SENTENCE PATTERN

Greeting People
Hello. / Hi.
Good morning. (before 12 o'clock AM)
Good afternoon.(after 12 o'clock AM)
Good evening (after 12 o’clock PM)
Good night (at night time)
Good bye

Introducing People
Greeting Asking for information
Hello, ... (name) What's your name?
Nice to meet you. (informal) Haven't we met (before)?
Pleased to meet you. Yes, I think we have.
How do you do? (formal) No, I don't think we have.
Nice to see you. I think we've already met.
Nice to see you again. I don't think we've met (before).
This is ...
Introducing your name. Meet ...
My name is ... Have you met ...?
I am ... Yes, I have.
My friends call me ... No, I haven't.
You can call me ... Yes, I think I have.
No, I don't think I have.
Say Goodbye

Good bye.
Bye. / See you. See you tomorrow.
See you later. See you next week.
See you soon. Good night.
Health
How are you? Couldn’t be better
How are you today? Not too well, actually.
How are you doing? Are you all right?
What's wrong with you? I'm tired .
What's the matter with you?
I'm exhausted .
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 I've got a cold.

Responding to the questions

Not too bad.
Very well.
I'm okay / all right.
Fine, thank you/thanks.

Appearance
I am / You are / He is / She is … a goatee (rau de)
Tall / short a stubbly beard
Small/ overweight / fat blond hair / red hair / brown hair
Slim / young / old black hair / dyed hair
… years old. blond highlights / short hair
beautiful / pretty /handsome long hair / straight hair
sun-tanned / pale curly hair / curls
I have / You have / He has / She has
(got) … a bald head
blue / green / grey / brown eyes a square / round / triangular / oval face
freckles a big / small / long nose
a beard (rau cam) big / small ears
a full beard (rau quai non)
a moustache (ria mep)
Clothing and Accessories
I am wearing / You are wearing / He/ She is
I wear / You wear / He wears / She
wearing …
wears …
Earrings / a necklace
Glasses / contact lenses
a wristband / a bracelet
Earrings / a necklace
a cap / a red scarf / a tie
a wristband / a bracelet
a cap / a red scarf / a tie
Character
Funny / happy
I am / You are / He is / She is …
Annoying / sad
Shy / quiet
aggressive
Lively / active
a pain in the neck
Easygoing / outgoing
a little chatter box
Nice / friendly
History of a Family-
He/ She is/ I’m be engaged

be pregnant marry , get married

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 expect a baby be married to
be married with two children
give birth to (baby girl)
was/ were born divorced
birthday widowed
baptize widow
bring up, raise widower
go to school die
be proud of late
move

Accommodation
I’m/ she/ he is/ they are living in reception

dormitory receptionist

double room key

family room B&B (bed & breakfask)
twin room vacancies
single room no vacancies
double bed
youth hostel
bunk bed
accommodation
Hotel
I’d like to….
I’d like to know..
make a reservation /
arrival date / date of
book a room
arrival request more information
departure date / date of cancel a booking
departure Could you please…
I’d like to order food from complete / fill in the form
room service
air conditioning

Restaurant
order (Are you ready to order?)
eating out (I love eating out)
table (A table for two please.)
bill (The bill please.)
I’d like to have a.. guest
bottle waiter , waitress

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 dessert Here you go./ here you are
tip (Shall we tip the waiter?)
drink
menu
set meal

I’m …
hungry
thirsty

Asking for and Giving Directions

How do I get to …? opposite
What's the best way to …? near
Where is …? next to
Giving directions between
Go straight on (until you come to at the end (of)
…).
on/at the corner
Turn back./Go back.
Turn left/right (into …-street). behind
Go along … in front of
Cross … (just) around the corner
Take the first/second road on the traffic lights
left/right crossroads, junction
It's on the left/right. signpost
straight on
Shop Assistant
The fitting room is over there.
Questions to serve customers
Can I help you? The dress suits you very well.
What can I do for you? Pay at the cash desk / till, please.
I'll take this to the cash desk / till for you.
Are you being served ?
Here you are. / Here you go.
How much / many would you
You're welcome.
like?
What size do you take? That's 20 euros/euro altogether .
You don't happen to have any
Would another colour do?
Would you like to try it on? change , do you?
Responses Here's your change.
Sorry, we don't sell stamps.
Anything else?

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 It's on offer.
Buy two for the price of
one.
Sorry, we are out of bread .
Customer
I'm size ...
I need ...
Have you got this in another
I'd like a bottle of milk,
size / colour?
please.
May I try this on, please?
Have you got souvenirs
Where can I try this on, please?
?
How much is it?
That's all.
Do you sell stamps?
Where is the cash desk / till?
Where can I buy post cards?
Where can I get a film for my Could I get a receipt , please?
camera? Could I get a (plastic) bag, please?
Where can I find newspapers? (I'm afraid/ Sorry) I don't have any
Are these bottles change .
returnable ? Do you accept credit cards?
It doesn't fit me.
It doesn't suit me.
I don't like it.
It's too small / big / wide /
tight / expensive .

Body Parts
head
arm
lip
eye
mouth
eyebrow
nose
belly
nostril
leg
upper arm
breast
thigh
thumb
ear
elbow
bottom, bum
fist
back
finger
underarm, forearm
foot (plural: feet)
lower leg
ankle
shoulder
buttocks
forehead
hair
waist
neck

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 hand calf (plural: calves)
wrist cheek
hip eyelash, lash
chin tooth (plural: teeth)
knee toe
tongue

Weather
Tomorrow it will be …
What's the weather like today?
Yesterday it was …
What will the weather be like
tomorrow? sunny
Nice day today, isn't it? cloudy
What awful weather! overcast
What a lovely day! foggy
It's raining. stormy
It's snowing. windy
It's … cold
warm
hot

Stating your Opinion

I cannot deny that ...
It seems to me that ...
I can imagine that ...
In my opinion, ...
I think/believe/suppose ...
I am of the opinion that .../ I take
the view that .. Personally, I think ...
My personal view is that ... That is why I think ...
In my experience ... I am sure/certain/convinced that ...
As far as I understand / can see, ... I am not sure/certain, but ...
As I see it, ... / From my point of I am not sure, because I don't know the
view ... situation exactly.
As far as I know ... / From what I I am not convinced that ...
know ... I have read that ...
I might be wrong but ... I am of mixed opinions (about / on) ...
If I am not mistaken ... I am of mixed opinions about / on this.
I believe one can (safely) say ... I have no opinion in this matter.
It is claimed that ...
I must admit that ...

Outlining Facts
The fact is that
The (main) point is that ...

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 This proves that ...
What it comes down to is that ...
It is obvious that ...
It is certain that ...
One can say that ...
It is clear that ...
There is no doubt that ..

Agreement Disagreement
There are many reasons for ... There is more to it than that.
There is no doubt about it that ... The problem is that ...
I simply must agree with that. I (very much) doubt whether ...
I am of the same opinion. This is in complete contradiction to ...
I am of the same opinion as the What is even worse, ...
author. I am of a different opinion because ...
I completely/absolutely agree I cannot share this / that / the view.
with the author. I cannot agree with this idea.
What I object to is ...
Unlike the author I think ...

Qualified Disagreement
It is only partly true that...
I can agree with that only with
reservations.
That seems obvious, but ...
That is not necessarily so.
It is not as simple as it seems.
Under certain circumstances

Linking Arguments
Because of ...
First of all, I think ...
That is why ...
Not only that, but I also think that
... After all, ...
Not only are they ..., they are The reason is that ...
also ... In that respect ...
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 They are not ..., nor are they ... The result of this is that ...
There are various/several/many Another aspect/point is that ...
reasons for this. It is because ...
First, ... / Firstly, ... Although it is true that ... it would be
Second, ... / Secondly, ... wrong to claim that ...
Moreover, ... / Furthermore, ... / That may sometimes be true, but ...
In addition, ... One could argue that ..., but ...
Another significant point is that ...
Finally, ...
On the one hand, ... On the other
hand, ...
In contrast to this is ...

Providing Examples
Take for example (the case of) ...
Look at ...
For instance ... / For example ...
Let me give you an example.

Additions and Conclusion

I should like to repeat once again that ...
Most probably ...
I should like to emphasize that ...
It appears to be ...
I would (just) like to add ...
It is important to mention that...
So all in all I believe that...
As I already indicated ...
(In) summing up it can be said that ...
In other words, ...
Weighing the pros and cons, I come to
I am most concerned about ...
the conclusion that ...

Conjunctions
or
but / still / however
as soon as
especially / mainly / particularly
as long as
before
finally / eventually
as / because / since
in spite of / even so / all the same
so that
perhaps ...
then / after that
above all
that's why / so
neither ... nor
either ... or
because
after all
first of all
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 after for example / for instance
of course
though / although / even though

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