Warm ups (Remember to go over these warm ups several times this week)
Alphabet letters
b c t e e I I j j g g z
Numbers
Hundreds
999 864 745 699 581 462 342 265
Thousands
25,100 56,500 69,800 87,900 98,300
Fraction
½ ⅓ ⅔ ¼ ⅛ ⅜ ⅝ ⅞
Time
Reminder: a quarter past, a quarter after, a quarter to, half past.
You also say nine oh five (9:05) and two minutes to eight (7:58) and ten past or ten after two (2:10).
Remember AM is for morning and PM afternoon. You only use them when necessary.
11AM 11PM 1:15 AM 2:15 AM 3:30 4:30 5:45 6:45 7:45 8:10 PM 9:20 PM Noon Afternoon Morning Evening Night
Currency
$25.22 €13.36 £14.56 $15.96 €88.66 £25.44
Format Dates
July 31, 2021 July thirty first twenty twenty one (two thousand twenty one)
August 8, 2022 The eighth of August twenty twenty two (two thousand twenty two)
September 14, 2016 September fourteenth twenty sixteen (two thousand sixteen)
October 7, 2026 The seventh of October twenty twenty sixth (two thousand twenty six)
November 29, 2008 November twenty ninth two thousand eight
December 1, 2007 The first of December two thousand seven
Long distance transport
I go by train.
She drove to the conference.
I walk to work.
Did you fly?
Do not forget your passport.
Do they have to go through customs?
Did you clear security?
Which documents do I need for immigration?
They are clearing customs.
Do you think I need a visa?
What is the expiration date of your passport?
Have you been to the consulate to pick up the documents?
Where is the embassy?
Phrasals To cut: down on out for into around
To cut down is to reduce. Jack cut down on his work load.
To cut out is to eliminate. The team cut out the late meetings.
To cut into is to disturb. Are they cutting into the line?
To cut around is to go around. He cut around the traffic to get there on time.
To come:
To come forward is to show yourself. Larry came forward.
To come across is the impression you give. The team came across as great.
To come up against is to confront. They came up against many obstacles.
Using
The system is installed by the technician.
Had the trip been successful?
A solution had been found by the consultant.
Were the problems being solved?
The projects are done by the support team.
The lunch was eaten by Alex.
The processes were set up by logistics.
The basics of the software are being decided by the consultants.
Are the employees being trained by the consultants?
The email was being sent by the manager.
Was a solution being analyzed by the group?
The trip had been prepared by the travel department.
The customer has been called by the salesperson.
An activity will be decided by the trainer.
The problem will be found out by the IT department.
Expressions
Nitty gritty
To do the nitty gritty is to do the detailed important tasks.
The team had to do the nitty gritty details.
Nuts and bolts
You know the essentials and basics when you understand the nuts and bolts.
He knows about the nuts and bolts of databases.
Call the shots
To make the decisions is to call the shots.
She calls the shots at the company.