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Learn English with EnglishClass101.com! On your way home from work, you call your roommate and say in English, “Man, am I hungry! Do we have any food in the house?” Your roommate responds in English, “Let me look in the fridge…no, it’s pretty empty.” You reply in English, “I’ll pick something up then. What do you want for dinner?” Your roommate says in English, “I personally would really like Chinese food…but I also could go for a pizza. What do you think?” You tell your roommate in English, “A pizza would really hit the spot. I’ll stop by this new pizza place and get a pie on the way home.” Your roommate asks in English, “But I thought you were getting a pizza?” You tell your roommate in English, “You’ve been working too much…I meant a pizza pie!” Your roommate says, “Duh, I get it now.”

 

Learning English with EnglishClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn English! This English Lower Intermediate lesson will teach you how to use the English modal verb “would” to make a polite request or statement. To balance out the English formality, we’ll also show you how to use a few informal English phrases, including “get it” and “I personally like.” Visit us at English Class101.com where you will find many more fantastic English lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

 


 

Learn English with EnglishClass101.com! You go into your usual coffee shop and ask the barista in English, “Double espresso, skim, please.” While the barista prepares your coffee, you scan the other Americans in the coffee shop in case you run into someone you know. You say “hello” in English to the people who are there with you almost every morning, but across the shop you spy a face that looks oddly familiar. You try to place it, and finally you figure out that you see your long-lost college roommate. You walk over to the person and say in English, “I know you! You’re my college roommate!” Your former roommate glances up, studies your face, leaps up to give you a hug, and says in English, “Hey, it’s been a long time, roomie! How have things been going for you? Let’s catch up!”

Learning English with EnglishClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn English! This English Lower Intermediate lesson will teach you how to form and use the present perfect English verb tense. We’ll also tell you what it means to “catch up” with someone and why you may want to avoid someone who fits the English description of the term “high maintenance.” Visit us at English Class101.com where you will find many more fantastic English lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

 


 

Learn English with EnglishClass101.com! One of your favorite game shows has always been “Let’s Make a Deal.” So when you go shopping in America, you decide to try the tactics the game show host used to negotiate in English with contestants…without the door with chickens behind it, of course. When you’re in an grocery store, you try to bargain and say in English, “This cake says sell by the date of today. If you give me a discount, I’ll take it off your hands.” The bakery manager replies in English, “Sir, we’re open for another five hours…someone will buy it for the original price. I can’t change it.” You respond in English, “But I can buy the cake right now if you will sell it for a dollar less.” The bakery manager says in English, “I can’t do that. It’s a perfectly good cake. There’s nothing wrong with it. And if you put it down, someone will buy it in the next twenty minutes. If you’ve ever tasted my cakes, you know how popular they are!”

Learning English with EnglishClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn English! This English Lower Intermediate lesson will show you how to form a clause using “if” in English. We’ll teach you how to use this word at both the beginning and end of sentences in English. We’ll also tell you how you can try to make a deal in English in American stores. Visit us at English Class101.com where you will find many more fantastic English lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

 


 

Learn English with EnglishClass101.com! So your friend who canceled your dinner just called and begged in English, “Please forgive me for bailing on you the other night…let me buy you lunch to make up for it.” You think about it for a moment, and then you tell him in English, “Oh, it’s not a big deal, but I appreciate your apology. I’ll have lunch with you.” Your friend suggests in English, “How about next Wednesday?” You respond in English, “Oh, I’m booked all of next week.” Your friend then says in English, “How does the following week look?” You reply in English, “Oh, I’m booked solid. I have an opening the third week of next month.” Your friend responds in English, “This is the last time I cancel with you-you’re too popular.” You think to yourself in English, “That’s because I keep my promises!”

Learning English with EnglishClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn English! This English Lower Intermediate lesson will show you how to use the simple present tense to talk about scheduling an appointment in the future in English. We’ll also explain why Americans use lunch to address business and social obligations. Visit us at English Class101.com where you will find many more fantastic English lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

 


Learn English with EnglishClass101.com! Your co-worker stops by and asks you in English, “How was your weekend?” You respond in English, “Oh, we saw that movie that was just released and then we went to dinner on Saturday.” Your co-worker inquires in English, “And what did you do on Sunday?” You reply in English, “We went to a dinner party for my husband’s work.” Your co-worker asks in English, “Did you have fun?” You reply in English, “Well, it was fine, and the food was good, but I get tired of having the same small talk over and over again with the people at his company.” You pointedly look at your co-worker and say in English, “You know what I mean?”Learning English with EnglishClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn English! This English Lower Intermediate lesson will review how to form the past tense of English verbs. We’ll also tell you about what it means when people engage in “small talk” in English. Visit us at English Class101.com where you will find many more fantastic English lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!