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We say every student is good. Because "every" is singular.

No, not every town in the world is beautiful; some are beautiful and some are ugly.

No, I don't come here every day of the week; I only come here once (or twice, three times etc.) a week.

No, I don't go to bed at the same time every night; I go to bed at different times.

No, not everybody in the world has enough food to eat.

No, not everything in this room is the same colour; some things are red, and some things are blue, green etc.

No, it doesn't snow everywhere in the world; in some places it does and in some places it doesn't.

Yes, it's raining outside now. ~ No, it isn't raining outside now.

Yes, I like walking in the rain. ~ No, I don't like walking in the rain.

When it rains, we cover our heads with a hat or an umbrella.

Yes, Thursday always follows Wednesday.

Yes, Christmas is always on the 25th of December.

Yes, we must always open our mouths when we want to eat.

Yes, I always reply to the texts and messages I receive. ~ No, I don't always reply to the texts and messages I receive.

Yes, the weather's nicer today than yesterday. ~ No, the weather isn't nicer today than yesterday; it's worse.

...is the nicest part of this town.

Yes, I'm always nice to other people. ~ No, I'm not always nice to other people.

The past tense of "I am", "you are", "he is" etc. is "I was", "you were", "he was", "she was", "it was", "we were", "you were", "they were".

Yes, you were here two weeks ago.

Yes, I was here two weeks ago.

I was ... at this time yesterday.

Yes, we were in this room last week.

Yes, they were here two lessons ago.

The difference between a road and a street is that a road is generally in the country and connects two towns, whereas a street is in a town and generally has shops in it.

I live in Хвильвого street

It's a line.

Yes, there are a lot of lines on an old person's face.

No, it isn't a crooked line; it's a straight line.

No, the road between ... and... isn't straight; it's crooked.

No, after drinking a bottle of whisky, people can't walk in a straight line; they walk in a crooked line.

Yes, if l help you, I think we can lift this table together. ~ No, if I help you, I don't think we can lift this table together.

Yes, if I can't answer a question during the lesson, you give me some help with the answer.

No, the sun doesn't always shine; sometimes it shines and sometimes the sky is covered with clouds.

No, it isn't always hot in France; sometimes it's hot and sometimes it's cold.

No, Easter isn't always in March; sometimes it's in March and sometimes it's in April.

No, I don't always get up at the same time every morning; sometimes get up early and sometimes I get up late.

My heart is on the left side of my body.

The difference between the words "quick" and "quickly" is that "quick" is an adjective whereas "quickly" is an adverb.

He is a quick writer; he writes quickly.

No, I don't speak English quickly, but I speak it quickly enough.

No, people don't walk more quickly in hot weather than in cold; they walk more slowly.

No, I can't text as quickly as I can speak; I text more slowly than I speak.

The opposite of deep is shallow.

No, the River Thames isn't deeper than the Mediterranean Sea; it's shallower than the Mediterranean Sea.

Yes, people study subjects deeply at university.

The difference between the words "close" /klauz/ and "close" /klaus/ is that "close" /klauz/ is a verb, whereas "close" /klaus/ is an adjective.

No, Japan isn't close to Brazil; it's very far from Brazil.

... is my closest friend.

If I arrive too early at the station, I must wait for the train.

No, I don't like waiting; I dislike waiting.

If I arrive here at the school ten minutes too early, 1 must wait ten minutes for the lesson to begin.

No, it isn't pleasant to wait for somebody in the rain; it's unpleasant.

Her eyes were green, and her hair was green too!

The difference between the words "ever" and "never" is that the word "ever" is positive, and is generally used in questions, whilst the word "never" is negative.

No, it never snows in the south of Italy in summer.

No, I never come here on Sunday.

No, the sun never shines during the night.

No, Christmas is never on the 21st of December; it's always on the 25th of December.

It's a square.

It's a circle.

The face of your watch is ...

There are... pictures round these walls.

No, he/she doesn't walk round the classroom during the lesson; he/she sits on his/her chair.

You're shaking your pen.

No, I don't always shake hands with my friends every time I see them.

You're nodding your head.

No, we don't nod our heads when we say no; we shake our heads when we say no

Yes, there are direct trains that go from Paris to London.

No, in a Callan Method lesson, students don't translate before speaking; they think and speak directly in the new language.

I prefer eating soup from a bowl

Yes, it's more or less time to have lunch. ~ No, it isn't more or less time to have lunch.

No, the weather isn't more or less the same in the north and the south of Europe; it's very different.

I speak English with a/an... accent.

The accent in the word "mathematics" is on the third syllable.

The difference between "beside" and "besides" is that "beside" means "next to", whereas "besides" means "apart from".

I am sitting beside...

Mr Brown speaks French besides English.

Nobody's sitting beside you.

No, Paris isn't beside the sea; it's inland.

He's/She's putting both his/her hands on the table, one beside the other.

I go for a walk, I read in the evening besides watching television.

There are nine floors in this building besides this one.

No, I haven't got another watch besides this one.

Yes, my parents have got another child besides me.

Yes, I like walking very much. ~ No, I don't like walking very much.

No, I don't like working very much.

Yes, most people in this country go to church each week.

I generally enter the classroom at 8 o’clock for my lesson.

No, we can't see the air.

I come here twice a week.

I go to the cinema about once a month.

I eat tree times a day.

We only live once.

You're covering your watch with your right hand.

Yes, I can cover both my eyes with only one hand.

Our hair covers our heads.

Snow's white.

No, it doesn't generally snow very much in the hot countries of the world; it generally snows very little.

I prefer ... weather.

We are having... weather at the moment.

No, British weather isn't pleasant in winter; it's unpleasant.

Summer starts on the ... of ... in my country.

Most people finish work at about ... in this town.

You're holding a pen in your left hand.

I hold my pen in my ... hand when I write.

No, I can't hold a complicated conversation in English; I can hold a simple conversation in English.

A matchbox generally holds about... matches.

I can hold my hand above my head for about...

Yes, I know some English teachers other than you.

The name of an English city other than London is Оксфорд.

The opposite of the word "quick" is "slow".

No, a bus isn't quicker than a train; it's slower than a train.

No, I don't speak English better than my language; I speak it worse than my language.

No, I don't think... is a worse place to live in than the North Pole; I think it's a better place to live in than the North Pole.

No, a ... isn't a better car than a Rolls Royce; it's a worse car than a Rolls Royce.

Yes, ... is a worse supermarket than ...

No, ... isn't a worse supermarket than ...; it's a better supermarket than ...

Yes, the word "Monday" begins with a capital "M".

We use capital letters at the beginning of a sentence, for the pronoun "'I", and for the first letter of people's names, place names, days of the week, months of the year, nationalities and languages.

I think... is the best place in this country to live.

I think Monday is the worst day of the week.

Driving was my best subject at school.

Biology was my worst subject at school.

The kind of games I like the best are card games.

Yes, children like playing games.

The name of a card game are joker, blackjack, monopolies

Some games in which we use a ball are football, tennis, rugby, golf, basketball etc.

The difference between "to look at" and "to watch" is that we use "to look at" for something that is still, whilst we use "to watch" for something that is moving.

I'm looking at your hand.

I'm watching your hand.

No, it isn't right to say you're watching that picture. Because that picture's still.

You must say you're looking at that picture instead.

No, it isn't right to say we look at a game of football.

Because a game of football moves.

We must say we watch a game of football instead.

Families generally watch TV in the living room.

People go to restaurants to eat good food.

Children study maths at school to learn about numbers.

I'm doing an English course to learn how to speak English well.

We use the gerund after a preposition.

before coming; after taking; for buying etc.

A gerund is a noun that we make by putting the letters "ing" at the end of a verb.

I think ... is the best shop in this town for buying men's (or women's) clothes.

I eat breakfast, speak to my friends etc. before coming to school each day.

No, I'm not good at playing football; I'm bad at playing football.

The date today is...

The date yesterday was ...

The date tomorrow will be...

No, the table isn't light; it's heavy.

No, that piece of paper isn't heavier than the table; it's lighter than the table.

The heaviest thing in this room is...

The lightest person in my family is...

We play football with a ball.

No, we can't play tennis without a ball; we must have a ball to play tennis.

I go to bed at ... at night.

I get up at ... in the morning.

I sleep about... hours at night.

The walls of my bedroom are …

~ No, I'm not the first to get up in my family.

~ No, I don't sleep a lot.

Yes, I sleep longer than my parents.

You've got eight fingers on both hands.

You've got four fingers on each hand.

Yes, we've each got two eyes.

We say each student has a book. Because the word "each" is singular.

No, each student hasn't got two heads; each student's only got one head.

No, each chair hasn't got seven legs; each chair's only got four legs.

Yes, I like vegetables.

No, I don't like all vegetables; some I like and some I dislike.

The names of four vegetables are potatoes, carrots, onions and peas.

The names of four kinds of fruit are apples, oranges, lemons and bananas.

I prefer ...

The plural of "tomato" is "tomatoes", with an "e" before the "s".

No, I don't study Spanish; I study English.

No, most schoolchildren don't like studying; they dislike or hate studying.

Yes, I must study a lot if I want to learn a language well.

No, Brazil isn't in North America; it's in South America.

The USA's in North America.

Somebody from the USA is American.

No, I don't live on the sea; I live on the land.

The name of the sea between Europe and North Africa is the Mediterranean Sea.

No, Moscow isn't by the sea; it's inland.

No, New York isn't inland; it's by the sea.

I arrive here at... for my lesson.

No, I'm not the first to arrive in the classroom; I'm the ... to arrive in the classroom.

I leave here at ... after the lesson.

I leave home at about... to come here.

No, I don't leave my books in the classroom after the lesson; I take them with me.

No, I don't leave any food on my plate after a meal.

We can see the sun in the sky during the day.

The sun's yellow, or the colour of gold.

The sky's ... today.

We cut meat with a knife.

No, we can't cut bread without a knife.

You're lifting the table.

No, I can't lift the table with only one hand.

Because it's too heavy for me to lift.

Yes, that piece of paper is light enough for me to lift.

Yes, there are some shops in the street where I live.

No, we can't buy apples at a shoe shop.

The opposite of "buy" is "sell".

No, they don't sell food in clothes shops; they sell it in supermarkets.

… is the cheapest supermarket in this town, and... is the most expensive.

No, the table isn't as high as the door; it's lower than the door.

No, this building isn't as high as Mt Everest; it's lower than Mt Everest.

No, the River Thames isn't as long as the Nile; it's shorter than the Nile.

No, Spain isn't as large as South America; it's smaller than South America.

The names of the four seasons of the year are "spring", "summer", "autumn" and "winter".

We're in... now.

Last season was ...

Next season will be ...

Tuesday precedes Wednesday.

No, Thursday doesn't precede Wednesday; it follows it.

Fourteen follows the number thirteen.

No, we don't precede you out of the classroom after the lesson; we follow you.

No, you don't precede us into the classroom before the lesson; you follow us.

I have my breakfast at ...

The lesson begins at ...

I get up at ... in the morning.

We can use "while" and "whilst" instead of "whereas"

We generally use "whereas" the most when we speak.

Yes, this is an old building we're in at the moment.

No, my shoes aren't new; they're old.

No, my shirt isn't older than my shoes; it's newer than my shoes.

My... is/are the newest thing (s) I'm wearing.

The difference between "new" and "young" is that we use "new" for things, whereas we use "young" for people.

No, Miss Brown isn't an old woman; she's a young girl.

No, I'm not older than my mother; I'm younger than my mother.

The youngest person in my family is...

You're putting your hand on the table.

You're taking your hand off the table.

You're putting your hat on.

You're taking your hat off.

We put our hats, coats and gloves on when we go out in winter.

We take our hats, coats and gloves off when we come into a building.

The plural of "tooth" is "teeth"

We brush our teeth with a toothbrush.

No, we don't put soap on a toothbrush; we put toothpaste on a toothbrush.

We wash and dress when we get up in the morning.

Yes, I dress before washing.

No, we don't wash in the bedroom; we wash in the bathroom.

We wash our hands with soap.

We wash our hair with shampoo.

Of those three subjects, maths, history and geography, I like... the most.

Children must generally study about... subjects at school.

Yes, I like the subject of mathematics.

The moon's white, or the colour of silver.

No, we can't count all the stars.

The two most important holidays of the year in Europe are Christmas and Easter.

Christmas is on the 25th of December.

Easter's in spring (or autumn), either in March or in April.

Most people prefer going on holiday in the ...

No, that matchbox isn't empty; it's full of matches.

A banana is a fruit that isn't full of juice.

No, my stomach isn't empty after a large meal; it's full.

No, the streets aren't full of people during the night; they're empty during the night.

No, we can't see the sun in the sky during the night, but we can see the moon and the stars.

No, it isn't hot in Finland; it's cold.

No, it isn't warm in autumn; it's cool.

No, it isn't hotter in winter than in summer; it's colder in winter than in summer.

India is one of the hottest countries in the world.

Finland is one of the coldest countries in the world.

No, it isn't as hot in Scandinavia as in Spain; it's colder in Scandinavia than in Spain.

Yes, I like the taste of tea without sugar. ~ No, I don't like the taste of tea without sugar.

We taste with our tongues.

The difference between "as many ... as" and "as much... as" is that we use "as many ... as" for things we can count, and "as much... as" for things we cannot count.

Yes, you've got as many fingers on your left hand as on your right.

Yes, leat as much food for dinner as I do for lunch.

No, we haven't got as many feet as fingers; we've got fewer feet than fingers.

No, I don't drink as much fruit juice as water; I drink less fruit juice than water.

Yes, I think I read as many books as my mother.

When I go on holiday, I take photos with ...

No, I don't send cards to people in my family at Christmas time.

The opposite of "send" is "receive"

I receive... the least.

No, I don't reply to all the emails I receive; I only reply to some of them.

This school generally contacts students by ...

Most people prefer texts for short messages.

I use ... when I message my friends.

The difference between a house and a flat is that a house is a building, whereas a flat is part of a building.

We call a large building with many flats inside it a block of flats.

Yes, I live in a house. ~ No, I don't live in a house; I live in a flat.

Most people in my country live in ...

There are... floors in this building.

No, Japan isn't near England; it's far from England.

No, France isn't further from England than China; it's nearer England than China.

Of those three countries, France, Greece and Japan, France is the nearest to England.

Of those three countries, Japan is the furthest from England.

You say "Good morning/ afternoon/evening" to us at the beginning of the lesson.

You say "Goodbye" to us at the end of the lesson.

No, January doesn't come at the end of the year; it comes at the beginning of the year.

No, Saturday doesn't come at the beginning of the week; it comes at the end of the week.

Yes, the sun is shining at the moment. ~ No, the sun isn't shining at the moment.

No, the sun doesn't shine during the night.

No, we can't see well during the night if the moon isn't shining; we see badly.

Yes, there are some clouds in the sky today. ~ No, there aren't any clouds in the sky today.

Clouds are made of water.

Yes, I go to bed early. ~ No, I don't go to bed early; I go to bed late.

Yes, I get up late. ~ No, I don't get up late; get up early.

No, students in this school don't generally come into the classroom later than ther teacher; they generally come into the classroom earlier than he/she does.

I get up/My ... gets up the earliest in my family.

I get up/My ... gets up the latest in my family.

No, it isn't light during the night; it's dark during the night.

No, it isn't dark in here now; it's light.

No, I can't see in the dark.

No, my Callan book isn't light blue; it's dark blue.

... is the largest station in this town.

It's a ... station.

Yes, there's a bus stop near the building I live in. ~ No, there isn't a bus stop near the building I live in.

millionaire

A millionaire is a person who has a million pounds or more.

The names of some millionaires are ...

No, I haven't got as much money as a millionaire; I've got less money than a millionaire.

Yes, Mt Everest's very high.

No, there aren't very few people in China; there are very many people in China.

No, it isn't very cold in Africa; it's very hot in Africa.

No, Japan isn't very near England; it's very far from England.

Yes, I get up very early. ~ No, I don't get up very early; I get up very late (or late).

No, I don't speak English very well, but I speak it well enough.

The opposite of "happy" is "unhappy" or "sad".

No, people aren't sad at the beginning of a holiday; they're happy.

No, your hands aren't apart; they're together.

Yes, I live apart from my family. ~ No, I don't live apart from my family, I live together with my family.

Yes, I'm in this room together with other people.

I eat meat, vegetables etc. for my lunch apart from bread.

Yes, I study something apart from English. - No, I don't study anything apart from English.

No, apart from you, nobody in this room is standing.

My ... live(s) in my house/flat apart from me. ~ Nobody lives in my house/flat apart from me.

Yes, children depend on their parents for money.

It depends on how much money they have.

It depends on the sun and where it is in the sky.

No, I don't always remember everything I learn; somethings I remember and some things I forget.

Yes, I remember when to use capital letters in English. We use capital letters at the beginning of a sentence, for the pronoun "I", and for the first letter of people's names, place names, days of the week, months of the year, nationalities and languages.

Yes, I remember the name of that thing; it's a pen.

Yes, I sometimes forget to answer emails.

Yes, I sometimes forget the names or faces of people I know.

Yes, we're nearly at the end of the lesson. ~ No, we aren't nearly at the end of the lesson.

Yes, we're nearly in spring. ~ No, we aren't nearly in spring.

Yes, it's nearly time to have dinner. ~ No, it isn't nearly time to have dinner.

Yes, I'm nearly always the last person to get up in my family. ~ No, I'm not nearly always the last person to get up in my family; my ... is nearly always the last person to get up in my family.

The negative of "I was" is "I wasn't".

The negative of "you were" is "you weren't"

No, you weren't at this school fifty years ago.

No, I wasn't here a hundred years ago.

No, he/she wasn't in a different classroom last lesson.

No, we weren't in this world ninety years ago.

No, they weren't outside in the corridor during the last lesson; they were inside the classroom.

No, I don't think it's a bad idea to go to England if I want to learn English well; I think it's a good idea.

Yes, I think it's a good idea to learn some English before going to England.

Your left hand's over the table.

Your right hand's over the pen.

Your left hand's on the table now.

Your right hand's over the pen now.

We say your left hand is on the table, but your right hand is over the pen, because your left hand is not covering the table completely, whereas your right hand is covering the pen completely.

The ceiling's over our heads.

The sky's over this building.

He's/She's putting his/her right hand over his/her head.

He's/She's putting his/her right hand on his/her head.

His/Her right hand is over his/her mouth.