Lesson 016
    New words and expressions1:
    1. Russian2
    We are Russian.
    Can you understand Russian?
    His mother is Russian.
    2. Dutch3
    Are you Dutch?
    There are some Dutch students in my class.
    3. these
    What are these boxes for?
    Whose books are these?
    4. red
    What color are your pens? Are they red?
    His new car is red.
    Small girls often like red skirts.
    5. grey4 / gray5
    What color are your handbags6? Are they grey?
    The sky is grey.
    My grandma’s hair is all grey.
    6. yellow
    Our tickets are not white; they are yellow.
    We have yellow skin7.
    The green leaves8 have turned yellow.
    7. black
    What color are your coats? Are they black?
    He is in a black coat.
    Her hair is long and black.
    8. orange
    What color are your blouses? Are they orange?
    Do you like that orange hat?
    He painted his walls orange.
    Lesson 017
    New words and expressions:
    1. employee9
    Come and meet our employees10, Mr. Richards.
    This company11 has about three hundred employees.
    He is a BBC12 employee.
    2. hard-working13
    Those women are very hard-working.
    Dick is a hard-working student.
    The workers are all hard-working.
    3. sales14 rep
    They are sales reps. They are very lazy15.
    Mick is a sales rep.
    I am a sales rep in a small company.
    4. man
    Who is this young man?
    Mr. Brown is a very kind man.
    Who’s the man you talked with just now?
    5. office
    This is Jim. He’s our office assistant16.
    This is your new office.
    Excuse me, where is the manager’s office?
    6. assistant
    Mark17 is Professor18 Lee’s assistant.
    You can talk to my assistant if you can’t find me.
    Lesson 019
    New words and expressions:
    1. matter
    What’s the matter, children?
    What’s the matter with you?
    It’s no important19 matter.
    2. children
    The children are all very lovely.
    Take the children out for a walk, will you?
    3. tired
    We’re tired and thirsty, Mum.
    Are you tired?
    They felt tired after walking for so long.
    4. boy
    Who’s that boy over there?
    Jimmy is a clever boy.
    5. thirsty
    A cup of tea, please. I’m thirsty.
    Do you feel thirsty?
    6. mum
    That’s true20, Mum.
    I didn’t break the vase21, Mum.
    7. sit down
    Sit down here.
    Please sit down.
    Sit down and let’s have a cup of tea.
    8. right
    Are you all right now?
    Hope22 everything is all right with you.
    Is he all right now?
    9. ice cream23
    There’s an ice-cream man.
    Would24 you like an ice cream?
    It’s cool to have an ice cream in summer.
    Lesson 020
    New words and expressions:
    1. big
    They are not small. They are big.
    His house is big.
    There’s a big hole in the wall.
    2. small
    The Smiths are living25 on a small farm.
    What’s in the small box?
    3. open
    They are not shut26. They’re open.
    The door is open.
    The shop is open 24 hours a day.
    4. shut
    The windows were shut when I left.
    The door is shut.
    5. light
    They are not heavy. They’re light.
    The boxes are light. I can carry them myself27.
    The wood is light.
    6. heavy
    These stones are heavy.
    The bags look heavy, but they’re light.
    7. long
    Look at those trousers. Are they long?
    It’s a long story.
    You’ll have to walk a long way before you arrive.
    8. shoe
    Are the boy’s shoes dirty?
    I don’t like to wear new shoes.
    How many pairs of shoes do you have?
    9. grandfather
    Look at Grandmother and Grandfather. Are they young?
    My grandfather died28 a year ago.
    I lived with my grandfather until29 I was30 eight.
    10. grandmother
    My grandmother is a small woman.
    Jane’s grandmother was a beautiful woman when she was young.