At a Hotel

Can I make a reservation, please?

I'd like a double room with a shower.
Do you have any rooms available?
I'd like to order room-service.
Excuse me, can you give me directions to the museum?

Introductions - Simple sentences with the verb 'to be'

Instructions - Instructions for various tasks

1. Please fill out the form and sign your name.

2. Stand in that line over there.
3. Insert $1 in coins into the slot.
4. Write down your name, telephone number and address.
5. Park your car in the garage.

At the Restaurant - Common phrases used in a restaurant

1. What would you like to have?

2. I'd like a hamburger and a cup of coffee.
3. Would you like to have soup or salad?
4. Is the fish fresh today?
5. The omlette is delicious!

At a Restaurant II

I'd like a steak and a baked potato, please.

Can I have a glass of water, please?
What would you like to have for dessert?
What kind of soups do you have?
I'd like a cup of soup and half a ham sandwich.

Shopping for Clothes

Do you have this shirt in a medium?

These jeans don't fit. Do you have a smaller size?
I'd like to pay by credit card.
Where is the changing room?
I'm looking for a suit and tie.

Habits - Sentences with the simple present to express daily habits and routines

1. John gets up at seven o'clock every day.

2. What do you like doing in your free time?
 3. She doesn't go to church on Sundays.
4. The children catch the bus at eight o'clock Monday through Friday.
5. Mary enjoys playing tennis on Saturdays.

Comparing Your Town to a City

My town is safer than New York.

New York is much more expensive than my town.
My town isn't as interesting as New York.
The traffic in New York is worse than in my town.
My town is less noisy than New York.

Speaking about Work

I usually take the bus to work.

How often do you travel on business?
She doesn't work overtime.
He uses a computer at work.
They make automobile parts.

Directions

Excuse me please, where's the nearest bank?

Could you tell me the way to the park?
Take your first right and then go straight ahead. It's on the corner.
Is there a supermarket near here?
Take the A train to 59th street and transfer to the C train.

Questions - A variety of simple questions in different tenses

1. Where are we going?

2. Why do you want to do that?
3. When did you move here?
4. What is he doing at the moment?
5. How often do you travel for work?

Now - Sentences with the present continuous to describe things happening at the
moment

1. Peter is playing the piano at the moment.

2. Are they watching TV?
3. What are you doing?
4. I'm not working this afternoon.
5. She's studying for her test tomorrow.

Shopping for Souvenirs

Do you have any postcards?

How much is this poster?
Can I change $300, please?
How much does that cost?
Where are the tourist souvenirs?

Past Events - Sentences with the past simple to describe things that happened in the
past

1. I started work in October last year.

2. How much did you pay for that?
3. Mary went to the doctor's for an appointment yesterday.
4. They worked in France for the summer.
5. She didn't fly to New York. She took the train.

Comparisons - Sentences comparing two things or people

1. That jacket is more expensive than this one.

2. Computers are more difficult to use than cell phones.
3. Mary isn't as pretty as Janet.
4. Jack is funnier than Peter.
5. It's hotter in Hawaii than it is Chicago today.