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Good afternoon

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hello all, we'll start in a minute or two

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Maggie's a little bit restless... just for everyone to know if I need to tell her to stop barking/jumping on me. I've been on Zoom since 9 and she is not a fan!

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dogs are unpredictable ^^"

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the music

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the music

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we need an article here

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this

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No, the only music I like is a chamber music

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the only music I like is chamber music

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the only music I like

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chamber music

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I the only music they like is rock

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genres of films/music/fashion/etc

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do NOT need an article

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most of the boys are interested in cars

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Most boys are interested in cars

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Most of the boys in our family are interested in mechanics

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Most of the boys in our family are interested in mechanics.

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This is obviously not a text that I chose

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Most of ---- sisters in my family are interested

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the

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Most of - the

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We spent three weeks in Ireland last summer

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We spent three weeks in Ireland last summer

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the last summer

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Unfortunately the last week was spoiled by the rain.

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Unfortunately the last week was spoilt by the rain.

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by rain ?

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by the rain

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last week

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the last week and last week?

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"last week" in a sentence

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The last week: la dernière semaine d'une certaine période.

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Last week: la semaine dernière.

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?

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rain/the rain

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Man is the king of the Universe.

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A man is king of the universe

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The man is the king of the Universe

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yeah it's just not the same meaning right ?

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man is king of the univers3e

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the man is the king of the universe

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man is king

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man = human

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At first I interpreted it as talking about a very self centered man and I wrote "That man is the king..." x)

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"Man" is king

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Man without an article - humanity

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"man" is king

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Alceste hated mankind, he hated all men.

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Alceste hated mankind he hated all men

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mankind - "man"

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he hated all the men

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Do English children go to school on Saturday mornings ?

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Memory is one of the most valuable faculties of the mind.

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oops sorry

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one of the most

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I love pie.

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Blueberry is one of --- best

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Chinese and French food are said to be the best food in the world. Sorry for the correction, it sounded better like that In my opinion

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Chinese cooking and French cooking are said to be the best in the world.

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Chinese cooking and French cooking are said to be the best in the world

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Chinese and French food are said to be the best foods in the world

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I struggle a lot with the "s" apparently

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Chinese cooking and French cooking

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cooking = cuisine

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cooking - verb (gerund)

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The French are fond of good food. French people are fond of good food.

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The French are fond of good food. French people are fond of good food.

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nationality - French

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the french

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The Americans are fond of good food.

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Americans

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Because of the s?

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Mexicans

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Because I think that we don't use an article for example to say "Mexicans"

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The Mexicans

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Can you give me a definition of humour

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the humo(u)r -

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Can you give me a definition of humour ? Do you appreciate the humour of this cartoon ?

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Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh have invited the King of belgium and the Queen Faviola

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Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh have invited the King of Belgium and Queen Fabiola.

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preposition - NORMALLY , not always, we need an article at the beginning

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President Obama

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the president of the US

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The President Obama - NO

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Foxes and wolves live in the New World as well as in the Old, but the coyote is found only in America.

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Foxes and wolves live in the New World as well as in the Old, but coyote is found only in America

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coyote - plural or singular

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foxes wolves - coyote is found

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the coyote - if we're talking about a particular species

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coyote are

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I have never seen the Queen on television, but I have heard her on radio

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I'ven never seen the Queen on television but I I've heard her on the radio.

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I've never seen the Queen on television, but I've heard her on the radio.

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the Queen

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the*

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on the television - NO

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I've never seen the Queen on --- tellie/telly

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yes and no

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the radio

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We enjoyed our holidays in Spain, though we liked the wives better than the cooking.

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wines

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*

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The winter has been very mild so far, but on the whole I prefer autumn to winter.

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The winter has been very mild so far, but on the whole I prefer autumn to winter.

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The winter

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Winter has been mild - we're talking about multiple winters

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so far - this winter

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Dinner will be at 9

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8

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The dinner will be at 8

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The dinner - specific dinner / a choice between multiple dinners

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he had an accident yesterday and was taken to hospital. Let's go to the hospital and enquire how he is

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He had an accident yesterday and was taken to hospital. Let's go to the hospital and enquire how he is.

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So if we're saying "The dinner" we are talking about the food and when we say "dinner" we're taking about the moment when we're eating?

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the dinner - talking about the food

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talking*

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I made this fish for dinner

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the dinner - events

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The dinner will be served

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the dinner - passive voice

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The dinner is going to be at 9

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My sister's getting married. The dinner is at 9

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the hospital = the building and without article = the place

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Okay thank you. :)

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UK - US

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UK to hospital - is the action

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to the hospital - the exact location

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US - we do NOT say going "to hospital"

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I broke my toe.

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UK - I'm going to hospital

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US- I'm going to the hospital

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What are the relationships between Parliament and the Cabinet ?

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What are the relationships between Parliament and the Cabinet

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the Parliament and the Cabinet

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ignore that - I am American

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Parliament and the Cabinet

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US - the house and the congress

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The Irish speak English, so do the Scots and most of the Welsh

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The Irish speak English, so do the Scots and most of the Welsh.

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The Irish speak English; so do --- Americans and most of ----Mexicans

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no

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so do Americans

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yes

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yes

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and most of --- Mexicans

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of?

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most Mexicans

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and most Mexicans

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most of - NEED an article

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preposition - of

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He plays cricket better than he plays piano

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He plays cricket better than he plays the piano.

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sports - do not have an article

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sport"s"

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Few people have moral courage, for instance, the courage of their convictions.

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Few people have courage - uncountable

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the courage - possessive of the convictions

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We go to church every Sunday, but not to the church you visited this morning.

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do not need an article for church in general

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have a nice day

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Goodbye, have a nice holiday!