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More simple, but very common words are used in context in part three of this series for beginners. We learn more of the most common prepositions and new conjugations of the verb "to be."
Difficulty: Newbie
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In part two, we learn five more common and crucial words, and learn them in the best way possible: in context!
Difficulty: Newbie
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Welcome to this beginner series, in which the one hundred most commonly used words in the English language are used in context. Master them, and you will be on the way to becoming an English speaker!
Difficulty: Newbie
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Yabla wishes everyone the happiest of holidays! Here is some Christmas vocabulary to learn at this special time of year.
Difficulty: Beginner
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Sigrid muses about how much she loves this time of year and time of day where she lives in Italy. If she had one complaint, it would be: too much green!
Difficulty: Beginner
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Sigrid describes her day using verbs in the simple past tense. Each verb will flash on the screen in the past tense with the infinitive in parentheses, just in case you need a little help. There is even a vegetarian pasta recipe included!
Difficulty: Newbie
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Get ready for another round of "Think Fast!" Sigrid will describe some objects and you have to figure out what each object is. Even if you don't know the word for it in English, you are still doing great if you can visualize the object being described.
Difficulty: Beginner
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Here are some examples of sentences using both the active and passive voices. Different tenses are used, too!
Difficulty: Beginner
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What do people traditionally do on Memorial Day and Labor Day? Let's find out.
Difficulty: Beginner
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Sigrid talks about two important US holidays, Memorial Day and Labor Day. They are quite different in what they commemorate, but they're combined here because many Americans see them as bookends to the summer season.
Difficulty: Newbie
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This episode of "Think Fast" is dedicated to the summer and the heat. Try to guess what Sigrid is describing!
Difficulty: Beginner
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Although we use the passive tense in the present tense, it's used in other tenses, too, and that's what we look at in this lesson.
Difficulty: Newbie
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What is the passive voice all about? Sigrid takes us through the basics, step by step. In the active voice, we focus on "who" does something and in the passive voice we focus on "what" someone does.
Difficulty: Beginner
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In this game, following the description is just as important, if not more important, than guessing the answer in English. Try visualizing what Sigrid is describing. You can also give yourself more time by hitting "pause" while the clock is ticking.
Difficulty: Beginner
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We use a combination of the five senses to understand what is happening around us. If one sense is weak or lacking, we compensate with another sense.
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