English Today phrases
Make excuses
Sorry, I forgot!
Education
I'm really interested in animals, so if I do ___ at school & ____ my exams, I want to ___ to a vet college.
I ____ swim when I was five.
I could swim when I was five.
While she was talking to Max, a woman came _____ the road _____ her.
While she was talking to Max, a woman came along the road towards her.
She didn't have _____ to help her today.
She didn't have anyone to help her today.
Never ____!
Never mind!
When he left _____, he decided to become an architect.
When he left school, he decided to become an architect.
I _____ at three different secondary schools as a child.
I studied at three different secondary schools as a child.
First, go ____ ___ the house and walk _____ the road for a while.
First, go out of the house and walk along the road for a while.
Is there ________ in the box?
Is there anything in the box?
Sorry, I'm not ______.
Sorry, I'm not coming.
I'm working _____ at school because I want to _____ my exams.
I'm working hard at school because I want to pass my exams.
My parents _____ ___ take me to the swimming-pool every week when I was 7.
My parents used to take me to the swimming-pool every week when I was 7.
To get to the bank, you have to go _____ this busy road.
To get to the bank, you have to go across this busy road.
______ over the rainbow, I can see bluebirds fly.
Somewhere over the rainbow, I can see bluebirds fly.
____ you phone your uncle and apologise?
Can you phone your uncle and apologise?
I can get a ______ at college and then ______ a living as a flight attendant.
I can get a diploma at college and then earn a living as a flight attendant.
I _________ TV when my Mum home, because I _________ my homework.
I wasn't watching TV when my Mum got home, because I was doing my homework.
To go from one side of the river to the other, go _____ the bridge.
To go from one side of the river to the other, go over the bridge.
Can't you wear __________ else?
Can't you wear something else?
Ok, I'll be quick! I p________!
Ok, I'll be quick! I promise!
What do you know about Charles Dickens?
Charles Dickens was born in ____, in 1812, & died in ________. Dickens wrote _____ novels.
I _____ sad because my friends _____ waiting for me when I ________at the cafe.
I was sad because my friends weren't waiting for me when I arrived at the cafe.
I never walk ______ the forest at night - it's so dark!
I never walk through the forest t night - it's so dark!
It was really dark, & I couldn't see ______.
It was really dark, & I couldn't see anything.