Look at the resume and do the exercises to help improve your skills in writing a resume.[1]https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/intermediate-b1-writing/cv
Read the questions and choose the correct answers.
Write a sample resume to apply for a job of your choosing.
If this is too difficult to understand, check out the B1 grammar points to help out!
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The difference between a, an, some, and any can be quite confusing for many people.
Most simply “a” and “an” are used with singular countable nouns while “some” and “any” are used with countable and uncountable plural nouns.
“A” is used with singular nouns that begin with a consonant.[1]https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/when-use-a-some-any-elementary
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“An” is used with singular nouns that begin with a vowel.
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“Some” is used with plural countable and uncountable nouns in positive statements.
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“Any” is used with plural countable and uncountable nouns in negative statements and questions.
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Normally with questions, you use “any” for plural countable and uncountable nouns. However, there are 3 major exceptions to this rule.[2]https://www.grammar.cl/Notes/Some_Any_A_An.htm
Would you like some coffee?
Can I have some coffee?
How about we go out for some coffee?
Complete the following sentences with either “a”, “an”, “some”, or “any”.
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Look at this travel guide for tourists visiting Los Angeles and do the exercises to improve your English reading skills.
Match the vocabulary words with their definitions.
pier/rollercoaster/gym/amusement park/museum
Universal Studios Hollywood is the ultimate Hollywood experience. This place is a mix of amusement park, movie studio, restaurants, and stores. It is a great place for the entire family to spend the day together. Rides include a variety of rollercoasters with virtual reality elements. In addition, you can explore the Universal Studios blacklot where some of the most famous movies such as Jaws, Mission Impossible III, and Pirates of the Caribbean were shot! You can end your day on Universal CityWalk which is filled with additional entertainment, dining, and shopping.[1]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g32655-d104417-Reviews-Universal_Studios_Hollywood-Los_Angeles_California.html
The Getty Center is one of the most popular museums to visit in Los Angeles. It features an impressive collection of art work from artists such as Cezanne, Monet, and Van Gogh. In addition, its buildings and gardens are great examples of beautiful architecture. To top it all off, it sits perched on the Santa Monica hills, where you can get a great look of the rest of Los Angeles.[2]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g32655-d147966-Reviews-The_Getty_Center-Los_Angeles_California.html
The Santa Monica Pier is one of the most iconic beach locations to visit in Los Angeles. One of the most famous parts of the piers is Pacific Park, a family amusement park famous for its Ferris Wheel, roller coaster, and other small rides. In addition, there are many other things to do on the pier such as go to the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, shop, eat, fish, and look at the beautiful Pacific Ocean sunset.[3]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g33052-d104238-Reviews-Santa_Monica_Pier-Santa_Monica_California.html
Venice Beach, not to be confused with Venice, Italy, is an area of Los Angeles that is very unique, bohemian, and artistic. It is famous for its canals, Ocean Front Walk, and multitude of performers and personalities. One of the most famous locations on Venice Beach is Muscle Beach where you can see perform great acrobatic and bodybuilding feats outdoors on the beach.[4]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g32655-d104591-Reviews-Venice_Beach-Los_Angeles_California.html
If shopping is more your style, then look no further than the iconic Grove! Shop at famous stores such as Nordstrom, DvF, and even take a look at Tesla cars! In addition, the place is stylish with great restaurants to eat at as well as the popular water fountain that places a choreographed water show to music every hour. This place is also a great place to go people watching. There is even a great chance that you will get to see some famous stars walking around and shopping! [5]https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g32655-d547175-Reviews-The_Grove-Los_Angeles_California.html
While locals may avoid it, as a tourist, the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a must on any Los Angeles bucket list. With more than 2,600 stars commemorating directors, musicians, and actors, it is one of the greatest memorials to Hollywood history in the world. One of the best things to do is walk around and try to find your favorite stars on the walk.[6]https://www.thecrazytourist.com/top-25-things-to-do-in-los-angeles/
If you are looking to “get out” of Los Angeles and experience a little bit of that famous California nature and weather, look no further than El matador State Beach located in Malibu, California! Due the magnificent rocks and caves along the beach, this spot is popular for photographers to take photos of models. If you would like to walk along the beach, the best time is at low tide.[7]https://www.californiabeaches.com/beach/el-matador-state-beach/
No trip to Los Angeles is complete without visiting a shrine to America’s pastime, baseball. Dodger Stadium is the 3rd oldest baseball stadium in the US as well as the largest one with a capacity of 56,000 people! While seeing a game eat some popular baseball game foods such as hot dogs and nachos while you root for the home team! If you would like to learn more about the stadium, there are even tours offered that let you get in the dugout and walk on the field.((https://www.thecrazytourist.com/top-25-things-to-do-in-los-angeles/))
Select true or false for each statement about this travel guide.
The following are several people who want to visit Los Angeles, but don’t know what to do or see. Match each person with the place that they would like most based on what they say using the information from the travel guide.
Which of these places for this travel guide in Los Angeles is the most interesting to you? Why?
If this is too difficult to understand, check out the B1 grammar points to help out!
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Reported speech is when tell what someone else said.[1]https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html
There are two ways to use reported speech.
Direct speech: “I am a teacher,” Fred said.
Indirect speech: Fred said that he was a teacher.
Depending on the original tense, we must change the tense in the indirect reported speech. This is called a backshift.
When using reported speech, we must backshift from the present simple to past simple.
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For the present continuous, we must backshift to the past continuous.
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For the present perfect, we must change to the past perfect.
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For the past simple, we must change to the past perfect simple.
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For the past continuous, we must change to the past perfect continuous.
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The past perfect does not change when using reported speech.
Change the following sentences into the reported speech.
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In English, linking words help to express cause and effect between different actions or events.
There are three main linking words categories.[1]https://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/570/pulp/hemp5.htm
They can be used with all the different verb tenses in English.
Conjunctions can be used to both express cause and effect. They link two complete thoughts together.
The most important linking words for cause are “because” and “since”.
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As you can see, if the conjugation is in the beginning of the sentence, you must use a comma to separate the two clauses.
The most important linking word for effect is “so”.
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As you can see, with the conjunction “so”, you must always use a comma to separate the first and second clauses.
Examples of other linking word conjugations include[2]https://writesite.elearn.usyd.edu.au/m3/m3u5/m3u5s6/m3u5s6_3.htm
Linking words can form a noun phrase in order to talk about cause.
The most important ones are “due to” and “because of”.
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Linking words can be used in transitions to express effect.
When doing so, you are joining two complete sentences together.
The most important ones are “therefore”, “consequently”, and “as a result”.
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As you can see, you can use the transition linking words in one of two ways:
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In English, it is possible to ask questions using the past tense. When answering these questions, you have the option of replying with long answers or short answers.[1]https://www.grammar.cl/Past/Short_Answers.htm
Certain questions in English allow you to respond back with a short answer.
You can respond with a short answer for questions that begin with the word “Did”.
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You can respond with a short answer for questions that begin with the words “Was” or “Were”.
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Not all questions in English allow you to respond back with a short answer.
Questions that begin with the question words who, where, when, why, what, which, or how often require more detailed explanations.
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In English, there are several modal verbs of deduction. They allow us to guess if something is true based on the information available. Four very important ones to know are must, can’t, may (not), and might (not).[1]https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/modals-deductions-about-the-present
You use the word “must” when you are 100% (or nearly) positive that something is true.[2]https://smitkit10-11.weebly.com/deduction.html
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You use the words “may (not)” or “might (not)” if you are 50% sure of a fact.
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May is used for situations that could be factual or could be possible.
Might is used for speculative situations that didn’t actually happen.[3]https://writingexplained.org/may-vs-might-difference
You use the word “can’t” when you are 100% (or nearly) sure that something is false.[4]https://www.test-english.com/explanation/b1/modal-verbs-deduction-must-might-cant/
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Embedded questions are questions that appear inside another statement or question.[1]https://esllibrary.com/blog/embedded-questions
This can be confusing for many English learners because of the usual sentence pattern in English.
Normally in English a question follows the (Question Word)-Auxiliary Verb-Subject-Main Verb pattern.
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However, embedded questions do not follow the inverted pattern. Instead, they follow the Subject-Verb pattern of a statement. These sentences end with a question mark.
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You can also find imbedded questions in phrases that don’t end with a question mark.
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So why do we used embedded questions rather than the usual inverted question format?
You can use an embedded question to be more polite.
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You can use an embedded question to add additional information. This usually helps express intent.
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You can use an embedded question to change direct speech to indirect speech.
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The present perfect continuous and the past perfect continuous are quite similar. However, the main difference between the two is that the present perfect continuous refers to time in the present while the past perfect continuous refers to time in the past.[1]https://englishstudypage.com/grammar/differences-between-present-perfect-continuous-tense-and-past-perfect-continuous-tense/
Before we go into the differences between these two verb tenses, it is important to understand them separately.
The present perfect continuous is an action that started in the past and continuous up to the present. It may be just finishing now or still continuing.
You can use the present perfect continuous verb tense to describe long actions that started in the past and continue till the present.
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You can use this verb tense to talk about recent actions that have clear results in the present.
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You can use this verb tense to talk about temporary situations.
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If you would like to learn more, check out the Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
The past perfect continuous is an action that continued for a period of time in the past.
You can use the past perfect continuous verb tense to express an action it the past that took place for a period of time before another action in the past.
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You can use the past perfect continuous tense to express the duration of an action in the past that comes before something else.
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You can use the past perfect continuous to express the cause for something in the past.
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As you can see, the present perfect continuous and past perfect continuous both describe event that start in the past.
The main difference is
The present perfect continuous relates the present (right now)
And
The past perfect continuous relates only to the past
Complete the following sentences with either the present perfect continuous or the past perfect continuous verb tense.
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In English, there are many different verb tense that you can use to talk about the past. It can be very difficult to understand the differences. For example, the past simple and the present perfect both describe events in the past.[1]https://7esl.com/past-simple-and-present-perfect/ However, what is the difference between the past simple vs the present perfect?
The past simple describes finished time
And
The present perfect describes unfinished time.
The differences between these two verb tense are slight; however, they can drastically change the meaning of a sentence.
The past simple expresses finished time.
For example:
Note: In this sentence, the subject used to live in France, but doesn’t live there anymore.
However, the present perfect describes unfinished time.
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Note: In this sentence, the subject started living in France in 2012 and still lives there to this day.
The past simple refers to definite time.
For example:
Note: In this sentence, the subject went on vacation at a specific time (last summer).
However, the present perfect describes indefinite time.
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Note: In the sentence, the subject visited Mexico; however, we don’t know when or how many times.
The past simple is used to talk about a series of finished actions in the past.
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Note: The first completed action was finishing the homework. After that was finished, the subject played video games.
However, the present perfect talks about experiences or results.
For example:
Note: In this sentence, the result is that the homework is already done.
Write the correct verb tense for each sentence.
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