An ESL teacher wrote:
“After the dinner, the little boy is studying English very hard that preparing for the examination next week”.
I would substitute "...to prepare for..." for "...that preparing for...", but he disagreed.
Can someone please help!!! Thanks.
Frustrated
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Re: Frustrated
In fact, the whole sentence is not idiomatic and it's not clear what the writer wants to say.
My guess is that s/he means:
After dinner, the little boy studies English very hard to prepare for the examination next week.
My guess is that s/he means:
After dinner, the little boy studies English very hard to prepare for the examination next week.
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Re: Frustrated
Greatly appreciated your prompt reply. Now, I can tell this teacher (who is not a native English speaker btw) to stop boasting on a local newspaper in his country how well he knows the English language and can teach English to the children there (for $$$ of course). He is actually teaching them the wrong way...those poor children and parents!!!
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Re: Frustrated
Is it a bit better to say
.. in order to prepare.. ?
Thanks
.. in order to prepare.. ?
Thanks