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Episode 10: You'll be a shoo-in!

Can Magda get her dream job by following Johnny’s interview advice?

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Intermediate: B1

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dm_ry's picture dm_ry replied on Russia

I've got a quastion. In phrase 'they’ll be calling' when the action happens? The phone call is now, but Magda uses the Future Continuous Tense.

AdamJK's picture AdamJK replied on Poland

Hello,
That's an excellent question! This is the reason why many teachers don't like to call 'will' the future tense - because it's not a tense and it doesn't always refer to the future!
'Will' is a modal verb which can be used to describe things that the speaker thinks are almost certain. These can be things in the future ('The new boss will close some factories') or things in the present ('That will be the postman').
So, Magda is talking about the present - her phone is ringing now.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
 

Reza R's picture Reza R replied on Netherlands

Hi

could you be so kind and explain me the meaning of " I've got the plaster off it now?"

Is "off " here an adverb or a preposition ?

what does "have got " mean here? to need to  or be forced, or poses ?

thanks   

AdamJK's picture AdamJK replied on Poland

Hi Reza,

In this sentence, 'it' is Johnny's leg and he is saying that the plaster has been removed from it. The verb 'got' means something like 'taken' here. He had plaster on his leg, so now it has been 'taken off' or 'got off' his leg.

Does that help?

Best wishes,

Adam

The LearnEnglish Team

pagis's picture pagis replied on France

Hello,

I can not do the exercices anymore

For example: I see "Preparation". I could read the explanations sentence. But usually under these explanations, the exercices appears.

But in this part and for all the tasks, there is nothing anymore apart the explanations.

It's the case for the previous epidodes I've already done and fotr the future epidodes.

What's happening?

Could you give me any tips?

Thank you

 

Sorry my English is not very good. :)

AdamJK's picture AdamJK replied on Poland

Hello,

Sorry about that - we had a technical problem with our exercises server and it took a few hours to solve it. They should be working now.

Let us know if you have any more problems.

Best wishes,

Adam

The LearnEnglish Team

pagis's picture pagis replied on France

It is working! Thank you for you answer.

V.

azhan's picture azhan replied on Malaysia

I can add the people to be my friends in this podcast or not?
because maybe we can chat and talking to each other to enhance our English skill... :)

AdamJK's picture AdamJK replied on Poland

Hello Azhan,
I'm not quite sure what sort of friends and chatting you mean. Do you mean on this website or another site or chatting by telephone?
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team

Fry's picture Fry replied on Brazil

Hi,
Harry said: "He just talks about his work all the time, about how important he is, and how rich he’s going to be...it gets boring."
Why is the present simple used here? If we used The Present Continuous like: "he's just talking..." and "it's getting...", how would the meaning change?
Thank you in advance
Nick
 

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