Example | Part of Speech/ Name of tense/ analysis of form | What does it mean in this context? | Concept check questions (for this context) | Pronunciation Issues |
| Noun - countable | There has been a long times= since Nora wrote to James | Did Nora email James immediately? Was it a long or short time since her last email? | /d?'le?/ Stress on the second syllable, schwa sound for the first syllable. |
| Adjective | Extreme about of leaening and work | Does Nora find the course easy? Does she have lots of work to do? | /?n'tensi?v/ Stress on the second syllable |
| Verb - present continuous. First person singular + auxiliary verb 'to be' + present participle (-ing form) | Nora is putting effort into studying | Is Nora working at the moment? Does Nora have a job? | /w??k??/ Confusion between r and l. No rolling of the r. |
| Adjective | Difficult. Challenging | Can Nora do the work? Does she find it easy? | /h??d/ Confusion between r and l. No rolling of the r. |
| Verb base form. Present Tense. Transative verb. Singular first person. | To pass time | Does Nora need money? What is she spending? | /spend/ Confusion between the p and b and the d and t. |
| Noun - Act of complaining | (She is not) expressing a grievance of all the hard work required | Is Nora upset? | /k??m'ple?nt/ Confusion between l and r. Stress on the second syllable |
I'm not really sure what to look for in the second part of your e-mail. I think you're doing a good job of analysing the word in bold. Which accent is the transcription for?
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