Ages and Stages of Life
The Family
Noun suffixes
Articles
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
100
The youngest/first stage of life
baby
100
Your mother's mother is your ______.
grandmother
100
Turn (make) "different" into a noun
difference
100
Fill in the blank with the correct article: She is ___ actress.
an
100
We use this tense to talk about: regular habits and routines, permanent situations, and facts
present simple
200
BEFORE you're a teenager, you are a _________.
child
200
When someone DOES NOT have any brothers or sisters, they are an _____ _____.
only child
200
Turn "discuss" into a noun
discussion
200
Fill in the blank with the correct article: Two years ago, ____ people in this town were very hungry.
the
200
We use the present continuous to talk about: actions that are in progress at the moment of speaking, and actions/situations that are ______.
temporary
300
AFTER you are a teenager, you are a ______ _______.
young adult
300
The son of your sister is your _____.
nephew
300
Turn "retire" into a noun
retirement
300
We use these articles with singular, countable nouns, when we mention it for the first time, or to say that the person of thing is one of a number of things/people. We also use these articles to describe someone's profession.
a/an
300
He normally _______ breakfast at 7:00AM. (to eat)
eats--present simple
400
When you are elderly (old), you are a _____ _____.
senior citizen
400
The mother of your husband is your ___________.
mother-in-law
400
Turn "protect" into a noun
protection
400
We use this article to refer to someone/something previously mentioned, specific things/people, something unique, or countable and uncountable nouns.
the
400
Julie ______ in Spain for 10 months. (to teach)
is teaching--present continuous
500
The name of the stage of life when you are a child.
childhood
500
When two people end their marriage, they are _______.
divorced
500
Turn "confidence" into an adjective
confident
500
When do you NOT need to use an article?
When you are generally talking about plural countable/uncountable nouns.
500
She ______ anything right now. (to do--negative)
is not doing--present continuous