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Practical English Lessons: Verbs, Vocabulary, and More

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Modes of Transportation

  • Boat
  • Motorbike
  • Tram
  • Spaceship
  • Car
  • Helicopter
  • Bus
  • Lorry
  • Train
  • Plane

Transportation Dialogue

"Are you waiting for the bus?"

"No, I’m going by car."

"You have to put on your seat belt when you are in a car."

"Yes, I know. But when you are in a bus, it’s not necessary."

Grammar Practice: Present Continuous

Complete the sentences:

  1. (Question) "Are you going (go) to the party tonight?"
  2. (Negative) "No, I am not coming (come). I’ve got work to do."
  3. (Question) "Oh. What are you working (work) on now?"
  4. (Positive) "I am making (make) a sculpture."

Examples of Current Activities and Locations

  • I am in the shower.
  • My children are at school.
  • I’m shopping at the supermarket.
  • I’m going on holiday to Hawaii.
  • My friends are at a restaurant.
  • My sister is at a party now.
  • I’m in bed. I’m ill.
  • She’s in the garden, watering the flowers.
  • My father is at the doctor’s for a check-up.
  • At 4 o’clock, I am still at work. Call me later.

Grammar Practice: Present vs. Past Simple of 'To Be'

Convert the sentences from present to past tense:

  • Present: I am very happy for you.
    Past: I was very happy for you.
  • Present: She is at home, her kids are too.
    Past: She was at home, her kids were too.
  • Present: We are not at work; we are at a restaurant.
    Past: We were not at work; we were at a restaurant.
  • Present: You aren’t very good at sports.
    Past: You weren’t very good at sports.
  • Present: I am not very competitive, but he is.
    Past: I was not very competitive, but he was.

Vocabulary: American vs. British English

  • Spanish: Vacaciones
    • USA: Vacation
    • UK: Holiday
  • Spanish: Fútbol
    • USA: Soccer
    • UK: Football
  • Spanish: Piso
    • USA: Apartment
    • UK: Flat
  • Spanish: Ascensor
    • USA: Elevator
    • UK: Lift
  • Spanish: Tienda
    • USA: Store
    • UK: Shop

Grammar Practice: Forming Past Tense Questions

Create questions from the given words:

  1. (yesterday / you / where)
    Where were you yesterday?
  2. (he / when / at the dentist’s)
    When was he at the dentist’s?
  3. (last week / how / she)
    How was she last week?
  4. (at the cinema / this morning / you)
    Were you at the cinema this morning?
  5. (here / she / last week)
    Was she here last week?

Vocabulary for Emergencies

  1. A fire
  2. A fire engine
  3. A firefighter
  4. A fire alarm
  5. Police officers
  6. A thief
  7. A police car
  8. A police station
  9. An accident
  10. An ambulance
  11. A paramedic
  12. A first aid kit

Short Story: Correcting Verb Tenses

Corrected Past Tense Version:

I arrived home at 8 o’clock. I was very tired and I wanted to sleep. When I closed the door, I heard something. The sound stopped, and I was curious. The sound started again. The thing making the sound was near. I followed the sound. It was only my cat, who was behind the door and sounded very happy to see me.

Writing Practice: A Postcard

Example Postcard:

Dear Ruben,

We’re in Murcia. We have just finished diving, and it has been fantastic!

Tomorrow, they are showing us a sunken ship. I hope you can join us next time.

Missing you,

Isa

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