A child, who is in the park with his mother, wants to take a dog home.

A child, who is in the park with his mother, wants to take a dog home.


Child: Mum, look what a beautiful dog, why don't we take it home?
Mother: Because it's not ours.

Child: But it's on its own, it doesn't belong to anyone.

Mother: Yes it does, because it has a collar with its name.

Child: Mum, look over there, there's a dog without a collar, can we take it?

Mother: No, darling, our house is too small to have a dog.

Child: Mum your bedroom is very big, it can sleep with dad and you.

Mother: Come on, I'll buy you a toy dog.

My unit 07

This series explains some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English.
It's really useful, and it only takes three minutes.
In this lesson, you're going to learn some different ways people will ask you, " Where are you from?"
First, though, " Where are you from?" can mean many thing :
It can mean :
* What city are you from?
* What states are you from?
In fact, Americans ask this question to each other all the time to learn what part of America the other person comes from.
Of course, though, it can also mean " What country are you from?"
If you want to answer this question, there are two ways to do it.
You can say : I'm....plus your nationality.
I'm ( your nationality ) as in I'm Japanese or I'm Brazilian.
Or you can say : I'm from ....plus the country you are from
As in I'm from Italy or I'm from Thailand.
If you're from a really famous city or place, you can say that too.
For eaxample : I'm from Beịjing or I'm from New Delhi.
Many times, though Americans won't ask , " What country are you from?"
Or even " Where are you from? "
In many casual situations, they will say it in a simpler way : Where you from?
This is just like " where are you from?" but they take out the "are"... Where you from?
You can use this too in casual situations.
Of course, in the United States, as in other parts of the world people may be a little more indirect because they want to be polite.
To do it, they might ask you, if you are from the place where they meet you.
For example, if you meet someone in New York, they might ask :
Are you from New York?
Or if you are in San Diego, they might :
Are you from San Diego?
Many parts in the United States are very multi-cultural so asking the question this way avoids what could be an embarrassing mistake.
You can answer this the same way you answer " where are you from?" just add the simple "No" in front
For example, you can say : No + I'm + nationality
Are you from San Diego? No, I'm French.
Or No + I'm from + country : No, I.m from Russia.
Now, it's time for Alisha's Advice
Since the United States is very large people you meet may take great pride in the place or region they come from.
If you ask someone about where they're from they may respond by saying something like, West Coast, or the East Coast or California, or the South or the Midwest.
If they answer in this way it usually means they are interested in talking more about their region and how it differs from other.
In this lesson, we learned some different ways to ask, "where are you from?"

My unit 06

In this series, we're going to learn some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English.
It's really useful, and it only takes three minutes.
In this lesson you're going to learn how to ask what someone's hobbies are without using the word hobbies.
You've probably seen the question : Do you have any hobbies? or What are your hobbies? in an English textbook before.However, native English speakers almost never use the word " hobbies" when asking about them.
A much more natural way to ask the same question is : What do you do for fun?
Let's practice this question.
What do you do for fun?
/wɒt duː jʊ duː fə fʌn/

You can also ask :
What do you do in your free time?
/wɒt duː jʊ duː ɪn jə friː taɪm/

So how would you answer this question?
Let's look at how native speakers would do it.
The easiest way is to say : I like to... or I like...followed by what you like to do.
For example, if you like watching movies you could say :
I like to watch movies
/aɪ laɪk tə wɒʧ ˈmuːvɪz/ or
I like watching movies.
/aɪ laɪk ˈwɒʧɪŋ ˈmuːvɪz/
And if you like golf, you could say:
I like to play golf
/aɪ laɪk tə pleɪ gɒlf/or
I like playing golf.
/aɪ laɪk ˈpleɪɪŋ gɒlf/
You can emphasize how much you like your hobby by adding a word like " really " in front of " like ".
For example : 
I really like watching movies.
/aɪ ˈrɪəlɪ laɪk ˈwɒʧɪŋ ˈmuːvɪz/
On the other hand, if you want to play down how much you like something you can say " kind of "
For example :
I kind of like playing tennis.
/aɪ kaɪnd əv laɪk ˈpleɪɪŋ ˈtenɪs/
Now it's time for Alishe Advice
If you don't have any special hobbies or don't want to be specific, a good way to reply is :
I like hanging out with my friends, and stuff like that.
/aɪ laɪk ˈhæŋɪŋ aʊt wɪð maɪ frendz ənd stʌf laɪk ðæt/

Just use : I like... and add hanging out with my friends.And then add " and stuff like that ."




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My unit 05

This series will teach you some easy ways to ask and answer common questions in English. It's really usefull, and it only takes three minutes. In this lesson, you're going to learn some new ways to ask someone," What's your name?". Including one that you can use when you have forgotten someone's name.

Now," What is your name?" was probably one of the first questions you learned when you started studying in English. I have to tell you, though that most native speaker of English would never say this.

In English, just like in other languages, it is often more polite to be a little indirect. Of course, the easiest way to avoid asking question directly is to not at all. Just introduce yourself, and most people will respond by doing the same. When introducing yourself, simple is nearly always best.

Just say" Hi I'm Alisha". To show that you want to know the other person's name just add," And you "at the end. Hi, I'm Alisha. And you? Just like before, take out my name, Alisha, and put your name in its place.
Hi, I'm ( your name ). And you? After you say this, the person will tell you his or her name.

Okay, now let's talk about an embarrassing situation that happens to everybody you've already met this person once before, but you have forgotten their name. The most polite thing to do in this situation is to apologize and ask again. There's a simple way to this that's also polite." I'm sorry. What was your name again?"

" This sentence is very similar to " What's your name?" but it has three important differences. Fist, we say," I'm sorry." A small apology can go along way. After that we say, " What was your name again?" This is just like " What is your name?"but instead of is, we use the pass tense " was".

This is really important, as it tells the other person that you remember meeting them.You haven't forgotten him or her, you have just forgotten the name. This little word makes all the difference " I'm sory. What was your name again? Finally, we add "again" to the end.


This is another hint that tells the other person that you remember learning his or her name before, but you just can't recall it right now." I'm sorry. What was your name again?" This phrase is appropriate for both formal  and informal situation.

Now it's time for Alisha's Advice. In the United States, it's normal to address people by name in conversation more than once. In both formal and informal situations it's a way to show respect  or interest in the other person and help you make friend.

 It is also a great way to practice someone's name so you don't forget it. If you are talking to someone's name Ann, for example, instead of just : " What do you do for fun?", you could say: "Ann, what do you do for fun?" You can also put the name at the end of the sentence: " What do you do for fun, Ann ?" You don't want to say the person's name too often, or little sound a little strange but you practice someone's name like this, you won't forget it. And people love to hear their own name. In this lesson, we learned what to say when we forget someone's name.

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Unit - 05

Would you like the grapefruit?
/wʊd jʊ laɪk ðə ˈgreɪpfruːt/

May I have the grapefruit?
/meɪ aɪ hæv ðə ˈgreɪpfruːt/

Here you are.
/hɪə jʊ ə/

Thank you.
/θæŋk jʊ/

You're welcome.
/jə ˈwelkəm/

My unit - 04

Today we are learning how to save money.
Save money means to keep your money.
If you save a lot of money, you will be rich.
This is a conversation between a baker and a friend.
The friend is learning about jobs.
He asks questions and learns about his friend... the baker.
Are you a baker?
Yes, I'm a baker.
Are you rich?
No, I am not rich.
Let's learn this conversation together.
The first question is, are you a baker?
And a answer is, yes I am a baker.
The second question is, are you rich?
And the answer is, no Iam not rich.
Now let's say the whole thing.
I'll ask you first.
Are you a baker?
Are you rich?
This conversation has one job and one adjective in it.
What's the job? Baker.
A baker bakes bread for people to buy and eat.
What's the adjective in this conversation?
Rich. Rich means to have a lot of money.
Are you rich?
If the answer is yes, you say...Yes I am rich.
If the answer is no, you say...No, I am not rich.
Now you say the whole answer.
When the answer is no, use a negative sentence.
No, I'm not rich.
That's a negative sentence.
It has the word no at the beginning and not after the verb am.
Every sentence has a subject and a verb.
In this sentence, the subject is I and the verb is am.
What makes this sentence negative?
It's the no at the beginning of the sentence and the not after the verb.