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VOCABULARY
Adverb
At least
Average
Ballet
Board game
Bookworm
Cards
Chess
Classical music
Comic
Disco music
Discount
Facility
Full-time
Fully-equipped
Gym
Gymnast
Heavy metal
Indoor football
Leisure
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VOCABULARY SENTENCES
Jimmy is very good at playing chess.
Which team do you support?
My brother enjoys board games.
We only serve soft drinks, no alcohol.
Her husband is dead, she is a widow now.
I wanted to give you a surprise.
He trains every day for six hours.
Nurses are professional health workers that help doctors and patients in the hospitals they
work.
Let's be quick! The train is leaving soon and we must go faster.
They're not divorced, they're separated while they see what will happen next.
If you want to stay healthy, you should do exercise three times a week.
Nowadays, people don't go to the theatre as much because they stay at home or go to the
cinema instead.
I support the local football team and always go to their games when I can.
I have been doing yoga for years now. It helps me to stay relaxed and flexible.
Scientists recommend that children start to do sport because it is such a healthy habit.
The pronunciation of some words like tomato and potato are different in England to the
way they say them in the United States.
Adverbs add extra information about the actions of verbs and often end in the letters '-ly'.
For example, he smiled sadly.
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SENTENCES
I really don't have much leisure time.
There are facilities for young mothers.
Peter's such a bookworm!
He never plays with his computer.
If you are over 65, you get a discount.
The average English family has a house, a car, two children and a dog.
Why don't we have lunch outside?
Where do you work?
I haven't got a job at the moment.
I'm unemployed.
She's having a rest; she's very tired.
Come in! Sarah's getting ready.
Sit down and have a drink.
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USEFUL PHRASES
On average, I wrote 7 or 8 pages a day.
I've got at least 10,000 stamps.
We are looking for a part-time bartender (evening only).
Please phone: 0181695772.
The classrooms are fully-equipped.
I think it's a good idea to take a year out and travel before you go to medical school.
We must meet and catch up on all your news...
Give me a ring before you go out tonight.
I think we should get together to talk about the new project.
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GRAMMAR
Expressing like or dislike
All the verbs that express like or dislike of an activity go with a verb in the gerund form:
LOVE:
She loves walking on the sand.
LIKE:
I like cooking pastries.
DONT MIND: I dont mind ironing.
DISLIKE:
We dislike being late for the cinema.
HATE:
I hate going shopping.
CANT STAND: I cant stand being disturbed when Im reading.
Sports
Play basketball
Play tennis
Play football
Play chess
Play cards
Do yoga
Do gym
Do ballet
Go swimming
Go running
Go skiing
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Frequency expressions
Frequency adverbs:
Use: Adverbs of frequency are used, as the name suggests, to express the frequency of an
action. That is the reason why these adverbs usually stand with the Present Simple, which is
usually used for actions that are a habit.
Position in the sentence: The frequency adverbs go before the main verb:
He usually answers the phone.
He has never eaten Indian food.
except the verb To be:
This room is never quiet.
never
hardly ever
rarely
occasionally
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sometimes
often /
frequently /
regularly
usually /
normally
always
Position in the sentence: These time expressions go at the end of the sentence according to the
usual English sentence structure:
Subject + Verb + Object + Complements (1st modal + 2nd local + 3rd temporal)
She goes running in the park every day.
He studies hard at home every weekend.
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PRESENT SIMPLE
Affirmative
form
Subj. + DO/DOES +
not + V + Compl.
Negative form I dont believe in aliens.
She doesnt know your address.
Interrogative
form
DO/DOES + Subj.
+ V + Compl.?
Do you like my new hairstyle?
Does it often rain here?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
form
Subj. + To be
+ V-ing + Compl.
I am reading a magazine.
This girl is asking for you, Tom.
Subj. + To be + not
+ V-ing + Compl.
Negative form They arent enjoying this party.
He isnt talking on the phone.
Interrogative
form
To be + Subj. + V-ing
+ Compl. ?
Are you learning Japanese?
Is Jerry coming to the party
tonight?
b) Use:
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PRESENT SIMPLE
Actions that happen again and again,
routines and habits:
- I get up at 8 oclock everyday.
- It rains a lot in Ireland.
Facts that are always true and never change,
or that stay the same for a long time:
- The world is round.
- He works as a university lecturer.
Verbs that are not used in continuous forms:
- Jim doesnt want to study French.
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To refer to the future according to a schedule
or a calendar:
- The course finishes on June 20th.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Actions that are happening at the moment of
speaking:
- Dont forget the umbrella! Its raining.
Activities that are happening this week, this
month, this year, although they are not
happening in the moment of speaking:
- Im reading a very interesting book this
month.
To express a planned future arrangement:
- Im visiting my penfriend in Paris next
Spring.
Verbs that usually are not used in progressive or continuous forms:
- Verbs of the senses:
HEAR, TASTE, SMELL, SEE
- Verbs of thinking and opinions:
KNOW, BELIEVE, THINK, UNDERSTAND,
RECOGNISE, REMEMBER, MEAN
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