HOME   A Time to Remember The following is a summary of terms (Key Vocabulary and Expressions) taught in this unit. Puzzles use these words as answers. (See Puzzle Corner in Resources.)   Go to the Resources Page for This Unit KEY VOCABULARY Nouns attic (soccer) ball beach bicycle (summer) camp cat chess child childhood college comic dog family friend hide-and-seek hobby immigrant job kid lesson memory parents park pet picture place possession rabbit scrapbook shell town tree house uncle vacation violin Pronouns that this yourself Adjectives big favorite fine first fun good (at . . .) great near OK old scary second small Verbs Modals can could would Other be begin collect follow get up give go grow up have (a . . . time) learn move paint play Rollerblade spend (time) stay study think throw out walk Adverbs ago always early every (day) here just most neither not anymore now only originally pretty really still there too very Prepositions about (yourself) after (school) along (the beach) at (his house) from (South America) in (high school) in front of to (college) Conjunctions and but Interjections by the way hey in fact oh say wow Back to Top EXPRESSIONS Greeting someone Hi./Hello. Introducing yourself My name is . . . /I'm . . .      Nice to meet you. Good to meet you, too. Exchanging personal information Could you tell me (a little) about yourself?     Sure. What do you want to know? Are you from . . . ?     Yes, I am./No, I'm not. Where were you born?     I was born in . . . . Did you grow up there? Did you go to school in . . . ?     Yes, I did./No, I didn't. Talking about past activities Where did you learn to . . . ?     Here. How old were you when you began to . . . . ?     I was . . . years old. What/Where did you use to . . . ?     When I was a kid, I used to . . . . I used to . . . , too, when I was a kid. Talking about past abilities How well did you . . . ?      I was pretty good. Apologizing I'm (really) sorry. Asking for and agreeing to a favor Can you . . . ?     Sure. Giving opinions I bet . . . . Back to Top

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