can or could

We use the modal can to make general statements about what is possible:

It can be very cold in winter. (= It is sometimes very cold in winter)You can easily lose your way in the dark. (= People often lose their way in the dark)

We use could as the past tense of can:

It could be very cold in winter. (=Sometimes it was very cold in winter.)
You could lose your way in the dark. (=People often lost their way in the dark)

We use could to show that something is possible in the future, but not certain:

If we don’t hurry we could be late. (=Perhaps/Maybe we will be late)

We use could have to show that something is/was possible now or at some time in the past:

It’s ten o’clock. They could have arrived now.
They could have arrived hours ago.

Pronunciation

vowels - no obstruction to the flow of air - although there is shape

consonants - a kind of obstruction.  It's more difficult for air to come out of the mouth.

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PHRASAL VERBS

put up with = (Latin equivalent) tolerate

I rely on (dependent preposition - meaning isn't changed) him not to let me down (p.verb)

Phrasal verb s- particle changes the meaning of the verb.

DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS
VERBS                      ADJECTIVES
to rely on                   crazy about
to insist on                 good at
to apply for                bad for

Type 1 - intransitive (no object) the car broke down
Type 2 - trans sep - object can go in the middle.  if it's a pronoun you can only put it in the middle
Type 3 - trans insep - object goes at end
Type 4 - 2 particles - object goes at end (I get on with him)

1. I asked around
2. I haven't turned the music down
3. She'll never get over him
4. He looked down on his brother.

LEARNERS NEED TO KNOW WHERE THE OBJECT CAN GO.

                   

odd verb forms

There are some oddities to note:

• shine is irregular when it refers to light but regular when it means 'polish'
• hang is regular when it means 'execute' but irregular in other senses
• run, become and come are slightly odd in having only one change but to the past form not the participle
• be and go have tense forms derived from different Old English verbs which accounts for went and was etc.
• verbs that have regular -ed ending and irregular -t endings (such as learn, dream, smell etc.) are more often used in the regular form in American than British English
• dive is regular in British English but irregular in American English (the past is dove)
• gotten is the Old English form of the past participle of get which American English has retained in certain senses

Barrister

Barrister

Barristers can be distinguished from a solicitor because they wear a wig and gown in court. They work at higher levels of court than solicitors and their main role is to act as advocates in legal hearings, which means they stand in court and plead the case on behalf of their clients in front of a judge. They also have specialist knowledge of the law and so are often called on to give legal advice.

Barristers do not come into contact with the public as much as solicitors. They are given details of a case by a solicitor and then have a certain amount of time to review the evidence and to prepare what they are going to say in court (a pleading).

Most barristers are self-employed and work in Chambers with other barristers so they can share costs of accommodation and administrators. They can also be employed in-house as advisors by banks, corporations, and solicitors firms.

The present, the past and the future walked into a bar.............It was a tense moment.

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