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Are you tired of using short, choppy sentences in English?

Do you wish that you could use longer, smoother sentences to express your ideas and your thoughts?

Well, there are many ways to do that in English, and in this lesson, I'm going to show you one extremely effective,

powerful way to do that with one word, although.

Alright?

So, are you ready?

Let's get started.

So, let's look at these three sentences first.

The first one says, it was raining.

We went outside.

Perfectly correct sentence.

It is what it is.

The second sentence, it was raining, but we went outside.

The third sentence, although it was raining, we went outside.

So all three sentences conveyed the same information, but in very different ways, right?

You could see that.

You could hear it.

You could feel it.

So, basically, if we analyze these sentences in terms of grammar, in terms of vocabulary and so on.

The first one is more basic, right?

It's more basic because it has two simple sentences which are correct, but they're two short simple sentences.

Okay?

So, that's, for example, a beginner level.

The second one says, it was raining, but we went outside.

Now, the two ideas are connected to show that even though it was raining, we went outside.

So this is a little bit better.

So this is more at an intermediate level, shall we say.

Okay?

This is actually called a compound sentence.

I'm going to explain that in a minute.

And the last one says, although it was raining, we went outside.

So, now this one is actually a more advanced sentence.

So the first was beginner level, the second was intermediate level, and the third is more advanced level.

So, I'm going to show you, in case you're here or you're here, how to go to this higher level.

Alright?

So, what are we also saying here?

Let's understand.

So, now you know beginner, intermediate, advanced, right?

Let's also analyze these three sentences in terms of what they are grammatically.

The first one is basically an example of two simple sentences.

What do I mean by a simple sentence?

It has a subject and it has a verb.

It was raining.

Okay?

So, they're fine, but they're just two short, simple sentences.

This one is called a compound sentence.

In a compound sentence, we have a proper full sentence here, and we have a full sentence here,

like, it was raining, we went outside.

This has a subject, has a verb, has a subject, has a verb, right?

So you're good, but it's connected with a word, but, to show contrast, to show something different,

something unexpected on the other side of the sentence.

So, this one is called a compound sentence.

Two simple sentences connected by particular words, okay, which we call coordinating conjunctions, but don't worry about that right now.

Just look at it as what it is.

And the last one says, although it was raining, we went outside.

So that more advanced sentence is actually called a complex sentence because we have used a particular word like although,

which in grammar is called a subordinating conjunction, but again, don't worry about it, just start using it in the proper way, which you'll learn today.

And we say, although it was raining, we went outside.

Now, what do you see here?

We went outside is a simple sentence, it's a full sentence, but this part is not,

so So we're going to understand that on the next board, how those sentences with although have to be constructed a little bit differently.

And you'll get it 100%.

We're going to look at lots of examples.

Let's look at the next set of sentences.

Time was short.

She finished the exam.

Right?

Two ideas.

There wasn't enough time time, time was short, but she finished the exam, which is what we said here.

Time was short, but she finished the exam.

We see the contrast, we see the opposite ideas, we see the unexpected thing on the second side, right?

that there wasn't enough time, but she finished the exam.

Not bad.

That was our compound sentence.

Now let's take it even one step higher to the complex sentence.

Although time was short, comma, she finished the exam.

So here also, we are seeing contrast.

Time was short, she finished anyway, right?

We're seeing something unexpected, but this is a complex sentence.

It's considered more advanced.

If you use this kind of sentence in your English exams or English papers and assignments,

it will show that you have a better command of English.

If you use these kind of sentences in a meeting, it will also convey that you're communicating at a higher level in English.

All right?

So, that's the second example.

Let's look at one more.

He was qualified.

He didn't get the job.

So, here, again, we're seeing the contrast.

What does qualified mean?

He was qualified means he had experience, he had the education they were looking for, the experience that they were looking for,

but still, he didn't get the job.

Okay?

So, here we're seeing the contrast.

This is positive, right?

He was qualified.

This is negative.

Positive, negative.

Contrast.

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Here, we made it a compound sentence.

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He was qualified, but he didn't get the job.

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And the third one, which is what kind of sentence?

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Complex.

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Good for you.

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Although he was qualified, he didn't get the job.

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Now we have a complex sentence, and we see that the word although means what?

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It means in spite of the fact that.

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It means though.

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It means even though.

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That even if this situation is true, there's something else coming up which is unexpected.

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Alright?

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Now, let's understand how to use the word although.

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In order to understand that very easily, first, make sure you know the meaning of the word clause.

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In grammar, in English grammar, a clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

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So, now let's look at some examples.

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In the first sentence, it says, although he didn't study, he passed the test.

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In this case, we have the word although at the beginning, right?

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No problem.

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And this part is called a dependent clause.

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Why?

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Because we can't use this by itself.

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I cannot just say, although he didn't study.

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Although he didn't study what?

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What are you trying to tell me?

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Okay?

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So, this part, he didn't...

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Although he didn't study, cannot be used by itself ever.

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All right?

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So, that is a dependent clause.

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It depends on the second part of the sentence to make sense.

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Okay?

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Or the first part, as we're going to see.

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It depends on another part of the sentence to make sense.

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So, here we have, although he didn't study, dependent clause, and then we have, he passed the test.

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He passed the test is an independent clause because it stands alone as a sentence, it makes sense, and it's fine.

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So, in a sentence with although, you will find two parts.

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You will find a dependent clause, which starts with the word although and a few words after that,

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and then you'll find another part called the independent clause.

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Okay?

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Or, it can be slightly different.

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We could have the independent clause first and then the dependent clause.

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Let's look at this.

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He passed the test although he didn't study.

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Okay?

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So, now this part, although he didn't study, is the dependent clause because I kind of just say although he didn't study.

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Although he didn't study what?

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Right?

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So, that's the dependent clause.

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And sometimes that can come afterwards.

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We can put although in the middle.

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And then we have the independent clause he passed the test, a regular sentence can be first.

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So, we could switch the order, but if you switch the order, just remember this.

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If you start with the word although, make sure you put a comma between these two parts of the sentence, the dependent and independent.

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And if you put although in the middle, then you need no comma.

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All right?

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That's it.

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All right.

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Next, another point about using the word although.

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So, let's say these were our base sentences, right?

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These were the basic sentences.

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So, basically, although is showing us some kind of contrast, right?

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Some opposite, some result that we didn't expect.

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Like we expected here that if he didn't study, then he might not have passed,

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but he did pass, so there was a surprise on the other side, right?

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So for example, we could have these two sentences, he didn't study, negative, he passed the test.

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Right?

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So, we could say, although he didn't study, he passed the test.

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Positive.

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So we could have a negative and a positive, or the other way around, we could have a positive and a negative.

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For example, he studied, he failed the test.

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Those were the two basic simple sentences.

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If we make them into a complex sentence, what would they be?

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Although he studied, he failed the test.

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Okay?

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So, you could have...

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You will often see this kind of positive and negative or negative and positive in an although sentence.

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All right?

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Good.

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Then there are some other vocabulary words which are very close in meaning, almost exactly the same, which you will probably come across,

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and they are though and even though.

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All right?

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We've already learned although.

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So, what's the difference?

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They mean basically the same thing, okay?

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And they work in the same way.

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However, though is a little bit mild, although is a little bit stronger, and even though is a little bit...

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Like, maybe the strongest, okay?

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Even though he didn't study, he passed the test, right?

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People might even say it with a little more power, alright?

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Alright?

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So, remember, though, although, even though, basically the same meaning and can be used in the same way.

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Now that you've learned how to use although, let's see how not to use although.

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So, we have one example on the board which is perfectly correct, and we have three which are perfectly wrong.

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Okay?

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So, let's start with the one which is correct.

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We would be able to say, although it was Sunday, comma, I had to work.

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That's absolutely fine.

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Starts with although, although it was Sunday, and then the comma, and then the rest of it.

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Right?

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That was the contrast, everything is fine.

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Dependent clause, independent clause, everything is good.

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Let's look at this one.

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See if you can figure out what the mistake is.

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Yes.

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This one says, although it was Sunday, period, or full stop.

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What's wrong there?

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Yes, I heard you.

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This is wrong, and also, what's next, right?

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This is not a sentence.

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Although it was Sunday is what?

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You know now, it's a dependent clause.

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So where's the second part?

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Or where's the first part?

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Where's another part that makes this sentence make sense?

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It isn't there.

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It's missing.

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So, that is not a correct sentence or a correct usage of the word although at all.

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And you understand that now.

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So, you won't make that mistake.

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All right?

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Next.

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This is also wrong.

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You tell me what's wrong.

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Although it was Sunday, but I had to work.

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Can you find the mistake?

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Yes, yes, right.

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This.

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If we say although, we do not need to say but.

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Right?

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That was a different kind of sentence.

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If we have although, we don't need to say but.

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So, we just say although it was Sunday, comma, I had to work.

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That's it.

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We cannot use although and but in the same sentence.

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Next, this one says, although it was Sunday, I had to work.

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Can you find the mistake?

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It's kind of obvious.

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Yeah, this, right?

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Spelling, it's not two words.

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Although is not two words, it's one word.

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It should be spelt like this, or like this, or like this, but not as two words.

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Okay?

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That's it.

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So, these are the three most common mistakes that people make sometimes when they start using although, but not you.

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Do you remember that when we started this lesson, we took two simple sentences?

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which we said were at a basic level, and we transformed them into a complex advanced sentence using although, right?

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That's what we've been learning.

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So now, you're going to do that with me so that you can be sure that you're using although correctly.

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So, on the board, we have six sentences.

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All of them have two sentences, and we're going to make them into one sentence using although like this.

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We're going to start with although something, the first part sentence, and then if you were writing it,

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you'd put a comma, and then you would say the second part.

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And this although would be, of course, as you know now, the dependent clause because we cannot say it alone,

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and this part is the independent clause.

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Okay?

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Are you ready?

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Okay?

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Let's do it.

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So, first I'm going to read the two sentences, and then we'll say them as one long sentence using although.

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Her essay was short.

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It was excellent.

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Now, use although.

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If you want to pause the video, go ahead.

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If not, let's do it together.

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Although her essay was short, comma, it was excellent.

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Got it?

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That's it.

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If you were writing it, we would put the comma, so that's why I'm saying the comma.

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Obviously, you would not say it.

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Number two, I called, he didn't answer.

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Use the same pattern.

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Although I called, he didn't answer.

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Great.

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Now I'm going to say it without the comma so

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that you can actually say it the way you would say it in real life, but please understand that after the first part,

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if you were writing it, you would put a comma.

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Ready?

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Number three, there were some technical issues.

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The presentation went well.

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So we would say, say it with me, although there were some technical issues, the presentation went well.

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This is good news.

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All right.

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Number four, the flight left late.

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It arrived on time.

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Let's make one sentence with although.

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Although the flight left late, it arrived on time.

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Great.

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You've got it, see?

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Maybe you were sure or a little unsure in the beginning, but now you can do it.

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Great.

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Number five.

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The salary was low, he took the job.

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Although the salary was low, he took the job.

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Next, the subject was difficult.

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I understood it.

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Although the subject was difficult, I understood it.

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That's it.

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Great.

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You've done it.

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Okay?

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So, congratulations on mastering how to use although.

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Sometimes you see that making one small change or learning one small point can make a huge difference to your English, right?

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The level of your English, your confidence, and the results in the professional world, in the academic world, in the social world.

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So if you'd like to learn how to improve your English by correcting small errors

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that make a big difference when you get them right, please check my online course, Correct Your English Errors in 10 minutes a day.

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We have over 150 such errors, and you can make that change change, you can make that improvement for sure, okay?

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You can move no matter what your level is, you can move to a higher level with confidence.

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So check out the online course if you're interested.

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I think you'll find it very, very helpful.

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And it's these kind of small changes that make a huge difference in your English.

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All right?

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Thanks very much for watching.

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Bye for now.

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All the best with your English.

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Questa lezione di conversazione si basa sul video “Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced: Upgrade Your English Sentences with “ALTHOUGH””. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: sentence, word, clause, English, study. Questo video contiene 314 frasi e 2633 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 19:02. Chi parla mantiene un ritmo costante di circa 138 parole al minuto, comodo per lo shadowing. Il 89% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire. 77 delle sue 314 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

15 parole del video che vale la pena imparare, con pronuncia e significato:

Parola	Pronuncia	Significato
clause sostantivo	/klɔːz/	proposizione
dependent aggettivo	/dɪˈpɛndənt/	dipendente
contrast sostantivo	/kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/	contrasto
compound sostantivo	/ˈkɑmpaʊnd/	composto, miscuglio
examination sostantivo	/ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/	esame, visita
unexpected aggettivo	/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/	inaspettato, insperato
grammar sostantivo	/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/	grammatica
verb sostantivo	/vɝb/	verbo
connect verbo	/kəˈnɛkt/	connettere, connettersi
intermediate aggettivo	/ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/	intermedio
beginner sostantivo	/bəˈɡɪnɚ/	principiante, debuttante
lesson sostantivo	/ˈlɛs.ən/	lezione
arrive verbo	/əˈɹaɪv/	arrivare, giungere
salary sostantivo	/ˈsæləɹi/	stipendio, salario
essay sostantivo	/ˈɛs.eɪ/	saggio, ricerca

I phrasal verb che sentirai

Parola	Pronuncia	Significato
check out verbo		investigare
come across verbo		dare l'impressione, avere l'aria
come up verbo		venire fuori, emergere
figure out verbo		scoprire, rendersi conto
go ahead verbo	/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/	procedere, andare avanti

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

I'm going to explain that in a minute.
What do I mean by a simple sentence?
What are you trying to tell me?
Can you find the mistake?
You've got it, see?

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

Struttura	Nel video
Frasi condizionali if + frase, will/would + verbo — una condizione e il suo risultato	If you were writing it, we would put · if you were writing it, you would put
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo fa	are connected · is actually called · is called
Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa	sentences which are · exam, which is · one, which is
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adesso	We've already learned · you've learned · You've done

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 65 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come didn't, we're, you're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

I suoni “sh” e “zh”: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, conjunction /kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/
Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/, intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: clause /klɔːz/, dependent /dɪˈpɛndənt/, contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, compound /ˈkɑmpaʊnd/, unexpected /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/
/æ/ — più aperta della “e”: contrast /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/, salary /ˈsæləɹi/, analyze /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/

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