Grammar to learn:
- Present Perfect vs Past Simple
Present perfect
What’s the difference? Present Perfect and Past Simple
Present perfect vs. simple past
Present perfect or past simple? - Articles
Articles
Using Articles
English Articles – A, An, The
the telephone (once there was only one in a home)
the radio (once there was only one in a home)
The United States
The States
It is a common thing.
It’s a kind of problem. – (примерно) Это проблема
It’s kind of a problem – итс кайнов-а problem. Какая-то небольшая проблема.
Only one verb in the past tense:
I didn’t find - Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
What are transitive and intransitive verbs?
What Are Transitive Verbs? (with Examples) - make mistakes
- avoid using, avoid doing.
“avoid to use” – wrong
I love playing tennis
I love to play tennis
I want to play (not “playing”) - correct speech
Dictionary, words, phrases:
abacus – счеты
Pronunciation:
months (манс) (th between two consonants)
ends (энЗ)
rule – ruWl
“w” – don’t replace by “v”:
aware
pattern, pattern /ˈpætərn/ cat /kæt/
ideal
bad, bad
badly, badly
Bobby Jones: Lesson 1