- Greetings (Formal & Informal), Goodbye’s & Personal Information
- Formal: My name is _____. I am from ______. I am in the _____ grade. I study____. I am ____ years old.
- Informal: Hey! What’s up?(‘sup) How you doin? Long time no see.
- See you! Catch you later.
- Introducing Family
- My father’s name is _____, and my mother’s name is ______. My father is a ______, and my mother is a _______.
- I have one/two/ three sisters/brothers. Their names are _______.
- Favorite Food/Interests
- My favorite food is _______.
- My favorite game is ______.
- My favorite movie is ______.
- My favorite song is _______.
- My favorite fruit is _______.
- I like to _______.
- __(noun/verb)_____ is ___(adjective)___ to me.
- Daily Routine
- I usually wake up at ______.
- I then __________.
- After that I ______.
- Sometimes I _____.
- I typically eat ______ for lunch.
- I then _________.
- I go to sleep at ________.
- Describe what they do: Some things that I do include making posters, skits, masks, food, etc, to help my community.
- Asking & Giving Directions
- How do I get here?
- Where do you want to go?
- It is by the ___________.
- It is _____ blocks away.
- American slangs/ casual phrases
- One Word Responses: Awesome, Amazing, Great, mid, fake, cap, lowkey, nah, lmao, sheeesh, down, sus, bet, word, whack, drip, griddy
- American jokes – KNOCK KNOCK/why did the chicken cross the road/ your mom
- Common verbs: play, write, read, give, want, tell, find, feel, try, see, take, make, go, know, come, say, to do
Common Verbs (Actions) – क्रिया
- Idioms: When life gives you lemons…, F, kill two birds with one stone, break a leg, the last straw, under the weather, break the ice, costs an arm and a leg, bigger fish to fry, on thin ice, spill the beans, burn bridges, curiosity killed the cat, on cloud nine, don’t cry over spilt milk, you can bring a horse to the pond but you cannot make it drink