What do you think of this audio recording (1 present simple)?

[Elect007]

i guess, there is mistype here..... :D

[Bertvalen]

Is this correct? "He didn't" - as far as I know it should be "He doesn't". Please explain and clarify. Thanks in advance for the usual help.

[Kitosdad]

Good morning Bertvalen. The two are entirely different meanings.

He didn't go to work today................. Something he normally does do.

He doesn't usually stay off work.......... Something he doesn't often do.

Hope that helps.

Kitosdad.
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[Minerva]

Hello Torsten I listening now the SPT first lesson it was easy ans I understood the whole vocabulary.

[Sevakpriyanka]

how to we prepare for toefl test ibt?

[Ko Myo]

Hello
i could not listen some of your audio files and let me know how can i open it.
best wishes,
Ko Myo

[Hoadong]

Hi teachers,

Please explain this sentence "ANDREW SMODLEY HANDS THE RING TO SALLY FAIRWEATHER'S FUTURE HUSBAND." I just read and listened to the article, but don't understand it. What does it mean?

Thank you.
Hoa
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[Alan]

Hi,

It is the custom of the so called 'best man' at a wedding, who is there to support the bridegroom, to keep the ring until the priest asks for the ring. The best man then gives or hands the ring to the bridegroom so that the ring can be placed on the bride's finger. In this story Andrew has the ring with him and then at the apprpriate moment hands/gives the ring to the man who is going to marry Sally. I hope this explains this for you.

Alan
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[Hoadong]

Hi Alan,

Thank you for your explanation. But I still do not understand the context of this sentence in the story. "ANDREW SMODLEY HANDS THE RING TO SALLY FAIRWEATHER'S FUTURE HUSBAND." Does the story tell us that Andrew got married with Sally at the end of the story? If "yes", does the sentence make any sense at the end of the story? Because this sentence was written in capital, I thought it must make any sense for the story. Does it or not? Does this sentence mean the newspaper said another man is going to marry Sally, not Andrew? That is why Andrew said "You can see me looking relaxed in the newspaper pictures especially that one with the caption:

ANDREW SMODLEY HANDS THE RING TO SALLY FAIRWEATHER'S FUTURE HUSBAND."

Is it right? Please explain.

Thank you very much.

Hoa
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[HuongItaly]

Hi Hoa,

As far as I understand, and as Alan already explained to you: in this story Andrew acts as the best man at Sally's wedding, he hands the ring to the bridegroom. It's not a fairy tail for him at the end, since Sally is getting married with another man. However a significant change in Andrew is emphasized: he looks relaxed at Sally's wedding, not worried or depressed as he used to be before.

The story is nice, isn't it ? I like it.

Huong.

[Hoadong]

Thank you Huong for your explanation.
Yes, the story is nice.
Have a nice day!
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[Zeena]

hi
i have finished reading this story. and i found this was one of the most intresting lesson i have ever had. i learn lots of new words, and i got an idea how to use verbs. sometimes i felt difficulties in using proper verbs. maybe i am not very good at tenses.

from this story i found phrasel verb written ''Now Sally is an entirely different kettle of fish'' i couldn;t understand what it means.
so can anybody explain me the phrase and how i can use this word after.

thanks

happy new year
from zeena

[Alan]

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Hi Zeena,

Glad you liked the story. The expression 'a different kettle of fish' suggests someone or something that is completely different from what you would normally expect. Look at this:

George and Fred are brothers. George loves all kinds of sport but Fred doesn't like any form of sporting activity. He is an entirely different kettle of fish because he much prefers to sit in a chair and read a book.

Hope that helps.

Alan
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[Yoski]

Hi, Torsten, I like this story also.And I can learn idioms from this story. Like: "different kettle of fish" and "Never cast a clout till May be out". lol~ It's really good for me, because I don't know them before. But now I got it~ :) Thank you very much.

By the way, How to download this Audio to my PC? I would like to listen to it by my MP3... Can download it ?

Thanks.

Yoski

[Najabd]

Hi,

I found it so usefull, it is good to practice listening, I understood most of the story, but when I read it I found a lot of new words I could not understand,

Kindly what is the best way to not forget these words,

Thanks in advance