TO BE/TO HAVE
I _____ eleven years old.
I AM eleven years old.
He _____ (play/plays) defense for the Montreal Canadians.
He plays defense for the Montreal Canadians.
178
One hundred and seventy-eight
Vegetables
Carrots, cucumbers, peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, squash, pumpkin, eggplant, avocado
It's pouring.
It's raining a lot.
My brother _____ eight years older than me.
My brother IS eight years older than me.
How do you say "Je suis en train de marcher" en anglais?
A) I am walking
B) I walk
C) I walked
I am walking
17, 593
Seventeen thousand, five hundred and ninety-three.
Countries
Canada, New Zealand, United States, China, Australia, Brazil, France, Netherlands, England, Mexico
So far, so good.
Things are going well so far.
I _____ do the dishes tonight but tomorrow, my sister ______.
Has to / have to
I HAVE TO do the dishes tonight but tomorrow, my sister HAS TO.
Yesterday, Paul ______ (turns/turned) off the light before he ______ (climbs/climbed) into bed.
Paul turned off the light before he climbed into bed.
136, 459
One hundred and thirty-six thousand, four hundred and fifty-nine
Articles of Clothing
Sweater, t-shirt, jeans, coat, skirt, snow-pants, cardigan, hoodie, leggings, crew-neck, long-sleeve, mittens, hat/toque, headband, earmuffs
Beat around the bush
Avoid the subject
I ____ two dogs but my friend Alex ____ four dogs.
I HAVE two dogs but my friend Alex HAS four dogs.
He sat down and _____ (open/opens/opened) his book to page 1.
He sat down and OPENED his book to page 1.
55, 340, 888
Fifty-five million, three hundred forty thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight.
Holidays
Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Family Day, Labor Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Canada Day, St. Patrick's Day
The best of both worlds.
An ideal situation
She ______ a soccer player. She _____ ten pairs of soccer cleats. Her parents ____ her number one fans.
She IS a soccer player. She HAS ten pairs of soccer cleats. Her parents ARE her number one fans.
All of last week, I ________ video games.
A) was playing
B) am playing
C) plays
All of last week, I WAS PLAYING video games.
100, 987, 654, 321
One hundred billion, nine hundred and eighty-seven million, six hundred and fifty-four thousand, three hundred and twenty-one.
Adjectives
Brave, funny, smart/intelligent, creative, strong/weak, tall/short, beautiful/handsome, noisy/quiet,
I was dying in class when you said this.
I was dying in gym class.
I was dying in class when you said this.
->dying of laughter = laughing a lot
I was dying in gym class.
-> dying of fatigue=tired