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This story is compliments of my mom:) We both send greetings.

Enjoy!

Abundant Avocado

John lived in the heart of a very green tree.  It was huge and provided a lot of shade during the hot summer months. It had some odd-looking green fruit which was very hard.  Occasionally one of the fruits would fall down with a thump.  This always frightened him as it was very loud.  As the colder weather approached John suddenly lost his job.  His pantry started to look empty.  He worried as he realised winter is on the way and he would be without food.  He started looking for what he could gather but realised that he was already too late.  The animals had already harvested their winter reserves.

He sat under his tree, slowly eating the last of his berry stash when that green fruit dropped. This time not with a thump, but more a splotch.  John picked up the fruit. It was soft to the touch and a soft yellowy green paste was oozing out where the skin was broken.  Gingerly he tasted it.  It was amazing!  Rich and creamy and soft.  John looked up at the tree and saw lots and lots of green fruit, ripening and waiting to be eaten.  With a whistle and a spring in his step, he smiled, grabbed a branch, swung into the tree and enjoyed his abundance.

Yes, of course it was an avocado tree.

Last week this story was sent as an email in my newsletter, were you able to check the pronunciation for some of the words.

Thanks for listening. Remember this podcast is here to help you integrate English into your daily life, by providing you with stories and English Tips to listen to. If you find these episodes useful and you know of anyone else who would benefit from them, please tell them about this podcast.

Oh the song I mentioned in the podcast was written by Gershwin!!!!

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Greetings everyone!

Summer looks like it's on it's way!

Today I wanted to discuss that we have many phrases of agreement in English. Do you know what they are? I will share 2 of them today. (I gave you a clue in the subject line:)

These are the phrases we use to agree with someone's statement.

So for instance, in a dialogue between person A and person B:

A: I like running.

B: So do I!

Notice that person A has said a positive sentence.

But what happens in a negative sentence?

This is where we need to concentrate in English. Because in a negative sentence it's all different.

Dialogue:

A: I don't play the piano

B: Neither do I!

So have fun playing around with that:)

If you are interested in having your own postcard set to send out to friends and family, this is where you can get them:

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Also if you would like them to be in English please send me a DM on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/claudia.markovic

Use #postcardenglish and I'll know what the message is about.

Have a beautiful day:)

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Have you ever felt really frustrated about learning English? Maybe you've been learning for a while and you still feel - MY ENGLISH SHOULD BE BETTER!  Why is it so hard for me?  Why can't I find the words? We've all been there, including me when I want to level up on my German. This place of - is it ever going to improve? Am I improving? I'm trying so hard!

I'm here to remind you, it is! When this frustration happens, REJOICE (be happy)! Because it means you are in the process of learning right now. And when you break through your frustration, you will have reached the next level of your English skills. Don't give up! Continue what you are doing.

For those of you who don’t know me my name is Claudia Markovic. And I am an English Coach and trainer. If you would like to accelerate  your English learning, or need some support to get through the frustration come and find me on Facebook and join my private group where you can get further input for your English.

Currently there are some videos which tackle the top 5 tenses, so you can build a solid foundation for your English.

Come and join us in the group I look forward to seeing you there.

I hope you have an amazing day in these ever changing times.

Today, I wanted to spend some time on tenses. What do you think the top 5 tenses are in English?

Here is my list:

1. Present Simple (for habits and the future)

2. Present Continuous (for right now and the future)

3. Past Simple (for events in the past)

4. Present Perfect (for events that have started in the past and are still relevant now)

5. Future simple (for future events and predictions)

Of course there are many tenses in English - 12 to be exact. And if you want to take Active and Passiveas two separate categories then it's 24! But for the most part you can be understood using the list I have shared above.

Maybe you'd like to master Past Continuous and Present Perfect Continuous as well, just to add a bit of flare to your language - especially if you love English:)

If you'd like to continue to master these tenses or refresh your knowledge

then why not join the BACK TO BASICS GRAMMAR GREATS where you can refresh your grammar and build a solid foundation. Email: claudia(at)connectedtoenglish.com

This is a 5 week course where you will be reminded of the top 5 tenses in English.

Today we are meeting Thomas Neumann!

If you would like to know more about what Thomas does here are the links you need to get hold of him:

Dipl. Ing. Thomas Neumann

Geschäftsführer

Artel.Pro – Expertise I Consulting I Management

linkedin.com/in/thomas-neumann-70a205a1

www.artelpro.de

Is your life still really busy, despite our current situation? Do you still have a hundred and one things to do for work, family and home schooling?

Then let this time for English be your down time. Take a breath, grab your favourite drink and take a few minutes to find three new words or phrases in this text which inspire you.

I've managed to make my life ultra busy in this time, working on ideas, pivoting old ones and working out ways to not cancel everything. Fortunately I noticed this in myself and now I am making time to meditate and to talk to friends. I really enjoy those moments when I've been able to interact with people - even if they're not in the same room as me. It has lifted my spirit and I realise I am still connected to someone. How are you connecting to the people you love at this time?

I’m running a 5 week Back to Basic Grammar Course starting this week on the 18thof April.

If you'd like to take some time out and treat yourself to something you love as well as connect to people with similar interests,  you may also want join the BACK TO BASICS Grammar Greats!

In these 5 weekswe will practice the top 5 tenses in English and we will speak, speak, speak.

So it starts:

You will find further information in the show notes.

If you would like to be part of this experience please email me directly. 

Other than that, I wish you all well for the coming week.

Till next time

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Check:

- Which new words pop out at you. Write them down and use them in a new sentence.

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Welcome to this Bonus episode, where we will be speaking to our special guest, Christiane Stolze. 

I wanted to create a space where we can still be connected to other people during this coronavirus time and not forget about the beautiful people we have around us and with whom we can still communicate.

If you would like follow Christiane, here are her details:

www.christianestolze.com

instagram.com/christianestolzeinterior

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Hello! Hello!

How is everybody holding up during this time? Please come find me on Facebook connectedtoeng. I’d really love to hear from you.

I'm keeping busy by continuing to develop my online English concepts and teaching my students via Zoom. Even the English group classes have moved to zoom and we’re busy having fun there.

So let’s begin with our story–(Flowers on my Balcony)

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2. Remember to check:

- Which vocabulary is new for you?

- Can you use those words in a sentence?

- Choose a notebook for your English and write down what you're learning.

Remember you can find us on Facebook @connectedtoeng

There’s also a private facebook group called Connected to English Group. We are busy doing the Back to Basics Grammar review where we are covering the main Grammar points which are most used in English. So if that is of interest to you. Go and join the English community on Facebook. All the links will be in the show notes below. https://www.facebook.com/groups/connectedtoenglishgroup/