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Hello Nikos,
We are working on providing just the sort of space you mention and hope to be able to offer it to subscribers in the next few months.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi Nikos,
This is something we have been planning on doing from the beginning, but it's also great to know that subscribers like you value it. I look forward to seeing you in that space once it's available!
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi Nikos,
Thanks very much for your comment. It's really useful and encouraging to get this kind of feedback.
Best wishes,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Nikos,
I hope you don't mind me responding for Rob.
Are you referring to the exercise called 'Pronunciation: polite intonation' on screen 16 of module 3.3? I think it must be that exercise.
You are right in thinking that both of those expressions are polite. The reason they are marked as 'impolite' in that exercise is because of the intonation in the recordings. In other words, in the recordings of both sentence 1 and sentence 4, the tone is a little bit aggressive. The difference between the polite and impolite intonations is described on screen 17.
Does that make sense?
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi May Thida Su,
It's because the idea is that There's a chance we'll get a pay rise. The sentence includes will (we'll get a pay rise), but the phrase There's a chance modifies it. It means that it's possible, but is not certain, and might and could have that meaning.
Does that make sense?
Jonathan
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi May Thida Su,
No problem at all :) Yes, that's exactly it.
Jonathan
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello May Thida Su,
I'm afraid the Language Focus videos don't have transcripts. You can ask us about short, specific segments if you'd like to. Please be sure to include the time codes (e.g. 1:45-1:51) if so.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello Aung Ko Latt,
In this task, the letter 'o' represents an unstressed syllable and 'O' represents a stressed syllable. So, for example, in the word 'tiny', the first syllable ('ti') is emphasised more than the second one ('ny'), so it goes in the 'Oo' group.
Does that make more sense now?
Remember that after you try a couple of words, you can press 'Finish' and then 'Show Answers' to see the answers if you find it very difficult.
All the best,
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hi Hiba Ahmed,
Yes, it can be tricky. Feel free to watch the video again and try the tasks. If you have a question, we'll try to help :)
Best wishes,
Jonathan
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello natrish
'injured' is pronounced /ˈɪn.dʒəd/, and 'lovely' is pronounced /ˈlʌv.li/ (follow the links to hear them) -- note that the 'e' in both 'injured' and 'lovely' is not pronounced.
All the best
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello andreiabauermann,
Please take a look at our pages on modal verbs, which have detailed explanations and examples, plus activities to practise them. If you have any specific questions after you've read those pages, please post them on those pages and we'll be happy to help.
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/modal-verbs
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/b1-b2-grammar/modals-permission-and-obligation
Peter
The LearnEnglish Team