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General C1 · Unit 6 · Help & Habit

6A. Help, I need somebody!

C1 · Advanced · verb + object + infinitive/gerund · compound adjectives

Unit 6 · Epigraph
"The people who ask most easily are those who have most often asked — and been surprised, over and over, by the ordinary kindness of the answer."
— from a longform essay in The Guardian, 2024
Objectives

What you'll be able to do

5 min
  • Use verb + object + infinitive/gerund patterns confidently (let, make, allow, persuade, remember, stop, regret).
  • Deploy at least eight compound adjectives to describe personality accurately.
  • Discuss why adults find it hard to ask for help, without cliché.
  • Follow, summarise and quote a TED talk on vulnerability and asking.
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