Advanced conditionals

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were we

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to invest in the company we would be

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taking a huge risk C1 students will also

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know the subtle difference between were

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we invest and if we invested or another

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example suppose we were to expand into

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the Korean market how would that impact

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our operations notice the semicolon

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between the Clauses when we begin with

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suppose using punctuation accurately in

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more advanced structures will help you

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get to C1 moving along our next topic is

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the passive voice again you should

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already know about the basic rules but

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at C1 you'll learn how to use more

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advanced structures like using ing forms

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in the passive for example the issue

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lies in the funds not having been

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allocated correctly not having been

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allocated is a passive form and you'll

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be introduced to impersonal passive

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structures for example it is thought

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that the company will announce a new

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product line soon okay the next thing

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we're looking at is hedging nothing to

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do with gardening hedging is when you

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soften your message making it sound less

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forceful or less certain you might do

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this in order to be polite or to avoid

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being seen