English Grammar and Vocabulary Mastery: Units 1-5

Unit 1: Personality, Nature, and Verb Tenses

Vocabulary

Personality Traits: Bitter, cruel, dedicated, dependable, eager, enthusiastic, optimistic, outgoing, responsible, supportive, sympathetic, truthful.

Phrases: Get better, get involved, get permission, get the feeling, get things done, get used to, make a difference, make an effort, make an impression, make the most of it.

Nature: Bully, founder, star, victim, habitat, National Park, shade, the wild.

Grammar

• Past Simple: James wrote a story / James didn't write a story / Did James write a story?
• Past Continuous: James was writing a story / James wasn't writing a story / Was James writing a story?
• Used To: I used to wear / He didn't use to wear / Did they use to wear?
• Present Perfect Simple: We've done / They haven't done / Have you done yours?
• Present Perfect Continuous: I've been studying / Mike hasn't been / Have they been studying?
• Already, Still, Yet: We've already spoken / Susie still hasn't / I haven't read that book yet.
• Just, Ever, Never: They've just arrived / Have you ever seen a polar bear? / Marie has never been to Canada.

Unit 2: Consumerism, Media, and Housing

Vocabulary

Media & Sales: Advertise, appeal, appear, broadcast, claim, convince, exaggerate, inform, promote, recommend, bargain, bid, browse, browser, charge, consumer, consume, purchase, refund, select, selection, supplier, supply, image, media, product, slogan, slot.

Housing: Habitable, ordinary, potential, semi-detached, stunning, terraced, old-fashioned, six-bedroomed.

Grammar

• Past Perfect Simple: I had already seen / I hadn't seen / Had you seen?
• Past Simple: I saw / I didn't see / Did you see?
• Quantifiers: Enough, (a) few, (a) little, lots of, plenty of, too much, too many.
• Adverbs & Intensifiers: Certainly, maybe, obviously, simply. Very good, extremely funny, really tired, absolutely, totally, completely.

Unit 3: Technology and Innovation

Vocabulary

Tech Terms: Adaptable, alternative, chemical, computer-generated, electronica, energy-saving, high-tech, innovative, mechanical, solar-powered, sustainable, wireless.

Verbs: Absorb, boost, burn, crash, perform, process, release, repair, rest, transport, convert, generate, run, store, celebrate, develop, participate, support, train.

Grammar

• Reflexive Pronouns: Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, themselves, each other/one another.
• Causative: Have something done (Have + object + past participle).
• Passive Reporting: It is said/thought/well known/believed/accepted that... (e.g., It is said that the information is wrong).

Unit 4: Health, Emotions, and Conditionals

Vocabulary

Phrasal Verbs: Calm down, cheer up, chill out, face up to, open up, slow down, work out.

Health: Aching muscles, allergic reaction, broken leg, bruised knee, dislocated shoulder, itchy skin, sore back, sprained wrist, stiff neck, swollen ankle.

Emotions & Environment: Anxious, cheerful, dynamic, grumpy, sleepy, avalanche, layer, parka, snowshoes, thermal underwear, thermometer.

Grammar

• Conditionals: Zero, first, second, and third conditionals.

Unit 5: Digital Etiquette and Social Context

Vocabulary

Digital: Access, bookmark, edit, host, launch, log on/off, network, register, respond, transfer, upload.

Social: Appreciation, consideration, diplomacy, etiquette, interaction, netiquette, politeness, rank, rudeness, tradition, poverty, respectful, social circle, upbringing, upper classes.