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"Take a rest."
JahRhythm:
"You should take a rest." is perfectly correct English where I'm from.
But I take your point.
Total joke that textbooks used for the national curriculum are not edited by native speakers.
Squire:
I'm glad I'm not the only one. What a nice weather? There've been a few times when I've pointed out mistakes in the YBM book and it's only May. How many more of these strange expressions do we have to look forward to? A couple of times early on I thought the dodgy expressions were possibly just American English, but clearly not
The videos are very odd too. The 'acting' seems almost deliberately unconvincing, and it gets confusing when they start dubbing. I often struggle to pick up what is being said, so the kids have no chance
I asked at the end of last year why they have to change the English books, and my CT at the time had no answer.
--- Quote from: JahRhythm on May 28, 2012, 05:48:56 PM ---"You should take a rest." is perfectly correct English where I'm from.
But I take your point.
Total joke that textbooks used for the national curriculum are not edited by native speakers.
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I think 'Take a rest' is similar to 'It's very delicious.' There isn't anything wrong with it, but only Koreans say those expressions.
The thought of one of my parents giving me some food, watching me eat it anxiously then asking 'Is it delicious?' is just bizarre.
JahRhythm:
Really?
Only Koreans say "take a rest"?
Maybe I'm weird or have been in Korea too long but as a Northeast American, I can imagine my mom saying to me as a kid not feeling well: "you should take a rest."
Squire:
--- Quote from: JahRhythm on May 29, 2012, 02:05:57 AM ---Really?
Only Koreans say "take a rest"?
Maybe I'm weird or have been in Korea too long but as a Northeast American, I can imagine my mom saying to me as a kid not feeling well: "you should take a rest."
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I've been thinking about this and I don't recall other British people saying it. 'Have a rest' or more often 'Have a break' or 'Take a break' seem normal to me, but not 'Take a rest'
Chicagohotdog:
I've never heard a native speaker say "Take a rest." I told my co-teacher that we say "Take a break" or "Get some rest." She still says "take a rest" though...
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