Everyday English (Elementary)

Topic: Losing Everyday Objects

Lesson Notes May 13, 2025 (Elementary)

Words & Phrases

• Are you at work today? (You’re asking if the person is physically at their workplace today)

• Are you working today? (You’re asking if the person is scheduled to work or doing work today)

• I had to check invoices for two thousand members.

• I did the checking myself because we were short one person.

• We had events on the second and sixth. It rained on both days. (NOT on the second day and sixth day)

Storytelling Activity 02

• I saw an old man crouching on the staircase.

• What was he doing?

• Did someone help him?

• What happened?

• My friends came to my house on the weekend.

• What did you all do at your house?

• How many people came?

• Was it a potluck party or did you make all the food?

• What did you cook?

• How much wine did you all drink? (= How many bottles of wine …)

• I went to Grandberry Park on May 1.

• Did you buy anything?

• Was there any special events?

• Did they have any Hawaiian food and drinks?

Pronunciation

• Recreate (verb) ( ˌriːkrɪˈeɪt ) re-cre-ATE

Losing Objects

Section 4

• The sound /iz/ is used after different noun endings

• ’s’ sounds like “glasses”

• ‘sh’s sounds like “brushes”

• ‘ch’ sounds like “watches”