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#listening practice #n32
a birthday gift
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the passage will be given after 24 hours.
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a birthday gift
listen carefully 👂 👂
the passage will be given after 24 hours.
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#listening practice #n32
#passage
listen again...
One day Octavia decided to bake a birthday cake for her boyfriend.
She wanted to add something different to the top of the cake besides just frosting like every cake has.
Hoping an idea would come to her, she went to a bakery. While in the shop, she noticed a crowd had gathered in the candy section.
- "Why are there so many people here?" - She asked the clerk.
- "We just got a shipment of high quality chocolate covered nuts from Vietnam. They are priced very cheap."
- Octavia suddenly knew what she would top the chocolate cake with.
By the time she had gotten home, the cake had just finished baking. She then went to apply the finishing touches.
Her boyfriend Mark came home right as she was done decorating the cake. As soon as he walked in, he was greeted by a big chocolate cake scattered with big chocolate covered nuts and candles. Needless to say, he was sure that he was the happiest man alive at that moment.
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#passage
listen again...
One day Octavia decided to bake a birthday cake for her boyfriend.
She wanted to add something different to the top of the cake besides just frosting like every cake has.
Hoping an idea would come to her, she went to a bakery. While in the shop, she noticed a crowd had gathered in the candy section.
- "Why are there so many people here?" - She asked the clerk.
- "We just got a shipment of high quality chocolate covered nuts from Vietnam. They are priced very cheap."
- Octavia suddenly knew what she would top the chocolate cake with.
By the time she had gotten home, the cake had just finished baking. She then went to apply the finishing touches.
Her boyfriend Mark came home right as she was done decorating the cake. As soon as he walked in, he was greeted by a big chocolate cake scattered with big chocolate covered nuts and candles. Needless to say, he was sure that he was the happiest man alive at that moment.
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Forwarded from English With Natives*
📝 WRITING
session #n32: FORMAL STYLE
Formal style is characterised by the use of:
• advanced vocabulary
e.g. I am writing to enquire whether... (not: I want to ask if)
• formal linking words/phrases
(consequently, however, therefore, for this reason)
e.g. I have worked as a primary school teacher for ten years and therefore have experience working with children.
• passive voice
e.g. I can be contacted... (not: You can contact me...)
• polite forms without contractions
e.g. I would be grateful if...
I would appreciate it if you could...
I would like to apply ... (not I'd like to...)
Colloquial expressions, phrasal verbs, idioms and short forms are not used in formal style.
Join us at 7 pm Iranian time on weekdays
#Writing #teamjimmy @sirjimmy
session #n32: FORMAL STYLE
Formal style is characterised by the use of:
• advanced vocabulary
e.g. I am writing to enquire whether... (not: I want to ask if)
• formal linking words/phrases
(consequently, however, therefore, for this reason)
e.g. I have worked as a primary school teacher for ten years and therefore have experience working with children.
• passive voice
e.g. I can be contacted... (not: You can contact me...)
• polite forms without contractions
e.g. I would be grateful if...
I would appreciate it if you could...
I would like to apply ... (not I'd like to...)
Colloquial expressions, phrasal verbs, idioms and short forms are not used in formal style.
Join us at 7 pm Iranian time on weekdays
#Writing #teamjimmy @sirjimmy
Forwarded from English With Natives* (JѧνѧԀ Rѧjѧɞı)
📝 WRITING
session #n32: FORMAL STYLE
Formal style is characterised by the use of:
• advanced vocabulary
e.g. I am writing to enquire whether... (not: I want to ask if)
• formal linking words/phrases
(consequently, however, therefore, for this reason)
e.g. I have worked as a primary school teacher for ten years and therefore have experience working with children.
• passive voice
e.g. I can be contacted... (not: You can contact me...)
• polite forms without contractions
e.g. I would be grateful if...
I would appreciate it if you could...
I would like to apply ... (not I'd like to...)
Colloquial expressions, phrasal verbs, idioms and short forms are not used in formal style.
Join us at 7 pm Iranian time on weekdays
#Writing #teamjimmy @sirjimmy
session #n32: FORMAL STYLE
Formal style is characterised by the use of:
• advanced vocabulary
e.g. I am writing to enquire whether... (not: I want to ask if)
• formal linking words/phrases
(consequently, however, therefore, for this reason)
e.g. I have worked as a primary school teacher for ten years and therefore have experience working with children.
• passive voice
e.g. I can be contacted... (not: You can contact me...)
• polite forms without contractions
e.g. I would be grateful if...
I would appreciate it if you could...
I would like to apply ... (not I'd like to...)
Colloquial expressions, phrasal verbs, idioms and short forms are not used in formal style.
Join us at 7 pm Iranian time on weekdays
#Writing #teamjimmy @sirjimmy