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❇️ Podcast 10 /Asking Questions
♦️ Question words: Who, What, Why, When, Where, How
Patterns:
Question word + is/are/am/was/were
Question word + helping verb (do-does-did, have-has-had, may-must-might, can-could, will-would, shall-should)
✅ Examples:
When can you come over for dinner?
Why does he talk so loudly?
Who is that man over there?
Where should I plan to meet you?
How will he pay for the car?
What might you tell her?
am, are, is, was, were
do, does, did
have, has, had
may, must, might
can, could
will, would
shall, should
Why doesn’t she pay her bills?
How do you save so much money?
How do you put so much money away?
Why can’t he be here on time?
Why can’t he be here punctually?
What can they do to help me?
What can they do to help me out?
Where should I put the flowers?
Where should I place the flowers?
Why don’t they visit us any more?
Why don’t they come over any more?
Who can tell me where the library is?
Who can tell me where the library is located?
Where is he mailing that package?
Where is he sending that package?
How can I reach you?
How can I get in touch with you?
Why won’t you help me?
Why won’t you give me a hand?
When will they make a decision?
When will they come to a decision?
Why couldn’t she stay a little longer?
Why couldn’t she stay a bit longer?
Who are they going to give the prize to?
Who are they going to award the prize to?
How do they live on so little money?
How do they get by on so little money?
When can we start up the project?
When can we get the project going?
Where did you learn how to cook?
Where did you develop your cooking skills?
What do think is the right thing to do?
What do think is the right course of action?
Why does he refuse to look for a job?
Why does he refuse to look for work?
When will he return?
When will he get back?
Why must you be so cruel?
Why do you have to be so cruel?
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♦️ Question words: Who, What, Why, When, Where, How
Patterns:
Question word + is/are/am/was/were
Question word + helping verb (do-does-did, have-has-had, may-must-might, can-could, will-would, shall-should)
✅ Examples:
When can you come over for dinner?
Why does he talk so loudly?
Who is that man over there?
Where should I plan to meet you?
How will he pay for the car?
What might you tell her?
am, are, is, was, were
do, does, did
have, has, had
may, must, might
can, could
will, would
shall, should
Why doesn’t she pay her bills?
How do you save so much money?
How do you put so much money away?
Why can’t he be here on time?
Why can’t he be here punctually?
What can they do to help me?
What can they do to help me out?
Where should I put the flowers?
Where should I place the flowers?
Why don’t they visit us any more?
Why don’t they come over any more?
Who can tell me where the library is?
Who can tell me where the library is located?
Where is he mailing that package?
Where is he sending that package?
How can I reach you?
How can I get in touch with you?
Why won’t you help me?
Why won’t you give me a hand?
When will they make a decision?
When will they come to a decision?
Why couldn’t she stay a little longer?
Why couldn’t she stay a bit longer?
Who are they going to give the prize to?
Who are they going to award the prize to?
How do they live on so little money?
How do they get by on so little money?
When can we start up the project?
When can we get the project going?
Where did you learn how to cook?
Where did you develop your cooking skills?
What do think is the right thing to do?
What do think is the right course of action?
Why does he refuse to look for a job?
Why does he refuse to look for work?
When will he return?
When will he get back?
Why must you be so cruel?
Why do you have to be so cruel?
@Nanonet1
❇️ Phrasal verb
♦️ hang on
برای مدت کوتاهی منتظر ماندن
👉 to wait for a short time
✅ Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes.
✅ Hang on, I can't find my keys in my bag.
♦️ hang on
دوام آوردن، مقاومت کردن
👉 to persist
✅ I don't know how long I can hang on without a job.
✅ It is really difficult to hang on in such a difficult situation.
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♦️ hang on
برای مدت کوتاهی منتظر ماندن
👉 to wait for a short time
✅ Hang on while I grab my coat and shoes.
✅ Hang on, I can't find my keys in my bag.
♦️ hang on
دوام آوردن، مقاومت کردن
👉 to persist
✅ I don't know how long I can hang on without a job.
✅ It is really difficult to hang on in such a difficult situation.
@Nanonet1
⭕️Conversation.
مکالمه.
✅It’s an ugly day today.
امروز، روز بدی است.
✅I know. I think it may rain.
می فهمم. فکر کنم بارش بباره.
✅It’s the middle of summer, it shouldn’t rain today.
وسط تابستانه، امروز نباید بارش بباره.
✅That would be weird.
اگر بارش بباره عجیبه.
✅ Yeah, especially since it’s forty outside.
بله، مخصوصا از آنجایی که هوا 40 درجه است.
✅I can’t wait until winter.
تا زمستان صبر کرده نمیتونم.
✅ I like winter too, but sometimes it gets too cold.
مه هم زمستانه دوست دارم ولی گاهی اوقات خیلی سرد می شه.
@Nanonet1
مکالمه.
✅It’s an ugly day today.
امروز، روز بدی است.
✅I know. I think it may rain.
می فهمم. فکر کنم بارش بباره.
✅It’s the middle of summer, it shouldn’t rain today.
وسط تابستانه، امروز نباید بارش بباره.
✅That would be weird.
اگر بارش بباره عجیبه.
✅ Yeah, especially since it’s forty outside.
بله، مخصوصا از آنجایی که هوا 40 درجه است.
✅I can’t wait until winter.
تا زمستان صبر کرده نمیتونم.
✅ I like winter too, but sometimes it gets too cold.
مه هم زمستانه دوست دارم ولی گاهی اوقات خیلی سرد می شه.
@Nanonet1
❇️ Podcast 5
♦️ Changing Jobs
Susan heard about a new opening in her company.
Susan heard about a position opening up in her company.
Susan heard about a job opening where she works.
She read the job description.
She read through the job description.
She went over the job description.
She thought the job sounded good.
The open position appealed to her.
She liked what she read about the position.
Her experience was quite suitable.
The job seemed to be a good fit for her experience.
Her experience was a good match for the responsibilities listed.
She liked the salary range.
She was happy to see the pay range.
She thought the money they were offering was pretty good.
She applied for the job with the personnel department.
She put in an application with the human resources department.
She applied for the job with the HR department.
She interviewed with the person who would be her immediate supervisor.
She interviewed with the person she would be working for directly.
She had an interview with the person she would be working directly under.
They liked each other immediately.
They really hit it off.
There was really good chemistry between them.
Susan was offered the job.
Susan got the job offer.
Susan was told the position was hers.
She starts the new job next month.
She begins her new responsibilities next month.
She moves into her new position next month.
Susan heard about a position opening up in her company. She went over the job description. She thought the job sounded good. Her experience was a good match for the responsibilities listed. She liked the salary range. She applied for the job with the HR department. Then she had an interview with the person she would be working directly under. They really hit it off. Susan was offered the job. She moves into her new position next month.
@Nanonet1
♦️ Changing Jobs
Susan heard about a new opening in her company.
Susan heard about a position opening up in her company.
Susan heard about a job opening where she works.
She read the job description.
She read through the job description.
She went over the job description.
She thought the job sounded good.
The open position appealed to her.
She liked what she read about the position.
Her experience was quite suitable.
The job seemed to be a good fit for her experience.
Her experience was a good match for the responsibilities listed.
She liked the salary range.
She was happy to see the pay range.
She thought the money they were offering was pretty good.
She applied for the job with the personnel department.
She put in an application with the human resources department.
She applied for the job with the HR department.
She interviewed with the person who would be her immediate supervisor.
She interviewed with the person she would be working for directly.
She had an interview with the person she would be working directly under.
They liked each other immediately.
They really hit it off.
There was really good chemistry between them.
Susan was offered the job.
Susan got the job offer.
Susan was told the position was hers.
She starts the new job next month.
She begins her new responsibilities next month.
She moves into her new position next month.
Susan heard about a position opening up in her company. She went over the job description. She thought the job sounded good. Her experience was a good match for the responsibilities listed. She liked the salary range. She applied for the job with the HR department. Then she had an interview with the person she would be working directly under. They really hit it off. Susan was offered the job. She moves into her new position next month.
@Nanonet1
❇️ Conversation
♦️ blood pressure
A: Have you been having any problems lately?
B: No, but the nurse at school says that I should have my blood pressure checked.
A: Do you have a history of high blood pressure?
B: No, I have never been told that I have high blood pressure.
A: High blood pressure is called the silent killer because it hardly ever has symptoms.
B: How do you check for high blood pressure?
A: We are going to use this cuff here, and it will give me a reading.
B: What do the numbers mean?
A: They tell me how much your heart is working at rest and when pumping blood.
B: Good. That will help me know how I am doing.
♦️ I should have my blood pressure checked.
باید فشار خون خود را چک کنم. (به این ساختار در زبان انگلیسی causative passive گفته می شود.
have+ object+ past participle
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♦️ blood pressure
A: Have you been having any problems lately?
B: No, but the nurse at school says that I should have my blood pressure checked.
A: Do you have a history of high blood pressure?
B: No, I have never been told that I have high blood pressure.
A: High blood pressure is called the silent killer because it hardly ever has symptoms.
B: How do you check for high blood pressure?
A: We are going to use this cuff here, and it will give me a reading.
B: What do the numbers mean?
A: They tell me how much your heart is working at rest and when pumping blood.
B: Good. That will help me know how I am doing.
♦️ I should have my blood pressure checked.
باید فشار خون خود را چک کنم. (به این ساختار در زبان انگلیسی causative passive گفته می شود.
have+ object+ past participle
@Nanonet1
❇️ Conversation
♦️ blood pressure
A: How have you been feeling lately?
B: I've been feeling a little light-headed lately.
A: Has your blood pressure been high before?
B: If I have high blood pressure, it is news to me.
A: Usually people with high blood pressure have no symptoms, so we call it the silent killer.
B: What do you use to check for high blood pressure?
A: I am going to put a cuff on you to get a reading.
B: What does the reading tell you?
A: I get an idea of the pressure in your arteries when your heart is pumping blood versus at rest.
B: I hope that the test results show me to be really healthy.
@Nanonet1
♦️ blood pressure
A: How have you been feeling lately?
B: I've been feeling a little light-headed lately.
A: Has your blood pressure been high before?
B: If I have high blood pressure, it is news to me.
A: Usually people with high blood pressure have no symptoms, so we call it the silent killer.
B: What do you use to check for high blood pressure?
A: I am going to put a cuff on you to get a reading.
B: What does the reading tell you?
A: I get an idea of the pressure in your arteries when your heart is pumping blood versus at rest.
B: I hope that the test results show me to be really healthy.
@Nanonet1
❇️ Conversation
♦️ blood pressure
A: Have you been feeling OK lately?
B: My coach wants you to check my blood pressure.
A: Has anyone ever told you that you had high blood pressure?
B: I don't have any symptoms of high blood pressure.
A: People with high blood pressure seldom know they have it, which is why we call it the silent killer.
B: What test do you do for high blood pressure?
A: We will pump air into this cuff to get a reading.
B: When you get the reading, what information does it give you?
A: It tells me how hard your heart pumps blood and how much your arteries relax at rest.
B: I am hoping that this test goes well for me.
@Nanonet1
♦️ blood pressure
A: Have you been feeling OK lately?
B: My coach wants you to check my blood pressure.
A: Has anyone ever told you that you had high blood pressure?
B: I don't have any symptoms of high blood pressure.
A: People with high blood pressure seldom know they have it, which is why we call it the silent killer.
B: What test do you do for high blood pressure?
A: We will pump air into this cuff to get a reading.
B: When you get the reading, what information does it give you?
A: It tells me how hard your heart pumps blood and how much your arteries relax at rest.
B: I am hoping that this test goes well for me.
@Nanonet1
❇️ Idioms
♦️ to get hold of something/someone
این اصطلاح را می توانید به معانی زیر استفاده کنید:
👉 to grab and hold onto one with the hands.
چیزی را در دست گرفتن
✅ The police officer got hold of suspect before he could run away.
✅ He got hold of me to avoid falling down.
👉 To successfully make contact and communicate with one.
با کسی ارتباط برقرار کردن، با کسی در ارتباط شدن
✅ I wasn't able to get hold of my brother at the weekend, I hope he's OK.
✅ I would like to contact the owner. Do you know where I can get hold of him.
👉 To gain total control, influence, or power over one.
به کسی تسلط کامل پیدا کردن، کسی را تحت کنترل قرار دادن
✅ I think some businessmen are getting hold of politicians in our country.
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♦️ to get hold of something/someone
این اصطلاح را می توانید به معانی زیر استفاده کنید:
👉 to grab and hold onto one with the hands.
چیزی را در دست گرفتن
✅ The police officer got hold of suspect before he could run away.
✅ He got hold of me to avoid falling down.
👉 To successfully make contact and communicate with one.
با کسی ارتباط برقرار کردن، با کسی در ارتباط شدن
✅ I wasn't able to get hold of my brother at the weekend, I hope he's OK.
✅ I would like to contact the owner. Do you know where I can get hold of him.
👉 To gain total control, influence, or power over one.
به کسی تسلط کامل پیدا کردن، کسی را تحت کنترل قرار دادن
✅ I think some businessmen are getting hold of politicians in our country.
@Nanonet1