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Interested in learning English online? All you would need is an account on Skype, WeChat, or Zoom.

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Important reminder:
For students 17 and below, please be advised to inform your parents or guardians about your interest in learning English beforehand, as there are some important matters to deal with them regarding the class. Thanks.

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Cross the Rubicon
-To commit to a particular plan or course of action that cannot be reversed.
The phrase refers to how Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon river and became embroiled in civil war in 49 BCE.

Can you use 'cross the Rubicon' in a sentence?

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Sentence Construction

Drill:

I enjoy learning English.

-Transform into:
Interrogative: ?
Exclamatory: ?
Imperative: ?

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Witty Illustrations of Some English Terms and Phrases

See more here:
https://t.co/ME9Nw2BjNY

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Belated Happy National Liberation Day, South Korea! 🇰🇷

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Music In Learning English
Music is one of life’s simple comfort, but music can also be a helpful tool when learning English. We get to learn about pronunciation, acquire new words and expressions, and our brain becomes more receptive to hearing English.

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Many animals, particularly domesticated ones, have specific names for male, female, and young. Baby animal names are sometimes just as cute as the baby animals themselves. Below are some examples. Can you give more?

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Take/Have Forty Winks
- to take a nap for a short period of time (usually not in bed), or to take a short sleep during the day.

What time do you usually take forty winks?

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New Phrases:
Clarifying Things on a Phone Call

1. Could you speak more slowly, please?
2. Could you repeat that, please?
3. Would you mind spelling that for me, please?
4. Could you explain that in another way, please?
5. I’m afraid I didn’t get that.

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At / In / On the Street

There are some subtle differences and confusion about the correct use of prepositions with 'street'. However, here is some common and acceptable usage of them in a sentence.

Where do you live? Use the correct preposition.

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Why does no one want to date a nice guy?
Probably because 'nice' was first used to characterize a person who was stupid, ignorant, or foolish. The word evolved to mean shy and precise though, and now, it’s ended up as a synonym for okay and obliging person.

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If you don't want to sound rude when speaking English, then you need to know how to make a request in a polite way. Requests in English are usually made in the form of questions. Below are some examples of phrases that we can use in making polite requests.

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Do you ever wonder how a word gets into the dictionary?

Simply: The word gets used. 😄
Read more here:
https://t.co/iIOEERtWsa

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Haiku is a very short, unrhymed Japanese poem that has 17 syllables arranged in three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively. It is mostly about nature, but modern haiku does not only revolve around this subject anymore.

Who else loves haiku?

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On this day in fictional history, Harry Potter celebrates his 38th birthday!

Which Harry Potter book/movie is your favorite?
Is anyone celebrating his/her birthday today, too?

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1. Fat people eat accumulates.
2. The old man the boat.
3. The complex houses married and single soldiers and their families.

Do the sentences confuse you as they seem incorrect? These are examples of garden path sentences, and they are correct sentences.

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The Notorious Buffalo Sentence:

"Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo."

See how one word can make a complete sentence. Buffalo here can be a noun, a city, and a verb. See the image below to get it through your head.

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Practice Intonation

Drill:
Say 'Hello' as if you were talking to:

a. Your boss or teacher.
b. Your bestfriend.
c. An attractive man/woman at a party.
d. A baby.

How does your intonation differ with every person?

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Grammar 101:
Subject + Do + (verb)

"Do" is a helping verb use to create an emphatic affirmation, and would usually be said as a reassurance or contradiction to a claim.

Ex:
John: I know you really don't like me that much.
Ana: No, honestly, I do like you.

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Vocabulary Friday:
On the way vs. On my way

Either expression can be used in the event that one person is in the course of a journey.
On my way - you are just about to start the journey, or you are already en route.
On the way - you are already en route

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