Words#
postcard /ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/ #
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 /spɔɪl/ /spɔɪld/ #
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. /mjuːˈziːəm/ #
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. /ˈpʌblɪk/ #
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. /ˈfɹɛnd.li/ #
You are very friendly.
It is her who is very friendly to me.
waiter n. waitress /ˈweɪtə/ /ˈweɪtɹəs/ #
A friendly waiter gave me a bottle of water.
The waiter usually gives me a bottle of water.
lend-lent-lent borrow /lɛnd/ /ˈbɒɹ.əʊ/ #
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 /dɪˈsɪʒən/ #
make a decision
It is the wrong decision.
When did you make the decision?
What a bad decision!.
make a decision
whole adj. /həʊl/ #
She has been working for the whole week.
I can eat the whole bread.
Did you eat the whole bread?
grain n. /ɡɹeɪn/ #
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 /ˈsɪŋɡl̩/ #
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.