-361
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Please help Ukraine and the refugees
Please stand with Ukraine in this difficult time.
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Comfortable vs. Convenient (meaning and usage)
armchair, chair or sofa are comfortable
This armchair is quite comfortable.
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It is convenient that my job is close to my home.
My job is conveniently located. -
Pronunication of words ending in "able" and the pronunication of able as a word that stands alone
comfortable, vegetable, doable, remarkable, admirable, adorable, agreeable, available
able is a suffix meaning it is added to the end of the word - pronounication as if you were to say "a bull" when it is a part of a word
Explanation of prefix vs. suffix
happy - unhappy (un = prefix un= not so - not happy)
happiness - ness - is a suffix which means state of being or the condition
un = prefix
able vs. unable - I am able to swim. I am unable to fly a plane.
I am able to speak English. The pronunciaton is different
able - /ˈeɪb(ə)l/ -
Stative Verbs: Emotions
adore, appeal, appreciate, desire,despise, detest, dislike, fear, feel, forgive, hate, like, love, mind, need, pity, prefer, satisfy, trust, want and wish
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Stative Verbs: Existence: be & exist
Be - stative and non-stative uses
Conjugating of the verb be: I am, You are, He is, She is, It is, We are, You are, They are
Exist - stative use only -
Stative Verbs: Thinking (part B)
mean, realise, suppose, suspect, think, understand