Everyday English (Elementary)

Topic: Dates and Numbers

Lesson Notes December 9, 2025 (Elementary)

Words & Phrases

• When I feel tired sometimes my eyes (feel swollen / start swelling).

• Did she arrive at the event space in time for the performance?

• Did she get to the venue in time for the performance?

• Where was the (performance / event)? (‘Stage’ means the raised platform people stand on when they perform, so we don’t use it to mean the place where an event happens.)

• There is a small stage upstairs in the city hall, and a large stage in the auditorium hall.

• Did you sign her up for dance school?

• Did you enrol him into piano lessons?

• Did you put them into tennis?

• Sprain (verb and noun) = an injury where a ligament is stretched or torn, usually caused by twisting a joint (Synonyms: twist)

• I think I sprained my wrist.

• I think I might sprain my ankle if I keep running on this uneven path.

• The doctor said that the swelling was from a mild sprain.

• Vent (noun) = an opening that lets air, gas, heat, or steam move in or out of a space, also the opening of a volcano

• I cleaned the vent because dust was blocking the airflow.

• The dryer was not working properly because the vent was clogged.

• After the eruption a new vent opened.

Life in Numbers

Pronunciation 6

• Think of two more similar phrases as “Sorry, how many?”