Vocabulary Builder Course Level 1: Tài liệu bao gồm Video bài giảng, bài luyện tập, pdf bài học và Audio. You’re going to learn hundreds of useful English vocabulary words in these lessons. Each lesson has four parts: • Video – watch the video to learn the words (or read the text under it) • Pronunciation Practice – listen to and repeat words from the lesson • Quiz or Exercise – take the quiz or download the worksheet to practice the vocabulary • Vocabulary Practice – questions to help you use the words in YOUR English Vui lòng liên hệ khi chưa nhận đủ tài liệu!! = = = == = ===== = = =
Vocabulary Builder Course Level 1: Introduction Hello and welcome to the course! You’re going to learn hundreds of useful English vocabulary words in these lessons Each lesson has four parts: • Video – watch the video to learn the words (or read the text under it) • Pronunciation Practice – listen to and repeat words from the lesson • Quiz or Exercise – take the quiz or download the worksheet to practice the vocabulary • Vocabulary Practice – questions to help you use the words in YOUR English! (you can send me your answers at homework@espressoenglish.net and I'll correct them) You can access your course online anytime by logging in here: https://www.espressoenglish.net/login Username: your e-mail address Password: the password you chose when you registered (or use the “Forgot password” link to set a new one) I hope you enjoy the Vocabulary Builder! Your teacher, Shayna EspressoEnglish.net © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net Lesson List Lesson – Around the House Lesson – All about Money Lesson – Clothes Lesson – Shopping Lesson – Food & Drink Lesson – Restaurants Lesson – Cars & Driving Lesson – Public Transportation Lesson – Body & Health Lesson 10 – Work & Employment Lesson 11 – School & Studying Lesson 12 – Phones & Computers Lesson 13 – Sports & Hobbies Lesson 14 – TV & Movies Lesson 15 – Books, Art, & Music Lesson 16 – Action Verbs with the Body Lesson 17 – Lifecycle Lesson 18 – Family, Friends, & Relationships Lesson 19 – Personality & Character Lesson 20 – Emotions Lesson 21 – Travel Lesson 22 – Vacation Activities Lesson 23 – Nature & Natural Disasters © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net Lesson 24 – Animals: Part Lesson 25 – Animals: Part Lesson 26 – Politics & Elections Lesson 27 – News & Media Lesson 28 – Crime and Punishment Lesson 29 – Religion Lesson 30 – Essential Concepts © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net Lesson 1: Around the House In today's lesson, we're going to go through a house, learning vocabulary for the different objects in each room AND the different actions you can there You'll also learn the difference between "house" and "home." Bedroom Let's begin with the bedroom The bed is the place where you sleep probably with pillows, sheets, and blankets In this photo, there is a lamp next to the bed The lamp is on top of a nightstand or night table You keep your clothes in a closet - on hangers - or in a dresser - inside the drawers © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net closet hangers a dresser with five drawers At night, you go to bed or go to sleep – and in the morning, you wake up (maybe with an alarm clock) Try to answer these questions now: • • What time you go to bed? I go to bed at _ What time you wake up? I wake up at _ © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net Bathroom Now we'll learn about the bathroom In the bathroom, you can brush your teeth using a toothbrush and toothpaste Most people use the sink to brush their teeth, and you can see yourself in the mirror In the bathroom, you can also take a shower or take a bath in the bathtub You use shampoo and conditioner to wash your hair, and soap to wash your body Then you use a towel to dry off Of course, you can also use the toilet – and don’t forget to flush the toilet after you’re finished! © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net towels toilet Try to complete these sentences now: • • I brush my teeth times a day I take a shower times a week Kitchen Time to go into the kitchen In the kitchen, you can cook – prepare food for eating When talking about a specific meal, we usually use the verb make – make breakfast, make lunch, and make dinner You can keep food cold in the refrigerator (or “fridge” for short) - and food that needs to be VERY cold – like ice cream – is kept in the freezer Other foods are kept inside cabinets or on a shelf (the plural is shelves) You can prepare food on the counter, cook food on the stove or in the oven - and heat it up in the microwave © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net There are many objects in the kitchen, but the most common are pots, pans, bowls, plates, forks, spoons, and knives (For more kitchen vocabulary, see this lesson) pot pan fork, spoon, and knife © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net Living Room The living room is where people relax and spend time with friends and family There's a couch or sofa to sit on – you can also sit on a chair There’s a bookcase and a window The floor can be covered by a carpet or rug couch / sofa chair bookcase Structure of the House Finally, let's go through the hallway and out the door, so we can see the outside of the house The vertical part is called a wall, the bottom is the floor, and the top is the ceiling The word ceiling refers to the interior part, and the word roof refers to the exterior part © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net hallway door Some houses have a basement that is underground, and an attic to store things And you can park your car in the garage © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net Buddhists who dedicate their lives to spiritual practice are called monks Judaism Some key Jewish beliefs are that there is only one God and that humans must obey God’s commandments and live ethically Judaism looks forward to the future coming of the Messiah, a person who will save the entire world and all of humanity Jewish people gather in a synagogue or temple and the religious leader is called a rabbi The Jewish holy book is also the Bible or the Scriptures, but it is different from the Christian Bible – it is only the Old Testament, whereas Christians use both the Old Testament and the New Testament © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net rabbi A few of the important Jewish practices are celebrating religious holidays, circumcising baby boys (removing part of the skin of the penis) and keeping kosher, meaning following the rules for eating taught in the Bible – eating pork and shellfish is prohibited, for example Other Religions There are a number of other religions practiced by various people groups around the world These may include sacrifice (killing an animal to please the gods), use of amulets (special small objects for protection), and worship of ancestors (people in your family who died many years ago) amulet New Age spirituality is a mix of beliefs and practices aiming to reach a higher level of consciousness and peace – such as astrology (reading the future from © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net the stars), fortune-telling (reading the future through other methods), use of crystals, and holistic/alternative medicine crystals Finally, the verb we use for officially changing from one religion to another is to convert Pronunciation Practice Christianity, Christian, Islam, Muslim, Hinduism, Hindu, Buddhism, Buddhist, Judaism, Jew, Jewish, atheism, atheist, church, cross, Catholic, Protestant, Pope, cardinal, priest, pastor, trinity, Bible, sin, resurrection, salvation, heaven, hell, baptized, prophet, imam, mosque, Koran, praying, charity, pilgrimage, fasting, polytheistic, goddess, sacred, reincarnated, soul, enlightenment, karma, yoga, meditation, worship, Buddha, nirvana, mindfulness, monk, Messiah, synagogue, temple, rabbi, Scriptures, Old Testament, New Testament, holiday, circumcise, kosher, sacrifice, amulets, ancestors, astrology, fortunetelling, crystals, holistic/alternative medicine, convert © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net Quiz – Lesson 29 Can you complete each word? A female god is a g A Jewish place of worship is a synagogue or t Something that has special religious significance is s or holy A Muslim place of worship is called a m A p is a trip to a holy place, for religious reasons When someone officially changes their religion, they c According to Christianity, believers go to h after they die An a is a symbol that is believed to provide magical protection Christians believe in Jesus' r - that he died and came back to life 10 Muslims p five times a day 11 One symbol frequently displayed in churches is a c 12 Reading the future through cards, a crystal ball, or other methods is called f - t 13 Sitting quietly, controlling your breathing, and focusing your mind is called m 14 Someone who has dedicated their life to spiritual practice and lives in a monastery is a m 15 A p is someone who has received a direct message from God in order to share it with humanity 16 The ancient members of your family are your a 17 The main Catholic religious leader is the P , and a leader in a local church is a p 18 When a soul is r , it is born into another body to live another life 19 The name for the religion of Muslims is I 20 A Jewish religious leader is called a r © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net Vocabulary Practice E-mail me your answers at homework@espressoenglish.net ! What are the major religions in your country? Describe your own religious beliefs and practices Is religion important in your daily life? Do you have any friends of different religions? Would you ever date or marry someone of a different religion? What's one religious belief/practice you don't agree with? Do you think religion causes more benefit or more harm to society, and why? What you think about the relationship between religion and science? In your opinion, is it OK for people to try to convince others to convert? Do you think some religions are better than others? 10 What you think is the hardest part about being a religious leader? © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net ANSWERS: goddess temple sacred mosque pilgrimage convert heaven amulet resurrection 10 pray 11 cross 12 fortune-telling 13 meditation 14 monk 15 prophet 16 ancestors 17 Pope / priest 18 reincarnated 19 Islam 20 rabbi © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net Lesson 30: Essential Concepts Time There are… • 60 seconds in minute • 60 minutes in hour • 24 hours in day • days in week • About weeks in month • 12 months in year • 10 years in decade • 100 years in century Make sure to use the correct preposition with each time expression! Times Days/Dates Weeks/Months/Years/ Decades/Centuries At On In - At 4:00 - On Monday - In the last week of May - At ten minutes to five - On July 4th - At half past three - In September - On the first day - In 2002 of the month - In the 1940s - In the 1800s - In the 7th century © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net To talk about unspecified times in the recent past, use these words: • I’ve been studying a lot lately • She recently graduated • I saw him just the other day (= yesterday or several days ago) To talk about unspecified times in the distant past, use these words: • I sent the package a while ago, has it arrived yet? • We met ages ago – sometime in the 1970s, if I’m not mistaken To talk about the present, use these words: • Kids nowadays are really good with computers • In high school I wore glasses, but nowadays I wear contacts (nowadays is used to contrast the present with times years ago) • The product is currently unavailable • Let’s take a break for now • My laptop is broken, so I can’t get online for the time being (currently, for now, and for the time being are used for situations that will probably change in the future) Numbers Here’s how to talk about big numbers in English: • 100 = one hundred • 1,000 = one thousand • 1,000,000 = one million • 1,000,000,000 = one billion When talking about specific numbers, we not add –S: © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net • 350 = three hundred and fifty (not “three hundreds and fifty”) Only add an –S when you don’t know exactly how many: • Hundreds of people attended To express small numbers, we have fractions and decimals: ã ẵ = one half ã 2/3 = two thirds ã ẳ = one fourth (quarter) • …etc When saying a number with a decimal, we use the word point: • 1.8 = one point eight • 7.43 = seven point four three However, if the decimal is a price, then we say it differently – it’s more similar to the way we say time: • $1.80 = one eighty • $7.43 = seven forty three Numbers fall into two categories: • even numbers can be divided evenly by two: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10… • odd numbers cannot be divided evenly by two: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9… Finally, let’s learn the words used in basic math: • + = 5: two plus three equals five • – = 1: nine minus eight equals one • 10 x = 40: ten times four equals forty • 18 / = 6: eighteen divided by three equals six © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net In everyday English, we usually say “is” instead of “equals”: two plus three is five, nine minus eight is one, etc Size and Distance The words big and small are used to talk about general size Some more extreme words meaning “very big” are huge, enormous, and gigantic; some more extreme words meaning “very small” are tiny and minuscule Tall and short are used for vertical measurement – usually for people, but also for tall buildings and trees Long and short are used for horizontal measurement (a long rope) as well as for time (a short film, a long wait), hair, legs, and books For distances we use near/close to and far / a long way: • The bank is near the school • The bank is close to the school • The bank is far from the hospital • The bank is a long way from the hospital For measuring across a road, river, or another thing with boundaries on the sides, we use wide and narrow a wide road a narrow road © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net Finally, for measuring vertically in an enclosed space, use deep and shallow (deep/shallow water) Pronunciation Practice seconds, hour, day, week, month, year, decade, century, lately, recently, the other day, a while ago, ages ago, nowadays, currently, for now, for the time being, hundred, thousand, million, billion, half, third, fourth, point, quarter, even numbers, odd numbers, plus, minus, times, divided by, equals, big, small, huge, enormous, gigantic, tiny, minuscule, tall, short, long, near, close to, far, a long way, wide, narrow, deep, shallow © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net Quiz – Lesson 30 Practice writing the big & small numbers: Ex) 15,811 = fifteen thousand, eight hundred and eleven a 175 = _ b 810 = _ c 7,206 = _ d 4,500,000 = _ e 36,000 = _ f 9,790 = _ g 125,000 = _ h 780,392 = _ i ¾ = _ j 9.2 = _ k 25.78 = _ l ½ = _ m $39.99 = _ n $1.65 = _ © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net Circle the correct word: A mouse is a short / small animal It takes a big / long time to make progress It's too big / far to walk; you need to drive This is a shallow / short book; you can read it in an hour My brother is longer / taller than me The river is so enormous / shallow that you can cross it on foot I have short / tiny brown hair The sofa is so close / wide that it won't fit through the doorway There's a supermarket near / short the highway 10 This necklace is full of narrow / tiny diamonds 11 Russia is a big / tall country 12 We climbed up a deep / huge mountain 13 That road is very narrow / shallow - only one car can pass at a time 14 You can dive into the deep / wide part of the swimming pool © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net QUIZ ANSWERS a one hundred and seventy-five b eight hundred and ten c seven thousand, two hundred and six d four million, five hundred thousand e thirty-six thousand f nine thousand, seven hundred and ninety g one hundred and twenty-five thousand h seven hundred and eighty thousand, three hundred and ninety-two i one and three-quarters (or three-fourths) j nine point two k twenty-five point seven eight l three and one half (or and a half) m thirty-nine ninety-nine n one sixty-five QUIZ ANSWERS: small long far short taller shallow short wide near 10 11 12 13 14 tiny big huge narrow deep Image source: Kraaiennest © Shayna Oliveira 2014 - EspressoEnglish.net You’ve finished the Vocabulary Builder Course Level I hope you’ve enjoyed the lessons! 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