Words

postcard

buy sb. sth. = buy sth. for sb.

I bought a postcard for him this morning.

I sent her a postcard.

Did you send her a postcard?

Do you know where I can buy a postcard?

send-sent-sent v.

send sb. sth. = send sth. to sb.

I sent a gift to my friend.

I was sent a gift.

Can you stop sending me useless things?

spoil-spoiled

The cook spoiled the soup.

You are always spoiling my mood.

Why did you spoil the postcard?

I saw the cook spoil the soup and ran away.

museum n.

Last sunday, I went to the museum.

The museum was built in 1990

The museum had been built over two years.

Do you know how long it took to build the museum?

What a beautiful museum it is!

public adj.

I don’t like going to public gardens.

You can make attributes public by adding the keyword “public” before them.

Why don’t you like going to pub lic gardens? Because I don’t like places where there are a lot of people.

friendly adj.

You are very friendly.

It is her who is very friendly to me.

waiter n. waitress

A friendly waiter gave me a bottle of water.

The waiter usually gives me a bottle of water.

lend-lent-lent borrow

lend sb. sth. = lend sth. to sb.

borrow sth. from sb.

Lucy, can you lend me a pen?

No, I can’t, my pen has just broken.

I will ask her to lend me one.

I’ve borrowed a pen from my friend, so I can lend it to you.

decision

make a decision

It is the wrong decision.

When did you make the decision?

What a bad decision!.

make a decision

whole adj.

She has been working for the whole week.

I can eat the whole bread.

Did you eat the whole bread?

grain n.

I like to eat whole grain bread.

Is there whole-grain milk?

I haven’t eaten whole grain bread all week.

Do you like eating grain?

single

I did not write a single card.

I saw a single dog in the center of a street yesterday.

Expressions

teach sb. sth.

She teaches me English everyday.

Could you teach me English?

I teach myself English.

lend sb. sth.

Please lend me a pen.

Did she lend you a pen?

think about sth./sb.

I think about my dog every night.

Why are you always thinking about that thing?

If I were you, I would think about it again.

on the last day

On the last day, I couldn’t bear it.

We need to keep doing it until the last day of this month.

On the last day, the project had been done.

make a decision

It was him who made the terrible decision.

Have you made a decision for the project?

I have not made a decision yet.

send sth. to sb.

I have sent a gift to my friend, so I needn’t buy a new one.

Why didn’t you send the file to the office?

I sent an email to you.

spend st. sw.

I spent 4 years in my college.

I spent my childhood with my family in a very small room without a kitchen and a bathroom.

I’ve spent 10 hours in the junkyard.