The document provides examples of common English expressions used in conversations and social situations, including expressions used for making small talk about the weather, asking how someone is feeling, discussing weekends and travel, and responding with short answers. It also gives examples of using prepositions to give directions and examples of writing out prices in American English versus British English.

1. EVERYDAY ENGLISH AMERICAN HEADWAY ROSA ELENA MERCHAN Uptc Duitama

2. SOCIAL EXPRESSIONS 1 Match the expression and responses. When do we use these expressions?

3. MAKING CONVERSATION Match a line in A with a reply in B and a further comment in C A B C What a nice day it is today! How are you today? 3. Did you have a nice weekend? 4.How do you like living in Texas? 5. Did you have a good flight? 6. Did you watch the soccer game yesterday? 7. what a beautiful coat you ‘re wearing yes. fine, thanks. yes, we had a great time. I’m enjoying it. yes, no problems No, I missed it. thank you. it’s beautiful, isn’t it? How about you? We went to the beach and did some shopping. It was kind of strange at first, but I’m getting used to it. the plane was a little bit late, but it didn’t matter. What was the score? I got it in san Francisco last year.

4. TIME EXPRESSIONS Complete these time expressions with at, on ,in , or no preposition. At Six o’clock At last nigt On Monday morning In the evening On saturday In december In the summer In yesterday evening In 1995 On the weekend In two weeks ago On january 18

5. PRICES AND SHOPPING practice the way we write and say prices in US currency. american english british english written spoken written spoken $1,00 a dollar £1 a pound 50¢ fifty cents 50p fifty p $1,99 a dollar ninity -nine £1.99 one pound ninety -nine $16,40 sixteen-forty/sixteen dollar and forty cents £16.40 sixteen pounds forty

6. HOW DO YOU FEEL? All the lines in A answer the question how are you? Match a line in A with a line in B A B

7. DIRECTIONS complete the directions from the tennis court to the museum with the prepositions in the box. Look at the map to help you You go down the path, past the pond , over the bridge, and through the gate. Then you go across the road. Take the path through the park and i nto the woods. when you come out of the woods, just follow the path up the steps and into the museum. It takes about five minutes or less.

8. SHORT ANSWERS complete the short answers. continue with a line from the speech bubbles below. 1. A Do you like jazz? B No, I don’t. I prefer rock’n roll. 2. A Did you watch the World Series on TV last night? B Yes, I do. It was a great game . 3. A Do you have change for a dollar? B No, I’m sorry. I don’t have a penny on me . 4. A Have you tried the new pizza place? B Yes, I do. I went there last weekend with Frank . 5. A Are your parents pretty strict? B Yes, I suppose. But they give me a lot of freedom, too. 6. A Are you doing anything tonight? B No, I don’t. Why? What are you doing?

9. A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR complete the table with an illness or a symptom ILLNESSES SYMPTOMS I have a cold. I can’t stop sneezing, and my noise is runny. I have the flu. I have a temperature, my whole body aches, and I feel awful I twisted my ankle It hurts when I walk on it I have diarrhea I keep going to the bathroom. I have a sore throat My glands are swollen, and it hurts when I swallow. I have food I keep throwing up, and I have diarrhea. posoning

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11. EXCLAMATIONS WITH SO AN SUCH Complete the sentences in A with so, such a, such, so many, or so much . Then match them the sentences in B.

12. END THANK YOU VERY MUCH.