English Language Learning: Topics and Grammar Practice
1. Personal Information
- Home: House, apartment, nationality, city or town, country
- Study: College, school, university, subject
- Family: Husband and wife, sister and brother, mother and father, daughter and son
- Free Time: Play computer games, listen to music, play football, run
- Birthday: Age
- Pets: Cat, dog
2. Describing a Friend
| Height | Hair | Body | Eyes | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium | Short | Slim | Green | Glasses |
| Tall | Brown | Long | Blue | Tattoo |
| Short | Black | Black | Pretty | |
| Curly | Brown | Handsome |
3. Common Adjectives
- Big = Small / Grande = Pequeño
- Safe = Dangerous / Seguro = Peligroso
- Clean = Dirty / Limpio = Sucio
- Quiet = Noisy / Inquieto = Callado
- Old = New / Viejo = Nuevo
- Cheap = Expensive / Barato = Caro
- Busy = Quiet / Ocupado = Tranquilo
- Exciting = Boring / Emocionante = Aburrido
4. Talking About Your Neighborhood
- Buy food: Grocery store
- Stay if you are traveling: Hotel
- Study: University
- Eat a meal: Restaurant
- Buy a cup of coffee: Coffee shop
- Get money: Bank
- Get medical treatment: Hospital
- Buy fresh bread: Bakery
- Borrow books: Library
- Play, relax or do exercise: Park
Key Vocabulary
- Amenity: Something that helps provide convenience. (Amenidades)
- Few: A small number of something. (Pequeña cantidad)
- Neighbor: Someone who lives very close to you. (Vecino)
- Roommate: A person who shares an apartment with another person.
- Entertainment: Activities that entertain people. (Entretenimiento)
5. Language Focus: There Is / There Are
- Positive: There is a coffee shop. / There are two restaurants.
- Negative: There isn’t a park. / There aren’t any banks.
- Questions: Is there a university? / Are there any hotels?
6. Practice
- Bank (question): Is there a bank?
- Restaurant (negative): There isn’t a restaurant.
- University (positive): There is a university.
- Grocery stores (question): Are there grocery stores?
- Hotels (positive): There are hotels.
- Bakery (negative): There isn’t a bakery.
- Library (positive): There is a library.
- Park (question): Is there a park?
7. Cooking Verbs
Mix, Bake, Pour, Boil, Add, Fry, Drain, Break, Chop, Stir.
- Fry: Cook in hot oil.
- Mix: Combine ingredients together.
- Stir: Move ingredients with a spoon.
- Pour: Move liquid from one container to another.
- Add: Put something together with something else.
- Drain: Remove all the water.
- Chop: Cut into pieces with a knife.
- Bake: Cook in the oven.
- Boil: Cook in hot water.
- Break: Separate into pieces.
8. Weekend Activities
I usually get up at 8 am. On Saturdays, I visit my grandmother. On Sundays, I go to a game. My favorite thing to do on the weekend is hang out with my friends.
Activity List
- Read: A book
- Cook: A meal
- Eat: Out
- Go: To the park / Shopping
- Stay: In bed
- Clean: The house
- Do: Exercise
- Watch: A movie
- Meet: Friends