{"id":751,"date":"2018-01-29T22:54:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T14:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/?p=751"},"modified":"2018-01-30T00:46:20","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T16:46:20","slug":"lesson-20-ambitions-and-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/english-learning\/lesson-20-ambitions-and-achievements\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 20 \u2013 Ambitions and achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-summary\">Summary<\/div>\n<div class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-aim\">Talking about your<strong> achievements\u00a0(past)\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong> ambitions (future)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-desc\">\n<p>The topic of the lesson was ambitions and achievements. I could:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>talk about achievements and ambitions in\u00a0my life<\/li>\n<li>focus on verb and noun phrases related to achievements<\/li>\n<li>focus on how to describe achievements and ambitions<\/li>\n<li>practise using contractions and linking sounds to sound more natural.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Simply Ways to talk about achievements and ambitions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Achievements\n<ol>\n<li>I have + p.p &#8230;. (e.g I&#8217;ve passed the exam)<\/li>\n<li><strong>One thing I&#8217;ve done that I&#8217;m really proud of<\/strong> (proud dof [pronunciation]) <strong>is &#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>My great<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>est<\/em><\/span> achievement was\/is (what I did&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>Another one of my achievement is (doing &#8230;)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Ambitions\n<ol>\n<li>I want to do sth. (e.g I want to pass the exam)<\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;ve always<\/strong> (four rays \u00a0[pronunciation]) <strong>want<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ed<\/span><\/em> to&#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It has always (saw ways [pronunciation]) been my dream to &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Someday I&#8217;d love to<\/strong> become a (comma \u00a0[pronunciation]) \/ an (man\u00a0[pronunciation])<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m dream of become a \/an<\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;d be great to &#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-desc\">\n<p>Vocabulary relating to achievements and ambitions<\/p>\n<p><strong>win<\/strong> a competition<\/p>\n<p><strong>pass<\/strong> an exam<\/p>\n<p><strong>get<\/strong> a diploma<\/p>\n<p><strong>get<\/strong> into university<\/p>\n<p><strong>receive<\/strong> an award<\/p>\n<p><strong>break<\/strong> a bad habit<\/p>\n<p><strong>become<\/strong> a vegetarian\/vegan<\/p>\n<p><strong>learn<\/strong> a musical instrument<\/p>\n<p><strong>set up<\/strong> a company<\/p>\n<p><strong>start<\/strong> a company<\/p>\n<p><strong>appear<\/strong> on a TV show<\/p>\n<p><strong>publish<\/strong> a book<\/p>\n<p><strong>write<\/strong> a magazine article<\/p>\n<p><strong>score<\/strong> a goal\/point<\/p>\n<p><strong>learn<\/strong> martial art<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>s<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Collocations : how words combined together (e.g please with &#8230;)<\/p>\n<div class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-desc\">\n<p><strong>play the<\/strong> drum \/ piano<\/p>\n<p><strong>start<\/strong> + do<strong>ing<\/strong> sth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>stop<\/strong> + do<strong>ing<\/strong> sth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>go on<\/strong> do<strong><em>ing<\/em><\/strong> sth. = keep doing the same thing<\/p>\n<p><strong>go on <em>to do<\/em><\/strong> sth. = start doing sth, then &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/go-on-meanings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-771 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/go-on-meanings.jpg\" alt=\"go-on meanings\" width=\"893\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/go-on-meanings.jpg 893w, https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/go-on-meanings-600x348.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 893px) 100vw, 893px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Talking about your achievements\u00a0(past)\u00a0and ambitions (future) The topic of the lesson was ambitions and achievements. I could: talk about achievements and ambitions in\u00a0my life focus on verb and noun phrases related to achievements focus on how to describe achievements and ambitions practise using contractions and linking sounds to sound more natural. 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