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In this lesson:
0:00 12 Easy English Expressions with "AT"
0:55 at first
3:18 at last
5:44 at best & at worst
7:20 at least & at most
8:55 at dawn & at dusk
10:27 at birth
11:00 at fault
11:55 at present
12:47 at random
TRANSCRIPT:
Hi. I'm Rebecca from engVid. Welcome back. Today, you're going to learn 10 common expressions
that all have only two words, and they all start with the word "at". Now, you're saying
to yourself, "10 expressions, oh my gosh. Can I really learn 10 expressions in one lesson?"
Yes, you can, because I'm going to make it so easy for you, okay? What are we going to
do? I'm going to tell you exactly what they are, I'm going to show you how to pronounce
them as expressions, and also in a sentence, alright? I'm going to tell you what they mean,
and we're going to use them... You're going to learn how to use them not only while you're
speaking, but also in writing, in the correct way. And I'm going to give you lots and lots
of examples, okay? So that you really understand what they mean, and you can start using some
of them right away. Okay? Are you ready? Let's get started.
So, here first, on our first board, we have four of them. They are, you can repeat after
me, "at first", "at last", "at best", and "at worst". Okay? Now, as we go through the
sentences, I'll show you exactly how we kind of tend to use them, okay? In an actual sentence.
So, let's look at the examples first and understand what they mean. So, the expression "at first",
what does it mean? It means in the beginning, initially. Okay? Right at the start. Something
that you felt, or something that you thought, or something that happened in the beginning.
Okay? So, for example, "At first, she enjoyed living in the city." Now, in this kind of
sentence, and even from the way that I was saying it, you can tell that probably something's
different is going to happen afterward. It could be that something was positive first,
and it became negative afterwards. It could be that something was negative first, and
it became positive afterwards. Okay? There's usually some kind of contrast that we're going
to suggest when we use this expression "at first". It tells you that at first, da-da-da,
but then later, da-da-da. Okay? So, "At first, she enjoyed living in the city." Now, we expect
to hear that, but later, she decided that she enjoyed living in a small town much more.
Okay? We expect to hear something like that. We don't have to hear it, but we expect to
hear something like that at some point. Or another example, "At first, I thought the
exam was difficult, but once I got through it, I realized it wasn't that bad after all."
Okay? You see what I mean? So, here you have an example of something where someone thought
that something was negative first, but actually it turned out to be much more positive. And
in the first one, somebody thought something was positive first, and then it turned out
to be negative. So, it doesn't matter which way you use it. All we're saying when we use
"at first" is that in the beginning, you thought a certain way, you felt a certain way, something
happened in a certain way. Okay? All right. So, that's "at first". Let's look at the next
example, "at last". Now, first of all, this expression is interesting, and it's a little
bit different from the other ones because you can actually use this expression by itself.
As in, "at last", it means finally. Okay? But usually, we say this expression... We
use this expression, "at last", when we've been waiting for something to happen for a
long time, and then finally it happens. So, imagine a situation where you're waiting to
hear from somebody that you really love, and you haven't heard from them for too long,
and you're a little bit worried and tense, and then they call, and they finally call,
and you're so relieved, and you're like, "Oh, thank heavens", and you say, "at last". So,
sometimes we just say that, "Oh, at last", it means finally. Okay? […]
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In this lesson:
0:00 – 12 Confusing Nouns in English –
0:53 "wedding" or "marriage"?
2:23 "suit" or "suite"?
3:56 "weather" or "climate"?
4:58 "desert" or "dessert"?
6:03 "foreigners" or "strangers"?
7:19 "residents" or "residence"?
8:44 – Test Yourself! –
TRANSCRIPT:
Hi. I'm Rebecca from engVid. Today we'll look at 12 nouns, and more specifically, 6 pairs
of nouns that often cause confusion for English learners. Some of the mistakes with these
nouns are made while speaking, and some are made while writing. Some are vocabulary errors,
pronunciation errors, or spelling errors. So let's understand exactly what these words
mean and how to use them correctly. Okay? Now, if you're interested in improving your
English, especially in this way, I have an entire course called Correct Your English
Errors in 10 Minutes a Day, where we look at over 160 such errors, which have to do
with vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and more. So if you're interested in that, please
feel free to check the link below. But for now, let's get started.
Alright, so number one. "We're invited to their wedding." or "We're invited to their
marriage." What is correct? What should we say? Now, if you want to... If you need a
little more time, just pause the video, think about it, and then continue. So which of those
is correct? The correct answer is "We're invited to their wedding." Okay? So what's
the difference between a wedding and a marriage? The wedding is the actual ceremony. Okay?
The party, the event, where two people are married, get married. Okay? Or someone marries
them. After that celebration, after that event, the wedding, then they are married,
and the rest of their life is known as their marriage. Okay? That is the legal relationship
that they share after the wedding ceremony takes place to describe their marital status.
Okay? So the wedding is the event, and the marriage is the relationship that exists between
those two people for the rest of their lives or for their marriage. Okay? So that's the
difference. So, "You're invited to their wedding. You're not invited to their marriage." Let's
make sure of that. Okay, number two. Do we say, "The fire department told them to stay
in their suit." or "The fire department told them to stay in their suite."? Which is correct?
In this case, the second one is correct. "The fire department told them to stay in their
suite." Suite. Okay? Now, what's the difference between a suit and a suite? A suit is something
that you wear, a man or a woman, like a jacket and pants, or a jacket and a skirt, or whatever.
It's a piece of clothing. It's a suit. A suite is either like a fancy apartment or a fancy
room in a hotel. Completely different. Right? So, "The fire department didn't ask them to
wear special clothes. The fire department just told them to stay in their apartment
or their suite." And this word, even though it's spelled s-u-i-t-e, it's pronounced like
suite. Okay? That's how we pronounce it. So, if you're using this word, make sure you're
using the correct word, not using this word, using this one, pronouncing it like this,
and spelling it like that. Okay? There are a few points to keep in mind there.
Next, number three. Do we say, "What's the weather like today?" or do we say, "What's
the climate like today?" What's the difference here? The correct word would be, "What's the
weather like today?" because "weather" talks about short-term weather patterns. Okay? Temperature,
rain, snow, etc. "Climate" is talking about the general patterns, the long-term patterns.
And especially here, we asked "today". Right? We're just talking about today. Is it hot?
Is it cold? Is it raining? Is it snowing? How is it? Is it windy? Is it stormy? Right?
So, we want to use "weather" to talk about a short period of time, like a day or sometimes
a week or something like that. But if we're talking about the climate in this country,
that's different. We're talking about the seasons [...]
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In this lesson:
0:00 English for Parents: Talking with Teachers
0:35 Talk to your child
1:19 Prepare questions for the teacher
2:08 Share your concerns
2:44 Sentences parents can use
4:57 Phrasal Verbs for Parents
6:24 keep up
7:08 fall behind
7:34 call on
7:55 clam up
8:09 tense up
8:47 catch on
9:01 sink in
9:31 cope with
10:03 left out
10:43 join in
10:57 Phrasal Verb Review
TRANSCRIPT
Hi, I'm Rebecca from engVid, and welcome to this lesson on English for Parents. In this more practically-oriented video, I'm going to explain to you some of the things that you could keep in mind when you're preparing for a parent-teacher interview, okay? Or a parent-teacher conference. These are some tips that will help you to prepare before you go and while you're there, and also to understand the teacher more easily when he or she starts to explain about what's going on with your child, okay? So let's get started.
So first of all, before you go, talk to your child, okay? Depending on your relationship with your child, maybe your son or daughter tells you a lot about what's going on in school, and maybe not. And also understand, of course, that school is much more than just the academic subjects; it's also the social environment, and so on. All of this matters, so try to get as much information from your child about how he or she is feeling in school, if they're having any special difficulties, if they're having a hard time, if anybody's bothering them, is anything going on, okay? As much as possible, it will help you to participate more fully in that conference, okay?
Next, prepare some questions in advance. And why should you do that? Because maybe there are some words, some vocabulary that you're not familiar with in English, but if you think of your questions in advance, you have enough time to look it up online, find the translation, and then you'll have the words that you need to ask the teacher some questions. Maybe you don't have the exact grammar, but at least if you've used the right vocabulary or the right words, then the teacher will understand what you're trying to ask about, okay? So do that. It will help you, it'll help you feel more confident, and it'll help the teacher to know that you're really trying and caring, even if your English isn't perfect, but you really care about your child enough to want to participate fully, okay? Next, also, in most English-speaking schools, you are expected to share your concerns, okay? Teachers appreciate it when you share your concerns. It's not only what the teacher is going to tell you about your child, it's also what you can share with the teacher about your child, okay? So be a little more open, share any worries or concerns about how they're doing, okay? How's Johnny doing in math, or how's Susan doing in gym? You know, she's having a hard time this year. Feel free to share those concerns, okay?
Now, here are some actual sentences and questions that you might want to use during your conference, okay? So, first of all, be very open, and friendly, and polite to the teacher. It's always good and diplomatic to start off with a thank you. You know, thank you very much for helping Johnny. I really appreciate it. Johnny really likes your class, he feels so comfortable in your class, he enjoys being in your class, something like that. And thank you so much for helping him, I really appreciate it, okay? You can use this sentence again and again in all kinds of situations. I really appreciate it. I really appreciate your helping Johnny. I really appreciate everything you're doing to help Johnny. It means so much to us. Thank you so much, okay? Be sincere, that sincerity comes through, doesn't matter what, especially when we're talking about our children, right? Okay.
Next. If you don't understand something that the teacher is saying or said, you just ask politely. Could you please repeat that? I'm sorry, I didn't... I didn't understand or I don't understand what that means. […]
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1:03 Subject? Object? Pronoun?
4:24 Examples
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9:36 Test Yourself: Subject & Object Pronouns
TRANSCRIPT:
Hi. I'm Rebecca from engVid. I'm so glad you clicked on this lesson because today's lesson
is one of the most important lessons ever. Why? Because this mistake that I'm going to
tell you about is one of the most frequently made mistakes, unfortunately, not only by
English learners, but also by English speakers. So, hey, if there are any English speakers
watching this, please keep watching because you would like to correct this too. But for
the English learners, it's even more important because you're doing exams, you're going for
job interviews, and people are judging your English a little bit more critically. Okay?
So, what are we going to talk about today? We're talking about subject and object pronouns.
Now, I know that doesn't sound very sexy, but it's so important that you get it right
because it's a very basic mistake. All right? And I hope that after this lesson, you will
get it right. I'm going to do my best to explain it to you so you completely get it. Okay?
Here we go. All right. So, first of all, what's a subject and what's an object, and what's
a pronoun? Because I said subject, object, pronouns. There are three words there. Okay?
They're kind of like grammar words. So, the subject of a sentence in English is the doer
of the action. Okay? It's the person that does the action. And the object receives the
action. Okay? I'm going to explain it to you exactly, give you an example and everything,
no problem. All right? And what's a pronoun? A pronoun is a word that takes the place of
a noun. So, for example, I could say "John", okay? "John likes me." Or I could say "He
likes me." So, "He" replaced "John". All right? Now, let's look at this chart because here
what I've written for you are basically all the subject pronouns and all the object pronouns.
Okay? Now, what's the problem? The problem is that sometimes people are using object
pronouns when they should be using subject pronouns, and vice versa. So, sometimes they're
using subject pronouns when they should be using object pronouns. All right? So, let's
see how this works. So, in this sentence, "I love movies." Right? The "I" is a subject.
It's doing the action. The action is love. All right? So this is a subject pronoun. Right?
But in this sentence, "Please call me", the subject is understood as "you", but the action
is being received to "me". "Please call me." So, "me" is an object pronoun. Okay? I'm going
to give you so many examples that you're going to get it, even if you didn't get it yet.
Okay?
Let's try it with this little rhyme. And you can say it along with me if you want, if it
helps you to kind of get that rhythm in your head. All right? Because language is not about
rules and all of that only. It starts with that, but finally it becomes about the rhythm,
and whether it's going to sound right to your ear. So, let's say these sentences, and we're
going to run through them with all of these examples. Okay? Here we go.
For example, "I like Jack", "Jack likes me." Okay? "I like Jack", subject, "I", "Jack likes me", object.
"You like Jack", "Jack likes you". Here, you can see with the word "you" that it's the
same. Okay? So there we don't usually make mistakes because it's the same. Here, "He
likes Jack", "Jack likes him". Okay? "She likes Jack", say it with me, "Jack likes her".
"We like Jack", "Jack likes us", "They like Jack", "Jack likes them". Okay? So what do
you notice? That all of these subject pronouns usually come at the beginning of a sentence,
and the object pronouns usually come towards the middle or end of a sentence. Okay? You'll
see that, and that's how it is. And there are a few other patterns which I'll show you.
So let's look at some examples. Okay? So we said the first one already. "I love movies",
subject. "We live here" […]
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1:16 Timeline
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5:54 subject lines
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11:13 nouns
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0:57 countable & uncountable nouns
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04:04 "since" or "for"?
05:30 "during" or "while"?
06:52 "at", "on", or "in"?
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More of my pronunciation lessons:
English Pronunciation Hack: The Missing "S" youtu.be/OohW5979JL8
14 Common Business English Pronunciation Mistakes youtu.be/LmjOlzxbZWI
In this lesson:
00:00 Silent letters in English: Introduction
00:39 Silent letters at the beginning of words: ps, kn, wr, h
03:36 Silent letters in the middle of words: dg, t
04:55 Silent letters at the end of words: mb, mn, tle, lk
08:03 Words with silent letters in them: Examples
Next, watch my new video on 12 confusing English nouns: youtu.be/Cy1mv5OVNZU
In this lesson:
00:00 – 12 Confusing Verbs in English –
00:53 "bring" or "take"?
03:10 "hear" or "listen"?
04:42 "remember" or "remind"?
06:36 "borrow" or "lend"?
08:15 "coming" or "going"?
09:17 "spent" or "wasted"?
12:08 – Test Yourself! –
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Silent Letters in English: The 10 Most Common Errors youtu.be/8WbSxY-u4y8
Pronunciation Secret: How to say any word with "-tion" youtu.be/SLj1RTwIhBc
In this lesson:
00:00 Introduction: The Missing 's'
02:00 Contraction pronunciation: don't forget the 's'!
07:32 Possessives: don't forget the 's'!
11:00 Plurals: don't forget the 's'!
14:26 Tenses: don't forget the 's'!
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In this lesson:
00:00 – Words to use instead of "get" –
01:24 to land a job
01:49 to clinch the deal
02:12 to obtain permission
02:56 to gain access
03:24 – Short Review 1 –
04:01 to enjoy the benefits
04:16 to win support
04:56 to earn respect
05:33 to receive a call
06:10 – Short Review 2 –
06:42 – Quiz –
09:25 – Conclusion –
Learn more English expressions with these videos!
10 advanced business English expressions youtu.be/7al51BtYJio
8 popular English expressions youtu.be/XkV1wkvl3Ws
In this lesson:
00:00 6 proverbs that start with "Don't..."
01:07 "Don't bite the hand that feeds you."
02:23 "Don't burn the candle at both ends."
03:13 "Don't judge a book by its cover."
04:11 "Don't cross that bridge till you come to it."
05:24 "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched."
06:53 "Don't bite off more than you can chew."
08:36 – Quiz –
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How to use the SEMI-COLON in English writing youtu.be/aCJVCT4G_Ic
Fix two BIG errors in English writing! youtu.be/hXCzhyYqLso
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In this lesson:
00:00 Grammar Challenge: Subject & Object Pronouns
01:40 SVO: What do subject, verb, and object mean?
02:39 Subject Pronouns & Object Pronouns
03:08 Subject Pronouns: I, you, we, they, he, she, it
05:50 Object Pronouns: me, you, us, them, him, her, it
08:45 – Quiz –
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10 "LOOK" Phrasal Verbs youtu.be/k99o0aTtcWA
In this video:
00:00 – 8 "out" Phrasal Verbs –
01:00 look – look out
02:47 stay – stay out
03:47 point – point out
04:49 work – work out
06:14 wear – wear out
08:05 rule – rule out
10:13 stand – stand out
11:24 find – find out
13:04 – "OUT" Phrasal Verb Test –
17:18 – Conclusion –
More of my videos on English expressions:
Easy English Expressions with "OUT OF" youtu.be/erA1adH1R_c
8 Easy English Expressions with "on the..." youtu.be/k-KUwWNLxEU
In this video:
00:00 Learn 8 "out of" idioms in English
00:48 1. out of the woods
01:17 2. out of the question
01:41 3. out of the blue
02:07 4. out of the picture
02:41 5. out of the ordinary
03:07 6. out of this world
03:32 7. out of the closet
04:06 8. out of their way
04:57 – QUIZ –
Learn to fix more common mistakes with prepositions and adjectives!
Prepositions of Time: 6 Easy Exceptions youtu.be/_1YwKxMvLxA
Upgrade your English: 12 Confusing Advanced Adjectives youtu.be/wJ0K45PEiko
In this lesson:
00:00 Common Adjective + Preposition combinations in English
00:49 What is a preposition?
01:13 What is an adjective?
01:26 What is a noun?
02:08 Adjective + Preposition combinations
05:15 "interested in"
06:04 "disappointed in"
06:32 "involved in"
07:24 "married to"
07:48 "addicted to"
08:08 "related to"
08:43 "famous for"
09:05 "responsible for"
09:31 "sorry for"
10:05 "afraid of"
10:34 "proud of"
10:51 "capable of"
12:29 – Review & Conclusion –
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Pronunciation: How native speakers say TO, FOR, and FROM youtu.be/z2VABe-bhk4
Pronunciation Secret: How to say any word with "-tion" youtu.be/SLj1RTwIhBc
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Do you want to learn all the English tenses?
01:33 Introduction to the Learn English Tenses course
06:03 About Rebecca Ezekiel, the teacher of this course
06:49 Overview of ALL 12 English tenses
10:20 Present Simple
46:29 Present Continuous (Present Progressive)
01:29:17 Present Simple or Present Continuous?
01:53:55 Past Simple
02:34:29 Past Continuous
03:06:09 Future Simple with "will"
03:39:30 Future with "going to" & Present Continuous
04:15:19 "Will" or "going to"?
04:39:26 Future Continuous
05:14:25 Overview of Advanced Tenses
05:17:18 Present Perfect
06:13:58 Present Perfect or Past Simple?
06:43:33 Present Perfect Continuous
07:21:18 Past Perfect
08:09:54 Past Simple or Past Perfect?
08:24:06 Past Perfect Continuous
09:02:34 Present Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous?
09:22:37 Future Perfect
09:54:20 Future Perfect Continuous
10:26:46 Review of ALL 12 tenses in English
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In this lesson:
00:00 - Introduction -
00:25 "reliable"
02:10 "determined"
02:59 "proactive"
04:50 "indispensable"
06:23 - Review -
07:09 efficient
08:10 "industrious"
08:59 "meticulous"
10:11 "considerate"
11:36 - Review -
12:14 Using these adjectives to describe things
13:28 - Quiz -
17:28 - Homework & Conclusion -
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More lessons like this:
Prepositions of Time: 6 Easy Exceptions youtu.be/_1YwKxMvLxA
Easy English Expressions with "OUT OF" youtu.be/erA1adH1R_c
In this lesson:
00:00 Introduction
00:37 1. in a heartbeat
01:25 2. around the clock
02:01 3. as we speak
02:49 4. against the clock
03:50 5. at the eleventh hour
04:57 mini-test
06:54 6. at the crack of dawn
07:35 7. ahead of time
08:07 8. behind the times
08:45 9. out of time
09:24 10. just in time
10:08 mini-test #2
11:54 Conclusion
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Easy Email: Sending Good & Bad News youtu.be/VCL4kXOSXzY
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In this lesson:
0:00 Why are email subject lines important?
4:29 SIS Principle
8:30 More examples
11:42 Vocabulary for subject lines
13:58 More email subject tips
Next, watch my new video with 6 advanced verbs: youtu.be/kDDysMNeMyc
In this video:
00:00 Introduction
01:56 "economic" or "economical"?
03:40 "imminent" or "eminent"?
04:53 "personal" or "personnel"
06:19 "continuous" or "continual"?
07:29 "historic" or "historical"?
08:48 "childish" or "childlike"?
10:04 Pronunciation Review
11:20 USAGE & COLLOCATIONS:
11:28 1. "economic"
12:47 2. "economical"
14:20 3. "imminent"
15:24 4. "eminent"
16:06 5. "personal"
17:43 6. "personnel"
18:48 7 & 8. "continuous" & "continual"
21:24 9. "historic"
22:25 10. "historical"
23:34 11 & 12. "childish" & "childlike"
25:34 Conclusion
More lessons to expand your vocabulary:
Stop saying "Very good" & "very bad": 8 expressions to use instead youtu.be/-zRiDx4gVKs
Vocabulary hack: Sound smarter and avoid mistakes youtu.be/rKsm3AZuuFE
In this lesson:
00:00 8 better words to use than "said"
00:25 1. announce
01:18 2. mention
02:15 3. insist
03:39 4. deny
04:19 Review #1~4
04:43 5. estimate
05:20 6. complain
06:20 7. report
07:12 8. claim
08:09 Review #5~8
08:29 Conclusion
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In this video:
0:00 Introduction
0:33 What is an appositive?
3:00 What appositives do
4:42 Examples & practice
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Improve Your Pronunciation: The Short "a" in English youtu.be/PZ2j4qWYdvQ
Improve Your Pronunciation: The Short "i" in English youtu.be/AijGvrMTAEg
In this lesson:
00:00 Introduction
01:41 How to pronounce the short 'U' sound in English
03:51 Practice saying the short 'U' sound in English
08:41 Practice saying the short 'U' sound in words without 'U' in them!
13:03 Practice saying the short 'U' sound in sentences
14:51 Review & Conclusion
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Master AT, ON, IN with the TRIANGLE method youtu.be/G01SFcou6P4
Tricky Pronouns: "I" or "ME"? youtu.be/72BI4FaQjEQ
In this lesson:
0:00 Introduction
1:36 Pre-quiz
4:34 Who's
6:11 Whose
8:12 Quiz
Learn more English expressions with me!
8 expressions to use instead of "very good" & "very bad": youtu.be/-zRiDx4gVKs
8 "on the…" expressions: youtu.be/k-KUwWNLxEU
In this lesson:
0:00 Introduction
0:34 Tough break
1:08 Long shot
1:33 Raw deal
2:12 Necessary evil
3:46 No-brainer
4:42 Turning point
5:05 Safe bet
5:43 Win-win situation
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- Watch my lesson on countable and uncountable nouns: youtu.be/YsagocS1wGo
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