FunFluenexhausted
WordExtremely tired.
“After the overnight journey, everyone was exhausted.”
When & how to use it
Situation: Describing someone with almost no energy left.
Pattern: Use it for very strong tiredness, not mild tiredness.
English shadowing practice: B2 English Shadowing: The Trojan Horse Plan
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The Greeks and the Trojans had been at war for 10 years.
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The Greeks and the Trojans had been at war for 10 years.
The Greek army was camped outside the city of Troy,
when the Greek king Odysseus suddenly had a good idea.
He knew that horses were scary animals to the Trojans,
so he decided to build a huge, hollow wooden horse on wheels.
A horse big enough for some of his soldiers to hide inside.
The horse was built and some of the soldiers climbed inside.
The others the camp
and pretended they were going to sail back home to Greece, defeated.
, they hid nearby.
The Trojans, delighted that the Greeks had left,
immediately came out of the city gates and found the horse.
They were very curious indeed.
As part of the plan, the Greeks had one soldier hiding near the horse.
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duly
WordAs expected or according to the plan.
“The documents were duly signed before the meeting.”
When & how to use it
Situation: Showing that an expected step was completed.
Pattern: Use it when something happens in the expected or proper way.
set fire to
PhraseCause something to start burning.
“The accident set fire to a pile of dry wood.”
When & how to use it
Situation: Describing how a fire was deliberately or accidentally started.
Pattern: Keep the full pattern: set fire to + thing.
In fact
ExpressionIntroduce the real situation, often correcting an impression.
“I thought she had left. In fact, she was waiting outside.”
When & how to use it
Situation: Correcting what someone might naturally assume.
Pattern: Use it when the next statement gives the real or stronger fact.
left behind
PhraseKept someone or something in a place after others left.
“We left behind one person to watch the equipment.”
When & how to use it
Situation: Explaining that someone or something stayed after a group moved away.
Pattern: Use left behind when the person or thing remains after others leave.
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The Greeks and the Trojans had been at war for 10 years.
1:57The exhausted Greek army was camped outside the city of Troy,
2:02when the Greek king Odysseus suddenly had a good idea.
2:06He knew that horses were scary animals to the Trojans,
2:10so he decided to build a huge, hollow wooden horse on wheels.
2:14A horse big enough for some of his soldiers to hide inside.
2:19The horse was duly built and some of the soldiers climbed inside.
2:24The others set fire to the camp
2:28and pretended they were going to sail back home to Greece, defeated.
2:31In fact, they hid nearby.
2:35The Trojans, delighted that the Greeks had left,
2:39immediately came out of the city gates and found the horse.
2:42They were very curious indeed.
2:46As part of the plan, the Greeks had left behind one soldier hiding near the horse.
2:49had been + state + for + duration
Show that a situation had continued before another past event.
“The Greeks and the Trojans had been at war for 10 years.”
past situation + when + past event
Connect a background situation to the event that happened during it.
“The exhausted Greek army was camped outside the city of Troy,”
reason + so + subject + decided to + verb
Show how a reason leads directly to a decision.
“He knew that horses were scary animals to the Trojans,”
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