Prepositions, Feelings, Conjunctions, and More
Prepositions of Time
At: Used for specific times, special periods, and certain expressions:
- At 6 o’clock, at half past two, at 7:45
- At Christmas, at Easter, at night, at the weekend
In: Used for months, seasons, years, and parts of the day (except for “at night”):
- In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
On: Used for dates and specific days:
- On March 1st
- On Tuesday, on New Year’s Day, on Valentine’s Day
Feelings
Bored, worried, stressed, excited, relaxed, embarrassed, disappointed, in a bad mood, in a good mood, surprised, scared, angry.
Conjunctions
- Because: Used to express a reason.
- So: Used to express a consequence.
- Than: Used to indicate something that follows.
- And: Used to add similar information.
- But: Used to add different or contrasting information.
Travel Vocabulary
Passport, money, credit card, ticket, time of taxi, time of arrival, mobile phone.
Daily Routine
- I fall asleep.
- I have a nap.
- My alarm clock goes off.
- I feel energetic.
- I feel tired.
- I have a cup of tea.
- I go to bed.
- I get up.
- I have a bath or shower.
- I have something to eat.
- I relax at home.
- I finish school or work.
- I wake up.
Example:
I get to work at 8 in the evening, and I finish work at… In fact, I feel energetic and usually… When I come back, I have a shower and change my clothes. Then I have something to eat, but I am not sure if… so I go to bed at about 9. I always… In fact, sometimes I get up while I am reading! I don’t have an alarm clock, and I always fall asleep between 4 and 5 in the afternoon. I wake up at about 6, then start getting ready. I can usually have a nap for 20 minutes or so, and then I feel much better. I just relax at home in front of the TV.
Can / Can’t / Could
- Is it possible to borrow? Can I borrow?
- My sister is able to: My sister can speak.
- It’s impossible for me to: I can’t do.
- Now it is possible for you to: Now you can buy.
- It’s impossible for Renate to: Renate can.
- Are you able to: Can you…?
- We are not able to: We can’t.
- Is it possible for us to: Can you…?
- Only students have permission to: Only students can use.
- You don’t have permission to: You can’t come.
Should / Shouldn’t
Used for giving advice and suggestions.
Examples:
- “What should I do?”
- “Why don’t you get up earlier?”
- “Try getting up earlier.”
Have To
Verbs used with “have to”: get up, answer, be, find, try, wear, worry, write.
Pronunciation
- You can’t finish work /kɑːnt/.
- I can? Excellent /kæn/.
- I have to eat /tə/.
- Can you speak French? /kən/.
- Yes, of course, I can. I am a translator /kæn/.
- Oh dad, do I have to? /tuː/.
Occupations
Accountant, doctor, plumber, nanny, cook, translator, judge, taxi driver, dentist, tour guide, barman.
My First Trip Abroad (Past Simple Example)
My first trip abroad was to Barcelona. It was three years ago, and I went with my father and brother. Before traveling, I went to the gym to train because I wouldn’t have time to train there. The journey lasted 12 hours. We felt very bored because we didn’t like to wait. When we arrived, we went to admire Barcelona stadium and see their trophies. We stayed about 2 weeks. It was the best trip of my life. I will always remember it.