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Kiwaus Posted 17 years ago
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What problems can learners have with 'looking forward to .."
Hi
I'm doing a CELTA course at the moment. One question I have to address is what problems can learners have with form, use and pronunciation of the following 'I'm looking forward to ..'
am I on the right track with:
USE: they may believe they are talking about the present and not the future. students might use 'will' instead of am/is/are.
Form: Students may use the infinitive and omit the -ing form of the verb e.g I am look. Students may omit the 'to' from the end.
pronunciation: pronouncing Looking, both with the oo and -ing. Maybe a problem pronouncing the contraction 'I'm'
are there any others that are possibles? Any advice gratefully received
cheers
KIWAUS
I'm doing a CELTA course at the moment. One question I have to address is what problems can learners have with form, use and pronunciation of the following 'I'm looking forward to ..'
am I on the right track with:
USE: they may believe they are talking about the present and not the future. students might use 'will' instead of am/is/are.
Form: Students may use the infinitive and omit the -ing form of the verb e.g I am look. Students may omit the 'to' from the end.
pronunciation: pronouncing Looking, both with the oo and -ing. Maybe a problem pronouncing the contraction 'I'm'
are there any others that are possibles? Any advice gratefully received
cheers
KIWAUS
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Hi Kiwaus - welcome to the forum! The difficulties in pronunciation depend very much on the learner's native language, and the sounds in their language. Some have trouble with the "l" sound, and replace it with "r".
- Hi Kiwaus - welcome to the forum!
- The difficulties in pronunciation depend very much on the learner's native language, and the sounds in their language.
- Some have trouble with the "l" sound, and replace it with "r".
- Contractions may be new to some learners, too.
- In certain English dialects, or when we speak fast, "looking" is pronounced, "lookin", so the learner may know the written form, but not recognize the spoken form.
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Hi Kiwaus - welcome to the forum!
The difficulties in pronunciation depend very much on the learner's native language, and the sounds in their language. Some have trouble with the "l" sound, and replace it with "r".
Contractions may be new to some learners, too.
In certain English dialects, or when we speak fast, "looking" is pronounced, "lookin", so the learner may know the written
The difficulties in pronunciation depend very much on the learner's native language, and the sounds in their language. Some have trouble with the "l" sound, and replace it with "r".
Contractions may be new to some learners, too.
In certain English dialects, or when we speak fast, "looking" is pronounced, "lookin", so the learner may know the written
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Hi,
Welcome to the Forum.
Here are a couple of thoughts on use.
You said this. USE: they may believe they are talking about the present and not the future.
Consider that when you say today 'I am looking forward to next Friday', the 'looking forward' is an activity that is happening at the present time.
I would explain that I am talking about how I feel now
Welcome to the Forum.
Here are a couple of thoughts on use.
You said this. USE: they may believe they are talking about the present and not the future.
Consider that when you say today 'I am looking forward to next Friday', the 'looking forward' is an activity that is happening at the present time.
I would explain that I am talking about how I feel now
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"i am looking forward to where else you can lead"
is this the correct sentence ??
is this the correct sentence ??
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