![]() I mean think about the use of "at" or "in." Very subtle differences in their use ("I am at the hospital. When I listen to an ESL adult whose native language is Spanish, even if their grammar and vocabulary are excellent, it's the english particles that often trips them up and gives them away. Although particles in simple sentences are easy as pie, as the situation (and sentence structure) gets more complicated, so do the particles. I crossed every t and dotted every i, as it were, on the written exam, but still fell down on particles, getting only half correct - and then I forgot to answer one whole question. I ended up getting exactly the same on my written and oral tests as I had the first two tests - well, a bit better on written this time.(84%) and 90% oral. I felt I needed to do really well on the final test and prove that all the effort was worth it. ![]() The final days of class were intense for me. I hoped to add more, but studies became more important and I was wiped out most evenings. So much (too much) happened in the past 10 days, I couldn't keep up with the blog.
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