Words#
welcome n. v. /ˈwɛlkəm/ #
Why did you welcome me yesterday? We haven’t never met before.
I will give him a warm welcome.
Why do you think you have to welcome him?
I don’t need your welcome.
crowd gather v. /kɹaʊd/ /ˈɡæðə/ #
a crowd of; gather around
I see a large crowd of people are gathering under the town hall clock.
People gathered round the street performer to watch his tricks.
It was a mistake to gather people around him.
How did you arrange those crowds of people?
hand n. /hænd/ #
The minute hand stopped at 7pm.
They are trying to fix that broken hour hand.
She struck that minute hand several times and fixed it.
shout v. /ʃaʊt/ #
shout at sb
shout to sb
Even if I shout to him, he still can’t hear me.
He shouted at his friend because his friend made a bad decision.
I was wondering why you shouted at me yesterday?
I tried to shout to you, but you didn’t notice me.
refuse v. /ˈɹɛfjuːs/ #
refuse to do sth.
I refuse to do this.
I will refuse to help you if you don’t make friends with me.
She asked why you refused to help him at that time.
You have to refuse to help him.
usually refuse to go to sleep when I’m feeling emotional.
laugh v. /laːf/ #
laugh at sb
He is laughing at her because of her funny movements.
You shouldn’t have laughed at her.
What is the reason that you laughed at her all night?
Expressions#
the last day of the year#
I am going to fly to London on the last day of this month.
Why do you choose to fly to London on the last day of this month?
I was able to finish my project on the last day of last week.
a large crowd of#
Why is there a large crowd of people gathering under that building?
A large crowd of people was arrested because they attacked to others.
She kicked a ball straight towards the crowd of people.
in twenty minutes’ time#
Our meal will be ready in twenty minutes’ time.
How long will it be until the meal is ready?
The building will be built in a year.
refused to do sth.#
You have no reason to refuse to do it.
I’ve just refused to send that stupid message.
at that moment#
I didn’t notice him at that moment.
I was doing my homework at that moment.
The plane turned around at that moment.
What were you doing at that moment?
begin to do sth.#
While we were having breakfast, it began to rain.
After finishing my homework, I began to water the garden.
When will you begin to do you work?