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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

teach someone something

1. When I was two, Mother began sending me to a woman who specialized in teaching babies at the keyboard, a form of pre-Suzuki.

2. When I was two, Mother began sending me to a woman who specialized in teaching babies the keyboard, a form of pre-Suzuki.

Q) What's the difference between the presence of "at" in #1 and absence of "at" in 2?
  

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In #1, they learn while sitting at the keyboard. Do you know the term 'hands-on', meaning practical learning? In #2, they learn about the keyboard itself, eg its layout.

  • In #1, they learn while sitting at the keyboard.
  • Do you know the term 'hands-on', meaning practical learning?
  • In #2, they learn about the keyboard itself, eg its layout.
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In #1, they learn while sitting at the keyboard.
Do you know the term 'hands-on', meaning practical learning?

In #2, they learn about the keyboard itself, eg its layout.

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