Tongue Twisters

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;

A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,

Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

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How much wood could a woodchuck chuck

If a woodchuck could chuck wood?

As much wood as a woodchuck could chuck,

If a woodchuck could chuck wood.

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Red leather

Yellow leather

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Situation: Talking about Occupations

A: What do you do for a living? A: What is your occupation? B: I'm a____(mechanic)___________. A: A____(mechanic)_____________? Th...

Describing a Picture

What do you see in the picture? There is a There's a There are some There're some Is there a . . . ? Are there (some) . ...

Situation: At the Store

When you enter the store/start a conversation with the clerk : What a clerk might say: What a customer might say: ...

Expressing Thanks

Expressing Thanks Thanks Thank you I appreciate it. Thanks for the tour. Thanks for your time. Thank you for the nice gift. I ...

Closing a Conversation

Before closing It's been nice talking to you. Nice talking to you too. (I'm sorry, but) I have to go now. Closing Good-bye Bye. See ...

Short Questions and Answers

Are you a doctor? Yes, I am. No, I'm a nurse. Is he from Colombia? Yes, he is No, he i...

Contractions

In speaking, contractions are often used in place of auxiliary verbs such as is, are, am, will, have, has, had, and would. See the followi...

Simple Shopping

1. Where are the pencils? They're on the second shelf. Okay, thanks. 2. How much is this mirror? ...

Expressing Likes and Dislikes

1. I like fruit. What kind? Oranges and bananas. 2. Helen likes sports. What kind of sports? Foot...

Talking about Feelings / Health Issues

How's the weather today? It's really cold. Let's stay inside. How do you feel? I'm f...

Talking about Life Events

1. When is your birthday? December 29(th) 2. What year? That's personal. 3. Were you ...

Talking about the Future

1. What will you do tomorrow? I'll help my mom with the housework. 2. When will you finish? In the af...

Talking Past Actions

1. What did you do last Friday? I went to a baseball game. 2. Where did you go? I went to Detroit. ...

Telling Time

7:00 It's seven o'clock. It's seven p.m. / a.m. 12:00 It's twelve o'clock. It's...

Describing People

Personality and Appearance Description 1.Tell me about your father. Well, he's very friendly, smart and...

Talking About Here and Now

1. What is Ms. Chan doing? She is writing a letter.   Oh. That's nice. 2. What is he doing? He'...

Talking about Favourite Things

1. What is your favorite color? Purple. 2. What's your favorite kind of music? I like pop music. ...

Talking about Family

Introducing your family This is my mother/mom. This is my father/dad. (These are my parents) This is my wife. This is my husband. ...

Numbers and Counting

1. How many fingers do you have? I have eight fingers. 2. You have eight fingers? Eight fingers and tw...

Wh - Questions

Wh- Questions allow a speaker to find out more information about topics. They are as follows: When? Time Wh...