English shadowing practice: English Shadowing Practice: What's on Your Desk? (A1)

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Session 1: Introduce yourself and describe what is on your desk.

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My name's Jessica, and I'm an English teacher.

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My name's Jessica, and I'm an English teacher.

I have a desk in my room.

I have things on the desk.

I have a computer and a printer, pens and pencils, a photo of my children,

an English dictionary, and a big yellow lamp.

My desk is very .

I'm Michael and I'm a student.

I have a table in my room.

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really big

Phrase

very big

“I have a really big table in my kitchen.”

When & how to use it

Situation: Use it when you want to make a simple size description stronger.

Pattern: Keep 'really' before the adjective: really big, not big really.

lots of

Phrase

many; a large number of

“I have lots of books in my room.”

When & how to use it

Situation: Use it to talk casually about many countable things.

Pattern: Say 'lots of things', with 'of' before the noun.

clean

Word

not dirty or messy

“My room is clean.”

When & how to use it

Situation: Use it to describe a room, desk, table, or other place.

Pattern: Use 'be' before the adjective: 'is clean' or 'isn't clean'.

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