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Dear colleagues,
What other problems
might students have in UNDERSTANDING these expressions:
I’ve got a headache
I’ve got a sore throat
I’ve got a cough
My Answer:
1.One very common mistake students make with the phrase sore throat is that they replace sore with words like painful, achy,
hurtful, etc.
Similarly, instead of saying a headache, they would say "my head is
painful", "I have a sore head".
2. Some students might think that “have got” is the
present perfect of get.
Thank you in advance for your help
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14 May 2017
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yanogator
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Your first answer is about their using the expressions, rather than understanding them. I think your second answer is good. Bruce |
14 May 2017
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glutenfree
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Students may find it difficult to understand the meanings of these expressions. |
15 May 2017
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yanogator
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Fairly low-level students probably know the word "head", but might not know "ache", "sore", "throat" or "cough". Bruce |
15 May 2017
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