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Today’s sentence Hi – how’s it going? We’re starting a new theme today: something called ellipsis. Don’t know. Notes Sometimes written: “dunno”. (But this is really incorrect). If you listen again to the recording, it sounds like dunno. It means, “I don’t know.” It’s really common to omit the pronoun when it’s obvious who you are talking about. Omitting the pronoun is called ellipsis. An example? “What are you going to do today?” “Don’t know.” (I don’t know.) That’s all for today. We’ll continue with this theme tomorrow. Bye for now! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2008 Less
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Three weeks ago my wife and I went on a trip to Canada. We rented a house in a town named Canmore, in the province of Alberta. Canmore is located just outside Banff National Park. We were in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. The house was spacious. Five members of our family were with us there. So there were seven of us altogether. My grandson got the largest room. We could see mountains through the living room window. Wild rabbits ate the grass on the back lawn. The trash cans were all designed so that bears cannot get into them. We could walk into town. The town has several nice restaurants. One night we had dinner in a Chilean restaurant. Canmore has over 100 kilometers of trails and paths within the town and nearby. A 10-minute drive took us onto mountain roads. There were signs everywhere warning about bears. The two kinds of bears living there are black bears and grizzly bears. There are also mountain lions in the area. On one hike we caught sight of a male deer. We took a gondola ride to the top of a mountain. The view was fantastic. The food they served in the restaurant up there was not very good. We split up into different groups depending on the activity. My son and brother-in-law went white water rafting. I went with my wife and sister-in-law to a rodeo in Calgary. My grandson spent time with everyone. The eight days we spent there seemed too short. Three weeks ago my wife and I went on a trip to Canada. Three weeks ago I went with my wife on a trip to Canada. We rented a house in a town named Canmore, in the province of Alberta. We took a house in a town by the name of Canmore in Alberta. Canmore is located just outside Banff National Park. Canmore lies right outside Banff National Park. We were in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. We were in the Canadian Rockies. The house was spacious. The house was roomy. Five members of our family were with us there. Five family members joined us there. So there were seven of us altogether. So we were seven in total. My grandson got the largest room. My grandson ended up with the largest room. We could see mountains through the living room window. We had a view of mountains from the living room window. Wild rabbits ate the grass on the back lawn. Wild rabbits nibbled on the grass of the back lawn. The trash cans are all designed so that bears cannot get into them. All the trash cans in the area are bear proof. We could walk into town. We could get into town on foot. The town has several nice restaurants. The town has a number of good restaurants. One night we had dinner in a Chilean restaurant. One night we dined in a Chilean restaurant. Canmore has over 100 kilometers of trails and paths. Canmore offers over 100 kilometers of trails and footpaths. A 10-minute drive took us onto mountain roads. It was just 10 minutes to mountain roads. There were signs everywhere warning about bears. Signs warning about bears were posted all over. The two kinds of bears living there are black bears and grizzly bears. The two species of bears there are the black bear and the grizzly bear. There are also mountain lions in the area. There are also mountain lions living in the area. On one hike we caught sight of a male deer. On one hike we saw a stag. We took a gondola ride to the top of a mountain. We rode a gondola up to the top of a mountain. The view was fantastic. The view was superb. The food they served in the restaurant up there was not very good. The food in the restaurant there was nothing to write home about. We split up into different groups depending on the activity. Depending on the activity we divided into different groups. My son and brother-in-law went white water rafting. My son and my wifeâs brother went on a white water rafting excursion. I went with my wife and sister-in-law to a rodeo in Calgary. My wife, sister-in-law and I attended a rodeo in Calgary. My grandson spent time with everyone. My grandson did things with everyone. The eight days we spent there seemed too short. Our eight days in Canada was far too short a time. Less
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Today’s sentence Hello – how are you today? Here’s the last in the series on dating and marriage.. Have you been invited to the wedding? Notes 1. You get engaged. 2. You get married. 3. You get divorced. Well, OK, that’s a bit cynical, isn’t it? Anyway, we’re only on step 2 right now. To get married you must have a wedding. It’s the legal / religious ceremony necessary to be married. Obviously, weddings are sometimes very big affairs and you invite a lot of people to the wedding celebration, which will probably involve lots of eating, drinking and dancing. Well, that’s the end of the series. If you have any more questions, contact me on “Let’s Chew, our forum. See you tomorrow with a new theme! Search Linguagum for more English tips, check out our very useful links and our shop! And please, tell us what you think of us! Text and audio © linguagum.com 2006-2008 Less
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For an explanation about two-part verbs, see www.esl-aloud.com take after Her behavior is like her mother’s. She takes after her mother. take apart The mechanic disassembled the motor. The mechanic took apart the motor. The mechanic took the motor apart take back I retract what I said about Mr. Foster. I take back what I said about Mr. Foster. Did you return the car to the dealer? Did you take back the car to the dealer? Did you take the car back to the dealer? That song makes me think of my childhood. That song takes me back to my childhood. take down I wrote down everything he said. I took down everything he said. I took everything he said down. They lowered the flag at sunset. They took down the flag at sunset. They took the flag down at sunset. Mario dismantled his tent after breakfast. Mario took down his tent after breakfast. Mario took his tent down after breakfast. take for What kind of person do you think I am! What do you take me for! take in Greg lost 20 pounds and had his pants made smaller. Greg lost 20 pounds and had his pants taken in. He was a stranger and they let him stay in their home. He was a stranger and they took him in. She spoke so fast my mind couldn’t absorb what she was saying. She spoke so fast I couldn’t take in what she was saying. The old lady was deceived by the false advertising. The old lady got taken in by the false advertising. We spent the day looking at the sights of the city. We spent the day taking in the sights of the city. The widow did sewing for people in her home. The widow took in sewing. take off We removed our shoes before entering the mosque We took off our shoes before entering the mosque. We took our shoes off before entering the mosque. They reduced the price of the table by 20 percent. They took 20 percent off the price of the table. They took off 20 percent from the price of the table. She left without saying good-bye to anyone. She took off without saying good-bye to anyone. The sales of his book increased rapidly after his TV interview. The sales of his book took off after his TV interview. At exactly 2:15 the plane rose into the air. At exactly 2:15 the plane took off. Iâm going on vacation for a week in July. Iâm taking off a week from work in July. Iâm taking a week off from work in July. Less
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