tailieunhanh - A complete English language course part 18

These are mostly used before verbs. Notice that in English we have different pronouns in the singular for males and females, but we do not make a distinction in the plural: they is used for all third person subjects, whether male or female. | 154 Phrasal verbs bring along - if you ask someone to bring something along it means that you want them to bring it with them it s a bit like come along Unit 5 . drop by - visit at home if you want to invite someone to call on you at home next week you can say Why don t you drop by next week hand in - if we find someone s wallet in the street and we take it to the police station we call this handing something in. invite round - invite to your home . pick up - collect . We use this phrasal verb for both things and people -We can pick up the food on the way back Can you pick me up from the station 10 Which do you prefer In this unit you will learn how to compare things express preferences compare and contrast what people do use adverbs of degree Dialogue 1 Rosemary and Stuart are discussing preferences. Stuart Which do you prefer - Indian or Chinese food Rosemary Well I really like both. thinks for a moment I suppose I prefer Chinese when it s a takeaway but I d rather have Indian when I go out. What about you Stuart Indian is my favourite. And I don t like Italian food at all. Rosemary Neither do I. Dialogue 2 Hannah and Natalie are trying on clothes in an expensive shop. Hannah What do you think of this jumper Natalie You can t afford that - it s 60 156 ---------------------------------------------------------- Hannah I know. But what do you think of it Natalie I prefer the red one. Hannah You re just saying that because it s cheaper. Natalie No I m not I really think it s better. Hannah That s fine then - you buy the cheap one and I ll buy the nice one. Idioms We use I suppose to show that we are not quite certain about the statement we re going to make. I suppose I prefer Chinese food means I think I prefer Chinese food but I m not quite sure . See also Language point 89. at all after a negative verb means completely - I don t like Italian food at all means I really dislike Italian food . favourite means the one I like best - you can use it as a noun Curry is my