Essential English Vocabulary: Numbers, Dates, Food & Sports
Numbers and Dates in English
Ordinal Numbers:
1st FIRST 2nd SECOND 3rd THIRD 4th FOURTH 5th FIFTH 6th SIXTH 7th SEVENTH 8th EIGHTH 9th NINTH 10th TENTH 11th ELEVENTH 12th TWELFTH 13th THIRTEENTH 14th FOURTEENTH 15th FIFTEENTH 16th SIXTEENTH 17th SEVENTEENTH 18th EIGHTEENTH 19th NINETEENTH 20th TWENTIETH 21st TWENTY-FIRST 22nd TWENTY-SECOND 23rd TWENTY-THIRD 24th TWENTY-FOURTH 25th TWENTY-FIFTH 26th TWENTY-SIXTH 27th TWENTY-SEVENTH 28th TWENTY-EIGHTH 29th TWENTY-NINTH 30th THIRTIETH 31st THIRTY-FIRST
Years:
2001: Two thousand one 2015: Two thousand fifteen 1700: Seventeen hundred MES, DIA, AÑO.
Months in English
JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
Basic Questions and Answers
Do you like broccoli? Yes, I do / No, I don’t
Does Diana like lemon pie? No, she doesn’t / Yes, she does
Do you ever / How often do you…?
When is Christmas? It is on December 25th.
How do people celebrate Christmas?
On that day, people receive and give presents, sing carols, and families have dinner together.
Food Vocabulary
Fats, Oils, and Sugars:
Cream, butter, oil, candy, potato chips
Dairy:
Milk, yogurt, cheese
Meat:
Chicken, fish, eggs, nuts, beef, beans
Fruit:
Bananas, apples, oranges, strawberries, mangoes, grapes
Vegetables:
Broccoli, onions, potatoes, lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, celery
Grains:
Cereal, rice, bread, pasta, noodles, crackers
Countable vs. Uncountable Nouns
Countable (Specific):
I’m buying an orange.
Countable (General):
I like oranges. Oranges are delicious.
Uncountable (Specific):
I’m buying some broccoli.
Uncountable (General):
I like broccoli. Broccoli is good for you.
Useful Food-Related Words
Toast: Tostada / Breakfast: Desayuno / Juice: Jugo / Soup: Sopa
Adverbs of Frequency
Always: Siempre, Almost Always: Casi Siempre, Usually: Usual%, Frequently: Frecuente%, Normally: Normal%, Often: A menudo, Sometimes: A veces, Seldom: Ocasional%, Rarely: Rara%, Almost Never: Casi Nunca, Never: Nunca
Sports Vocabulary
Some common ball games: soccer, volleyball, beach volley, basketball, tennis, squash, golf, hockey, rugby, table tennis, baseball, football (American), etc.
Other sports and games: Track and field, swimming, boxing, skiing, surfing, windsurfing, bowling, horseback riding, archery, fishing, ice skating, rollerskating
Example Dialogue: Sports
What sports do you play? — I play soccer and baseball.
Who do you play baseball with? — I play with some friends. We have a team.
When does your team practice? — We practice on Saturdays.
What time do you practice on Saturdays? — We start at ten AM.
Where do you play baseball? — We play at the stadium.
What do your parents think of baseball? — They think it’s great.
What sports do you play? — I play soccer and baseball
Who do you play baseball with? — I play with some friends. We have a team
When does your team practice? — We practice on Saturdays.
What time do you practice on Saturdays? — We start at ten AM
Where do you play baseball? — We play at the stadium
What do your parents think of baseball? — They think it’s great
Future vs. Present Tense
FUTURE PRESENT
I’m going to travel to Paris I’m travelling to Paris
You’re going to meet Harry You’re meeting Harry
He’s going to eat apple pie He’s eating apple pie
The game is going to start late It’s starting late
PER. PRON. + BE + GOING TO + VERB + COMP.
I am going to go to the doctor tomorrow.
PER. PRON. + BE + NOT + GOING TO + VERB + COMP.
I am not going to go to the doctor tomorrow.
BE + PER. PRON. + GOING TO + VERB + COMP. ?
Am I going to go to the doctor tomorrow? — Yes, I am / No, I’m not