Talking about Feelings/Health Issues

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"I'm unhappy."/"I'm unhappy about... (explain)."

"I'm excited!"

"I am frustrated."

"I am not feeling too well."

"I'm (feeling) confused."/"I am confused."

"I'm depressed."

"I'm exhilirated."

"I'm surprised."

"I'm hurt."/"My feelings are hurt."

"I'm (feeling) sad/blue/down."

"I'm (feeling) angry (right now)."

How's the weather today? How do you feel? How are you feeling? Is everything okay? What's wrong? What's the matter? Are you all right? What happened?

It's really cold. I'm fine. Not too good. I feel sick. I have a headache. My leg hurts. I cut my hand. He broke his arm.

Let's stay inside. That's good. Sorry to hear that. That's too bad. Here's some aspirin Let me help you. That looks serious. Call 911!

Describing People

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Personality and Appearance                Description

1.Tell me about your father.                                           Well, he's very friendly, smart and funny.

   What kind of person is he?

2. What does he look like?                                           He's young, short and handsome.
                                                                                     He has straight black hair and green eyes.

3. What does your mother look like?                           She's tall, thin and beautiful.
                                                                                     She has blonde hair and wears glasses.

4. How about your little sister?                                    She has curly red hair and a cute smile.
                                                                                     Everybody likes her.

Clothing                                                     Description

5. What is your brother wearing?                                   He's wearing light brown pants and an
                                                                                    orange t-shirt.

6. What kind of shoes does he have (on)?                    Sneakers, and he's wearing white socks.

7. Is Susan wearing a dress?                                          No. She's wearing a blue skirt and a
                                                                                     yellow blouse.

8. Anything else?                                                           Yes. She's wearing boots and carrying
                                                                                     a purse.

We hear some personality adjectives too often. Adjectives (words that describe a person, place or thing) such as:

nice

pretty

good

kind

Talking about here and now

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1. What is Ms. Chan    doing? 2. What is he doing? 3. What are you doing? 4. Who is singing that    song? 5. Who is washing the    dishes? 6. Where are you going    now?

She is writing a letter. He's playing hockey. I'm reading a book. Frank (is). The children are. I'm going to the library.

Oh. That's nice. That's interesting. Is it interesting? Oh. It sounds good. That's great. Okay. Have fun.

Talking about Favourite Things

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When you talk about your favorite things you talk about the best liked or most enjoyed things.

1. What is your favorite color? 2. What's your favorite kind of music? 3. Favorite sport? 4. Do you have a lucky number? 5. What kind of food do you like best? 6. How about movies? 7. Who is your favorite movie star? 8. What city do you like most?

Purple. I like pop music. Kung fu. Yes. It's eight. I like Cantonese food. Action. Jackie Chan. Hong Kong, of course!

Leila: What kind of films do you like best?

Cathy: Science fiction. And you?

Leila: Comedy. And who's your favorite actor?

Cathy: Tom Cruise.

Leila: I like Robert de Nero most.

Talking about Family

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The words below are some of the most important used when talking about Family and Relationships.

Family and Relationships - Families

aunt

brother elder / older brother

cousin

daughter

father

grandchild

granddaughter / son

grandfather / mother

grandparent (s)

great-grandchild

husband

ex-husband

in-laws

son-in law, etc.

mother

niece

nephew

parents

sister

son

step-father

step-daughter, etc.

twin

twin-sister/ brother

uncle

widow (woman)

widower (man)

wife

ex-wife

Family and Relationships - Marital Relationships

divorced

engaged

married / unmarried

separated

single

widowed

Family and Relationships - Verbs

get divorced (from)

get engaged (to)

get married (to)

get on (well) with someone

marry someone

start / end a relationship with someone

Introducing your family

This is my mother/mom.

This is my father/dad.

(These are my parents)

This is my wife.

This is my husband.

There are five people in my family.
(My mother, my father, my older brother, my older sister, me, my younger brother.)

I have two brothers.
One is older.
One brother is older (than me).
One is younger.

I have one sister.

I'm number three.

Asking about family

How many brothers and sisters do you have?

What number are you?

He's the oldest (of five children).

She's the youngest.

Cindy doesn't have any brothers or sisters.

Jared is an only child.

How many children do you have?

We have two. One son and one daughter.

Do you have any kids?

No, I'm not married.

Number and Counting

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You are the student. You will be asked to read aloud in English the numbers on this page. The "teacher" will tell you if you are right or wrong and will help you if need be.

Cardinal Numbers 0 : zero 1 : one 2 : two 3 : three 4 : four 5 : five 6 : six 7 : seven 8 : eight 9 : nine 10 : ten 11 : eleven 12 : twelve 13 : thirteen 14 : fourteen 15 : fifteen 16 : sixteen 17 : seventeen 18 : eighteen 19 : nineteen 20 : twenty 30 : thirty 40 : forty 50 : fifty 60 : sixty 70 : seventy 80 : eighty 90 : ninety 100 : hundred 1000 : thousand 1,000,000 : million 1,000,000,000 : billion

Ordinal Numbers 0th : zeroth 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 30th : thirtieth 40th : fortieth 50th : fiftieth 60th : sixtieth 70th : seventieth 80th : eightieth 90th : ninetieth 100th : hundredth 1,000th : thousandth 1,000,000th : millionth 1,000,000,000th : billionth

1. How many fingers do you have? 2. You have eight fingers? 3. How many brothers does Ryan have? 4. How many students in your class? 5. How old is your sister? 6. How many hours do you work every day? 7. How many people are in the group? 8. How many cookies are left? 9. How many toothpicks are in the box?

I have eight fingers.Eight fingers and two thumbs.He has four (brothers).  Thirty-five, including me.  She is seventeen.From nine to five. Eight hours.About seventy.Five or six.More than a hundred.

Simple Questions

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Speaking English asks us to ask questions. Learn how to ask and answer these questions to begin having conversations in English. To help you questions are divided into categories. There are 50 basic English questions with responses on this page. These basic questions are among the most important in English. Each question has an appropriate answer or response. 

Personal Information

What's your name?
Peter.

Where are you from? / Where do you come from?
I'm from ... I come from ...

What's your surname / family name?
Smith.

What's your first name?
Tom.

What's your address?
7865 NW Sweet Street

Where do you live?
I live in San Diego.

What's your (tele)phone number?
209-786-9845

How old are you?
Twenty-five. I'm twenty-five years old.

When / Where were you born?
I was born in 1961 / Seattle.

Are you married? / What's your marital status?
I'm single.

What do you do? / What's your job?
I'm a librarian.

Where did you go?
I went to a friend's house.

What did you do?
We played video games.

Where were you?
I was in New York for the weekend.

Have you got a car / job / house / etc.?
Yes, I've got a good job.

Have you got any children / friends / books / etc.?
Yes, I've got three children - two boys and a daughter.

Can you play tennis / golf / football / etc.?
Yes, I can play golf.

Can you speak English / French / Japanese / etc.?
No, I can't speak Japanese.

Could you speak English / French / Japanese / etc.?
when you were five / two / fifteen / etc. years old?
Yes, I could speak English when I was five years old.

Very Simple - Yes/No Questions  Are you from Canada? Is he a doctor? Is this free? Do you like apples? Does she live in New Orleans?  More examples of - Yes/No Questions Is she going to the dance? Are they flying home? Are you coming to the party?  Examples of simple - Wh- questions  What do you do (as an occupation)? What do you do on the weekends? Where are you from? Where do you live? How do you say that in English? How do you spell your name? How do you know Mr. Amos?

Yes, I am.  No, he isn't. Yes, it is.Yes, I do.No, she doesn't  Yes, she is.No, they're taking the bus.No, I have other plans.  I'm a computer programmer.  I usually stay home and watch television.I'm from Ontario, California.I live in Arizona.  I live at the Chateau Apartments.I don't know. S-I-M-O-N.  He's my teacher.

Learning to write personal descriptions:

Hello, my name is James. I'm a programmer and I come from Chicago. I live in Seattle with my wife Jennifer. We have two children and a dog. The dog is very funny. I work at a computer company in the city. The company is very famous and successful. Our daughter is named Anna and our Son is named Peter. She is four years old and he is five. We like living and working in Seattle.