
Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Vidcast - No.12
Watch the Mega Minute Vidcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.
Don't worry if you don't understand everything - just listening to real English is a FANTASTIC way to improve..!
Practise as you listen:
do a dictation: write down everything & check below
listen and repeat: speak until your English accent is perfect!
learn by heart: remember everything and impress your friends!
Vidcast Script:
Intro: Hotch Potch English: The Mega Minute! One minute, one mistake explained from Hotch Potch English (dot com).
One minute, one mistake to correct: the choice is yours!
THE BIG MISTAKE:
'I live in Paris since 16 years.' (No no no no no no no no!!!)
'Oh. Ahh! I live in Paris since 17 years!' (grrrr...)
'OK OK OK. I live in Paris for 16 years.
THE BEST ENGLISH:
'OK... I have lived in Paris for 16 years - Yeah!'
Another example:
'I work for Barclays since 3 years?' (No!)
'I work for Barclays for 3 years?' (mm-mm)
'I have worked for Barclays for 3 years!' (clapping)
(Have you watched ALL my videos yet?)
Outro: Hotch Potch English dot com: The Mega Minute!
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That's all for today!
Tell your friends. Read the words on the Blog at
hotchpotchenglish.blogspot.com
And see you next time!
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Vidcast 12 {The Mistake} ~ 'I live here since...'
Created & written by Sab Will
Copyright 2009 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English
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