ESL Flashcards

Flashcards from the ESL book

What does ESL stand for?

English for Speakers of Other Languages

What is the first section of the ESL book about?

Starting the Day

Name a verb related to oral hygiene mentioned in the notes.

Brush, Floss, Rinse, Spit

What are some items Tom puts on to get dressed?

Underwear, T-shirt, Socks, Pants, Shirt

What are some examples of clothing items that are always referred to as pairs (even though they may seem like 1 item)?

Pants, socks, shorts, underwear, glasses, pajamas

What are some clothing items Pam puts on to get dressed?

Panties, bra, dress, blouse/shirt, skirt, socks, nylons/stockings, pants, pantyhose

What fabrics are mentioned for dressing in hot or cold weather?

Cotton (hot) and Wool (cold)

What are the steps to making a bed?

Put on fitted sheet (or tuck in flat sheet), tuck in top sheet, spread blanket, smooth it out, spread bedspread, fluff pillows, lay them at head.

What are the steps to making coffee with an electric coffee maker?

Scoop ground coffee into filter, pour water into coffee maker, turn on coffee maker

What are the steps of preparing cold cereal?

Pour cereal into bowl, pour in milk, sprinkle sugar, peel and slice banana, put slices on cereal

What are the steps of making toast?

Put slices of bread in toaster, press starter, lower bread. When done, toast pops up. Spread butter and/or jam.

What are the steps of frying an egg?

Turn on gas, put frying pan on burner, melt butter in pan, crack egg into pan, throw shell in garbage, flip egg once, take out of pan and put on plate

Name a time expression to use with a simple-present verb.

Every day, in the morning, once a week, usually, often, sometimes, on Sundays

Give some examples of how people pay bus fare.

Dropping money into a fare box, paying a conductor, or putting a fare card into a fare machine.

What are the steps to starting out when driving a car?

Adjust seat and mirror, buckle seat belt, put key in ignition, turn key, start car. Look over shoulder and back out of driveway.

What are the steps that Kate took while operating a car?

Stepped on clutch pedal, shifted into gear, took foot off clutch. To go faster, pressed the accelerator.

What are the steps that Kate took to operate the windshield wipers?

Turned on the windshield wipers

What did the attendant do for Kate to get gas?

Pumped the gas for her and checked the oil.

What were the steps Tom took when taking a train?

Bought a ticket from the ticket machine, inserted his ticket into the slot in the turnstile, gate opened and Tom walked through, followed the signs to his gate.

What were the steps that Pam took when taking a taxi?

Hailed a taxi, got into the back seat, told the driver where she wanted to go.

What are the steps of what Dan did when walking somewhere?

Walked on the sidewalk, sometimes he stepped over dirt or puddles, at a corner he stopped at the curb, waiting for traffic to pass, crossed the street by walking in the crosswalk.

List the steps for what someone does when riding a bike.

Put on helmet, held the handlebars, and swung leg over the bike. Started pedaling and the bike moved; shifted into a lower gear to go uphill. To slow down I squeezed the brakes.

List the steps that Dan took when returning home to an apartment.

Got back to his building, checked his mailbox and took out his mail. Took an elevator up to his floor, walked down the hall to his apartment. Opened his door and went inside.

What did the person do when returning to a house?

Walked up the steps to the front door, set my bag down, unlocked it with my house key.

List the steps that Paul did for making a salad.

Rinsed lettuce by running water over it, drained it in a colander. Rinsed some tomatoes and cucumbers and sliced them with knife on a cutting board, mixed the lettuce and the cucumber in a salad bowl, and laid the tomato slices on top.

What are the steps that Kate took to prepare vegetables?

Peeled some carrots and sliced them. Chopped up some broccoli and threw the stalk away. Rinsed the broccoli, put some water in a saucepan.

What steps did Kate take when making spaghetti?

Diced an onion and fried it with ground beef in a frying pan. Poured the fat off into a can, heated two cans of tomato sauce in a saucepan.

What tasks were performed when cooking rice?

Measured out one cup of rice and poured it into a pot. Put some water in the pot, poured off the water to get rid of the dirt and husks.

What were the steps of Paul & Kate setting the table?

Set the table, put their napkins on their laps, helped himself to some salad

What did Paul and Kate do when clearing the table?

Stacked up the dirty dishes, scraped the scraps from the plates into the garbage.

List the jobs done while washing the dishes.

Put the plug into the drain in the sink, and filled the sink with water, added some dish soap into the water, washed the dirty dishes.

List the actions taken when playing a CD

Picked a CD from the shelf and took it out of the case. Loaded the disc into the tray, picked up the remote and punched in the number of the track.

List the actions taken when using a personal cassette player.

Put a cassette into the player and plugged the earphones into the jack. Started the tape, adjusted the volume.

What steps did Pam take when reading a book?

Opened the book to her bookmark and turned the pages as she read.

List the activity that Tom did when getting ready to watch TV.

Picked up the remote for the TV, turned the TV on, used the remote to change channels

List the various jobs you do while watching a video

Switched to the video setting and turned the VCR on, loaded the video into it and started the tape.

List some of the activities that occurred while babysitting.

Played with blocks and crayons, and put a puzzle together.

List the activities that occurred that Tom did while babysitting.

Changed the baby's diaper and put him to bed in the crib. Read them a story, and they watched a cartoon on TV.

While the person was getting ready to go to bed, what tasks happened?

Hung some of her clothes up in the closet, washed her face and used the toilet.

When doing laundry, what are some of the tasks that occur?

Sort it by separating dark colors from light and check the pockets of the pants and shirts.

List the tasks performed when cleaning the house in the living room.

Pick up things that are lying around and dust the furniture

List the tasks performed when cleaning the house in the kitchen.

Cleans the refrigerator and throws out spoiled food and wipes the countertops

List the things used when cleaning the bathroom.

Toilet brush, cleaners, and the mop

List the tasks performed during taking care of a cat.

Opened a can of food and put it in cat's dish and put some fresh water in the water dish.

What are some of the jobs performed while taking care of a dog?

Put some dog food in his dish and some water dish, Clipped a leash to his collar and took him out for a walk.

What are the actions while taking care of a lawn?

Filled the gas tank, then started the mower by pulling the cord and weeded the lawn.

What tasks do you need to do while gardening?

Weed the garden and check for harmful insects

List the actions needed in order to clean a car.

Wash the windows inside, wash the windows outside and wipe off the dashboard

What is the mechanic doing when you take the car in for repairs?

Asked for an estimate of the cost, He worked on the engine and returned the car.

List the actions done while changing a fault tire.

Took the spare tire out of the trunk and put the spare on the wheel,

What tasks are done when dealing with a power failure?

Turned on a flashlight, found the breakers that had tripped and reset the breakers

List the actions in working with wood.

Measure it and mark the places to cut, To trim a piece of wood you plane it

Tasks in joining things with screws or bolts?

Put a bolt through some holes then tightened a nut by hand.

When shopping for groceries

Checks his shopping list see what he should buy and In the fresh produce section checks the fruit and vegetables by feeling then smelling them.

What steps do you generally takes to pay using cash at a store?

Give the cashier enough money to make the purchase, they will then return your change

List the actions taken when going to a bank.

Filled out a deposit slip, writing his account number, the amounts of his cash and checks. Endorsed the checks and gave the teller his deposit.

List the actions taken when using an ATM.

Inserted the card into the slot on the ATM and entered her PIN by pressing keys on the keypad.

List the actions taken when talking on the phone.

A dial tone and then dialed the number and heard Kate's phone ringing.

List the actions taken when answering a telephone.

Picked up the receiver and said hello then let the caller speak

List the things said when leaving a message.

Repeated name and left my number then asked that he call me back.

What are some tasks you perform while taking a message.

Wrote the message and put it next to the phone, got the message and returned Lester's call.

What tasks are done when using an answering machine?

pressed the button to play the message, listened to it and took some notes.

What tasks are you performing while writing a personal letter?

Apologized for not writing sooner and wrote about what I'd been doing, answered questions she had asked.

While mailing a letter?

Write my friend's address in the middle of the envelope and my return address at the upper left

What actions are you doing when you are going to a birthday party?

wrap a present for my friend and sign a card for him.

While going to a dinner party?

shake hands and make some small talk.

What did you did while going to a movie?

Bought tickets at the box office and bought some popcorn at the snack counter.

What tasks are you performing at a fast food restaurant?

Standing in line and read the menu, took some paper napkins and a straw from the dispensers then ate her lunch at her table.