Listen "231. B1 Do for emphasis (with dialogue)"
Episode Synopsis
Emphasis is used with lots of auxiliary verbs:- I MUST get to the shop before it closes.- You SHOULD try and finish the painting today. I'm fed up with smelling paint all over the house.- I do like your new tie. It's so colourful!- I do want to go and see that new film Anora. You know, the film that won all those oscars.- Well, I saw it. I don't think it's suitable for you, if your favourite film is the Sound of Music.- I do wish it would stop raining. I can't get out at the weekend.Third person:- Mary does like new job. She has chances of promotion now that she never had before.2nd person- You know, you do annoy me with all the regaton music you play at full volume in your bedroom.Past tense- I did want to go away last weekend, but we gave up the idea because of the rain.In negatives:- You helped yourself to my biscuits again, didn't you?- I didn't, actually. I'm on a diet. It must have been Yvonne.Questions:- Where have you been all this time, Peter?- I borrowed your car, Mum. Just went out for a short drive.- You did, did you? And without my permission. Well, you're grounded for the rest of the week.To read the dialogue, go to: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-231.htmPodcasts on intonationhttps://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-43.htmhttps://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-97.htmhttps://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-103.htmhttps://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-197.htmhttps://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-126.htmSupport the showMy NEW book: "B1 English Vocabulary Builder - 22 Short Stories for Learning the Words and Phrases Students Need to Pass the B1 Exam" is now available! This book gives the learner enough vocabulary to pass any B1 exam (special help for Cambridge exams).To about my book, click here (you can access it from any Amazon platform):https://amzn.to/46AVFe9 Learners studying towards B2 level will be interested in my B1 to B2 reader: The Tudor Conspiracy (includes audio version) https://amzn.to/4gPsj0i For very young learners (from 8-10), I recommend my picture reader book for children learning A1 to A2 English. It comes with a fully dramatised audio version: https://amzn.to/46TCWvv Oxford Bookworm Graded Readers: Read stories at your level to improve your English. I recommend Oxford Bookworms as the best series of books for learners: https://amzn.to/4r7YVHg At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, free grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.https://www.practisingenglish.com/Be back soon with another podcast!Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)
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