English in the Morning #2  (6/9)  Wednesday, “the” 6^th “of” September

Tatiana, Caner, Cuizhen, Hynumi, Federico, Hyelim, Razi, Salma, Fabrice, Jisun, Bo Yan, Sergey, Helmi, Miriam, Leire,

embroidery  – to embroider

to sew, sewed, sewn      a sewing machine  –   a tailor  –   tailor-made suits  –  She is a dressmaker.

After we moved in,  we had a housewarming (party).

Although he often sounds sarcastic/rude,  he doesn’t mean to hurt anyone’s feelings.

rude – polite

late summer/early autumn

an Indian summer

• sarcastic, ironic
• pleasant, nice
• amazing, wonderful, fantastic,
• tasty  (tay-stee),   beautiful (of flavour)
• boring, dull
• strange, weird  “wee-yurd”) , odd, peculiar

 

Using adjectives, describe some of the following:

• yourself
• your best friend
• a young child you often spend time with
• an older person you know
• a classmate or colleague
• your favourite season of the year
• a city you know well
• a country you know well
• a happy memory
• a party you were at

 

Central Stockholm.  Greater Sthm includes the suburbs.

She doesn’t like me talking to other friends. She gets quite jealous sometimes.

He was very possessive

Children are very possessive of their toys.

Does he have a girlfriend?   Does he have many/any friends?

They are quite a talkative couple. They never stop talking!  (opp= silent, quiet, reserved)

Swedish homes are really warm in the winter as they generally have excellent insulation.

Houses are really well insulated.

the heating system is good.

He is introverted/extroverted.

She is very outgoing.

She is quite shy.

 

 

so/such/too?

• We had such a great time, we want to go back.
• The countryside was so beautiful, it took my breath away.
• It was such beautiful countryside, it took my breath away.
• They were so rude to us,(that) I never want to meet them again.
• The exercise was so difficult, (that) it took me ages to do.
• It was such a difficult exercise, I gave up/it took me ages to do.
• The exercise was too difficult so I gave up.  “It’s toast!”
• It was so noisy in the room, I couldn’t concentrate.
• It was too noisy in the room so I told them to leave.   (so = therefore)
• I can’t afford it, it costs too much.
• I can’t afford it because I don’t have enough money
• I can’t do it because I don’t have enough time.

I congratulated Leire on Spain winning the Women’s World Cup.

Do you live nearby?  Do you live near here?

I am still paying off the mortgage  (“moor-gidge”)

Transport “A to B”

• I walk to work. I come to work on foot.
• I drive to work.  I come to work by car.
• I cycle to work. I come to work by bike
• I take the boat and bus to work.  I come to work by boat and bus

Ways of moving around for enjoyment and health

• If it’s nice at the weekend, I will go for a walk.
• If it’s nice at the weekend, Fabrice might go for a cycle ride.
• If it’s nice at the weekend, Helmi might go for a run.
• They went for a drive at the weekend.

 

James loves meeting new people and going out for a drink. He’s very sociable.

I keep myself to myself. I can be quite unsociable/solitary sometimes.

I like to be alone. I like to be by myself.

When my housemate turned 18, her parents bought her a six-week trip to the States.  It was a very expensive/generous present.

Her parents were very generous.

Last year there was a 40-degree heatwave in the south of Spain. It was unbearable!   (= unusually hot)