Mastering English: Daily Life, Grammar, and Vocabulary
Unit 1
1.1 Daily Life
- Spend: Time with relatives
- Do: Some exercise, housework, some work, the shopping, homework
- Stay: In for the evening
- Make: A to-do list, future plans
- Eat: Healthy food
- Have: Fun, a good time, a family meal, an early night, a lie-in
- Go: Shopping, go on a trip, to bed late
- Chat: With friends online
1.2 Question Forms
- Question Words:
- How: Much, often, many, long
- What: Kind, time
- Where, When, Who, Why, Which
- Auxiliary Verbs (Do-Does-Did) and Verb To Be (Am-Is-Are-Was-Were): Before the subject
- Prepositions
International Correspondence and Experiences
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Dear Miguel,
How are you? I’m fine. I’m sending you this letter in English. It’s good practice for both of us. I am writing to tell you about my school, the girls I live with, and New York City.
English Classes at LaGuardia Community College
I’m taking English classes at LaGuardia Community College. I’m in a class with eight students from various countries: Japan, Brazil, Poland, and Italy. Our teacher’s name is Isabel. She’s very nice and a very good teacher.
Living
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Chapter
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Common Idioms
- At last > Finally – We waited two hours, and then the train arrived at last.
- Find out > Investigate – I will call right now to find it out.
- On purpose > Intentionally – I pushed him down the stairs, and he did it on purpose.
- At all > Absolute – Mary isn’t shy at all about expressing her opinions.
- Look up > Search – Andres suggested that we look up Lee’s telephone number.
- So far > Until now – So far, everything is going as planned.
- Depend on > Count on – You can count