Everyday English

Silent letters
 Tsunami: *Foreign:
 Honest : * Wednesday:
 Island:
 Queue : *Palm tree:
 Talk:
 Walk:
 Answer:
 Write:
 Debt:
INTERNET SYMBOLS
 @ : At
 . : dot
 abc: lowercase letters.
 ABC: uppercase letters.
 _: underscore.
 -: dash/hyphen
 : backward slash
 : forward slash
COMMON MISTAKES
 Ask to someone: Ask him to clean his
bedroom.

 Arrive to: arrive in/ at.

 Hear/listen to

 Near to / close to
 Write to me as soon as possible.
VERBS + PREPOSITIONS
Connectors/ linkers
 Aunque : Although + subject+verb)

 A pesar: Despite/ In spite of +noun/ing.

 Además : additionally, also, besides, on top

of that,…
Common phrases
 Fortunately, they…
 First and foremost, …..
 It’s worth mentioning that…
 It doesn’t matter…
 The point at issue…
 ……regardless of… (similar to despite)
 It would be great if we…
Indirect questions
 I wonder
 I can’t remember
 I’ve no idea
 I’d like to know + where she lives.

Indirect Speech
“What are you planning to do next?”

The manager asked me what I was planning to

do next.
Small talk
 How do you plan to fill up your free time?
 What’s the weather like in …. in the summer?
 A-How was your journey?B- I had trouble
doing…….
 If my memory serves me right…
 The secret lies in your own willpower.
 What do you think of…?

 Are you interested in….?

 Is this your first time in…?

 Do you often go abroad on business?