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Tuesday 14 January 2014

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

In unit 4, section Grammar: Duration, the present perfect continuous is mentioned and a few examples given. For a more thorough,detailed explanation and practice exercises, download this pdf file and print it out.

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Next, you can check the Grammar Challenge from the BBC and take the quizzes they suggest. CLICK ON THE IMAGE
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1313_gramchallenge28/page2.shtml

PRONUNCIATION: CONNECTED SPEECH

The BBC Learning English website has a good pronunciation section, where you can find a page about one of the most important features of spoken English: connected speech. You can find a reference to this in unit 4 page 26 of the Outcomes  textbook.
They analize different features of connected speech and give examples. You can download the text and the audio together with the examples.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/progs/prog2.shtml

Wednesday 8 January 2014