Real English Unit 21 - Where do you live? - Flashcards

Click on the "Next button" Next-button-w-arrow-down.jpg twice (2 times) to see the thirty (30) flashcards. Click on the word to listen. Click on "Delete" when you are sure you have learned the word(s).

1/30 - globe2.gifall over

adverb: everyplace, everywhere

Example: As you see in the video, English has taken Alejandra all over the world.
2/30 - town.jpgtown

noun: a populated area with buildings, houses, etc., larger than a village but smaller than a city.

Look at this map. Chicago is a city, but Hell, Texas, is a town. However, there is an
exception. Large cities are sometimes called "towns".

Click here to listen to a bit of an old popular song as an example of this exception
.
3/30 - tape1.jpgtape

noun: magnetic tape used in cassettes

There are many kinds of tape, e.g.: scotch-tape.gif
4/30 - tape2.jpg"The students (are going to) watch you on tape."

Look at the picture:

"on tape" = with videocassettes on TV
5/30 - understand.jpgunderstand

verb: comprehend

Example: Watch and listen to understand the video!
6/30 - jacksonville.jpgJacksonville

proper noun: a city in the northeast of Florida
7/30 - born-raised.jpgborn and raised

expression: also "born and bred": coming into life and living in a particular place


Example: Alejandra (in the video) was born and raised in the Dominican Republic.
8/30 - DominicanRepublic.gif Dominican Republic

proper noun: a country comprising the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola. Haiti is on the same island.
9/30 - all-my-life.jpg"all my life"

expression: from the beginning to the end of my life or from the beginning of my life up to the present time


Example: Alejandra (in the video) has spent all her life learning English.
10/30 - most-of-life.jpg"most of my life"

expression: from (nearly) the beginning of my life to the present moment or up to a recent point in time
11/30 - Jouse.gifstill (adverb)

"I still don't know (English) very well."

sentence with the adverb still: I have studied English for many years but I don't speak fluently yet, despite many years of study and practice.
12/30 - diif-most-diff.jpg"the most difficult"

article "the" + adverb + adjective: superlative indicating the hardest
Note: there is an exercise on comparatives and superlatives later in this unit.

Example: What is the most difficult part of English for YOU?
13/30 - HowLong.jpg"How long have you lived in this country?"

Question in the Present Perfect

You will study this verb tense in Units 39 to 50.
14/30 - brought-bus.jpg"I brought this group to Atlanta."

Sentence in the simple past using the verb "bring"

bring: to come from one place to another with somebody or something

You will study this verb tense in Units 32 to 34.


15/30 - jealous.gifjealous

adjective: envious, feeling angry or unhappy because of another person’s possessions or luck, for example.
16/30 - people.gif"My mother's people are from Florida."

Sentence using "people" to mean "relatives"

relatives: plural noun: people in the same family, by birth, adoption or marriage
17/30 - head_shake-no.gifInflection determines meaning:

uh-huh and hm-hmm" meaning "no".


18/30 - http://199.0.73.248/OtherV/Mike-uh-uh-YES160.rm   
Click on the   arrow-up.jpg  play button for a small, short video: "uh-huh" and "hm-hmm" meaning "Yes".
Inflection determines meaning:

Affirmative "grunts" or sounds in English
19/30 - Mover.jpgrelocate

verb: : to move to a new place on a long-term basis.
For example, to change the location of a business or one's home
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20/30 - Mover.jpgmove

verb: : to relocate to a new place on a long-term basis.

For example, to change the location of a business or one's home
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21/30 - middle.jpg"middle of a job transfer"

between 2 jobs in different geographical areas
22/30 - RaleighNC.gifRaleigh

proper noun: Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina, USA.
23/30 - calendar-truck.jpgWhen are you moving?

Question with present progressive used to speak about the future.

You will study this verb tense soon (Unit 22).
24/30 - tivoli.gifTivoli

proper noun: a small town in New York state, on the Hudson river.
25/30 - G_Mother_Gdaughter.gifgrandmother

noun: the mother of your father or mother

granddaughter: the daughter of your son or daughter
26/30 - GFatherGSon.gifgrandfather

noun: the father of your father or mother

grandson: the son of your son or daughter
27/30 - sandy-springs.gifSandy Springs

proper noun: a town north of Atlanta, Georgia
28/30 - TrafficYELLOW.jpgcould

modal verb: the past tense of “can”, to say that something is possible

Example: this boy COULD walk to K-Mart, but it is not a good idea in heavy traffic.

29/30 - pick-up.jpgpick up

phrasal verb: This phrasal verb has 30 different meanings! In the video, it means to increase in intensity.

Example:
At 4 p.m., traffic begins to
pick up.

30/30 - native.jpgnative

adjective: born and still living in a particular place.

Example: In the video, Steven describes himeslf as "a native New Yorker".