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    English for Everyday Activities A Picture Process Dictionary Lawrence J. Zwier | Returning Home to an Preparing Cold Cereal | Apartment ereal box am pours some cereal She pours in some ang sprinkles some Frown the box into her bowl, milk ‘sugar ther cereal. Dan got hick to his building He walked down the allo 1 Jenny Hooked up Kate's phone “Then she dialed the eumber, his apartment j ‘umber in the phone book A He opened his door anc When Kate answered «Jena said ello and identifi went inside. q hrerselt. New Readers Press Contents To the Student Making a Bed _ ‘Making Breakfast Making Coffee/Making Tea Preparing Cold Cereal/Making Toast Fryi Ege. Starting Out Operating a Car ing Somewhere i a Bicycle Returning Home Making Dinner Making a Salad Preparing Vegetables Making Spaghetti Cooking Rice ‘Eating Dinner Clearing the Tabie Doing Dishes Relaxing at Home Playing a CD (Compact Disc) Using a Personal Cassette Player Reading 31 Watching Television a3 32__ Watching a Video 44 33 _ Babysitting 34_ Going to Bed 35__Doing Laundry 48-49 36_ Cleaning the House 50-57 37 Taking Care of a Cat 38 _ Taking Care of a Dog Taking a Car toa Garage for Repairs Changing a Flat Tice Dealing with a Power Failure Working with Wood _ Joining Things with Bolts/Screws 47__ Shopping for Groceries 48 Paying for Things 49 Going toa Bank 50 Using an ATM. 51 Making a Phone Call 52 Answering a Telephone 53 Leaving a Message 54 Taking a Message 55 _Using an Answering Machine 56 Writing a Personal Leiter 57__ Mailing a Letter 58 Going toa Birthday Party 76 59 Going to a Dinner Party 7 60 Going to a Movie _ = = 78 61 Eating : 79 Appendix on American and Metric Measurements 80 Index 81-89 Notes on Irregular Forms 90 Processes : My Way 91-95 Notes to the Teacher 96 Key Vocabulary After using the toilet and flushing it. He goes into the bathroom, he washes his hands. ‘Then he brushes his hair. He gets dressed (see pp. 10-13). He makes breakfast (see pp. 15-17).. and eats it (see p. 18). Then he leaves the apartment (see p. 19). SIMPLE PRESENT by going in n (7 and +) many times. + You slip something some- -where by moving it gently into a'small space. Be Jenny runs some water over her toothbrush, She squeezes toothpaste onto her toothbrush. sand back and forth. To rinse her mouth, She rinses off her toothbrush. and spits it into the sink, She flosses her teeth by pulling out a Jong piece of floss,... ping it benween her teeth... she takes some water... She moves her toothbrush up and down, -&:}- _-swishes it back and forth In her mouth... ‘Then she puts it back in the toothbrush rack. and moving it back d forth and up and down, and the rest of his body with soap, he steps out of the shower. He wraps a towel around himself... Dan pulls the shower curtain shut. By turning the knob, He washes his hair with he turns the water on, shampoo... Then he rinses off with After turning the water water Ofte. towel rack He takes a towel from the towel rack. sand he dries his hair, He puts some deodorant under his arms. SIMPLE PRESENT -.some underwear, ...a T-shirt, some socks, some pants, Tom puts on his underwear. } These mean ‘Tom puts his underwear on, { ‘HE same. ‘Tom chooses some socks and) With it or puts them on. them, “on” moves away ‘Tom picks up his shirt and from “put.” and a shirt, | putsiton. Some? A pair of? | some socks a pair of socks some pants a pair of pants some underwear some shorts #X\, some underpants a pair of shores A 4 pair of underpants, a T-shirt some shoes a pair of shoes + Usually a pale of means 2 a jacket some pajamas a pair of pajagias “A pair of ca ashirt some glasses BD carat Oe a pair of glasses BUT ‘Some items of clothing are ‘called a pair even though Se You ean say: when talking about clothes, do NOT say: pair of pants. “a sock” BUT “a pant”, “a pajama”, “a shoe” “an underpant”, “a short”, “a glass" eee Putting on a Pair of Pants He slips a belt through and zips up the fly. the belt loops,., Putting on a Shirt Fasteners ‘What you do. a ae = You zip something up. Tom slips an arm into each sleeve, button hele =) You button something. con You lace something up and then you ue eat and the cuffs. Hee straightens his collar. tacos You clasp things together, OR You fasten something, clagp « ‘You buckle something, He tucks his shirt into his pants. as ll SIMPLE PRESENT sa blouse/a shirt, SOM pants, a OR some socks, some nylons some pantyhose, (stockings) BQ After you put on your clothes, you wear chem. tie Jacket: skit pants: dress shoes. These people are wearing suits. Tanin ‘These people are wearing casual clothes, Dressing for Hot Weather IF i's hot, Pam wears light clothes: sleeve a short-sleeved cotton shit. She goes barefoot indoors, outdoors. Dressing this way keeps her cool, and a pair of cotton shorts. _and wears sandals COTTON : a fabric that comes from the ADVERB” outside ‘Tom puts on a jacket... He puts on his shoes and ties them, =-and puts them in bis pockets. steps outside... He picks up his keys and wallet... .and shuts the door, 19 smrnezast SECTION 2'Y/GETTING AROUND!) Key Vocabulary Her bus—a Number 77—was due at eight-twenty. | and sat on a bench to wait for the bus. ‘The bus arrived on time (at eight-twenty). and Jenny got on the bus. She showed the driver her bus pass. All the seats were full, so Jenny stood in the aisle sy Soon, someone got off the bus, so a seat was empty. strap She held on toa strap on the overhead bars. Jenny sat down and read a book while she rode the bus, Near her stop, she pressed a button... to ring the “stop” signal. Paying Bus Fare People pay bus fare in many way * by paying a conductor. ‘* by putting a fare card into a fare machine, Sometimes, the driver, conductor or machine gives a receipt. She walked to the cand got off at her exit. stop. al SIMPLE PAST Driving a Car 1 Key Vocabulary Kate sat in the driver's seat Kate adjusted her seat and and her friends sat in the the rear-view mirror passenger seats. Kate put the key into the ignition... She looked over her shoulder. and backed out of the driveway ae ‘SEMPLE PAST Driving a Car 2 Shifting Gears Pedals: arin en brake 7, ral Kate stepped on the clutch pedal nt Wa sae wok her foot of the clutch, ‘Speeding Up/ Slowing Down To go Faster, Kate As the car speeded pressed the accelerator. UD. ~ To slow down, Kate let ...and shifted into up on the accelerator... a lower gear. YG she shifted into a higher gear. The car slowed down, ‘Stopping Turning Na Kate put ..and turned Kate stepped | her turn the steering onthe brake, | signal on... wheel. When ir got dark, : CSD she turned on the When it rained, she turned on the windshield ‘wipers. 23 SIMPLE PAST Key Vocabulary Driving a Car 3 Atalfc light At an intersection Kate stopped When the light turned green, for a red light. she went ahead. speedsiimit sign You ner wooding ‘Once, she went over the speed. A police officer stopped her and Limit. gave her a ticket. Ac the end of her trip, she and turned the car off. parked. aS Kate and her friends got out of wand Kate locked it. the car.. R4 Some Things Drivers Do Getting on (entering) a freeway Yielding right of way Passing someone Getting off (exiting) a freeway Pulling over to the side of the road. Stopping for Gas Kate pulled into a gas station... He pumped the gas for her... and checked the oil. She told the attendant what kind of ‘gas she wanted and how much. C Then she paid him. a5 SIMPLE PasT Tom bought a ticket from the ticket machine, Tom inserted his ticket into the slot in the turnstile, Teun Center Kewnwe After his train arrived, he got on. wwe ay ewe STATION wr Mis station was announced... Other passengers bought tickets, at the ticket window. ‘The gate opened and Tom walked through, He waited on the platform next to the track. Le |B ‘The train was crowded so he had to stand, . 26 SOUPLE Past ee [gave] @ (went) = Pam hailed a taxi, Tnoede goto Alvorside Sau as .wand told the driver where she He started the meter. wanted to go. Thaw, Four. ‘That's about ant She checked the meter a few umes, During the ride, she gave the Griver directions, Ta She told him where to stop. She paid the fare and gave him aup. a? SIMPLE PAST ’ Leva ole oTV ETRY Dan walked on the sidewalk, Once, he tripped on acrack in. ALa corner, he stopped at the curb the sidewalk. and waited for traffic to pass. Then he crossed the street Once he took a shortcut acrass by walking in the crosswalk, @ parking lot. vost Z eae When he coil He crossed a busy street by using he was late. a pedestrian overpass. tifa 28 SIMPLE PAST (SP) SF shift tever Einally, | got off my bike, 29 hanatebars Theld the handlebars. 1 started pedaling and the bike moved. To slow down, I squeezed the brakes. bike rack, and locked it up in a bike rack. onueast © SECTION'3 AT HOME'IN THE EVENING "=" Key Vocabulary To an Apartment He checked his mailbox and took out his mail. Then he took an He walked down the He opened his door elevator up to his floor, hall to his apartment, and went inside, Taking an Elevator Pressing the “up” button, Waiting for the elevator arsed Getting on the elevator Choosing a floor Getting off the elevator 30 [unlocked it with my house key... and then opened the door Thung my coat up in the by turning the doorknob. front closet. |) | --an ok ot my shoes. U pleted up ny mal “hen went into the ving rom. ‘Then I changed clothes. wand checked for messages on 1 took off my work clothes... .and changed into some casual the answering machine (see p. 72). Clothes (see p. 12). 31 SIMPLE PAST 5 Key Vocabulary Making Dinner 1 Paul rinsed some lewuce by and drained it in 2 colander, running water over it He also rinsed some tomatoes and sliced them with a knife and cucumbers. on a cutting board, He mixed the lettuce and and laid the tomato slices the cucumber in a salad bow! on top. ‘grater ‘Then he sprinkled some grated He poured some dressing on cheese on the salad. his salad. 32 SIMPLE PasT Making Dinner 2 S Lf Kate peeled some carrots, and sliced them, She also chopped She threw the stalk wand cinsed the up some broccoli, away... broccoli. WwW She put some water ...and put asteamer Then she put the in a saucepan... basket inside. vegetables in the basket + “> She put 4 lid on the saucepan ‘The water boiled and steamed and lit the burner under it, the vegetables. 33 PAST ing Dinner 3 Maki and fried it with some ground beef ina frying ps Kate diced an onton... an, ¢ aE 2 53 ¢ ge eg 2 Bs 85 8 go oa o3 Be a 5 oe Z re 52 H Ba As the beef-and-onion mixture She poured the fat off into a can. fried, she stirred it. Key Vocabulary ci ve comato 34 She added the mixture of beef —_..and stirred it into the sauce When it started to boil and onions... ith some spices. vi 3s «she turned down the heat and In another pan, she bolled She put some spaghetti into lee the sauce simmer. some water. the boiling water... -.and boiled it until it wastender. In a colander, she dh Alter putting the spaghetti on the spaghewti, a plate, she ladled some sauce over it. Liquids and Solids ‘Some liquids Some solids & ® 6) tomato sauce pan 2 place of butter 35 SIMPLE PAST Making Dinner 4 cup of rice. a pot. He poured off the water to get rid of the dirt and husks. After about 15 minutes, he checked the rice, 36 | Paul measured out one ...and poured itinto To rinse the rice, he put some water in the pot. & hg. ‘Then he measured out two cups of clean water and poured it | into the pot. He puta lid on the pot... ...and heated the water. When it started boiling, he turned down the flame. He decided it was ready to eat. SIMPLE PAST Paul and Kate Set the Table Then they helped themselves to the food, Paul had a second helping of spaghetti coffee cup salad bowl Se 5. QOH ‘upkin fork BTaRS nite and passed the serving dish to Kate, Be were dd yougotocay? W333 As they ate, they talked, &.. After the main course, they had some dessert. 37 SIMPLE PAST After everyone was done, Paul and Kate offered to clear the table, Yoon, The resiof yout sitand relax S= Paul ana wa ear up. @ ‘ Pest ‘They stacked up the PeesSIH dirty dishes,... lettovers container | They took the serving dishes off the table... o containers,... from the plates into the table off... garbage. 38 the kitchen, ;nd put the leftovers the refrigerator. crumbs ‘They scraped the scraps Then they wiped the as | ae ee J ai: and carried them to rotiigerator which they put into \d threw the scraps and crumbs from the table into the garbage. SIMPLE PAST plug Paul put the plug into the drain in the sink WY “asheton He washed the dirty dishes, He put the wet dishes in the dish rack,... .wand the dirty water went down the drain, 39 ‘Then he filled the sink with water, ‘scrubbing pad He scrubbed some very dirty dishes. i Vay. where the water dripped off them. He dried the dishes with a towel... He put some dish soap into the water. Then he rinsed the dishes. Then he pulled the plug from the sink... and then put the dishes away. SIMPLE PAST Relaxing at Home 1 Key Vocabulary 4 stay, Holding the disc at the —_...1 took it out of the ease. shelf. edge... remote ‘Then [ loaded the disc | picked up the remote... ...anel punched in the into the way. number of the track ; Twanted to listen to. Finally, 1 ejected the CD. 40 SIMPLE PAST Relaxing at Home 2 serphones plug jnck [ plugged the earphones ...and put them on, into the jack. ‘Then I started the tape, | adjusted the volume—_...and turned it down turned it up to make the to make the music softer, music louder... into the player, When | was done listening, took the tape out... 41 SIMPLE Past Relaxing at Home 3 Reading a Book bookmark chapter number Pam opened the book She turned the Table ot consians => to her bookmark, pages as she rea. “Bogus: What) oa el oe a When she saw a word she looked it up When she finished reading, she didn’t know... ina dictionary. she closed the book. Reading a Magazine Pam picked up the latest She loo Then she flipped through | issue of Everyone the ads. the magazine... magazine. 4 _until she found an She read the article... and looked at the Interesting article. pictures, 42 SIMPLE PAST Relaxing at Home 4 Key Vocabulary Tom picked up the and turned the TV on. A game show was on. remote for the TV... ‘Tom didn’t want to vwateh it He turned up the volume During a commercial... ,.hhe went to the kitchen 0 he could hear better. for a snack, Thats the ond ofthe news. He warched the news,.....ind when it ended... he turned the TV off. ag eens, eee ae 43 SIMPLE PAST Relaxing at Home 5 Jenny rented a video At home, she wok the With the remote, she from a video store, tape out of the case switched to the video setting, and turned the VCR She loaded the video _,..and started the tape. on. into it. She and Tom watched the video. Jenny paused it when Tom left for a minute. To sce something again. they rewound the tape, At the end of the video, _..rewound and ejected it, Later, she returned he stopped the tape it to the store, 44 SIMPLE PAST mw x SE Tom's aunt and uncle dropped the Tom took them to a playground. children off at Tom's house Bo ie Back at Tom’s house, ...drew pictures with —_—_..and put a puzzle they played with blocks,... crayons... together. only ‘Tom changed the and put him to bed. The other children took baby’s diaper... in the crib. a bath, Corre on Kids. Tine to go, Thanks, Tom NTS Tom read them astory......and they watched ——_Later, their parents acartoon on TV. picked the children up. 45 SIMPLE PAST When it got late. She said goodnight to her parents. l She went upstairs to her room, -and changed into her nightgown, She hung some of her clothes and put her dirty clothes in up in the claset... the laundry basket, sand used the collet. 46 | | After cuthing on her bedside lamp, sand got into bed. Finally, she turned off the lamp... oom light She turned off the room light, seday down... She pulled back the covers... «wand fell asleep. 4? SIMPLE FUTURE Ce oS oe s Til carry the laundry basket THI take the laundry out of to the laundry room, the basket... «and then I'll sort it by T'll check the pockets of the pants separating dark colors and shirts. from light. SF x _.and take out anything Then ['ll put a load of laundry find in thera, into the washing machine. mS) Tl adjust the settings Then I'll put in some _...ané turn the machine on the machine, detergent... on, 48 ‘The machine will wash... Pll hang some of the laundry out to dry. Il fold some of the dry laundry... satin. Pll put some other laundry into the dryer. tron. rawer ~-and put it into drawers, --and spin the laundry. ‘The dryer will dry it by heating and tumbling it ironing board’ 1 iron other things... Tl take the wet clothes out of the machine. ‘Then I'll take it out of the machine. and hang them up in the Closet. 49 SIMPLE PRESENT fing Room In the Livi a eee he dusts the furniture... SI ‘Pam picks up things that are lying Then she vacuums the carpet, and the woodwork. In the Kitchen 's out spoiled food. and throw iuerator., Dan cleans the refri reps the floor. swe and Pam wipes the countertops. 2 a 3 ra] ‘G i] 3 > > iB i ee Se For Special Attention 50 In the Bathroom Dan scrubs the toilet with a toilet. brush... He washes the mirror on the medicine cabinet. cleans the sink... Then he sweeps the floor.. Taking Out the Trash ‘They bundle old newspapers... Jat garbage bag ‘Then they empty wastebasket... and put empty bottles, cans and Fs into bags. kitchen garbage a and the kitchen garbage into a big garbage bag... and take it out to the garbage can, 51 SIMPLE Past Taking Care of Pets 1 cypeeeeererss ane entre ‘To feed his cat, Tom opened soand put it in the cat’s dish. can of cat food... He put some [resh water in the water dish, sand she purred and rubbed against his leg. He played with the cat by --Wwhich the cat pounced on. moving a plece of string... 52 SIMPLE PAST Taking Care of Pets 2 Tare, Bsa Gore on, boy. I called my dog, After he came, I petted him, He wagged his tail... ...and barked. I put some dog food sand filled his water dish, in his dish After his walk, | threw a stick sand he fetched it, for him... 53 SIMPLE Past Key Vocabulary _then started the mower by pulling, the cord. She mowed the lawn by pushing Where the mower couldn't reach the mower back and forth, she trimmed the grass by hand. She raked up the grass clippings. She spread some grass seed an and then watered the lawn. bare spots... 54 He'll plant some seeds... % _and tie them to small stakes. Tom will turn the soil with a spade. seedling He'll plant some seedlings... and cover them with a mound of soil. ‘Then he'll water the garden, Taking Care of a Garden ay Shears He'll prune extra leaves from some plants. Tom will weed the garden, and spray insecticide on some plants. He'll put some fertilizer on the soil. 55 He'll check for harmful insects, Finally, he'll pick some flowers for the house. SIMPLE PRESENT Key Vocabulary [wash the windows inside,... «Wipe off the dashboard... and vacuum the floor. Outside sponge soapy water 7K bucnet dip a sponge into soapy water, J. wipe the wax off... 56 and wash the car with it ‘Then I spread some wax on the car. sand buff the car With a soft cloth, To rinse the car, I spray It with water, After it has dried... Finally, I wash the windows outside, SIMPLE PAST Lealled for an appointment 1o get my car fixed. and the mechanic diagnosed the problem, the cost. He worked on the engine, When I came back later to pick up the car... she gave me the bill for the repair. 57 SIMPLE Past A spare thing is extra _ something you don’t usually _ ‘+ You can jack something up but you cannot "jack it down.” Instead, you lower it. | To the ground means to the surface of the earth. _ +A mut goes on a bolt. (See My car had a flat tire, so I had to change it, I put the spare on the wheel,... solightened the lug nuts by hand.... ..Jowered the car to the ground, ally, { put the hubcap on wheel nd tightened the nuts some e with a lug wrench 58 SIMPLE PAST We found the cireuit-breaker box. We reser the breakers, and my sister lit some candles, «and found the breakers that had tripped. and the power came back on. 69 Before you cut a board, -oand mark the places t0 cut. you measure it. ~~ ‘wood La inavinge we Then you cut it witit a saw. ‘To trim a piece of wood, you plane it. To make the edges smooth, To join two pieces of wood, you you sand them, can glue them together... hammet screwdriver --cnail them together... cor join them with screws. 60 SIMPLE PRESENT LTA ele-leV Ela To Bolt Things Together bot You put a bolt thraugh some holes,... the bolt. Then you hold the nut with a pair of pliers. -.pUt & Washer onto and then tighten 2 nut by hand. and Ughten the bolt with a wrench, To Join Things with Screws sr You tighten the screw by turning the screwdriver clockwise. 61 screwdriver head of the screw, ‘You put a screwdriver into the slot on the head of the screw. eh To loosen the screw, you turn it counter-clockwise. SIMPLE PRESENT LGTAere Tel ETay Tom gets a shopping cart. Some people use a basket instead of a cart. He checks his shopping list to see In the fresh produce section, he checks what he should buy. the fruit and vegetables by feeling, He puts some fruit in a. ...and weighs the fruit plastic bag... ona scale, ‘Some beel pasar ploase. Su chess. Tihave four akan aed at ound roapis, lease. “ > Next, he picks up some fresh meat Then, at the deli, he gets some and cheese, at the meat counter. cold cuts... He goes through the canned goods He checks the prices on two brands _...and chooses the cheaper one. aisle, of canned peas.. As he shops, he looks for specials. He picks up some toilet paper in ..and gets some milk in the dairy the houseliold goods section... section. He tries 4 free sample of some es some frozen pizza Finally, he goes to the checkout pizza. from the frozen-food case. counter. 63 I

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