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Episode 12: Good news and bad news

In the final episode of this season, find out about Magda's new job and how Sarah deals with her intrusive landlord. Harry has some surprising news and Johnny has a big decision.

Do the Preparation task first. Then listen to the audio. Next go to each Task and do the activity. If you need help, you can read the Transcript at any time.

Task 1

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Task 2

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Task 3

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Task 4

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Task 5

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Intermediate: B1

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El Al's picture El Al replied on Spain

Hello Team:

Is it posible a erratum in the Word "judgement", must be "judgment"?. Line 5 task 5.

Thank you

Best wishes

archijais's picture archijais replied on India

hello,
i just want to know why there should be no article in sentence no 5 of task 5.

Kirk's picture Kirk replied on Spain

Hello archijais,

'news' is an uncount noun, and so the indefinite article is not an option here. Using a definite article would imply that the news is already known, but in this sentence the news is being reported, and so 'the' is not appropriate.

Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team

Amar OULLAI's picture Amar OULLAI replied on Algeria

with the british counnsil you dont get borring quickly.... thank you so much for this opportunity

Aaronmatthew's picture Aaronmatthew replied on Philippines

Thanks Peter, useful advice. But what will i choose when i use that? Will i use the noun, or verb etc.?

Peter M's picture Peter M replied on Poland

Hello Aaron,

The phrase you asked about was 'the landlord', which I think you can tell is a noun.  If you're not sure, then the context of the sentence should make it clear to you, as should any prefixes or suffixes.

Best wishes,

 

Peter

The LearnEnglish Team

Aaronmatthew's picture Aaronmatthew replied on Philippines

Thank you!!

Aaronmatthew's picture Aaronmatthew replied on Philippines

Hello Peter, i just wanna ask, if what is the landlord in british

Peter M's picture Peter M replied on Poland

Hello Aaron,

'Landlord' can refer to two different things.  It can be the person who owns a pub in Britain.  It can also be the owner of a building or land who rents it out to someone else (the tenant).  In this episode it is the second meaning which is relevant.

In future, when you need to check an item of vocabulary like this, why not use the Cambridge Dictionaries Online window on the right?  You can look the item up and get a definition, example sentences and grammatical information, plus pronunciation.

Best wishes,

 

Peter

The LearnEnglish Team

Beto R's picture Beto R replied on Japan

Dear all,
I really want to know the mean of expression" I had a row with my landlord".
Thanks

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