Warm-up
Repeat after the tutor.
- I am running and I am thirsty.
- I am reading a novel, and my wife is cooking.
- I am learning English, and she is learning Chinese.
- I am tired and I want to sleep.
- She is my student, and I am proud of her.
- They are my students, and I love them.
- They are exercising, and I am training them.
- We are watching a movie, and my daughter is eating cookies.
- The tickets were expensive, and we didn’t like the show.
- It’s raining, and I’m listening to a sad song.
- It’s snowing, and I want to go out.
- I live in New York, and she lives in San Francisco.
- I saw Clark, and he ran away.
- She pinched me, and I screamed.
- They hired me, and it was a good decision.
Notes
Here are some grammar tips.

Vocabulary
Go over the following vocabulary and expressions with your tutor. Use the illustration above if needed.
Vocabulary/ Expressions
Expression | Definition |
seasoned | (adj) having a log of experience doing something With a lot of travel experience, the seasoned writer wrote a quality article. |
impossible | (adj) unable to be done or to happen; not possible The heavy rain made it impossible to see the road. |
local | (adj) located or living nearby We walked to dinner at a local restaurant nearby. |
flavor | (v) to give or add flavor to (something) She asked her to flavor the soup with extra spices. |
entry | (n) the act of entering something; the right to enter something She was denied entry into the store. |
log | (n) a long, heavy section of a tree that has fallen or been cut He set up a few logs to make a fire. (v) to make an official record of something She had to log her hours into the notebook. |
guide | (n) something that helps to direct a person’s action’s, thoughts, etc. They used the map as a guide for where to go. (v) to direct or lead someone The map guided them through the narrow paths. |
manage | (v) to have control of (something) The students were able to manage the workload. |
immediate | (adj) happening or done without delay The team’s response to the issue was immediate. |
major | (adj) very important Researchers announced a major breakthrough in cancer research. |
Exercise
Go over the following exercise with your tutors.
- Make a sentence.
- I / lives / in New York / and / live / she / in San Francisco/ .
- they / am / exercising / and / I / training / them / are /.
- they / a / good / hired / it / and / me / was / decision/ .
- show / the tickets / were / and / we / expensive / didn’t / like / the / .
- she / am proud of / I / is / my student / and / her / .
- Correct the following sentences.
- They are my students and I loved them.
- I am reading a novel and my wife cooking.
- It’s raining and I’m listening a sad song.
- It snowing and I want to go out.
- I am tired and I’m wanting to sleep.
- Answer the following questions.
- What two people do you really admire?
- What two things are you doing right now?
- What are you and your tutor doing?
- (Homework) Write a paragraph.
- Write 10 sentences using the grammar you learned today.
- Impossible: “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” – the White Queen, Alice in Wonderland.
What are the six impossible things you believe in? (If you can only manage one or two, that’s also okay.) - Local flavor: Write a piece about a typically “local” experience from where you come from as though it’s an entry in a travel guide.