Shadowing Practice: Intermediate English Conversations #1 Do for Emphasis - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Intermediate English.
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Lesson 1.
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Do, for emphasis.
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Listen to four conversations using do for emphasis.
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Students can take the listening quiz at the link below.
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Now, Let's begin the lesson.
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Conversation 1. Do you like sports?
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No, but I do like golf.
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Golf?
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You don't like golf?
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I did like it when I was younger, but not now.
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Oh, I love it.
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Why don't you like it anymore?
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It's just too expensive.
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True, it does cost a lot to play.
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Conversation 2. Do you cook much?
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I do cook a lot.
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What do you cook?
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Just easy stuff like pasta dishes. And you?
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I don't cook much.
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I do cook breakfast, though.
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Really?
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I never cook breakfast.
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My husband does make me pancakes sometimes, though.
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Conversation three.
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Do you watch much TV?
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I do watch a lot of TV.
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What do you watch?
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I watch dramas. And you?
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I rarely watch TV.
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I do watch the news sometimes, though.
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How depressing!
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The news always makes me feel sad.
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Yeah.
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It does get depressing sometimes.
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Conversation 4.
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Do you have any kids?
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I don't. And you?
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I do have kids.
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But they are all grown now.
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Do they live near you?
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They did live near me, but they moved.
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Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
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Yeah, me too.
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They do still visit a lot, though.
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Did you see them over the holidays?
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I did see them!
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We had a really nice time together.
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Now let's review the grammar.
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Watch this short one minute tutorial explaining how to use do for emphasis in English. Do for emphasis.
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In English, the words do, does, and did can add emphasis to a verb.
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We often used do for emphasis after a question.
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For example, Do you like to cook?
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I do like to cook.
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or Does your father speak Spanish?
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He does speak Spanish.
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or Did you finish the report?
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I did finish the report.
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Notice that the word is not needed.
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It just adds emphasis.
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For example, in the following question: Do you live in town?
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There are two ways to answer.
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Yes, I live in town.
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or, I do live in town.
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Both answers have the same meaning.
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The words do, does, and did just add emphasis to the statement.
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Thanks for listening.
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Click the link below to take the quiz and download the free worksheet and book for this lesson.
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