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English in everyday situations

Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

what, where, how

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Ask for a surname.
Ask for a surname.
		Ask where the listener comes from.
Ask where the listener comes from.
		State your country of origin.
State your country of origin.
		Ask how to spell a surname.
Ask how to spell a surname.
		State the language used in this course.
State the language used in this course.
		Use the conventional article in the country name.
Use the conventional article in the country name.

Use for a thing or a name, for a place and for a manner: , , Place before the subject in its questions.

Use for your origin: , . Countries and ordinary personal names usually have no article; an important country-name exception here is .

Language names use capital letters: , . Say , not a language article phrase. is a useful question chunk; productive questions follow shortly.

there’s, there isn’t, I haven’t got

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Say one bed is present.
Say one bed is present.
		Say two chairs are present.
Say two chairs are present.
		Say no sofa is present.
Say no sofa is present.
		Say you do not have a table.
Say you do not have a table.
		Use the contraction for she has got.
Use the contraction for she has got.
		Say we do not have a sofa.
Say we do not have a sofa.

Use or for one thing: . Use for more than one: . This introduces something, rather than meaning over there.

In British speech, is a common way to express possession: , . Negative forms are and . The equivalent is also ordinary English.

Keep existence separate from ownership: describes the room; describes what you have.

a yellow sofa, the lamp is red

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Describe the sofa’s colour.
Describe the sofa’s colour.
		Describe one lamp.
Describe one lamp.
		Describe more than one window.
Describe more than one window.
		Introduce a wardrobe with a vowel sound in old.
Introduce a wardrobe with a vowel sound in old.
		Use normal size-before-colour order.
Use normal size-before-colour order.
		Say the sofa is excessively big to fit.
Say the sofa is excessively big to fit.

Plural means more than one: . An adjective normally comes before a noun: , . It can follow : . It does not change for a male or female owner, a thing, or a plural noun.

With two descriptions put size before colour: . Say , not a plural adjective ending. Articles depend on the following sound: , .

Use before an adjective for an excessive degree: , . This is different from , which simply describes a high degree.

one chair, two chairs, these

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Say you have two chairs.
Say you have two chairs.
		Say three boxes are present.
Say three boxes are present.
		Point to one nearby chair.
Point to one nearby chair.
		Point to nearby chairs, more than one.
Point to nearby chairs, more than one.
		Identify more than one cup over there.
Identify more than one cup over there.
		Name two families.
Name two families.

For most plural nouns add -s: chair → chairs, cup → cups. Nouns ending in -s/-sh/-ch/-x commonly add -es: box → boxes. Consonant plus -y changes to -ies: family → families.

Point to a singular thing with or , and plural things with or : , . Use , .

After a number say the plural noun for two or more: . Important irregular plurals such as , , and are learned with the words.

do, does, don’t, doesn’t

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Ask about the listener’s home.
Ask about the listener’s home.
		Ask about Anne’s home.
Ask about Anne’s home.
		Ask about Jack’s routine.
Ask about Jack’s routine.
		Say you do not know.
Say you do not know.
		Say one woman does not know.
Say one woman does not know.
		Ask about her current location with be.
Ask about her current location with be.

For an ordinary present simple question, use with and with : , The following verb stays in its base form.

Negation uses or plus base verb: , . Do not double the person ending: , not .

With , keep its own question and negative patterns: , . Do not add to these patterns.

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Notice the patterns

Tap the form described in this unit.

?
Ask for a surname.
.
Say one bed is present.
.
Describe the sofa’s colour.
.
Say you have two chairs.
?
Ask about the listener’s home.
As Lukas
. .
Refer to the learner as your neighbour.
As Lena
. .
Refer to the learner as your neighbour.
As Lukas
. .
Refer back to Lukas or Lena with the appropriate pronoun.
As Lena
. .
Refer back to Lukas or Lena with the appropriate pronoun.
.
State your country of origin.
.
Say no sofa is present.
.
Describe more than one window.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

Choose the form

Choose the right word for the gap.

is your surname?
Ask for a surname.
There a bed.
Say one bed is present.
It’s a sofa.
Describe the sofa’s colour.
I’ve got two .
Say you have two chairs.
you live here?
Ask about the listener’s home.
As Lukas
Lukas my neighbour. He’s from Hamburg.
Refer to the learner as your neighbour.
As Lena
Lena my neighbour. She’s from Hamburg.
Refer to the learner as your neighbour.
As Lukas
Lukas is here. lives in Millbrook.
Refer back to Lukas or Lena with the appropriate pronoun.
As Lena
Lena is here. lives in Millbrook.
Refer back to Lukas or Lena with the appropriate pronoun.
I’m Germany.
State your country of origin.
There a sofa.
Say no sofa is present.
There are two windows.
Describe more than one window.

Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps

Complete a short message

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

is your surname?
Ask for a surname.
There a bed.
Say one bed is present.
It’s a sofa.
Describe the sofa’s colour.
I’ve got two .
Say you have two chairs.
you live here?
Ask about the listener’s home.
As Lukas
Lukas my neighbour. He’s from Hamburg.
Refer to the learner as your neighbour.
As Lena
Lena my neighbour. She’s from Hamburg.
Refer to the learner as your neighbour.
As Lukas
Lukas is here. lives in Millbrook.
Refer back to Lukas or Lena with the appropriate pronoun.
As Lena
Lena is here. lives in Millbrook.
Refer back to Lukas or Lena with the appropriate pronoun.
I’m Germany.
State your country of origin.
There a sofa.
Say no sofa is present.
There are two windows.
Describe more than one window.