This is best English learning channel and the only one best English teacher just respectable Jennifer,

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Faizan. Thank you for your very kind support. :) Have a wonderful week!

Thanks for correction and appteciation Miss Jennifer.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. See you on FB and Simor. :)

It has rained a lot this month, but if nothing else, all the plants are beautifully green! Thank you for this video Jennifer!

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Love the example, Françoise! I'll likely highlight that one because it's so clear and natural. :) I like how you used with with "but."

Hi Jennifer it's a pleasure to watch your videos they are very useful Thanks again for this effort Have a nice weekend you and your family

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Aparecido. Thank you studying with me week after week. I hope you've had a good weekend. :)

Hello Jennifer, I enjoy your vídeos. From the Dominican Rep.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for studying with me today. :)

I am happy with you. Useful lesson !!! A

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

I'm delighted to hear that, Andrea. :)

So, what i can say is a good video and an amazing class. Thanks

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. Thanks for studying with me.

With due respect, I love you!

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

Great lesson, thnx my teacher

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. Regards!

Thanks alot I found it helpful Love and support ❤️🙏🇳🇵

@Englishwithjennifer

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear this was useful.

Thank you very very very much شكراً بكل لغات العالم.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! :)

Outstanding madam. Thank you

@Englishwithjennifer

3 жыл бұрын

Most welcome! 😊

Home work: 1) Miss Jennifer is preparing excellent English lectures for us, so we should be thankful to her. If nothing else, we should like her vidoes as an appreciation. 2) The rape music is famous among many people. It is difficult to understand what the singer is singing. If nothing else, you still enjoy the music.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Hi again, Tahir. 1. Correct use of "if nothing else." (And thank you!) Correction: as a form of appreciation 2. Correct use of "if nothing else." Typo: rap music. Suggestion: Rap music is popular among many people.

Thanks: )

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Homework task: I bought a box of cracket yesterday. If nothing else, the cover is very catchy. I know that now it's too late to do this task.😊😊😊 If possible, I hope that you can check my sentence. Thank you so much.

1-A lot of expressions today. If you ask me, I love writing sentences on different patterns. I wish, if only I had the access of your channel when I was a student. 2-If you don't mind asking me, how much is it a cheapest hotel in your city. if nothing else, I can talk on this with my friends. 3-If given the choice, I'd like to have a trip of USA once in my life. And thanks a lot for choosing my example.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, I loaded this lesson with useful expressions. :) Hopefully, you'll gain enough practice if you follow me here and on social media. I just shared a short task on Facebook and then on Twitter. Corrections/suggestions: 1- If you ask me, I love writing sentences with different patterns. If only I had had access to your channel when I was a student. 2- If you don't mind me asking, how much is the cheapest hotel in your city. If nothing else, I'll ask my friends what they think. (This suggests that one option is to ask your friends about hotel prices, though it's not the ideal option. But I think we can come up with another situation for "if nothing else." Take a look at some other examples being posted. Okay?) 3- If given the choice to travel abroad, I'd like to have a trip to the US once in my life.

Hi teacher, how are you? *This morning I went for a walk with my dog. If nothing else, the sun was shining upon us, so we had a great time together! Bonus task: As I see it "if only" is used to talk about regrets and wishes either from the past or the present. *My daughter tried to make an apple cake yesterday. If only she hadn't forgotten it in the oven. What a pity! Great lesson as always. Thanks a lot!🌸

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Claire. Ha ha. That's a funny example. Is it true? I've burnt thing in the oven before, so I can understand. :) You're correct in your understanding of "if only." Nice explanation! In the example with "if nothing else," you need to help me understand how the situation was negative to begin with. Maybe it was muddy from the rain yesterday, and you got all dirty. Suggestion: This morning I went for a walk with my dog. We got all muddy because the ground was still wet from yesterday's rain. If nothing else, the sun was shining upon us, so we had a great time together! Does that make sense? Thanks for sharing.

@clairefraser2924

6 жыл бұрын

JenniferESL Hi! Yes, that's true! She's a little distracted sometimes! But she likes trying new recipes, and gets mouthwatering results. Ah, when she doesn't burn them! To be honest, I didn't exactly understand how to use "if nothing else". Should there be two clauses, one negative and other with a positive side? I'm a bit confused. Your example sounds more like I intended to say. Thanks thanks thanks for your help!

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Claire. "If nothing else" is the IF-clause of your conditional. It's just not a full clause. The full clause is implied. But basically, you still have the IF-clause and a result: If nothing else, the sun was shining upon us. One way to think of it is: If there was nothing else that was positive, at least the sun was shining upon us. Take a look at some other examples. Susana Blanco and Shaji George posted some good ones.

@clairefraser2924

6 жыл бұрын

JenniferESL Let's go one more time! * It's has been a freezing day today. If nothing else, here at work is warm and comfortable thanks to the central heating. Thanks for correcting my mistakes! Have a nice weekend!🌞 👐

I wouldn't watch English movies but then i would lost one of the best ways of learning English. So i do watch them. If given a chance i would fly to the US to become a fluent speaker of English like my teacher Jennifer. Without my best teacher Jennifer around, the grammar seems really difficult. The other day i watched a boring movie if nothing else it helped me with some good English phrases. Thanks Jennifer for this amazing grammar topic. Please check my grammar. Thanks

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to see you put everything into use! What a good learner you are. :) My corrections/suggestions: I'd prefer not to watch American movies, but then I'd lose one of the best ways to learn English. So I do watch them. If given a chance, I would fly to the US to become a fluent speaker of English like my teacher Jennifer. Without my best teacher Jennifer around, grammar seems really difficult. The other day I watched a boring movie. If nothing else, it helped me learn some good English phrases. I like your ideas!

@hilalahmad7286

6 жыл бұрын

JenniferESL Thanks dear for your encouragement. God bless you.

Other KZreadr teachers try to teach advanced Grammar as Jennifer does, If nothing else you learn some vocabulary from them, Thye can't compare to Jennifer, she amazing

@Englishwithjennifer

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the support. 😃 Truthfully, these days it's possible to learn from many thanks to the Internet. One lesson might complement another. I love grammar, and I hope it shows. :)

Bonus task : If only I'd paid attention and hadn't run a red light, I wouldn't get $75 as a violation fine. If only is a strong way to regret something in the present or past it's similar way of I wish but stronger that it. Thank you very much for your great and useful lessons.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Excellent! I'm glad you're focusing on the word "regret." Indeed, "if only" expressed our wish to change something we can't. Your example is logical, but the result needs to be past: If only I'd paid attention and hadn't run a red light, I wouldn't have gotten $75 as a violation fine. Thanks for sharing!

@haiderps4

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for correcting me . But I was trying to use mixed conditional cause I got the ticket while I was writing this comment by mail box. because in my state it took them like 10 days to go over the red light cameras by specialized committee to make sure you're mistaken before issuing a ticket in addition to processing time so I got the ticket after like two weeks in the mail box that's why I used mixed conditional So imaginary past action that didn’t happen and I regret with its imaginary present result which effects me now . sorry for such a long comment.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes! That makes sense. You can even use the progressive: If only I'd paid attention and hadn't run a red light, I wouldn't be getting a $75 violation fine. (This implies the ticket is coming in the mail.)

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry that you got a ticket! :( But it's great that you turned it into a learning moment in English. :)

@haiderps4

6 жыл бұрын

Yes It's great that I turned it into learning english with your effort for sure Jennifer. Thank you very much and it would be great if you could include the usages of "as if " to the conditional playlist in the next lessons.

Thanks a lot for such a wonderful video, Jannifer. I"d like to ask you, in what program do you make it? I mean all this places for text and photos and stuf? Thanks.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Camtasia Studio version 9. Thanks for watching my lesson. :)

Very inspiring .Thank You Ma'am ...#cleftsentencem

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome.

Hi Jennifer. Another great video from a fabulous teacher.😀 Here's my answer to the task: (if nothing else) • After breaking up with his girlfriend, he told her that he hoped she and him would be, if nothing else, just friends. Bonus task: (a) If only we had booked the tour in advance. ➡ In this sentence, they are wishing to change something that has already happened, which is booking the tour in advance, but they can't because they didn't book the tour in advance. (b) If only they had two more tickets. What bad luck! ➡ In this sentence, they wish that they have two more tickets, but they don't. (A wish for the present)

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

And here are answers from a fabulous learner! Your instincts with "if only" are dead on. (Do you know that expression? idioms.thefreedictionary.com/dead+on) Small suggestion: After breaking up with his girlfriend, he told her that he hoped THEY would be, if nothing else, just friends.

@raed2178

6 жыл бұрын

JenniferESL To be honest, I didn't know that expression before. It means "exactly right". Thank you, Jennifer for the suggestion. 😀

Masha alaah my teacher

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for supporting my efforts.

The Abstraction manual.."If my aunt had a moustache...", ".If I were a butterfly. I'd thank you Lord for giving me wings". The video has a bit of 'but" also in it, for good flavour. Must see for all language lovers.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for studying with me. :) As always you bring attention and reflection to the experience! I recall learning a song about being a butterfly with words like that. I was a little girl when I sang it in school. (That was a long, long time ago, if you must know! ha ha)

Hi Jennifer, love you. That's real

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support. :)

@AhmedAshraf-gp8rs

6 жыл бұрын

That's a real love.

Thanks ma'am, Homework task: I didn't get the required score when I had taken the IELTS test for the first time. Positively, if nothing else, It has given me an enthusiastic desire to learn English. (Is this kind of situation?) Bonus task: "If only" is similar to "wish"...Something we wished would have happened or wish happen, but at the moment it's impossible. For example: If only I had followed JenniferESL a few years earlier, I would have become more articulate in English than actually I'm.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Vijay. You have the right idea for "if nothing else." You look at a less than positive situation or a less than perfect person, and you try to focus on one positive thing. I suggest this version: I didn't get the required score when I took the IELTS test for the first time. But if nothing else, it made me more determined to learn English. I like that you compared "if only" to "wish." Indeed, you feel regret that you can't change a situation. The only correction to make in your example is to use the full form instead of the contraction: ...than actually I am/ ...than I actually I am. Great job!

@mvijay453

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jennifer ma'am. I have written present perfect and past simple tense because I have watched a video (maybe yours or I don't Anglo link) and it teaches that if two things happen at the same time, we can use past simple in both sentence..However, here, I have mentioned one past perfect and one past simple because I had taken the IELTS test first (first action) and its score I got after 13 days(second) that's why I didn't use past simple in both tenses.

@mvijay453

6 жыл бұрын

Here I have used : It has given me an enthusiastic desire to learn English.. Because I have learnt from you that we can use present perfect tense when something has happened and its effect is still on us. So I still have an enthusiastic desire to learn English; therefore, I wrote present perfect instead of past simple .. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Thank you very much for your correction and making us more determined to learn English and helping us ..

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

1. You can use the present perfect if you wish to say that past experience still affects your desire today: It has given me an enthusiastic desire to learn English. 2. Some people use the past perfect to clarify which of two events took place first, but with adverb clauses of time (with "when, after, before...") you can use the simple past with both because the timeline is clear. I didn't get the required score when I took the IELTS test for the first time.

@mvijay453

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot ma'am..See, through my confusion, I learnt a very good lesson that we can use past simple in both sentence when there is an adverb clause ..Thanks again for clearing my confusions..

Hi everyone. help me with this: in the example, I'd gladly travel...I'd = stands for HAD or WOULD? thanks in advanced

@Englishwithjennifer

3 жыл бұрын

I'd gladly travel. = I would gladly travel. I'd traveled before. = I had traveled before. (HAD + past participle = past perfect) All verb tenses here >> kzread.info/head/PLF467A1F872AFF222

@SOKOLSODI

3 жыл бұрын

@@Englishwithjennifer Thank you Dear teacher you always as nice as ever greetings from Colombia.

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Somehow I managed to secure a ticket for the world cup soccer match. But the match was called off ten minutes before kick-off due to heavy rainfall. If nothing else, I could see some indoor soccer drills and practice sessions.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Oh wow! Is that a real-life example? That would be disappointing. :( It's actually a very good example. You're trying to see the positive side to an otherwise unfortunate situation. I'm going to suggest minor changes for clarity and to make it sound more natural: Somehow I managed to secure a ticket to a World Cup soccer match, but the game was called off ten minutes before kick-off due to heavy rain. If nothing else, I was able to see some indoor soccer drills and practice sessions. Thanks for sharing your example.

If only we had booked the tour in advance, we would have had much better prices. If only they had two more tickets, we would have been able to invite our friends for the game.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

You have good instincts! In the second, consider your time frame. (past) If only they had had two more tickets, we would have been able to invite our friends to the game. (present) If only they had two more tickets, we would be able to invite our friends to the game.

Jennifer, I had been awarded a first degree black belt in ITF Taekwondo by (RIP) Phil Cunningham, a Fulbright scholar and the founder of Simba International Dojang, in 1975. I quit it long time ago due to a Sport injury. However, it was my hobby that I turned it into a lucrative profession for years. Which style of Taekwondo do or did you practise? Take care and have good and safe days!

@Englishwithjennifer

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's wonderful, but I'm sorry you had an injury. I wish I could have continued, but when my children quit, it was impossible to continue on my own. I didn't have the time. I enjoyed working with the weapons and executing the forms. I actually didn't like sparring much. We attended a school through the American Taekwondo Association (ATA).

Dear Jennifer, Where can I post a question relating to another English grammar point (not relating to the topic of this video)?

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

You can post it here. :)

@PaepeyIEP

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I would really appreciate it if you could make a video covering "All/What/The best thing you can do is VERB." I'm not quite sure why it is structured this way or how to explain this grammar point. Thank you in advance. (You're an amazing teacher, by the way. I've been watching your videos for years.)

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for studying with me. :) 1. [What you can do] is apply and hope to be accepted. = [embedded question] I have a two-part lesson on this. kzread.info/dash/bejne/rKiN09urdpjAeZs.html 2. [All (that) you can do] is wait. = [subject with the pronoun "all" and an identifying adjective clause] I talk about omitting relative pronouns in this lesson. kzread.info/dash/bejne/k2WjsbuHZKubqtI.html 3. [The best thing (that) you can do] is be supportive. = subject with noun phrase "the best thing" and an identifying adjective clause]. Does that help?

@PaepeyIEP

6 жыл бұрын

My apologies. Maybe I didn't make myself clear. My question was about the "IS + VERB." Could you please explain why we don't use VERB+ing or TO+VERB here? For example, all I want to do is RELAX. Why not "All I want to do is (to relax) or (relaxing)"? I hope this clarifies my question. Thank you :)

Last time I went swimming at the public pool, but it was very dirty. I couldn’t actually swim. If nothing else, I got to take a dip in the cool water. If only I could see you again.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

I love that second example, Mollie. It's romantic and a very natural use of "if only." In the first example, you have to make it clear to me what the negative view is. How about a situation where a swimming trip went badly? We went swimming at the public pool, but it was very crowded. We couldn't actually swim. If nothing else, we got to take a dip in the cool water.

@raed2178

6 жыл бұрын

JenniferESL Nice explanation, Jennifer. 👍

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

I like the edited version, Mollie. :) Thanks for considering my suggestion.

Many of my friends recommend me watching Japanese animation series. You can get to know about Japanese culture and language, if nothing else.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

That's a good example that we can work with in the next lesson. :) Correction: recommend that I watch Japanese animated films.

If only - it's emphasise a regret about the event (or possibility) in the past that didn't happen (didn't use)

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Very good. The main idea is regret. We often use it for the past, but regrets about the present are also possible.

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@Englishwithjennifer

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

Homework task: "If nothing else", example: Last week I visited the restaurant that you recommended me, the food was terrible. If nothing else,the manager was very polite. Bonus task: How do you understand the full result in the following statements? 1.- If only I had booked the tour in advance....... ( I wouldn't have missed the opportunity to travel) 2.- If only they had two tickets. What bad luck!.........( I would go with you to our favourite concert) Both statements stablish that only in case that the condition is accomplished a probable result will happen in the future or would have happened in the past

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Susana.Thanks for doing the task. I like the example. You logically describe a disappointing situation and try to emphasize the one positive thing you can say. Usually we recommend something to someone. I wouldn't drop "to." Corrections: Last week I visited the restaurant that you recommended. The food was terrible. But if nothing else, the manager was very polite. You're right to use the unreal results with "if only." The focus has to be on outcomes we want, but can't have. It's all about regret. I like your suggestions for the results.

I went to Sahara desert, to work, but the scenery, if not possible was only sand as far as my eyes could see long away. (???)

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

"If possible" is used in the affirmative. Don't make it negative with "not." I'd simply say: I went to the Sahara desert to work, but there was only sand as far as my eyes could see. You can use "if possible" to mean "if it is possible." If possible, let's take a large supply of water with us.

@robertoknudsen

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. God bless you and your family and ministry.

@raed2178

6 жыл бұрын

Roberto Knudsen Sorry, I couldn't understand that. Ministry of what?

Hello mam you have shared these example written by students as their homework task. Ex: 1:You can use the emergency exist,if necessary. 2: Please call me back in ten minutes ,if possible. Mam ,If I am not mistaken , shouldn't comma be removed before if necessary or if possible as we don't use comma before subordinate clause. I asked you because you always correct punctuation marks but this time you didn't.

@Englishwithjennifer

2 жыл бұрын

I don't consider that a significant mistake. It's probably better without, but some writers may insert a comma before the phrase. However, I feel the comma is absolutely necessary in the initial position: If necessary, you can use the emergency exit. If possible, please call me back in ten minutes.

Bonus task: If only has the same meaning and usage as "I wish". It is used to express regrets. 1) If only we had booked the tour in advance. We regrets that we did not book for the tour in advance. 2) If only they had two more tickets what bad luck! We regret they dont have two more ticket .

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Correct, Tahir. It's all about regret! :)

I am enjoying your videos so that i have already subscribed your channel if not I wouldn't subscribe

@ChitralPakistan

6 жыл бұрын

Is it correct mam?

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Ha ha. I'm happy there's no need to subscribe since you're already subscribed! :) It would be clearer to write: I am enjoying your videos, so I have already subscribed to your channel. If I weren't enjoying them, I wouldn't have subscribed. "If not" is particularly clear when it follows a yes-no question: Have you subscribed? If not, please do so. Does that make sense?

@ChitralPakistan

6 жыл бұрын

JenniferESL thank you so much! I have to practice more

@raed2178

6 жыл бұрын

JenniferESL And who on earth wouldn't enjoy your fabulous videos, Jennifer? 😉

Task: if we had booked the tour in advance, things would have gone in a better way.

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Great. You have good instincts.

Implied means?⏲️

@Englishwithjennifer

Жыл бұрын

Suggested.

We learn that "if" is not not only used as a subordinate conjunction. It can be a conditional in a phrase, too. We see the comma coming before "if' when we use it this way: I would study more, if anything. It was a struggle, if anything. We must get up and move around, if nothing else. You should try reading more, if nothing else. How much did that airfare cost by the way? Only kidding - You don't have to answer that!

@Englishwithjennifer

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, there are quite a lot of phrases we've come up with in conversation. If only I could remember them all!

come see me tomorrow ? is ok in English to use two consecutive verbs any grammar rule ?

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Technically we should use "and" or separate the two imperatives: Come and see me tomorrow. / Come. See me tomorrow. But in spoken English, it's heard as one request: come see me. If you Google "come see me" or "come see for yourself," you'll see many uses especially in fiction where there's dialog.

There are a few countries in the world where you find native English speakers. USA is one of them . If nothing else , they speak English very fast . I can't be sure about there grammar skills in spoken everyday English . BTW, we indians are very much familiar with British English. I came to know about American English through Hollywood movies . Before you met online, my notion about Americans was , they have been murdering English language in a uncivilized manner . Rather I found Americans less cultured in there language skills . But now I have changed my opinion because of you. But still , I think , British English as a mother , while American English an Aunt

@kishorjain3920

6 жыл бұрын

I will be obliged for corrections in sentences

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Hello! I love your comment. :) It makes me happy to know that you've taken the time to give me a chance and that you've actually started to change your mind about Americans, at least some of us. Ha ha. You used "if nothing else" correctly! It captures your earlier view that there's not much to say about American English that's positive. Hopefully, each video of mine will give you something positive! Corrections: The USA is one of them. / I can't be sure about their grammar.../ we Indians/ Before I met Americans online, I had the notion that they have been.../ in their language skills/ (no need to put a space before a period).

@kishorjain3920

6 жыл бұрын

Your answer, as witty as usual , always brings cheer-up on my face. Thanks a lot .

Homework task: I had a new job as a customer service agent. If nothing else, I had a higher salary. Bonus task: How do you understand the full result in the following statements? A) If only we had booked the tour on advance. In this sentence we regret that we didn't book the tour before so the results could have been better. B) If only they had two more tickets. What bad luck! In this sentence no more tickets remain all of the tickets have been sold so we couldn't buy any ticket

@Englishwithjennifer

6 жыл бұрын

Super job! You understand "if only" very well. I like the example you created. I might suggest a small change to create a clearer situation: I got a job as a customer service agent. If nothing else, I had a higher salary. OR you could write a small detail like this: I had a job as a customer service agent, which wasn't very interesting. If nothing else, I had a higher salary than the previous job.

@mahmoudnaser7556

6 жыл бұрын

JenniferESL thank you a lot my best teacher ever.

If nothing nothing else is happening so I'm marrying a so called dog.

@Englishwithjennifer

Жыл бұрын

If you are kind, you will find kindness. If you see beauty, you'll find beauty in front of you.