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B1 Passive & Reported Speech

Reported Speech: Time and Place Changes

Always update time and place markers in reported speech for clarity and logical consistency.

  • • Shift time/place words in reported speech to match...
  • • Words like 'now' become 'then', 'here' becomes 'th...
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B1 Passive & Reported Speech

Reported Yes/No Questions: 'Asked if...'

Report yes/no questions with 'asked if/whether' + subject + verb (backshifted!) for smooth storytelling.

  • • Transform direct yes/no questions into statements...
  • • Use 'asked' (or similar verb), then 'if/whether',...
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B1 Passive & Reported Speech

Reporting Verbs: Who Said What?

Reporting verbs add depth and nuance to reported speech, making your stories vivid and precise.

  • • Use varied verbs to report speech, not just 'say'...
  • • Verbs govern structures: 'that'-clause, infinitive...
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B1 Verb Moods

The Second Conditional: Dreaming with 'If' and 'Would'

Unlock hypothetical dreams and advice with the `Second Conditional` – if plus `Simple Past` leads to would and a `base verb`.

  • • Imaginary or unlikely situations and their results...
  • • If + Simple Past, Subject + would + Base Verb.
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B1 Grammar

Third Conditional: Imagining a Different Past

The third conditional imagines how the past could have been different. The situation did NOT happen. Structure: If + past perfect, would have + past participle.

  • • Structure: If + past perfect, would have + past pa...
  • • The condition did NOT happen — we are imagining an...
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B1 Gerunds & Infinitives

Remember + Gerund vs Infinitive

Remembering a past event is 'remember + -ing'; a future obligation is 'remember + to-infinitive'.

  • • Remembering a past event uses '-ing'; a future tas...
  • • Formation: 'remember + gerund' (past); 'remember +...
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B1 Gerunds & Infinitives

Try + Gerund vs Infinitive: Effort or Experiment?

Differentiate `try to do` (effort) from `try doing` (experiment) to sound more natural and precise.

  • • Try + infinitive: make an effort, uncertain outcom...
  • • Try + gerund: experiment with a method or solution...
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B1 Prepositions

Stopping and Quitting (Give up)

Master "give up" to express quitting habits, stopping effort, or surrendering gracefully in any conversation.

  • • "Give up" means to stop trying, surrender, or quit...
  • • Formed by verb "give" + preposition "up"; verb tak...
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B1 Prepositions

The Phrasal Verb: Bring Up

Master 'bring up' to naturally introduce topics, talk about parenting, and avoid awkward silences (or just awkward grammar).

  • • To introduce a topic, raise a child, or vomit.
  • • Formed by bring + up, separable (pronoun in middle...
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B1 Prepositions

Solving problems with 'Figure Out'

Master `figure out` to confidently express solving problems and understanding complex ideas!

  • • Solve, understand, or deduce something complex by...
  • • Separable phrasal verb; pronoun objects always go...
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B1 Grammar

So, Such, Such a, So Much, So Many: Intensifiers

So goes before adjectives and adverbs. Such (a) goes before nouns or adjective + noun. So much/many are used with quantities.

  • • so + adjective/adverb: It is so hot! She speaks so...
  • • such + a/an + adjective + singular noun: It was su...
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B1 Grammar

The More, The Better: Double Comparatives

"The + comparative, the + comparative" shows that two things increase or change together. The more you practice, the better you get. Both clauses must use "the" and a comparative form.

  • • Structure: The + comparative, the + comparative.
  • • Meaning: as one thing increases, the other also ch...
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B1 Grammar

Used To, Be Used To, Get Used To: Three Very Different Meanings

"Used to" is about the past. "Be used to" means you are accustomed to something now. "Get used to" describes the process of becoming accustomed. Only the first one is a modal-like structure — the others need -ing or a noun.

  • • used to + base verb: past habit or state (no longe...
  • • be used to + -ing/noun: accustomed to (a state, an...
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B1 Confusable-words

A vs. An-before-acronym: What's the Difference?

Trust your ears, not your eyes. The sound of the first letter determines if you use 'a' or 'an'.

  • • Use 'an' if an acronym starts with a vowel sound,...
  • • Say the acronym aloud; if it starts with 'eff', 'e...
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B1 Grammar

A(n), The, No Article: Mastering English Articles

Use "a/an" for first mentions and general references, "the" for specific or shared-knowledge references, and no article for general plural/uncountable statements.

  • • a/an — first mention, general singular countable:...
  • • the — specific, both speaker and listener know whi...
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B1 Confusable-words

A-lot vs. Alot: What's the Difference?

`A lot` is two words. If you have a lot of things, you have space for a space.

  • • `A lot` is the correct two-word phrase; `alot` as...
  • • Always write it as the article `a` followed by a s...
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B1 Confusable-words

Accent vs. Ascent vs. Assent: What's the Difference?

Accent is speech, ascent is a climb, and assent is agreement—three different words, one sound.

  • • Accent is how you talk, ascent is a climb, and ass...
  • • These words are separate nouns (and a verb for ass...
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B1 Confusable-words

Accent vs. Dialect: What's the Difference?

Accent is how you say it; dialect is what you say and how you say it.

  • • Accent is how you sound (pronunciation).
  • • Dialect is how you sound, the words you use, and t...
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B1 Confusable-words

Accept vs. Except: What's the Difference?

`Accept` is for agreeing and receiving; `except` is for excluding.

  • • `Accept` is a verb meaning 'to receive' or 'agree...
  • • Use `accept` for actions, like `accept an offer`.
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B1 Confusable-words

Access vs. Excess: What's the Difference?

`Access` is your key to get in; `excess` is having too much stuff to carry.

  • • `Access` is a noun or verb for entry or opportunit...
  • • `Excess` is a noun or adjective for 'too much' of...
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B1 Confusable-words

Across vs. Through: What's the Difference?

Across is for surfaces (2D); through is for passing inside something (3D).

  • • Use 'across' for movement on a 2D surface, like a...
  • • Use 'through' for movement inside a 3D space, like...
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