Useful vocabulary: at lunchtime-the day after tomorrow-afternoon-in time-today-before-after-the day before yesterday-soon-tomorrow-weekly-yesterday-never-now-morning-monthly-at night-later-earlier-tonight-at midday-sometimes-seldom-evening-often-late-early-every day-every hour-weekend…
12:00 midday
00:00 midnight
04:00 four o'clock (sharp)
03:15 a quarter past three
03:45 a quarter to four
02:45 a quarter to three
01:10 ten past one
01:50 ten to one
04:20 twenty past four
07:35 twenty-five to eight
09:55 five to ten
3:30 half past three
09:30 half past nine
08:30 half past eight
Direction:
Right-left-at the end-at the back-at the corner-at the beginning-behind-in front of-backwards-forwards-at the bottom-to go down/up-at the front-at the top-straight on
To ask for direction:
A:-Excuse me, can you show me the way to…?
-Excuse me, how do I get to…?
B:-Take the second turning…
-Go straight ahead…
-Go along this road…
-Cross the street…
-Keep walking until you get to the…
Demonstratives:
This (to indicate a near thing / person)
These (to indicate near things and persons)
That (to indicate a far thing / person)
Those (to indicate far things / persons)
Senses:
Hearing(ear) -sight(eye) -smell(nose) -taste(tongue) -touch(hand)
Pronouns:
Personal pronoun -subject- Personal pronoun -object- Possessive pronoun Reflexive pronoun
I
You
He
She
It
We
they Me
You
Him
Her
It
Us
Them Mine
Yours
His
Hers
Its
Ours
theirs Myself
Yourself
Himself
Herself
Itself
Ourselves
themselves
Transitive and intransitive verbs:
Transitive verbs: are verbs that can have a direct object. eg: I weigh myself every week.
Intransitive verbs: are verbs that cannot have a direct object. eg: I arrived very late at the hotel.
Both transitive and intransitive: eg: -He spoke for two hours. (intransitive)
-Do you speak Japanese? (transitive)
Note: some verbs can have two objects, an indirect and a direct object.
eg:-He gave his mother the CDs.
Indirect direct
-He gave the CDs to his mother.
Direct indirect
*The objects( direct and indirect ones) can be pronouns:
eg: -He gave her them. or he gave them to her.
موضوع: ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY 
2009-01-29, 01:06
