English class: 1st Unit

-- Civil Status --

- Single
- Widow(er)
- Divorced
- Married
- Concubine

-- Possessive pronouns / possessive adjectives --

I = mine
you = yours
he = his
she = hers
it = X
we = ours
you = yours
they = theirs

-- Common objects at home and school --

School:

- Pen
- Pencil
- Notebook
- Computer
- Marker
- Student
- Desktop
- Teacher
- Class room
- Homework
- Backpack

Home:

- Door
- Window
- Living room
- Table
- Chair
- Floor
- Bathroom
- Car
- Computer
- Dog
- Cat

-- Ordinary numbers --
1st = first
2nd = second
3rd = third
4th = fourth
5th = fifth
6th = sixth
7th = seventh
8th = eighth
9th = ninth
10 = tenth
11th = eleventh
12th = twelfth
13th = thirteenth
20th = twentieth
21th = twenty-first
22th = twenty-secod
30th = thirtieth
40th = fortieth
50th = fiftieth
60th = sistieth
70th = seventieth
80th = eightieth
90th = ninetieth
100th = hundredth
101st = hundred and first
200th = two hundredth
1 000th = thousandth
100 000th = one hundred thousandth
1 000 000th = one millionth

-- Prepositions --
Prepositions are a class of words that indicate relationships between nouns and pronouns and other words ina sentence. Most often the come before the noun. They ever change their form, regardless of the case, gender, etc. of the word they are refering to:

- Place
- Time

- list of prepositions

about
above
across
after
against
along
among
around
at
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
but
by
despite
down
during
except
for
from
in
inside
into
like
near
of
off
on
onto
out
outside
over
past
since
through
throughout
till
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon
with
within
without
next to

Examples:

- after class
- at home
- before Tuesday
- in Tijuana
- on fire
- with pleasure

-- About me --

Hi. Mi name is Jaime Adolfo Diaz Vargas. I am 18 years old. I live with my parents. I am short. I am beautiful. My dad is a blacksmith. His name is Jaime. My mom is a housewife. Her name is Cristina. I have one brother. His name is Daniel. I have one sister. Her name is Martha. I have six dogs. I like play soccer. I like play videogames. My favorite band is Metallica.

-- Celebrations:

- Halloween
- All hollows eve
- April fools days

-- Phrasal Verbs --

ask around = invite on a date
add up to = equal
back something up = reverse
back someone up = support
blow up = explode
blow up = add air
break down = get upset
break down = stop functioning
break down = divide into smaller parts
break in = force entry to a building
break into = enter forcibly
break up = end a relationship
break out = start laughing
break out in = develop a skin condition
bring down = make unhappy
call around = phone many different places/people
call back = return a phone call
call of = cancel
call up = phone
calm down = relax after being angry
care for = not like (formal)

Idioms

ace: make an "A" on a test, homework assignment, project, etc.

"Somebody said you aced the test, Dave. That's great!"

all right (1): expression of reluctant agreement.

A: "Come to the party with me. Please!"
B: "Oh, all right. I don't want to, but I will."

all right (2): fair; not particularly good.

A: "How's your chemistry class?"
B: "It's all right, I guess, but it's not the best class I've ever had."

all right (3): unharmed; in satisfactory condition.

A: "You don't look normal. Are you all right?"
B: "Yes, but I have a headache."

and then some: and much more besides.

A: "I'd guess your new computer cost about $2,000. "
B: "It cost that much and then some because I also bought extra RAM and VRAM."

antsy: restless; impatient and tired of waiting.

"I hope Katy calls soon. Just sitting around and waiting is making me antsy."

as easy as pie: very easy.

"I thought you said this was a difficult problem. It isn't. In fact, it's as easy as pie."

at the eleventh hour: at the last minute; almost too late.

"Yes, I got the work done in time. I finished it at the eleventh hour, but I wasn't late.

bad-mouth: say unkind, unflattering, embarrassing (and probably untrue) things about someone.

A: "I don't believe what Bob said. Why is he bad-mouthing me?"
B: "He's probably jealous of your success."

be a piece of cake: be very easy.

A: "Bob said the test was difficult, but I thought it was a piece of cake.""

be all ears: be eager to hear what someone has to say.

A: "I just got an e-mail message from our old friend Sally."
B: "Tell me what she said. I'm all ears!"

be broke: be without money.

"No, I can't lend you ten dollars. I'm completely broke until payday."

be fed up with (with someone or something): be out of patience (with someone or something);

be very tired of someone or something.

"Bill, you're too careless with your work. I'm fed up with
apologizing for your mistakes!"

be in and out: be at and away from a place during a particular time.

"Could we postpone our meeting until tomorrow? I expect to
be in and out of the office most of the day today."

be on the go: be very busy (going from one thing or project to another).

"I'm really tired. I've been on the go all week long."

be on the road: be traveling.

"You won't be able to contact me tomorrow because I'll be on the road."

be over: be finished; end.

"I can't see you until around 4 o'clock. My meetings won't be over until then."

be up and running: (for a technological process) be operational; be ready to use .

"Dave's ESL Cafe on the Web has been up and running since December 1995."

be used to (+Ving/noun): be accustomed to; not uncomfortable with.

"It won't be hard to get up at 5:00 AM. I'm used to getting up early."

beat: exhausted; very tired (adj.).

"This has been a long day. I'm beat!"

beat around the bush: evade an issue; avoid giving a direct answer.

"Quit beating around the bush! If you don't want to go with me, just tell me!"

beat one's brains out: try very hard to understand or do something.
"Can you help me with this problem? I've been beating my brains out with it,
but I just can't solve it."

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