Hi! Welcome to A++ (Answer plus, plus) Saturday!
A++ is giving extra information in your responses to questions or comments. Here are three examples:
Question/Comment |
Answer |
+ |
+ |
1) How are you? |
Fine! |
I went for a walk this morning. |
I saw so many beautiful flowers! |
2) That looks delicious. |
It is! |
I got it at the bakery near the station. |
It was my first time to go to that bakery. |
3) Can you play tennis? |
No. | I don’t really like sports. |
I like reading! |
A++ is giving the basic information and adding detail. Here are some ideas for how to think A++ for some of this week’s sentences:
Examples from this week are:
I encountered interesting people!
I hooked up with really nice people!
I got to know some great people!
Notice all of the (+), (+)!!!
A) Hey! I met some fabulous people!
B) That’s great? (+) When?(+) Where?
A) Saturday and Sunday. (+) Saturday I went to a one day conference put on by Oxford University Press.(+) It was free.
B) WOW! (+) Where? (+) Was it only for English teachers?
A) It was for anyone! (+) I hooked up with some really nice people. (+) And, I learned a lot about new ways to have seminars online.
B) Sounds great! (+) You mentioned Sunday.? (+) What did you do?
A) I volunteered at the Fukushima Spay Clinic. (+) I got to know some great people. (+) All of them are passionate about helping animals and very kind.
B) Excellent. (+) I think I will look around and find something to do. (+) I would love to encounter some interesting people!
Have a good one!
Sincerely,
Katie
@kadlerenglish
http://www.katieadler-vo.com