Ali Manzour:
Lesson one - Greetings

Speaker 1 -
Hi,
Hello,
Hi Bob,
Hello Robert,
Good morning Peter,
Good afternoon Mrs. Adams,
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How are you?
How are you today?
How are you doing today?
How is it going?
How's the family?
How's work?
How's life?
How is it hanging?
How do you do today?

Speaker 2 -
Positive reply
Excellent
Fantastic
Marvellous
I'm doing great

Neutral reply
So so
Not too bad
I'm doing alright
It's going ok

Negative reply
Terrible
Horrible
I'm not feeling very well
Not too good
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Thanks
Thanks a lot
Thanks anyway
Thank you so much
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And you?
And how about you?
And what about you?

Ali Manzour:
Lesson 02 - Description

Functions
A. Appearance
B. Personality
C. Statusquo
D. Preferences
E. Intentions

Questions
1. How is she?
2. What is she like?
3. What does she look like?
4. What does she like doing?
5. What would she like to do?

Answers
a. She's outgoing
b. She's going out
c. She's out of shape
d. She's very in shape
e. She's into shopping

Connect the fuctions with the right questions and the right answers

Ali Manzour:
Lesson 03 - Personality

What's your best friend like?

Well,
s/he can be
s/he could be
s/he could often be
s/he could mostly be

I find her to be
I find him to be
I actually find him to be
I honestly find her to be

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A bit
A little
Kind of
Mostly
Usually
Always
Absolutely
Unbelievably
Undeniably
Unfortunately

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Astute
Bossy
Cheeky
Clumsy
Determined
Emotional
Enthusiastic
Friendly
Forgetful
Greedy
Generous
Humorous
Humble
Honest
Intelligent
Inquisitive
Indifferent
Introvert
Extrovert
Optimistic
Pessimistic
Pragmatic
Idealistic
Influential

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Because,
he's always bullying people
she's always trying to criticize
she's often helping everyone
she's usually late for class
he's always trying to be smart

Ali Manzour:
Lesson 04 - Life

Stages of life
New born baby
Toddler
Kid
Childhood
Adolescence
Teenager
Youth
Young
Adulthood
Middle aged
Elderly

Biography
I was born in the spring of 1981
I was born in the summer of '88

in the noisy/crowded city of...
in the beautiful/lovely city of...

into a small but rich
into a religious but educated
Into a large and loving family

My father was a scholar/doctor
My mother was and still is a housewife/teacher/nurse/vet

Actually,
My mother gave birth to three/seven/only one/ four children

Two handsome sons and
Three gorgeous daughters

I'm the eldest
I'm the second oldest
I'm the middle child
I'm the second youngest
I'm the youngest

Childhood
I had a memorable childhood
I had a very difficult childhood

I used to be lonely
I used to be naughty
I used to play football
I used to be shy and quiet
I used to have lots of friends
I used enjoy staying at home
I used to love going to the park
I used to love watching movies

And I still do
But not anymore

Adolescence
I had a very difficult puberty
I did not have much patience
I was always getting into fights
I used to argue with my dad all the time

Youth
I had a memorable youth
I first fell in love when I was...
I first found a job when I was...
I first drove a car when I was 16

Ali Manzour:
Lesson 06 - Relationships

Part of speech
1. Relate (v.)
I can hardly relate to it

2. Related (p.v.)
Are these subjects related?

3. Relative (s.n.)
Do you have relatives abroad?

4. Relative (adj.)
Everything is relative

5. Relatively (adv.)
The population of Iran is relatively 75 million

6. Relation (n.)
Iran has strong economical relation with Europe

Social relation
Cultural relation
Political relation
Economical relation
Educational relation

7. Relationship (n.)

A. Far relationship
B. Bad relationship
C. Casual relationship
D. Distant relationship
E. Intimate relationship
F. Close relationship
G. Strong relationship
H. Hostile relationship

My mother and I have a very close relationship

My husband and I have an intimate relationship

My colleague and I have a distant relationship

Colleague
Classmate
Teammate
Soulmate
Flatmate

I always keep the distance in my relationships

Lesson 10 - Education

I. Primary Education
II. Secondary Education
III. Tertiary Education

A. Nursey
Day care center/centre

B. Preschool
Kindergarten

C. Primary School
Elementary School

D. Middle School
Junior high

E. Secondary School
Senior high

O Levels
A Levels
I have recieved in my O Levels
I am doing my A Levels at Taylor

Diploma
Foundation
I have received my diploma
I'm doing my foundation at UCSI

Diploma Program
Degree Program

Associated Diploma
Bachelors Degree
Masters Degree
Law Degree
Medical Degree
PhD Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
A.A./A.Sc./B.A./B.Sc./M.D./M.A./M.Sc./M.B.A./D.B.A

I have studied Architecture
I have majored in Accounting
I am doing a major in Fine Arts
I am planning to do my PhD in Law/Psychology/Archaeology

I graduated last year
I graduated two years ago
I graduated after passing 146 credits with a CGPA of 3.2

The topic of my dissertation was 'The analysis of...'

In my research,
I worked with 224 undergrad students at Tarbiat Modares

In my study,
I examined the relationship between the X and the Y

In my paper,
I evaluated the effect of global warming in the production of...

Tutor
Private tutor

Teacher
History teacher

Lecturer
College lecturer

Coach
Sports coach

Instructor
Driving instructor

Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Full Professor

Mentor
Spiritual Mentor

Shams: Molana's Mentor