Learn to use intensifiers in English
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| Hi, my name is Alisha, and this is Three Step English by EnglishClass101.com. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn "how to use intensifiers to describe past experiences" through a quick conversation. |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| Wow, it’s been such a long day! We’ve looked at so many locations for the new gym. What did you think about the last one? The rent was so cheap! |
| It was quite a good price, but it was extremely small. |
| I agree, it was too small. What about the first one we saw? |
| That one was big enough, but the location was so far. |
| Yes, it was terribly far away. Well, how did you feel about the other one? |
| The location was really convenient, but it was much too expensive. |
| Jerry! You’re unbelievably picky. Sometimes you have to spend money to make money! |
| Let's go over the dialogue again, more slowly this time. |
| Wow, it’s been such a long day! We’ve looked at so many locations for the new gym. What did you think about the last one? The rent was so cheap! |
| It was quite a good price, but it was extremely small. |
| I agree, it was too small. What about the first one we saw? |
| That one was big enough, but the location was so far. |
| Yes, it was terribly far away. Well, how did you feel about the other one? |
| The location was really convenient, but it was much too expensive. |
| Jerry! You’re unbelievably picky. Sometimes you have to spend money to make money! |
| Let's focus on the key part of the conversation. |
| The location was really convenient, but it was much too expensive. |
| The character is using the intensifiers "really" and "much too" to communicate a stronger meaning or more emotional context to a word. |
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