Unit 1 – Me and you

Word

Example

actor

He is the actor who played Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet.

all right

Is Kate all right?

angry

His teacher was angry because he was always late.

at half past nine

She leaves the house at half past nine.

at noon

The class ends at noon.

at the weekend

He sees his friends at the weekend.

at three o' clock

The class starts at three o'clock.

aunt

She visits her aunt every year in summer.

bored

I am bored with this job because I do the same thing every day.

brother

I have two brothers, William and Mark.

cousin

Susan stayed with her aunt and cousins for two weeks.

daughter

She's got two daughters and one son.

digital designer

Serena has a job as a digital designer in an advertising company.

doctor

She looks very ill - please call a doctor.

driver

She is a taxi driver in London.

engineer

He is an engineer with an oil company.

father

I asked my father to help me.

get up at 11

At the weekend he gets up at 11.

get up early

I get up early every day at about 6 or 6.30 am.

get up late

On Sundays we get up late.

go out a lot

She goes out a lot with her friends in the evenings.

go running

In summer they like to go running on the beach.

go to bed late

She went to bed very late night and now she is tired.

grandchildren

They have three children and seven grandchildren.

grandfather

My grandfather lived to the age of 92.

grandmother

My grandmother often looked after me when I was a child.

grandparent

His grandparents live in France.

have a car

He has a car and sometimes he drives to work.

have a lot of money

Jay's parents have a lot of money and live in a big house in the city centre.

have two sisters

He has two sisters, Anya and Lina.

hungry

Are you hungry – do you want something to eat?

husband

This is my husband, Juan.

ill

Jade can't come – she's ill

lawyer

I won't answer any questions - I want to speak to my lawyer.

live alone

I live alone in a little house by the sea.

live in a village

They live in a little village in Scotland.

live with friends

My brother lives in an apartment with three friends.

manager

She is the supermarket manager.

mother

I speak to my mother nearly every day.

nephew

My nephew loves video games.

next Thursday

See you next Thursday!

next Wednesday

It's my birthday next Wednesday.

niece

I gave my niece a bicycle for her birthday.

nurse

She worked for 10 years as a nurse in the local hospital.

on Monday

My working begins on Monday.

on Saturday evening

I went out with my friends on Saturday evening.

on Tuesday afternoon

I have a meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

pilot

She's a pilot for a national airline.

sing in a band

At the weekends I sing in a band.

play tennis

In summer I like to play tennis with my friends.

play the guitar

Pedro plays the guitar really well.

player

He is a football player from Spain.

police officer

A police officer stopped the car and spoke to the driver.

politician

He is a politician in the Liberal Party.

relaxed

I felt relaxed after my holiday.

retired

I retired at the age of 65.

scientist

Scientists are looking for a cure for cancer.

shop assistant

The shop assistant in the shoe shop was very helpful.

singer

He was a famous pop singer in the 1990s.

son

Her son was born in 2003.

student

There are twenty students in my English class.

study every day

I study English for an hour every day.

study hard

I am studying hard so I can pass my exams.

study Italian

Emil is studying Italian because he want to work in Italy.

teach at university

He teaches engineering at university.

teach English

He teaches English to Spanish students.

teach students

We teach students from many different countries.

thirsty

Can I have a glass of water? I'm really thirsty.

tired

They were tired after the long journey.

today

I have to go shopping today.

tomorrow

My parents arrive tomorrow.

tonight

Let's go to a movie tonight.

uncle

His uncle is his mother's brother.

unemployed

I was unemployed for a year and then I got a job as a driver

wife

He met his wife when he was on holiday.

work for a company

Johan works for a large IT company.

work from home

He works from home on Mondays and Fridays and on the other days he goes to the office.

work in a theatre

I want to work in a theatre as a set designer.

worker

We need more workers in this company.

writer

My favourite writer is Maya Angelou.