When someone says thank you, we usually respond with you’re welcome. But there are different ways to say it.
Watch the video, take notes and work on the exercises below.
Now work on the exercises here.
Also, check Common ways to say thank you and Thank you for the gift if you need.
“That’s very kind of you.”
“Thank you.”
“Thanks a lot!”
“Thanks for your kind words!”
“Thank you for coming today.”
“Thank you for your consideration.”
“Thank you for spending time with us.”
“Teachers like you are not easy to find.”
“I have learned so much thanks to you.”
“Thank you for being patient and helping me improve.”
“You’re the best teacher ever!”
“Thank you for the gift.”
Listen to all these sentences here.
The Christmas season is the biggest gift-giving occasion for most people in many cultures.
Christmas gifts are often exchanged and after someone gives you a gift, you should always express your thanks.
Do you know how to do it? What would you say?
“Thank you for the gift.”
That’s okay, but you can also add a warm thought like one of these…
Examples
Also, check Common ways to say thank you.
Você tem uma família grande? O que você gosta de fazer quando passa um tempo com sua família?
Falar de família pode ser uma boa maneira de começar uma conversa em inglês, por isso é útil você saber o que dizer, como também saber perguntar.
First, let’s review the vocabulary by looking at the family tree:
Next, let’s learn how to talk about them. Watch the video below and make notes of the possible ways.
Now talk about your family. Introduce them. Say who they are. Add details to make your answer longer and more interesting.
Here is one more video that gives you examples of how to talk about your nuclear family, your extended family, your paternal side of family and maternal side of family, that is the relatives on/from your dad’s side and on/from your mom’s side of the family.
We have already learnt how to talk about weight, diet, together with some good phrases for telling what might be happening during this time. Now we’re going to learn how to express height.
Listen carefully to the video.
How tall are you? I’m 183 cm tall.
or
What’s your height? My height is 183 cm.
We use tall mostly for people, trees, buildings with many floors, and a few other things like factory chimneys or electricity pylons, which are higher than they are wide.
How tall are you?
There are some beautiful tall trees in the park.
In other cases we usually prefer high.
Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Europe.
The garden has very high walls.
But in measurements, we use tall for people, and we prefer high for things.
I’m 5’5″ tall.
That tree is about 30m high.
Got it? 😉
