23 : Using the present continuous tense 現在進行形 to talk about trends

EXCEL ENGLISH 英会話

This week’s buzzword is ‘far.’ All throughout the episode, the teachers try as hard as they could to use the buzzword and in the end, tally the scores in the end. Teacher Mina also starts the conversation by asking Marilou questions regarding current trends and events. Teacher Marilou then talks about her ideas about all of them. Listeners will notice that the beginning answers for the questions use the present continuous tense of the verb. Teacher Mina also reminds the listeners to always, always use the -ing form of the verb when using a be-verb in front of it. Teacher Marilou highlights the reduction of sounds when native English speakers pronounce the be-verbs in a sentence. Learn more about these quirky English teachers in Japan on our website: exl-english.com to sign up for a free trial lesson.