Greetings &

Introductions
I saw a saw
that could out
saw any other
saw I ever
saw.
 Red lorry,
yellow lorry
 Activity 1-
Pass it around
Pass it around!

You can
FRY…
Pass it around!

You can
TAKE…
Pass it around!

Youcan
BRING…
Pass it around!

Youcan
READ…
Pass it around!

You can
MIX…
Pass it around!

Youcan
WRITE…
Pass it around!

You can
DO…
Pass it around!

Youcan
MAKE…
Pass it around!

You can
GIVE…
FAST
TALK!!
What’s your
nationality?
What’s your
favorite food?
What’s your
nickname?
What’s your last
name?
What’s your
favorite movie?
What’s your
favorite sport?
Where are you
from?
How’s life?
How old are
you?
When is your
birthday?
Glad to meet
you.
 Greeting People
Formal Informal Responses

Hello Morning IF GOOD

Good Hi / Hey / Yo Great/nice/Fantastic
morning What's up? IF SO-SO
How is it Not bad/so
How are
going? so/ I can’t
you? How
How’re you complain.
do you do? doing? IF BAD
How is How are Bad/Lousy/
everything? things? Not good
Example 1 : Informal (You can use it greet your
friends or a familiar person.)

• Bob : Hello, Joy.

• Joy : Hi Bob. Nice to see you. How’re things?
• Bob : So….so, thanks.
• Joy : How was your birthday?
• Bob : It was very lovely, that’s a pity.
You didn’t join us.
• Joy : Sorry. I hope to join with you later.
• Bob : Don’t worry. Bye, see you then.
• Joy : Bye. Lucky you!
 Example 2 : formal (You can use it greet to
someone you do not know well or older than you.
)
• Mr. Somsak: Good morning, Mr.
Peter. Good morning, Mr. Somsak.
• Mr. Peter.: How are you?
• Mr. Somsak : I'm very well, thank
you.
And how are you?
• Mr. Peter.: Quite all right, thank
you.
 Example 3 : formal
(Meeting someone for the
first time)
• Tony : Hello, my
name’s Tony.
• Pattrick : Hi, Tony. I’m
Pattrick. How do you do?
• Tony : How do you do?
*How do you do? = use a formal greeting
when you meet somebody for the first time
and the reply to this question is to repeat
the phrase, How do you do?
 Additional sentences

• How do you do? - How do you do?

• Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, too.
• Please, call me … . - Then you must call me …
 Practice
• Make up a conversation about
“Greetings” in pair.
Example
Mike : Good morning, Mr.Barry.
Barry : Good morning, Mike.
Mike : How are you this morning?
Barry : Very well, thank you.
Mike : Did you have a nice week-end?
Barry : Yes, thank you.
A: Hi! My name is _________.
What’s your name?

B: Hi! I’m _________.

You can call me ______.
_________ is my nickname.

A: Nice to meet you _________.

How are you?

B: Nice to _______. I’m _______. Thank you.

And _____?

A: I’m ________. Thank you.

Greetings
GREETINGS
SOME ANSWERS
INFORMAL (I) FORMAL (F)

Hi / Hello Hello
Hi there   Hi
Good morning
Morning Good afternoon.
Good evening
How are you? Couldn’t (Just) fine
How are you?
How’s it going? be better OK (I)
How’s life? Great So – so (I)
How do you do? More or less
How are things? (Very) well
(F)
(Very)
How’s everything? Not bad (I)
good
 How have you been?
(Pretty) Could be
How are you doing?
good better
What’s new? Nothing
What’s up? Not much
Gratitude
INFORMAL ANSWERS FORMAL ANSWERS

Thanks Thank you

Don’t
Thank you so You are
mention it Thank you very
much much welcome

Thanks a lot Anytime Many thanks

Thanks a
No problem
million
Thank you in
You’re (very)
It’s OK advance
Thanks a welcome
bunch
Farewells
FAREWELLS
SOME
ANSWERS
INFORMAL (I) FORMAL (F)
 

Bye / Bye Bye Good Bye Good bye

See you See you tomorrow

See you
See you next time   See you
later / Later

See you soon See you next Wednesday

So long  
Take good care of
Take care You too
you
Sweet dreams Good night
 Hello.
1

Good morning.
2

I’m John Smith.

3

Are you Bill Jones?

4

Yes I am.
5

How are you?

6

I’m good, thanks.

7

How is Helen?
8
Classroom expressions

She’s very well, thank you.

9

1
0 Good afternoon Mr. Green.
1
1 Good evening Mrs. Brown.
1
2 How are you this evening?
1
3 Good night, John.
1
4 Good-bye, Bill.
1
5 See you tomorrow.
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6 Come in, please.
1
7 Sit down.
1
8 Stand up, please.
1
9 Open your book, please.
2
0 Close your book, please.
2
1 Don’t open your book.
2
2 Do you understand?
2
3 Yes, I understand.
2
4 No, I don’t understand.
2
5 Listen and repeat.
2
6 Now read, please.
3
1 What’s this?
3
2 That’s a book.
3
3 Is this your book?
3
4 No, that’s not my book.
3
5 Whose book is this?
3
6 That’s your book.
3
7 And what’s that?
3
8 Is that a book?
3
9 No, it isn’t.
4
0 It’s a pencil.
4
1 Is it yours?
4
2 Yes, it’s mine.
4
3 Where’s the door.
4
4 There it is.
4
5 Is this book his?
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5
1 Where are your pens?
5
2 They’re over there.
5
3 Are these your pens?
5
4 Yes, there are.
5
5 Those are mine.
5
6 These are your books, aren’t they?
5
7 No, they aren’t.
5
8 They’re not mine.
5
9 These are mine and those are yours.
6
0 Those aren’t your pens, are they?
6
1 Who are you?
6
2 I’m a student.
6
3 Who is that over there?
6
4 He’s a student too.
6
5 Is that lady a student?
6
6 No, she isn’t.
6
7 Those men aren’t students, either.
6
8 Am I your teacher?
6
9 Yes, you are.
7
0 That man is a teacher, isn’t he?
7
1 Yes, he is.
7
2 Who are those people?
7
3 Maybe they’re farmers.
7
4 Aren’t they students?
 I really don’t know.
7
5
Introductions and courtesies
What’s your name?
7
6
My name is Jones.
7
7
What’s your first name?
7
8
My first nama is Bill.
7
9
How do you spell your last name?
8
0
Jones. J. O. N. E. S.
8
1
What’s your friend’s name?
8
2
His name is John Smith.
8
3
John and I are old Friends.
8
4
Are you John’s brother?
8
5
Day No,
andI’m
month
not. of the calender
8
91 What day is today?
92
6 Today is Monday.
93 What
This day was
is Mr. yesterday?
Jones.
8
94 Yesterday was Sunday.
95
7 What day is tomorrow?
96 What
How domonth is this?
you do?
8
97 This is January.
98
8 Last month was December, wasn’t it?
99 Mrs.
Yes,Jones,
it was.this is Mr. John
8 Smith.
What month is next month?
10
9
0 Very pleased to meet you.
9
I was in the hospital for several weeks.
10
0
1
Where were you on Tuesday?
10
2
 You were here in February, weren’t you?
10
3
No, I wasn’t.
10
4
10 Your friend was here a week ago,
Talking about
Do youhe?
wasn’t
objects
5 have a book?
10
6
Yes, I do.
10
7
You have a radio, don’t you?
10
8
No, I don’t.
10
9
I don’t have a phonograph, either.
11
0
Does this radio belong to you?
11
1
Yes, I think it does.
11
2
How many sisters and brothers do you have?
11
3
Don’t you have my hat?
11
4
Yes, I have both your hat and your coat.
11
5
Does John have a yellow pensil?
11
Telling time
6 What time is it?
12
Yes, he does.
11
1
7 It’s two o’clock.
12
He has a radio, doesn’t he?
11
2
8 It’s a few minutes after two.
12
No, he doesn’t have one.
11
3
9
12 My watch is fast and
12
4 He already
your watch has a phonograph, but he doesn’t have a
is slow.
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12 radio yet.
Excuse me, can you tell me the
 No, I can’t.
12
6
I don’t know what time it is.
12
7
I don’t think it’s four o’clock yet.
12
8
It must be about three thirty.
12
9
I get up before six o’clock every day.
13
0
13 The restaurant doesn’t open until
1 seven forty-five.
Will you be here at ten o’clock tomorrow?
13
2
Talking about
Yes, I will.
13 What’s the date today?
dates
13
3
6
13 We’ll
Todaybe on time, won’t
is November first,we?
nineteen sixty-
13
7 three.
4
When were you born?
13 I hope so.
13
8
5
13 I was born on November first, nineteen
9 thirty-five.
Today is my birthday.
14
0
My sister was born in nineteen thirty-
14 eight.
1
I don’t know what the exact date.
14
2
Where were you born?
14
3
I was born in a little town not far from
14 here.
4
What do you know about the tenth
14 century?
5
I don’t know anything about that.
14
6
Let’s talk about something else.
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Talking about objects and people =

What do you want?
15
1
I want a cup of coffee.
15
2
What would you like to eat?
15
3
Please give me a piece of pie.
15
4
15 Which one would you like, this one or
5 that one?
It doesn’t matter to me.
15
6
I’d like to talk with Mr. Jones or Mr.
15 Smith.
7
15 I’m sorry, but both of them are busy
8 right now.
Wouldn’t you like some coffee?
15
9
I’d rather have some tea, if you don’t
16 mind.
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Talking about
Do you know any of those people?
16 Do you speak English?
languages
16
1
6 Two or three of them look familiar.
16 Yes, a little.
16
2
7 All of those people are friends of mine.
16 Does your friend speak English?
16
3
8 Which one of those men is Mr. Taylor?
16 Yes, he speaks English perfectly.
16
4
9 Is he the tall man on the left?
16 What’s his native language?
17
5
0
I don’t know what his native language is.
17
1
How many languages do you speak?
17
 How well do you know French?
17
4
He speaks French with an American
17 accent.
5
My parents speak English fluently.
17
6
Mr. Jones can read French pretty well.
17
7
17 Sometime I make mistakes when I
8 speak English.
Talking about
I have a lotactivities
of trouble with pronunciation.
17 What are you doing?
18
9
1
How is her accent in French?
18 I’m reading a book.
18
0
2
What’s your friend doing?
18
3
He’s studying his lesson.
18
4
I’m not doing anything right now.
18
5
Where are you going?
18
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I’m going home.
18
7
What time are you coming back?
18
8
I’m not sure what time I’m coming back.
18
9
What are you thinking about?
19
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Asking
I’mabout ageabout my lesson.
thinking
19 How old are you?
19
1
6 Who are you writing to?
19
19 I’m twenty-one years old.
2
19 I’m writing to a friend of mine in
7
My brother is not quite twenty-five.
19
8
John is not fourty-five yet, is he?
19
9
Mr. Smith is still in his fifties.
20
0
I’m two years older than you are.
20
1
My brother is two years younger than I
20 am.
2
How many are there in your family?
20
3
There are seven of us altogether.
20
4
My sister is the oldest.
20
5
I’m the youngest.
20
Talking
6 about daily
What
Guess time
activities how do
oldyou get up every day?
I am.
21
20
1
7
II’d
usually wakeabout
say you’re up early.
twenty-three.
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I get
wasup at 6 on
thirty o’clock every
my last day.
birthday.
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20
3
9
My
I’m brother
going togets up later than
be sixty-one I do.
next Tuesday.
21
4
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After I get dressed, I have breakfast.
21
5
Usually, I have a big breakfast.
21
6
21 I have juice, cereal, toast and
7 coffee for breakfast.
I leave the house at eight a.m. each day.
21
8
I get to work at nine o’clock every
21 morning.
 I finish working at 5:45 p.m.
22
2
I eat dinner at about 7 o’clock.
22
3
22 Before I eat dinner, I read the
4 newspaper for a while.
Talking aboutgoyesterday’s
I usually activities
to bed at about midnight.
22
22 What time did you get up yesterday
6
5 morning?

I woke up early and got up at 6 o’clock.

22
7
My brother got up earlier than I did.
22
8
Did you get dressed right away?
22
9
Yes, I got dressed and had breakfast.
23
0
What kind of breakfast did you have?
23
1
23 What time did you get to work yesterday
2 morning?
23 I left the house at 8 o’clock and got to
work
3 at 8:30.
Did you work all day?
23
4
23 Yes, I worked from early morning until
late
5 at night.
At noon
Meeting I had lunch with a friend of mine.
a friend
23
Where did you go yesterday?
24
6
1 I finished working at 5:30 and went home.
23
I went to see a friend of mine.
24
7
23 After dinner I read a magazine and made
2
8 someyou
Did telephone
see Mr.calls.
Jones yesterday?
24
I went to bed at 11:30 p.m.
23
3
9
24 I didn’t see Mr. Jones, but I
24 I went to sleep immediately and slept
4
0 saw JohnallSmith.
soundly night.
24 What did you talk about?
5
We talked about a lot of things.
24
6
I asked him a lot of questions.
24
7
What did you ask him?
24
8
I asked him if he spoke English.
24
9
He said he spoke a little English.
25
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25 Then I asked him if he knew
1 anybody in New York.
He said he knew a lot of people there.
25
2
Talking about last year’s activities
Finally,
What I asked
time himuse
did you howto old
get he
up was.
last year?
25
25
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6
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25 IHe saidtohe
used would
wake up rather not get
early and tell up
hisat
age.
7
7 o’clock.
4
25 I used to set my alarm clock for exactly 7
He answered almost all of my questions.
8
25 a.m.
5 I never used to oversleep.
25
9
I used to get dressed quickly every
26 morning.
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I always used to leave for work at 8:30.
26
1
26 I used to start working at 9 o’clock every
2 day.
26 I used to have lunch every day at the same
3 time.
26 I used to work until nearly 6 o’clock each
4 day.
26 I used to have dinner at 7:30 and go to bed
5 early.
26 My brother and I used to go a lot of places
6 together.
26 We used to go to the movies about once a
7 week.
We used to have a lot of interesting
 I always used to ask him a lot of questions.
27
0
Asking about addressed
Where do you live?
27
1
I live on Washington Street.
27
2
What’s your address?
27
3
I live at 1203 Washington Street.
27
4
I’m Mr. Smith’s next door neighbor.
27
5
You live here in the city, don’t you?
27
6
I’m from out of town.
27
7
How long have you lived here?
27
8
I’ve lived here for five years.
27
9
He’s known me for over ten years.
28
0
Asking
I’vequestions
spoken English all my life.
28 Where were you yeaterday afternoon?
28
1
6 I’ve already read that book.
28 I was at home all afternoon.
28
2
7 Has he studied French very long?
28
28 I was writing some letters to friends of
8
3 mine.
28 Have you
What werehad
youbreakfast
doing at already?
about 4 o’clock
28
9 yesterday afternoon?
4 I was listening to the radio.
29 Yes, I had breakfast two hours ago.
28
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5
29 What were you doing when I called you on
1 the telephone?
When you called me, I was eating dinner.
29
2
3 John Smith.
29 While you were writing letters, I was
4 reading a book.
29 While we were having breakfast, John
was
5 talking on the telephone.
29 Can you guess what I was doing this
6 morning?
29 I can’t remember what John was doing
7 yesterday afternoon.
I’ve forgotten what he said his address
29 was.
8
29 I’ve forgotten what time he said he had
9 dinner last night.
Describing objects
30 They
What called usyour
color is just as we were having
book?
30
0 dinner.
1
My book has a dark blue cover.
30
2
How much does that typewriter weigh?
30
3
30 It’s not too heavy, but I don’t know what
4 the exact weight.
30 This round table weighs about forty-five
5 founds.
What size suitcase do you own?
30
6
30 One of my suitcases is small, and the other
7 one is medium size.
I like the shape of that table.
30
8
How long is Jones Boulevard?
30
9
That street is only two miles long.
31
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31 Will you please measure this window to
see
Asking
1 howpeople
wide ittois?
do things
31 This
Wouldwindow is justtell
you please as Mr.
wideCooper
as thatthat
one.

6
2 I’m here?
The walls are three inches thick.
31
3
 Take this books home with you tonight.
31
7
Please bring me those magazines.
31
8
Would you help me lift this heavy box?
31
9
Please ask John to turn on the lights.
32
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Put your books down on the table.
32
1
32 Get me a hammer from the kitchen, will
2 you?
32 Hang up my coat in the closet, will you
3 please?
Please don’t bother me now, I’m very
32 busy.
4
Would you mind mailing this letter for
32 me?
5
32 If you have time, will you call me
6 tomorrow?
Please
Getting pick up those
information andcups and saucers.
directions
32
33 Excuse me, Sir. Can you give
7
1 Willsome
me you do
information?
me a favor?
32
Can you tell me where peach Street is?
33
8
2 Please count the chairs in that room.
32
It’s two blocks straight ahead.
33
9
3 Please pour this milk into that glass.
33
Which direction is it to the theater?
33
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4
Turn right at the next corner.
33
5
How far is it to the university?
33
6
It’s a long way from here.
33
7
The school is just around the corner.
33
8
1 telephone number?
34 Could you tell me where the
2 nearest telephone is?
Should I go this way, or that way?
34
3
Go that way for two bloks, then turn left.
34
4
Talking about
I beg your family
pardon.and
Is this seat taken?
34 Are you married?
relatives
34
5
6
No, I’m not married. I’m still single.
34
7
Your niece is engaged, isn’t she?
34
8
My sister has been engaged for two
34 months.
9
My grandfather got married in 1921.
35
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35 When is your grandparents’
1 wedding anyversary?
How long have they been married?
35
2
They’ve been married for quite a few
35 years.
3
Who did George marry?
35
4
Do they have children?
35
5
Talking about
They had aneighbors and
baby last month.
35 Where did you grow up?
friends
36
6
1 My son wants to get married in June.
35 I grew up right here in this neighborhood.
36
7
2 They don’t know when the wedding will
35 My
be. friend spent his childhood in
36 California.
8
3 Their grandchildren are grown up now.
35
36 He lived in California
9
4 until
She’she was seventeen.
a widow. Her husband died last
36 There have been a lot of changes here in
the
5 last 20 years.

36 There used to be a grocery store on the

6 corner.
36 All of the houses have been built in the last
7 ten years.
36 They’re building a new house up the street
8 from me.
36 If you buy that home, will you spend the
9 rest of your life there?
Are your neighbors very friendly?
37
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We all know each other pretty well.
37
1
37 A young married couple moved in next
door
2 to us.
Talking
37 Whoabout boughtfuture
that new house down the
37 What
street time are you going to get up
activities
6 tomorrow morning?
3 from you?
An elderly man rented the big white
37 I’ll
37 probably wake up early and get up at
house.
7
4 6:30.
What beautiful trees
will you do those are.
then?
37
5
8
After I get dressed, I’ll have breakfast.
37
9
38 What will you have for breakfast
tomorrow
0 morning?
38 I’ll probably have eggs and toast for
1 breakfast.
After breakfast, I’ll get ready to go to
38 work.
2
38 I’ll leave the house at 8:00 and get to the
3 office at 8:30.
38 I’ll probably go out for lunch at about
4 12:30.
38 I’ll finish working at 5:30 and get home by
5 6 o’clock.
38 Are you going to have dinner at home
6 tomorrow night?
38 Do you think you’ll go to the movies
9 for bed.
39 Do you think you’ll be able to go to
0 sleep right away?
Talking about the
How is the weather today?
weather
39
1
The weather is nice today.
39
2
What was the weather like yesterday?
39
3
Yesterday it rained all day.
39
4
What will the weather be like tomorrow?
39
5
It’s going to snow tomorrow.
39
6
It’s quite cold today.
39
7
It’s been cloudy all morning.
39
8
Is it raining now?
39
9
It’ll probably clear up this afternoon.
40
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Talking
Theabout sickness
days are gettingand
hotter.
40 How are you feeling today?
health
40
1
6 Today is the first day of spring.
40 I don’t feel very well this morning.
40
2
7 What’s the temperature today?
40 I was sick yesterday, but I’m better today.
40
3
8
40 It’s about
My fever isseventy degrees
gone, but I stillFahrenheit
have a cough.
40
4 this afternoon.
9 There’s a cool breeze this evening.
40 My brother has a bad headache.
41
5
0
Which of your arms is sore?
41
1
 What’s the matter with you?
41
3
I’ve got a pain in my back.
41
4
Which foot hurts? Is it the left one?
41
5
How did you break your leg?
41
6
41 I slipped on the stairs and fell down. I
7 broke my leg.
Your right hand is swollen. Does it hurt?
41
Talking about daily
8
42 I get out of bed about 7 o’clock every
habits
1
41 morning.
It’s bleeding. You’d better go see a
9 doctor about that cut.
42 After
I hopegetting up,well
you’ll be I gosoon.
into the bathroom
42 and
2
0 take a shower.
42 Then I shave, brush my teeth and comb
my
3 hair.
42 After brushing my teeth, I put on my
4 clothes.
42 After that, I go downstairs to the kitchen
to
5 have breakfast.
42 After eating breakfast, I go back upstairs
6 again.
42 Then, it’s usually time to wake up my little
7 brother.
42 He can’t dress himself yet because he’s too
8 young.
42 I wash his face and hands, and then I
dress
9 him.
43 He tries to button his own shirt, but he
can’t
0 do it.
43 My little brother takes a bath before he
goes
Getting
1 people’s
to bed opinion and ideas
at night.
43 What do you
He always think?
forgets to Is thatbehind
wash right? his ears.
43
2
43 I’m always tired when I come home from
3 work.
6
43 Certainly, you’re absolutely right about
7 that.
I think you’re mistaken about that.
43
8
I like hot weather best.
43
9
Personally, I prefer winter weather.
44
0
Do you think it’s going to rain tomorrow?
44
1
I don’t know whether it will rain or not.
44
2
In my opinion, that’s an excellent idea.
44
3
44 Why is Mr. Cooper so tired? Do you have
4 any idea?
44 He’s tired because he worked hard all day
5 today.
What do think of my children?
44
6
I think
Making you have very attractive children.
plans
44 What do you plan to do tomorrow?
45
7
1 Please give me your frank opinion.
44 I doubt that I’ll do anything tomorrow.
45
8
2 Do you really want to know what I think?
44
45 Please excuse me for a little while. I want
9 to
45
3 Of something.
do course I want to know what your
45 Iopinion
imagine I’ll do some work instead of
0 going
is.
4 to the movies.
45 Will it be convenient for you to explain
your
5 plans to him?
45 There’s nothing to do because tomorrow is
6 a holiday.
45 What’s your brother planning to do
7 tomorrow?
He can’t decide what to do.
45
8
45 It’s difficult to make a decision without
 That’s a good idea.
46
1
46 I’m hoping to spend a few days in the
2 mountains.
46 Would you consider going north this
3 summer?
46 If there’s a chance you’ll go, I’d like to go
4 with you.
46 After you think it over, please let me know
Making
5 whatdecisions
you decide.
I’m anxious to know what your decision
46 is.
6
I’m confident you’ve made the right
46 choice.
7
46 I want to persuade you to change your
8 mind.
Will you accept my advice?
46
9
What have you decided?
47
0
I’ve definitely decided to go to California.
47
1
47 He didn’t want to say anything to
influence
2 my decision.
She refuses to make up her mind.
47
3
47 I assume you’ve decided against buying a
4 new car.
47 It took him a long time to make up his
5 mind.
You can go whenever you wish.
47
6
We’re willing to accept your plan.
47
Going places
7 Are you going to go anyplace this year?
48
47 He knows it’s inconvenient, but he wants
1 to
8 go anyway.
48 If I have enough money, I’m going to
47 According to Mr. Green, this is a
9
2 take a trip abroad.
complicated problem.
48
48 How are you
She insists going?
that Are you
it doesn’t going
make any by
0 boat?
difference to her.
3
It’s faster to go by plane than by boat.
48
4
What’s the quickest way to get there?
48
5
48 Altogether it will take ten days to make
the
6 trip.
I hope you have a good time on your trip.
48
7
48 I’m leaving tomorrow, but I haven’t
packed
8 my suitcase yet.
I’m going by air. I like flying.
48
9
My brother took a trip to Mexico.
49
0
It was a six-hour flight.
49
1
GoingHow
shopping
many passengers were on the train?
49
49 I’m going shopping because I need to buy
6
2 some clothes.
His friend was injured in an airplane
49 crash.
49 If this shirt doesn’t fit, may I bring it back
3
7 later?
Would you like to go for a walk?
49 What size shoes do you wear?
49
4
8
49 Let’s go out to the airport. The plane
That suit looks very good on you.
5
49 landed ten minutes ago.
9
This dress is made of silk, isn’t it?
50
0
I’d like to try on this sweater.
50
1
I’m interested in buying a new car.
50
2
What’s the price of that electric iron?
50
3
How much is this rug?
50
4
Is this toothpaste on sale today?
50 That will be eighteen dollars and
8 seventy- five cents.
50 Do you have change for a twenty
9 dollars bill?
Eating inclerk
The a restaurant
helped me find what I wanted.
51 What would you like to eat?
51
0
1
I’d like a bowl of tomato soup, please.
51
2
51 The waiter seems to be in a hurry to take
3 our order.
Which would you rather have steak or
51 fish?
4
I want my steak well done.
51
5
What kind of vegetables do you have?
51
6
I’ll have mashed potatoes and green
51 beans.
7
Would you please pass the salt?
51
8
They serve good food in this restaurant.
51
9
Are you ready for your dessert now?
52
0
52 This knife is dirty. Would you bring me a
Going
1 out one,
clean for the evening
please?
How long did the movie last?
52 May I have the check, please?
52
6
2
52 The feature started at 9 o’clock and ended
52
7 You have your choice of three flavors of
at 11:30.
ice
They say the new film is an adventure
3
52 cream.
story.
We have vanilla, chocolate and
8
52 strawberry.
52 A group of us went out to the theater last
4
9 night.
52 We invited two guests to dinner, but they
53
5 The new
didn’t play was good and everybody
come.
0 enjoyed it.
53 By the time we got there, the play had
1 already begun.
 The usher showed us to our seats.
53
2
53 The cast of the play included a famous
3 actor.
53 After the play was over, we all wanted to
get
4 something to eat.
53 There was a big crowd and we had
5 difficulty getting a taxi.
53 The restaurant was filled, so we decided to
6 go elsewhere.
My brother wants to learn how to dance.
53
7
We don’t go dancing very often.
53
8
Making
53 I’d
54 Which
likewould you
to make anrather do, go dancing
appointment to see or
appointments
9 go to a play?
Mr.
1 I’m not accustomed to going out after
Cooper.
54 dark.
0
54 Would you like to arrange for a personal
2 interview?
54 Your appointment will be next Thursday
at
3 10 o’clock.
I can come any day except Thursday.
54
4
54 He wants to change his appointment from
5 Monday to Wednesday.
54 She failed to call the office to cancel her
6 appointment.
54 I’m going to call the employment agency
for
7 a job.
Please fill in this application form.
54
8
Are you looking for a permanent position?
54
9
55 I’m going to call a plumber to come this
0 afternoon.
55 I couldn’t keep the appointment because I
1 was sick.
I’m a new employee. I was hired
55 yesterday.
2
Visiting the doctor
55 I went to see my doctor for a check-up
6 yesterday.

55 The doctor discovered that I’m a little

7 overweight.
55 He gave me a chest X-ray and took my
8 blood pressure.
55 He told me to take these pills every four
9 hours.
Do you think the patient can be cured?
56
0
They operated on him last night.
56
1
He needed a blood transfusion.
56
2
My uncle had a heart attack last year.
56
3
They had to call in a heart specialist.
56
4
What did the doctor say?
56
5
56 The doctor advised me to get plenty of
6 exercise.
Making telephone calls
The doctor
You’re saidon
wanted I look pale.
the telephone.
56
57
7
1
56
57 If I want
What to be should
number healthy,I Idial
haveto to
getstop
to the
8
2 smoking cigarettes.
operator?
56 IThe
wantphysician
to mekesaid smoking
a long is harmful
distance call. to
57
9 my health.
57
3 It’s just a mosquito bite. There’s nothing
57 to
Pick up the receiver and deposit a coin in
4
0 the
worryslot.about.
57 I tried to call Mr. Cooper, but the line was
5 busy.
You must have dialed the wrong number.
57
6
57 I dialed the right number, but nobody
7 answered.
57 The telephone is ringing. Would you
answer
8 it, please?
 Who is this? I don’t recognize your voice.
58
0
Would you please tell Mr. Cooper I called.
58
1
Is this Empire 5-4093?
58
2
I have to hang up now.
58
3
58 Put letters
Writing the receiver closer to your
58 How long has ithear
beenyou.
since you’ve heard
4 mouth. I can’t
6 from your uncle?
58 Would you mind calling back
5 When wastomorrow?
sometime the last time he wrote you?
58
7
I can’t recall how long it’s been.
58
8
58 I’m always disappointed when I don’t get
9 any mail.
59 I feel guilty because I haven’t written her
0 lately.
59 What time is the mail delivered on
1 Saturday?
The postman always comes at 2 o’clock.
59
2
59 I wrote to my uncle last night. I couldn’t
put
3 it off any longer.
I enclosed some photographs to my letter.
59
4
59 I didn’t know wether to send the letter
5 airmail or not.
59 How long does it take for a letter to get to
6 California?
Telling
59 Don’tabout past
forget to experiences
put stamps on the letter
7 before you mail it.
60 A strange thing happened to
He went to the post office to mail a letter.
59 me this morning.
1
8
60 I was crossing the street and was
59 I dropped the letter in the mailbox on the
2
9 almost
corner.hit by a car.
60 Fortunately, I jumped back in the time to
60 How did you sign the letter? Did you
write,
3 avoid being hit.
60 It was a terrible experience and I won’t
4 forget it.
60 Yesterday was such a beautiful day, we
5 decided to go for a drive.
60 We prepared a picnic lunch and drove
6 down by the river.
60 After a while, we found a shady place
under
7 some poplar trees.
On the way back home, we had a flat
60 tired.
8
60 It was after dark when we got back, and
we
9 were all tired.
61 I wish you would give me a more detailed
0 description of your trip.
61 Speaking of trips, did I ever tell you about
1 the experience I had?
61 We used to have a lot of fun when we were
2 that age.
I can’t recall the exact circumtances.
61
Asking about furniture and places to live
3
61 We’re looking for a house to rent for the
61
6 Isummer.
never realized that someday I would be
4 living in New York.
61 We never
Are imagined
you trying that
to find John would
a furnished house?
61
5 become a doctor.
7
61 This split-level house is for rent. It’s a
8 bargain.
That house is for sale. It has central
61 heating.
9
62 We have a few kitchen things and a
dinning
0 room set.
62 This is an interesting floor plan. Please
1 show me the basement.
62 The roof has leaks in it, and the front steps
2 need to be fixed.
62 We’ve got to get a bed and a dresser for
the
3 bedroom.
Does the back door have a lock on it?
62
4
62 They’ve already turned on the electricity.
5 The house is ready.
62 What style furniture do you have? Is it
8 traditional?

62 We have drapes for the living room, but

we
9 need kitchen curtains.
63 The house needs painting, it’s in bad
Talking
0
about things to
condition.
wear What are you going to wear today?
63
1
63 I’m going to wear my blue suit. Is that all
2 right?
I have two suits to send to the cleaners.
63
3
I have some shirts to send to the laundry.
63
4
63 You ought to have that coat cleaned and
5 pressed.
I’ve got to get this shirt washed and
63 ironed.
6
63 All my suits are dirty. I don’t have
anything
7 to wear.
63 You’d better wear a light jacket. It’s chilly
8 today.
This dress doesn’t fit me anymore.
63
9
I guess I’ve outgrown this pair of trousers.
64
0
64 These shoes are worn-out. They’ve lasted
a
Discussing
1 different points of view
long time.
64 You have
I can’t yourthis
fasten point of view,
collar and I have
button.
64 mine.
6
2
64 Why don’t youitget
You approach in dressed now?
a different wayPut on I
than
3
7 your work clothes.
do.
64 IMy brother
won’t arguecame
within, changed
you, his clothes,
but I think you’re
4
8 and went
being out again.
unfair.
64 That’s
I didn’tanotice
liberalyou were
point wearing your new
of view.
64
5 hat.
9
He seems to have a lot of strange ideas.
65
0
65 I don’t see any point in discussing the
1 question any further.
What alternatives do I have?
65
2
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion.
65
3
There are always two sides to everyting.
65
4
We have opposite views on this.
65
5
65 Please forgive me. I didn’t mean to start
an
6 argument.
65 I must know your opinion. Do you agree
7 with me?
What point are you trying to make?
65
8
Our views
Thinking aboutare not so far
possible apart, after all.
future
65
66 If it
activities doesn’t rain tomorrow, I think I’ll go
9
1 shopping.
66 We should be able to resolve our
0
66 differences.
There’s a possibility you’ll go, but it all
2 depends on the weather.
66 If I have time tomorrow, I think I’ll get a
3 haircut.
66 I hope I remember to ask the barber not
to
4 cut my hair too short.
66 My son wants to be a policeman when he
5 grows up.
66 If I get my work finished in time, I’ll leave
6 for New York Monday.
66 Suppose you couldn’t go on the trip. How
7 would you feel?
66 What would you say if I told you I
couldn’t
8 go with you?
66 If I buy that car, I’ll have to borrow some
9 money.
67 If I went with you, I’d have to be back by
0 six o’clock.
67 One of these days, I’d like to take a
1 vacation.
As soon as I can, I’m going to change jobs.
67
2
67 If you were to attend the banquet,
5 what would you wear?

Talking about past

67 What would you have done last night if
possibilities
you
6 hadn’t had to study?

67 I would have gone on the picnic if it

hadn’t
7 rained.
67 If you had gotten up earlier, you would
8 have had time for breakfast.
If I had had time, I would have called you.
67
9
68 Would he have seen you if you hadn’t
0 waved to him?
68 If he had only had enough money, he
would
1 have bought that house.
68 I wish you had called me back the next
day,
2 as I had asked you to.
68 If you hadn’t slipped and fallen, you
3 wouldn’t have broken your leg.
68 If I had known you wanted to go, I would
4 have called you.
68 Had I known you didn’t have a key, I
5 wouldn’t have locked the door.
68 She would have gone with me, but she
6 didn’t have time.
Asking
68 If Iabout likesfor
had asked anddirections, I wouldn’t
69 What is it you don’t like about winter
dislikes
7 have gotten lost.
1 weather?
68 Even if we could have taken a vacation,
we
69 I don’t like it when the weather gets real
8 might not have wanted to.
2 cold.
68 Everything would have been all right, if
Iyou
can’t stand summer weather.
69
9 hadn’t said that.
3
69 Looking back on it, I wish we hadn’t given
69
0 The
in sothing I don’t like about driving is all
easily.
4 the traffic on the road.
69 He doesn’t like the idea of going to bed
5 early.
69 I like to play tennis, but I’m not a very
good
6 player.
69 I don’t like spinach even though I know
it’s
69 I’m afraid you’re being too particular
8 about your food.
He always finds fault with everything.
69
9
She doesn’t like anything I do or say.
70
0
You have wonderful taste in clothes.
70
1
What’s your favorite pastime?
70
2
What did you like best about the movie?
Giving
70 advice and
70 If you want my advice, I don’t think you
opinions
3
6 should go.
70 I didn’t like the taste of the medicine,
70
4 Ibut
suggest
I tookthat you tear up the letter and
it anyway.
7 start
Why over again.
do you dislike the medicine so much?
70
70 It’s only a suggestion, and you can do that
5
8 you please.
Let me give you a little fatherly advice.
70
9
If you don’t like it, I wish you would say
71 so.
0
71 Please don’t take offense, I only wanted to
1 tell you what I think.
71 In my opinion, the house isn’t worth the
2 price they’re asking.
71 My feeling is that you ought to stay home
3 tonight.
71 It’s none of my business, but I think you
4 ought to work harder.
In general, my reaction is favorable.
71
5
If you don’t take my advice, you’ll be
71 sorry.
6
71 I’ve always tried not to interfere in your
Asking
7 favors of other people
affairs.
72 Would
I’m oldyou please
enough to hold
makethe
up door
my own mind.
71
1 open for me?
8
71 Thanks for the advice, but this is
something
9 I have to figure out myself.
72 You’re very kind to take the trouble to
help
2 me.

72 I wish I could repay you somehow for

your
3 kindness.
72 I’m afraid it it was a bother for you to do
4 this.
It wasn’t any bother. I was glad to do it.
72
5
72 There’s just one last favor I need to ask of
6 you.
I’d be happy to help you in any way I can.
72
7
72 Would you mind giving me a push? My
car
8 has stalled.
72 Would you be so kind as to open this
9 window for me? It’s stuck.
73 If there’s anything else I can do, please let
0 me know.
73 This is the last time I’ll ever ask you to do
1 anything for me.
Making preparations
73 I certainly to travel
didn’t intend to cause you so
73
2 Imuch
didn’t realize the time had passed so
inconvenience.
6
73 quickly.
He’ll always be indebted to you for what
3 you’ve done.
73
73 I’ve
Couldgotyou
a lot of things
lend me tento do before
dollars? I can
I left my
7
4 leave.
wallet at home.
73
73 For one thing, itI‘ve
I’d appriciate got would
if you to dropturn
by the
out the
5 bank
lights. I’m sleepy.
8 to get some money.
73 It’ll take almost all my savings to buy the
9 ticket.
74 Oh, I just remembered something. I have
to
0 apply for a passport.
74 I almost forgot to have the phone
1 disconnected.
74 It’s a good thing you reminded me to take
2 my heavy coat.
74 I never would have thought of it if you
3 hadn’t mentioned it.
I’ll see you off at the airport.
74
4
74 They’re calling your flight now. You
6 behind.
74 Don’t forget to cable to let us know you
7 arrived safely.
74 I’m sure I’ve forgotten something, but it’s
8 too late now.
74 Do you have anything to declare for
9 customs?
75 You don’t have to pay any duty on
personal
0 belongings.

Countries and nationalities

75 What’s your nationality? Are you
1 American?

What part of the world do you come

75 from?
2
I’m an American by birth.
75
3
75 I was born in Spain, but I’m a citizen of
4 France.
75 Do you know what the population of
Japan
5 is?
75 What’s the area of the Congo in square
6 miles?
Who is governor of this state?
75
7
75 According to the latest census, our
8 population has increased.
75 Politically, the country is devided into fifty
9 states.
76 The industrial area is centered largely in
0 the north.
76 The country is rich in natural resources. It
1 has mineral deposits.
76 This nation is noted for its economic
Geography
2 and land features
stability.
76 Geographically, this country is located in
76
6 How old do you
the southern have to be to vote in the
hemisphere.
3 national elections?
76
76 Today we celebrate
It’s a beautiful our with
country day of many large
4
7 independence.
lakes. It’s a national holiday.
76
76 My
Thishome is in
part of thethe capital.
country is It’s
verya
5
8 cosmopolitan city.
mountainous.
 The land in this region is dry and parched.
76
9
77 Along the northern coast there are many
0 high cliffs.
77 There are forests here, and lumbering is
1 important.
77 The scenery is beautiful near the Pacific
2 Ocean.
77 This mountain range has many high peaks
3 and deep canyons.
77 What kind of climate do you have? Is it
4 mild?
77 How far is it from the shore of the Atlantic
5 to the mountains?
Is the coastal plain good for farming?
77
6
77 What’s the longest river in the United
7 State?
77 Are most of the lakes located in the north
8 central region?
Schools andtravel
77 As you education
westward, does the land get
78
9 Children
higher? enter school at the age of five,
1 don’t they?
78 The weather is warm and sunny here. Do
0 you get much rain?
78 In elementary school, the child learns to
2 read and write.
78 In secondary school, children get more
3 advanced knowledge.
78 In universities, students train to become
4 teachers and engineers.
78 He went to grade school in New York and
5 high school in Chicago.
78 In college I majored in science. What was
6 your major?
78 My sister graduated from high school.
7 Graduation was last night.
78 I’m a graduate of Yale University. I have a
8 Bachelor of Arts degree.
78 If you expect to enter the university, you
9 should apply now.
79 This is my first year of college. I’m a
0 freshman.
My uncle is a high school principal.
79
1
79 What kind of grades did you make in
3 make straight A’s?
79 My brother is a member of the
4 faculty. He teaches economics.
79 John has extracurricular activities.
5 He’s on the football team.

Work and careers

79 I’m a federal employee, I work for the
6 Department of Labor.

79 What kind of work do you do? Are you a

7 salesman?
79 As soon as I complete my training, I’m
8 going to be a bank teller.
79 John has built up his own business. He
owns
9 a hotel.
80 What do you want to be when you grow
up?
0 Have you decided yet?
80 I like painting, but I wouldn’t want it to be
1 my life’s work.
80 Have you ever thought about a career in
the
2 medical profession?
80 My uncle was a pilot with the airlines. He
3 just retired.
80 My brother’s in the army. He was just
4 promoted to the rank of major.
80 I have a good-paying job with excellent
5 hours.
80 My sister worked as a secretary before she
6 got married.
80 George’s father is an attorney. He has his
7 own
Farms andpractice.
factories
81
80 Because
He alwaysof takes
the warm
prideand sunny
in his weather,
work. He’s
1
8 oranges grow very well here.
very efficient.
80 Mr. Smith is a politician. He’s running for
81
9 In this flat
election country people grow wheat and
as governor.
2
81 corn
Afterand raise cattle.
a successful career in business, he
81 The
was ground around here is stony and not
3
0 very good for
appointed farming.
ambassador.
81 What are the principal farm products in
4 this region?
81 Milk, butter, and cheese are shipped here
5 from the dairy farms.
81 They had to cut down a lot of trees to
make
6 room for farms.
81 At this time of the year farmers plow their
7 fields.
81 On many farms you’ll find cows and
8 chickens.
81 If you have cows you have to get up early
to
9 do the milking.
Tractors have revolutionized farming.
82
0
82 In the United States, there are many
1 factories for making clothes.
82 Factories employ both male and female
2 workers.
82 If you work in a factory, you usually have
to
Hobbies
3 and
punch interest
a clock.
82
82 My hobby
Is meat is collecting
packing stamps. in
a big industry Doyour
you
4 have
country?
6 a hobby?
82 Is it true that the manufacturing of
5 automobiles ia a major industry?
82 I’ve always thought photography would
be
7 an interesting hobby.
82 Some people like horse back riding, but I
8 prefer golfing as a hobby.
82 Do you have any special interests other
than
9 your job?
83 Learning foreign languages is just an
0 avocation with me.
83 I find stamp collecting relaxing and it
takes
1 my mind off my work.
83 On weekends I like to get my mind off my
2 work by reading good books.
83 My cousin is a member of a drama club.
He
3 seems to enjoy acting.
He plays the piano for his own enjoyment.
83
4
83 I’ve gotten interested in hi-fi. I’m building
5 my own equipment.
83 He’s not a professional. He plays the piano
6 for the fun of it.
84 I started a new hobby. I got
0 tired of working in the
Recreation
garden.and sports
84 Baseball is my favorite sport. What’s your
1 favorite?

84 My nephew is a baseball player. He is a

2 catcher.
84 When you played football, what position
did
3 you play?
84 We played a game last night. The score
was
4 tied six-to-six.
84 I went to a boxing match last night. It was
a
5 good fight.
84 When I was on the track team, I used to
run
6 the quarter mile.
84 I like fishing and hunting, but I don’t like
7 swimming.
84 My favorite winter sport is skiing. I
belong
8 to a ski club.
84 Would you be interested in going to the
9 horse races this afternoon?
85 The hardest thing to learn is to be a good
0 looser.
85 Be a good sport. Play according to the
rules
Newspapers
1 and magazines
of the game.
85 IOur
sentfamily
in a subscription
went camping to that
last magazine.
summer.
6 We put out every week.
It’s
2 had to buy a new tent.
85
85 This
If youafternoon
subscribewe to went to the gym it’ll
the newspaper, for be
3
7 workout. We
delivered lifteddoor.
to your weights.
85 IWhat
85 didn’tdoread
you the
do for recreation?
whole Do you
paper. I just
4 have a hobby?
glanced
8 at the
My headlines.
muscles are sore from playing
85
85 The
baseball.
first chapter of the story is in this
5 issue
9 of the magazine.
86 I haven’t seen the latest issue of the
0 magazine. Is it out yet?
86 What’s the total circulation of this
1 newspaper?
86 I’m looking for the classified section. Have
2 you seen it?
3 York Times staff.
86 There was an article in today’s paper
about
4 the election.
86 There wasn’t much news in the paper
5 today.
86 How long have you been taking this
6 magazine?
86 Did you read the article about the rescue
of
7 the two fishermen?
86 Why don’t you put an advertisement in
the
8 paper to sell your car?
86 I got four replies to my ad about the
Radiobicycle
and television
87
9 What channel did you watch on television
for sale.
1
87 last night?
My son has a newspaper route. He
delivers
87
0 Ithe
don’t get a good
morning picture on my TV set.
paper.
2 There’s something wrong.
You get good reception on your radio.
87
3
Please turn the radio up. It’s too low.
87
4
87 What’s on following the news and
weather?
5 Do you have a TV guide?
87 You ought to have Bill look at your TV.
6 Maybe he could fix it.
87 We met one of the engineers over at the
7 television station.
87 Where can I plug in the TV? Is this outlet
8 all right?
87 I couldn’t hear the program because there
9 was too much static.
88 Your car radio works very well. What
kind
0 is it?
88 The next time I buy a TV set, I’m going to
1 buy a portable model.
I wonder if this is local broadcast.
88
Music and literature
2
88 What’s your favorite kind of music? Do
88 You’d get better TV reception if you had
6 you
an like jazz?
3 outside antenna.
88 Most amateur radio operators build their
4 own equipment.
88 He’s a composer of serious music. I like
his
7 music a lot.

88 We went to a consert last night to hear the

8 symphony orchestra.
88 My brother took lessons on the trumpet
for
9 nearly ten years.
89 You play the piano beautifully. How much
0 do you practice every day?
89 I’ve never heard that piece before. Who
1 wrote it?
89 Have you ever thought about becoming a
2 professional musician?
Who is the author of this novel?
89
3
I’ve never read a more stirring story.
89
4
89 Who would you name as the greatest poet
of
5 our times.
89 This poetry is realistic. I don’t care for it
6 very much.
89 Many great writers were not appreciated
7 fully while they were alive.
89 This is a poem about frontier life in the
8 United States.
89 This writer uses vivid descriptions in his
9 writings.
90 How much do you know about the works
of
0 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?