Every summer Nichole goes to the countryside for a month.

She stays at her

uncle’s farm and helps him. She works very hard but she likes it because she
loves to spend time with her cousin Macy. Every morning she wakes up at six
o’clock, first she collects the eggs and feeds the chickens, then she has breakfast
at 6:30 and after breakfast, she helps her aunt with the house chores for an
hour. She can't wait to spend time with her cousin Macy. They always have a
great time together. They climb trees, pick fruits and flowers. They love being
outdoors. They come back home before dark and get ready for dinner. After
dinner, they go out and feed the animals. Before they go to bed they watch TV
for a little bit or read books. They are always very tired at the end of the day and
usually fall asleep watching TV or reading.

My Day
Hi, my name is Joshua. I am a financial adviser. Yesterday I had a very busy day. I
woke up at half past six. Waking up was so hard that I needed to wash my face
with cold water to open my eyes. Then I went to the kitchen and had a cup of
coffee and toast for breakfast. I brushed my teeth, took the trash out, ironed my
clothes and finally I got dressed and left home around seven o’clock. I got on the
bus at half past seven to downtown. I arrived at work at ten to eight. I needed
to finish up six reports before noon. At twelve o'clock I had half an hour lunch
with my colleagues. After lunch we had a meeting until two o’clock. Then I
visited one of my clients at three o’clock to talk about his financial plans. I came
back to work at around four o'clock and prepared three more reports. Finally at
six I was able to leave my office and I was exhausted by the time I got home.

Dear Daniel,
If you'd like to improve your English, one thing you can do is to build up your
vocabulary. In order to do this, you have to practice a lot. I’m afraid there is not
a short cut for this. But there are many effective ways. First of all, you should
read a lot. You can read short stories, comics, newspapers, magazines etc.
depending on your English level. As you read, you can try to guess the meanings
of unknown words from the context of the sentence. If you cannot, then look up
the definition in a dictionary. English to English dictionary should be your first
choice and keep the translator as last. Another way of building vocabulary is to
watch movies in English which will also help with pronunciation. Try to be
involved with the language as much as you can. Keep a vocabulary notebook
and write down a few words each day. Keep in mind that you have to revise

them regularly. In my opinion, to communicate with people all you need is

words. Even if you just say the words one after another, people most likely will
understand what you mean regardless of the order of the words and grammar.
Doctor
Take this medicine for a week and you'll start to feel better.
Patient
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Doctor
Are you sure? It's the best on the market.
Patient
Yes I am. Can you please prescribe another one?
A) What shall i do if unexpected side effects arise?
B) What is the ideal dosage for my weight?
C) No, it's too early to prescribe another medicine.
D) But I've used it before and it did not help at all.
E) It looks as if the illness has already been cured.

Jake

How did you like the movie you saw last night?

Karen

I can't say it was the best I've ever seen.

Jake

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Karen

Certainly not. Do not waste your time.

A) Did you go alone or with a friend from work?

B) Hadn't you read the reviews before you went to see it?

C) What do you mean by saying it depends?

D) I knew I could always count on you.

E) Then you wouldn't recommend it, would you?

1. Students can't use calculators

2. I wish you wouldn't make so much
noise
b. since I last heard from my parents.

3. Just as the play was about to start,

c. doing any of the questions on the test.

4. The pupils rushed out of the classroom

d. in the early years of the cinema.

5. It has been three months

e. during a math or physics exam.

6. The film crew has been working

f. in their high school years.

7. Mike couldn't remember

g. as soon as the bell rang.

8. If I could speak English well,

h. someone in the audience cried for help.

9. Very few students can learn English

i. while I am trying to concentrate.

10. There were only silent films

j. for fifteen hours now.

a. I would be able to apply for this

position.
 anything wrong.

Watch

See The verb “watch” is used when we look at

We start to see unintentionally when we

open our eyes, It may not be deliberate,
we just see without any effort.

something that moves or changes for a

For example:
period of time. It's a continuous action of
looking and observing.
Can you see my house over the cliff?
Bats can see very well in the dark.
For example:
See you tomorrow.
You may not see much in dim light.
All day long I just watched TV yesterday.
I like watching the spectacular sun set

Look every day.

Different from the action “see” we make
a special effort when we try to see
something. It's an active verb.
For example:
Don't look at the sun with naked eye.
Look at me while I am speaking.
He looked at his watch and told me the
time.
Don’t look at me like that, I didn't do
Please be quiet, I am trying to watch the
world cup series.
Do you like watching talk shows?
Watch a Movie vs See a
Movie
We watched a movie yesterday.
This would imply we watched a movie at
home (TV/DVD...)
We saw a movie yesterday.
This would imply that we did so by going 11. I don't want to play. I will
to a movie theater. We can also explicitly just you.
say that we went to the movie theater
12. There is nothing to on TV.
and watched Ice Age.
13. under the carpet and you
will see how dirty it is.

14. He just stood there and me

burn.

15. I don't want to any dust on

the kitchen counter.

Quick Exercise

Select from see / watch / look.

1. I couldn't anything in the

dark.

2. I don't soap operas.

3. I am every single move you

make.

4. me very carefully.

5. You need to in order to see.

6. Did you how he kicked the

ball?

7. him kick the ball now.

8. Did you at him in the eyes?

9. Can you the traffic sign from

here?

10. How far can you without

glasses?