Online Class Notes (Joe)

First, we talked about the difference between can and could. Then, we practiced using make, let and help. We also discussed the 4 conditionals. Finally, we talked about ‘ago’ and ‘before’.

We should talk about ‘out’ and ‘outside’.

Vocabulary

let someone do – allow someone (no to)
My mom let me play outside sometimes

make someone do – someone has no choice (no to)
He makes me happy
My boss makes me work on weekends

Pronunciation

vision – /ˈvɪʒ(ə)n/

Grammar

I can handle it (always/usually/now)
I could handle it (before)

3 months before, I started studying English
3 months ago, I started studying English

I can make our client to follow our steps
I can help our client to follow our steps

if I married a rich man, I would not be poor (second conditional – it’s unlikely in the future)
if I had married a rich man, I would not have been poor (third conditional – imaginary past)