blog

首页 / english / sentences / DK

Intermediate level 3

Making Conversation

Statement Question Tag
The music is very loud isn't it?
The music isn't very loud is it
He's tall isn't he
I'm late aren't I (For statement with I use aren't not amn't in negative question tag)
I'm not talking too much am I
You're cold aren't you

Formal and Informal conversations

FORMAL INFORMAL
A: Good morning Ms.White. How are you. B: I’m very well thank you. A: Hi, Jane, How are you doing? B: Fine. thanks
Z:May I introduce Emma Wilson. A: I’m very pleased to meet you. B: I’m delighted to meet you too Z: This is Marta. A: Great to meet you. B: me, too

Where things are

Numbers and stattistics

Time and dates

You might hear the 24 hours clock in public transport announcements

Dates in American English are usually written with the month first. Dates in British are usually written with the day first.

US UK
03/10/04 10/03/04
03/10/2004 10/03/2004
March 10, 2004 10 March 2004
March 10th,2004 10th March 2004
March tenth,two thousand and four the tenth of March, two thousand and four

Contact details

Pronunciation numbers

Talking about jobs.

job and work

  • Noun
    • I enjoy my job.
    • I’m looking for a job.
    • I enjoy my work.
  • Verb
    • I have so much work to do.
    • I start work at 9 o’clock
    • I get to work by bus.

Routine and free time

所有频率都是由高到低

用这些词语表示事情总是发生或者经常发生

Word order

You can also descibe frequency with more precise expressions. Unlike adverbs of frequency. these must sit at the end of a phrase.

频率词 短语
I often/regularly/hardly evergo running.(动词在频率词的后边) I go ruinning five times a week/every Tuesday/once a year(在动词的后边)

Word order with be

verb be
I often take the rain The traffic is often very bad.
  The weather is usually nice here.
  I'm always tired in the morning
  He's often late for meetings.
  You're hardly ever sick.

Describing people

Adject order

  opinion size shape age color noun
She has beautiful   curly   brown hair.
He is a   tall, slim old   main.

Daily routines

Collocations are groups of words that are often used together in English. you can use them to make your spoken English sound more natural.

“The” is often included

  • He makes the bed every morning. 整理床铺
  • Show mows the lawn every week.
  • I walk the dog every day.
  • I do the cooking every evening.
  • They do the laundry every Sunday.
  • Hefolded the towels this morning.
  • She did the dishes this afternoon.
  • He’s watering the plants now.
  • They’re clearing the table after lunch.
  • I’ll sweep the floor this afternoon.
  • I’ll load the dishwasher in a minute.

Present simple and present continuous

每日的历程 现在正在进行
I usually cook at home, but I'm eating out tonight.

Separable phrasal verbs

  separted
He is picking up litter. He is picking litter up.
He is cutting down trees. He is cutting trees down.
She gave out the town maps. She gave the town maps out.
The theater is putting on a show The theater is putting a show on
Can you check out the menu? Can you check the menu out
I’m taking back those library books. I’m taking those library books back

if the object of a sentence with a separable phrasal verb is a pronoun(like it). it must go between the verb and the partice.

Comparing places

Use modifiers before comparatives to be more precise about the comparison you are makeing.

You can use easily or by far to make superlative adjectives stronger. or one of to show that the superlative belongs to a group of things.

Likes and dislikes

In English, many adjectives are formed by adding -ing or -ed to verbs. These adjectives often have different meanings and can be used to descibe likes and dislikes

Adjectives that end in -ing describe the effect something has. Adjectives ending in -ed describe how something is affected.

Modifiying words

Quite,really,absolutely can be used to modify how much you like or don’t like something. These modifying words must go before the verb.

这三个词语后面的动词只能是所列举的，不能乱用

Early years

To emphasize a verb in the past simple, replace it with did plus the base form of the verb.

Changeing meaning

Prefixes and suffixes

Places I have been

In English, the present perfect tense is used to talk about recent or repeated past events. The past simple is used to say exactly when those events happened.

Present perfect and past simple

The present perfect is used for talking about a recent event or ongoing action.

The past simple gives specific details about when a completed event happened.

Present perfect and past simple in US English

  1. (US) No dessert for me! I ate too much.
  2. (UK) No dessert for me! I've eaten too much.
  3. (US) I can’t find my passport. Did you see it?
  4. (UK) I can’t find my passport. Have you seen it?

Things I have done

Activities in progress

For and Since

English uses ‘for’ with present perfect continuous to show the length of time that an action has taken. ‘since’ is used to show the starting point of the action.

  • I have been painting the house for three hours.
  • He's been tiling the kitchen for a week.
  • I have been painting the house since 3 o’clock.
  • He's been tiling the kitchen since last Wednesday.

My talents and skills

When you see evidence that something has happened, you can use the present perfect continuous to ask questions about it. English uses present perfect continuous questions to ask about ongoing actions in the recent past. especially when there is evidence that an action has taken place.

How long

You can add how long to the beginning of present perfect continuous questions to ask about the duration of actions in the past. Answer to these question use the present perfect continuous with with for or since

Activities and their results

English uses the present perfect continuous to talk about recent activities that are probably still ongoing. Use the present perfect simple to talk about finished activities.

Everyday problems

Prefixes that mean not are called negative prefixes. Many words that have negative prefixes are useful for talking about everyday workplace and urban problem.

General and specific things.

English uses no article(zero article) to talk about things in general. Use the(definite article) to talk about specific things.

Have and Have Got

Have Have Got(Only used in spoken Uk English)
I have a new phone. I'v got a new phone.
I don’t have a dishwasher I haven't got a dishwasher.
Do you have your keys? Have you got your keys?

Myself, yourself

Subject Pronouns Reflexive Pronouns
I myself
you youself yourselves
he himself
she herself
it itself
we ourselves
they themselves