SAY HELLO, SAY YOUR NAME, ASK HOW TO SPELL IT:
o Hi!, Hello! Good morning/afternoon /evening / night
o How are you? Fine , thanks. And you? / Im OK
o Whats your name? my names How do you spell it? Can you spell it,
please?
SAY GOODBYE:
o Bye, goodbye. See you later / see you tomorrow / see you next week
o Have a nice weekend / have a nice holiday / have a good time
o Enjoy!
WISH GOOD LUCK:
o Good luck(with your English test)!
SAY THANK YOU AND ANSWER:
o Thanks, thank you, thanks a lot
o Not at all, youre welcome, pleasure
ASKING TO REPEAT SOMETHING YOU DONT UNDERSTAND:
o Im sorry, I dont understand. Can you repeat that, please? / Could you say that
again, please?
AGREEING AND DISAGREEING:
o I agree with ( pronoun or noun: e.g. I agree with him / your father)
o I dont agree with// I disagree with (pronoun or noun) // no way! (ni hablar,
ni de broma)
o I think so (creo que s) // I dont think so (creo que no)
TIME EXPRESSIONS TO TELL A STORY:
o First then (later, after that, afterwards ) / finally / to sum up
POSITION (prepositions):
o On the right / on the left / opposite / in front of / at the top / at the bottom /
below / above / in / on / at ..
ING FORM AS SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE:
o E.g. playing golf is very interesting / walking is very healthy
EXPRESSING REPETITION:
o As usual (como siempre, como de costumbre)
EXCLAMATIONS:
o HOW + ADJECTIVE /ADVERB : how tall! / how big! / how fast!
o WHAT (A/AN) + (ADJECTIVE) + NOUN: what a pity! (qu pena!) / what a big
house! / what expensive cars!
TIME EXPRESSIONS WITH DIFFERENT TENSES:
o TIME EXPRESSIONS FOR SIMPLE PRESENT: every day/ on Saturday / sometimes
/ always / hardly ever / every week .
o TIME EXPRESSIONS FOR PRESENT CONTINUOUS : now / at the moment / at
present
o TIME EXPRESSIONS FOR PAST TENSE: yesterday / last week / last Monday / two
hours ago.
WHEN SPEAKING TO STRANGERS:
o Sir / Madam
SAY THANK YOU AND REPLY:
o Thanks / thank you / thanks a lot
o Youre welcome / pleasure / not at all
SAY YOU HAVE FINISHED:
o Thats it / thats all
TENSES:
o SIMPLE PRESENT: daily routines, habits (I get dressed at eight, I always play
tennis on Sundays)
o SIMPLE PAST: finished actions ( I bought a car last week..)
o FUTURE: sudden decisions, predictions ( Ill call him later / Ill have a coffee /
Ill be rich)
o CONDITIONAL: invitations (would you like some tea? / would you like to have
dinner with me?)
o PRESENT CONTINUOUS: future arrangements, things happening at the
moment ( Im flying to Italy next Monday / Im reading a book )
ASK ABOUT WORK:
o Whats your job? Im a student
o What do you do ? Im a waiter / we are teachers / I work for Iberia / I work
in a hotel
WHEN YOU DONT HEAR OR YOU DONT UNDERSTAND :
o Pardon? Sorry? Can you repeat , please?
ASK ABOUT AGE:
o How old are you ? Im 34 (years old)
EXPRESSING LIKES AND DISLIKES:
o I like / love / hate Maths
o I like reading
o I would like to go swimming
CONNECTORS:
o And, but , or , then, later, after that, luckily, however, because ,fortunately,
unfortunately , so (as que )
MARITAL STATUS:
o Are you married? Yes, I am. I married Paul last year / I got married last
year
(marry somebody / get married (to somebody). E.g. Im married / Im married
to Peter / I married Peter / I married a policeman / I got married / I got
married to Susan. DONT USE THE PREPOSITION WITH
ASK AND ANSWER ABOUT TIME:
o Whats the time? What time is it? Its twenty past four / its four twenty /
its nearly two oclock / its half past three / its a quarter to nine / its about
nine fifteen
ANSWER BACK :
o Im from Madrid . What about you ? me too
o I dont like tennis. What about you? Me neither
ARRANGE TO MEET / MAKE SUGGESTIONS AND ANSWER THEM:
o Lets meet for a coffee! Ok are you free on Monday in the afternoon. Sorry .
Im busy then. What about Monday at eight p.m. . OK thats great! Thats a
good idea!
o Are you free at 8:00 ? I think so / I dont think so
AT A CAF / A RESTAURANT: ASK FOR FOOD AND DRINK:
o Waiter: can I have your order, Sir / Madam?
Sure. Id like a sandwich, please / Ill have a sandwich / can I have a sandwich,
please? / a sandwich, please
ASK THE PRICE:
o How much is it? Its /thats $ 3, please
o How much is this coat? Its $ 200 / how much are these shoes? Theyre $120
ASK THE SIZE:
o What size is this coat? Its large / medium / small
o What size are these shoes? theyre size 41
ASK HOW TO GET TO A PLACE:
o How can I get to the airport? You can go by bus or by taxi / you can walk
ASK ABOUT THE WEATHER (OR PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION):
o Whats the weather like? Its sunny /cold / hot
o Whats your brother like? Hes tall and he has brown eyes
o Whats your flat like? Its small but very beautiful
ASK FOR THINGS YOU NEED:
o Can I have a glass of water ? yes, of course
o Can I use your car? Sorry. You cant
ATTRACT SOMEBODYS ATTENTION:
o Excuse me!
APOLOGIZE:
o Sorry!
MEALS:
o What do you have for breakfast? I normally have cereal, toast and orange juice
for breakfast
o I have lunch at 1 p.m.
o What did you have for dinner yesterday? I had fish and rice for dinner
TAKE TIME:
o How long does the journey to Madrid take? It takes 6 hours by car
o It takes me half an hour to do my homework
FILMS , BOOKS, RESTAURANTS..:
o I saw a film called Titanic
o I read a book by Paulo Coelho
o I bought a CD by Elton John
GIVE OPINION: GOOD / BAD :
o Wonderful, very good, quite good, OK, not very good, very bad, terrible,
awful ,great, amazing, brilliant, awesome
EXPRESSIONS WITH BE IN ENGLISH :
o Are you hungry? / Im hot / Im thirsty / Im lucky / its cold / its sunny /
DATES:
o In July / on 3rd July / 1989 / on Monday (morning)
o Whens your birthday? Its on January 31st
o When were you born? In 1997 / on July 26th , 1986
TALK ON THE PHONE:
o Hi! Its Susan. Can I speak to Tom? Yes, hold on
o Hi, Peter. Hi. Im busy now / OK Ill call you later
INVITE SOMEBODY OUT:
o Im having a party on Sunday. Would you like to come ? Id love to . Thanks /
Sorry. Im busy on Sunday
MAKE SUGGESTIONS:
o Lets go swimming! Thats a good idea / sorry I dont like it. How about going
for a walk? OK
o We could go to the cinema . Good idea / thats great.
o Shall we go to the beach? OK // what time shall we meet? Lets meet at 3
OFFER YOURSELF TO DO SOMETHING:
o Shall I help you ? (te yudo? quieres que te ayude?..) shall I go on?(sigo? ,
quieres que siga?) Shall I open the window? Yes, please
ASK SOMEBODY TO DO YOU A FAVOUR:
o Will you ? (e.g. will you open the window, please? / will you repeat that,
please?)
REACT:
o
o
o
o
o
Thats great / amazing / awesome
Wow!
I dont buy it ! (no me lo creo, no me lo trago)
Are yo usure?
Really?
o Oops !
CERTAINTY:
o Are you sure? / sure ! (claro, seguro que s)
SHOW SURPRISE:
o Really? (de verdad?, no me digas!)
WHEN SOMEBODY SNEEZES (estornudar):
o Bless you !// blessed !
TRYING TO CALM SOMEBODY DOWN:
o Dont worry, take it easy! (tranquilo, tmatelo con calma, no te preocupes)
ASKING SOMEBODY TO SIT DOWN:
o Take a seat! / have a seat! (sintate)
ETC.:
o And so on
SIMILARITY AND DIFFERENCE:
o The same as . (igual que)
o Different from (distinto de )
ASKING SOMEBODY TO WAIT / SPEAK SLOWLY, ETC.:
o Hold on!
o Just a sec!
ASKING OPINION ABOUT SOMETHING (to avoid repetitions):
o I dont like tennis. WHAT ABOUT YOU? or HOW ABOUT YOU? (y t
qu?)
o Today is Monday. What about tomorrow? (y maana qu?)
COLLOQUIAL WAY OF GIVING PERMISSION TO SPEAK:
o Shoot! (dime, adelante. Literalmente : dispara)
ITS UP TO YOU! :(t vers, all t, es cosa tuya, haz lo que quieras)
