Making polite requests with Modal Verbs and mind
Punctuation..? A review
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Chores and Errands Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Exercices for Making Appointments
| DO THE CHORES | (V) completing unpleasant but necessary tasks | ||
| do the dishes | (V) cleaning your plates, bowls, glasses, and silverware | ||
| do the laundry | (V) cleaning your clothes | ||
| make dinner | (V) to prepare the last meal of the day, which is usually served in the evening | ||
| sweep | (V) if you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or garbage off it using a brush with a long handle | ||
| vacuum | (V) to use a suction device to clean your floor or rug | ||
| RUN AN ERRAND | (V) to take a short trip that you make in order to do a job | ||
| go grocery shopping | (V) to purchase foods that you buy at a grocery or at a supermarket | ||
| take the dog for a walk | (V) to bring your dog outside and walk it around for exercise | ||
| drop off | (V) take something to a place and leave it there | ||
| pick up | (v) gather or collect | ||
| (V) when you send something to someone by mail | |||
| make a reservation | (N) when you arrange for something such as a table in a restaurant or a room in a hotel to be kept for you | ||
| make an appointment | (v) arrange to see someone at a particular time | ||
| on time | (V) to arrive at a destination at a predetermined time | ||
| running late | (V) to arrive at a destination later than a predetermined time | ||
| TIME | |||
| a long time | (V) a period of time that feels distant from the present day which is relative to each individual | ||
| spend time | (V) if you spend time or energy doing something, you use your time or effort doing it | ||
| pass (the) time (doing something) | (V) spend it in that way | ||
| take a break | (V) rest or change from what you are doing for a short period | ||
| TRAVEL | |||
| catch a cab | (V) when you get in a taxi in order to travel somewhere | ||
| commute | (V) when you travel a long distance to work every day | ||
| ride a bike | (V) when you ride a bicycle or a motorcycle, you sit on it, control it, and travel along on it | ||
| stuck in traffic | (PHRASE) to be caught in a area stopped with lots of cars while you are driving | ||
| subway | (N) an underground railroad | ||
| take (someone) to (a place) | (V) to transport someone or something to a place for a specific reason | ||
| travel by bike | (V) to go from one place to another while riding a bike | ||
| travel by bus | (V) to go from one place to another while riding in a bus | ||
| travel by car | (V) to go from one place to another while riding in a car | ||
| travel by plane | (V) to go from one place to another while riding in a plane | ||
| travel by subway | (V) to go from one place to another while riding in a subway car | ||
| travel by taxi | (V) to go from one place to another while riding in a taxi | ||
| travel by train | (V) to go from one place to another while riding in a train | ||
| travel on foot | (V) to go from one place to another while walking |
