Warm ups (Remember to go over these warm ups several times this week)
Alphabet
a e i o u b t g h
Numbers
465 687 809 321 929
Years
1999 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2020
Time
4:15 12:15 7:30 2:30 7:45 4:45 5:05 11:05 1:20 10:20 Noon Midday Lunch Dinner Breakfast Supper
Currency
$40 €90 £79 $43 €62 £15
Times
yesterday evening, today at noon, this morning, tomorrow afternoon, later in the day, yesterday earlier, the day before yesterday, the day after tomorrow, in a week, a week ago.
Dates
August 14, 1992
April 17, 2002
February 19, 2019
June 1, 2031
May 21, 2011
Agreement: each, every, all, many.
Each one is important. / Each day we approach the deadline. / Each project counts.
Every person is involved. / Every email is on the computer. / Is every employee here?
Are all the steps defined? / All the team is ready. / All the teams are ready.
Many need a solution. / Many are there. / How many are coming?
Prepositions ago before past
I was ready two weeks ago. / He was in the office a few days ago.
Can you come before 1PM? / Will it be ready before tomorrow? / I was here before you.
It is past the deadline. / We are past the airport. / Is it past the office?
Vocabulary Travel
Passport, customs, immigration, visa, airlines, check in, stop over, return flight, direct flight, train station, booking, hotel, motel, bed and breakfast.
Pronunciation
Determine : They determined the business trip was necessary.
Identify : Did you identify the low cost airline?
Focus : They had to focus on the activity.
Project : The project was over.
Examine: They had to examine the document.
Using: few a few little a little
I have a few euros.
You had a little money.
The boss has a little time.
Do the clients have a few minutes?
Did the team have few possibilities?
Does he have little choice?
Do they need a few laptops?
The department is going to use little time to decide.
They got few people together for the presentation.
Will they have little choice?
Don’t they need a few computers?
Did they use little resource?
The hotel had few extras.
Do regular airlines have a little more to offer?
Did the ticket have few options?