Emma

My name is Emma. I'm sixteen years old.

I'm going to tell you about my family.

My father is an architect.

He has designed many large buildings in the city.

My mother is the curator of the museum in our town.

There are many interesting displays in the museum.

I have a brother called Philip who is still at school.

He is twelve years old.

And a sister who is a student at the university.

She is studying to be a lawyer.

Next month she will be twenty-one and we will have a party to celebrate.

I'm sure we will enjoy ourselves.

I have an aunt who lives in New York, so we are looking forward to visiting her this summer.

My uncle lives very near to us.

His children are our cousins.    

There are two ways of saying something that will happen in the future.

For example:

I will tell you a story.

I'm going to tell you a story.

and

I will keep the key in my pocket.

I'm going to keep the key in my pocket.

Don't confuse "going to do something" with the verb "to go".

   I will stop the car.

I'm going to stop the car.

I will change my shoes.

I'm going to change my shoes.

I will enjoy my dinner.

I'm going to enjoy my dinner.

I will paint the house red.

I'm going to paint the house red.

I will wait for the bus.

I'm going to wait for the bus.

I will see my friend tomorrow.

I'm going to see my friend tomorrow.

I will walk to school.

I'm going to walk to school.

I will need an umbrella.

I'm going to need an umbrella.

I will apply for a job.

I'm going to apply for a job.

I will eat the salad.

I'm going to eat the salad.    

Remember

Instead of saying "I will", you can say "I'll".

Go back and say the above sentences using "I'll" instead of "I will".

For Example

I'll stop the car.

I'll change my shoes.

I'll enjoy my dinner.

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You carry on saying the remainder yourself.

   my - your - his - her - our - their

I live in a town. It is my town. It's my town.

You have a shop. It is your shop. It's your shop.

He drives a car. It is his car. It's his car.

She has a computer. It is her computer. It's her computer.

They live in a big house. It is their house. It's their house.

We own a car. It is our car. It's our car.    

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Practise the phrases in these sentences.

I'm looking forward to my party.

We enjoyed ourselves yesterday.

He is still at school.

I know him by sight.

(When you know what somebody looks like but you have not met the person).

He fell in love at first sight.

(When he loved someone after the first meeting).

Make yourself at home.

(An invitation to be like one of the family, in someone's house).

He's been ill, but he's on the mend now.

(He's recovering after an illness).

The book is out of print.

(When a publisher has stopped printing a book).

More About The Family

    Hello, my name's Nora.

My brother Philip has fair hair and is tall for his age.

He likes to play football.

My father's name is Robert.

He is going bald.

He likes to play golf.

My mother's name is Pat.

She has brown curly hair and likes to play tennis.

My sister's name is Amanda.

She has long straight hair which she sometimes puts in a ponytail.

She likes to go swimming.

I keep my dark hair short and I like to go jogging.    

puts it in a ponytail

tall for his age

likes to go swimming

likes to go jogging

father's name

mother's name

sister's name    

Answer these questions yourself and then click to hear if you were right.

What does Philip like to play?

Answer:- Philip likes to play f . . . . . . .

What does Robert like to play?

Answer:- Robert likes to play g . . . . . . .

What does Pat like to play?

Answer:- Pat likes to play t . . . . . . . .

What does Amanda like to do?

Answer:- Amanda likes to go s . . . . . . . .

What does Nora like to do?

Answer:- Nora likes to go j . . . . . . . .

   How to Use the Negative Form of the Verb 'To Say'

Tense	Positive	Negative
Present	we say	we do not say
"	"	we don't say
Simple Past	we said	we did not say
"	"	we didn't say
Present Perfect	we have said	we have not said
"	"	we haven't said
Future	we will say	we will not say
"	"	we won't say
"	we are going to say	we are not going to say
"	"	we aren't going to say

   Now practise these sentences

You didn't tell me it was your birthday.

I didn't know that you were a student.

He doesn't like pasta.

She won't eat her dinner.

You don't have long hair.    

      Silent Syllables and Letters

   Silent Letters

Some words have silent letters.

Listen to the words below.   Which letters are silent?

daughter

sight

straight

might

    Click ANSWER to see if you were right.    

Here are some more words with silent letters.

The silent letters are in yellow.

	light	walk	hour	know	tight
	talk	honest	wrong	right	half
	knee	should	would	island	wednesday

    Answer to the 'Silent Letters' question.

    The silent letters are in yellow.

daughter     sight     straight     might

Click BACK to get back to where you were in the lesson.    

Some words have silent syllables.

How many syllables does the word 'vegetable' have?   The middle 'e' is silent, so 'vegetable' only has 3 syllables.

Here are some more words with 3 syllables. Practice them out loud.

    The silent syllables are in yellow.

comfortable

temperature

usually

Here are some words with only 2 syllables.

chocolate

every

evening

business

When a word has several syllables, one or more of the syllables is spoken with more emphasis or 'stress' than the others.

Practise saying the following words with the correct pronunciation and stress.

Place the emphasis on that part of the word which is THIS colour.

Be careful of differences between spelling and speech.

   Sixteen   architect   curator    interesting   museum   university    studying    lawyer   twentyone    cousins    something    future    walk    tomorrow   umbrella    possesive    adjectives    computer    invitation    enjoyed    recovering    publisher    stopped    football    sometimes    swimming    jogging    negative    celebrate    birthday     

Tailpiece

Every Little helps.

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Course  A End of Lesson A3

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