◆ Lesson 1
Misused forms;
Using the wrong preposition
Mistakes are often made by using the wrong preposition after certain words．
The following list includes the words which most often give trouble :
Absorbed (= very much interested) in, not at.
① Don’t say: The man was absorbed at his work.
Say : The man was absorbed in his work .
② Accuse of, not for．
Don ' t say : She accused the man for stealing ・
Say : She accused the man of stealing .
Note : Charge takes with : The man was charged With murder
③ Accustomed to, not with.
Don’t say: I ' m accustomed with hot weather. /
Say : I'm accustomed to hot weather ・
Note: Also used to: He is used to the heat
④ Afraid of, not from.
Don ' t say : Laura is afraid from the dog
・
Say: Laura is afraid of the dog.
Family Vocabulary
Grandfather = Grandpa = Granddad
Grandmother = Grandma
Father = Dad = Daddy = PaPa = Pops
Mother = Mom = Mommy = MaMa = Ma
Son Daughter
Grandson Granddaughter
Nephew Niece
Husband Wife
Brother-in-law Sister-in-law
Parents-in-law
Mother-in-Law Father-in-Law
Aunt = “Aunty” Uncle
Cousins
Interesting Family Vocabulary Sentences
My children's mother is my wife.
My children’s father is my husband.
My wife's mother is my children's grandmother.
My wife’s father is my children’s grandfather.
My mother's daughter's husband is my brother-in-law.
My mother’s son’s wife is my sister-in-law.
My cousins' parents are my uncles and my aunts.
My son's daughter is my granddaughter.
My daughter’s son is my grandson.
My mother's son is my brother.
My mother’s daughter is my sister.
My grandparents' sons, except my father, are my uncles.
My grandparents’ daughters, except my mother, are my aunts.
My cousin's sister is my cousin.
My cousin’s brother is my cousin.
My niece's brother is my nephew.
My nephew’s sister is my niece.
My husband's father is my father-in-law.
My wife’s mother is my mother-in-law.
My children's grandparents on their mother's side are my parents-in-law.
My children’s grandparents on their father’s side are my parents-in-law.
My sister's son is my nephew.
My brother’s son is my nephew.
My brother's wife is my sister-in-law.
My wife’s brother is my brother-in-law.
My cousin's mother is my aunt.
My cousin’s father is my uncle.
My mother's mother is my grandmother.
My father’s father is my grandfather.
My father's brother is my uncle.
My mother’s sister is my aunt.
My grandfather's wife is my grandmother.
My grandmother’s husband is my grandfather.
My parents' daughter is my sister.
My mother's son is my brother.
My nephew's sister is my niece.
My niece’s brother is my nephew.
Describing someone
Height = How tall are they?
Build = What is their body shape?
Hair Length = How long is their hair?
Hair Style = What kind of hairstyle do they have?
Hair Color = What is their hair color?
Color of eyes = What color are their eyes?
Tongue Twisters
1. All aardvarks are anxious and angry animals.
African apes argue after an avalanche.2. Baby boys begin burping before
breakfast.
Bob breaks big baseball bats bravely.
3. Cathy can cut cucumbers cautiously.
Creative cartoons cure crazy cats.4. Don’t drink and drive during dusty
days.
Dizzy dogs dislike dirty dull drummers.
5. Everyone, even elephants, enjoy eating escargot.
Eight earthquakes excited everyone, everywhere.
6. Frank from France, fries fresh fish.
Fat fancy flamingos, fly farther for fun.
7. Gorgeous goats get grumpy gathering grapes.
Godzilla gets gas, gulping giant gorillas.
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