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Useful English sentences: Clever and idiots

Useful English sentences: Clever and idiots


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CLEVER AND IDIOTS
He’s smart
He’s stupid
He’s a bit slow.
He’s a smart cookie.
He’s not the sharpest tool in the shed.
He’s really dumb.
He’s really sharp.
He’s very bright.
She’s a complete idiot.
She’s a few cards short of a deck.
She’s a genius.
She’s brilliant.

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How to tell the time in English

How to tell the time in English


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ASK FOR THE TIME

In English, there are two ways to ask for the time:

  1. What’s the time?
  2. What time is it?

Some useful expressions to ask for the time :

  • What time is it? / What’s the time? 
  • Have you got the right time? 
  • Could you tell me what time it is? 
  • What time are you leaving?
  • What time do you go to work?
  • What time do you want to get up? 
  • Are you on time? 

GIVE TIME

To give the “full” hours, we often add o’clock (= of the clock, to the clock).

  • It’s twelve o’clock. 
  • It’s one o’clock. 

To give the “not full” hours:

First the minutes (before or after the hour) are mentioned, then the hour is indicated. For everything between the hour and the half (i.e. after the hour), we use past; for everything after the half (i.e. before the hour), we use to:

  • It’s three o’clock => 03:00
  • It’s five past three => 03:05
  • It’s ten past three => 03:10
  • It’s a quarter past three => 03:15
  • It’s half past three => 03:30
  • It’s a quarter to four => 03:45
  • It’s ten to four => 03:50

tell the time in english

If we want to be very specific, we add the word minutes:

  • It’s two minutes to ten. => 9:58

For the schedules, it’s quite simple:

  • The bank close at 5:30 p.m. 
  • My plane leaves at 4:22 p.m. 

Some additional examples:

  • It’s eleven o’clock. => 11:00
  • It’s ten past eleven. => 11:10
  • It’s a quarter past eleven. => 11:15
  • It’s half past eleven. => 11:30
  • It’s twenty to twelve. => 11:40
  • It’s a quarter to twelve. => 11:45
  • It’s five to twelve. => 11:55
  • It’s time for lunch. 

In both the United States and Great Britain, morning hours are distinguished by adding a.m. (which means ante meridiem) of those of the afternoon by adding p.m. (post meridiem).

  • It’s 2 a.m. => It’s 2 o’clock in the morning (02:00)
  • It’s 2 p.m. => It’s 2 o’clock in the afternoon (14:00)

Only the European system of a clock from 1 to 24 is used for schedules (train, plane, etc.).

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How to write a Letter in English

How to write a Letter in English


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In this lesson you will learn to write a letter in English, with the polite formulas to put in a letter in English.

This course may be useful for you to write a personal or professional letter.

How to start a letter in English

If you do not know the name of the person to whom you are writing:

Dear Sir, Dear Madam, => We don’t know if the person who will receive the letter is a man or a woman, so we put both.

If you know the name of the person:

  • Dear Mr Smith, (if it’s a man)
  • Dear Mrs Smith,
  • (if it’s a woman)
  • Dear Miss 
  • Smith,(if it’s a young unmarried woman)

Note: If you hesitate between Mrs and Miss, indicate Ms Jones.

If you know the person to whom you are writing personally:

Dear Thomas, 

How to write a letter in English: useful expressions

  • Thank you for your letter of May 28th. 
  • With reference to your inquiry of 1st August, 
  • Could you possibly… ? 
  • I would be grateful if you could … 
  • Please find enclosed… 

How to end a letter in English:

If you don’t know the person you’re writing to:

  • Yours faithfully, / Yours sincerely, (followed by your signature)

If you know the person (at work):

  • Best regards, / Best wishes, (followed by your signature)

If you know the person very well (friends, family…):

  • Looking forward to hearing from you. 
  • Looking forward to seeing you. 

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How to cheer up someone

How to cheer up someone


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HOW TO CHEER UP SOMEONE
Smile!
Are you all right?
Cheer up! / Chin up!
Don’t be so upset!
Every cloud (has a silver lining).
Everything will be OK.
Is there anything I can do to help?
It’s not the end of the world.
It’s not so bad.
It’s not the end of the world.
Lighten up!
Look on the bright side……..
Practice makes perfect.
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
There’s no use crying over spilt milk.
What’s the matter?
What’s wrong?
Worse things happen at sea.
You look a bit down.

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Phrases for encouraging someone

Phrases for encouraging someone


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ENCOURAGING SOMEONE
Don’t give up! / Hang in there!
Give it your best shot.
Keep up the good work!
Nice job! / You did great!
That was a nice try.
That’s a real improvement.
You can do it!
You’re doing great.
You’re on the right track.
You’ve almost got it.

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Expressing surprise in English

Expressing surprise in English


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EXPRESSING SURPRISE
Are you joking? / Are you kidding?
Are you serious?
Can you imagine that?
Do you believe it?
Do you know what?
Don’t you think it’s odd that….?
Everyone’s reeling from the shock of…
Fancy seeing you here!
Fancy that!
Good heavens
Guess what!
Hey, nothing new!
How strange!
I (just) can’t get over ….
I / You just can’t imagine…
I can’t think of it.
I don’t believe it. / I just can’t believe…
I don’t trust you.
I find it hard to believe
I just adore this colour!
I must say it surprises me.
I was just stunned by…
I was pleasantly surprised.
I was shocked to hear…
I’m not surprised at the news.
I’m not surprised by the way he behaved.
I’m not surprised.
I’ve got news, for you
I’ve never met anyone so attractive!
I’ve never seen anything like it!
Isn’t it beautiful?
Isn’t that fantastic!
It can’t be true.
It happened out of the blue.
It’s a catastrophe
It’s a tragedy.
It’s terrible / What terrible news.
It’s unbelievable.
It’s absolutely splendid!
It’s really something!
It’s really wonderful!
It’s very surprising to hear this!
My goodness!
No, I don’t believe it.
Oh, no! that’s not true!
Really fantastic!
Really?
Really? That sounds interesting.
Seeing is believing.
Surely not!
Surprise!
That’s a surprise!
That’s incredible!
That’s quite fantastic!
That’s very surprising!
The news came as a complete shock.
There’s no way it could have happened.
This is really a surprise!
This is the worst thing that could have happened.
We were completely taken aback by…
We’re all in complete shock.
What a grand view!
What?
What’s new in that?
What’s so unusual in that?
Who could have predicted it?
Words can’t describe how I feel
Wouldn’t you believe it?
Wow! What a surprise!
You don’t believe it, do you?
You don’t say!
You must be joking/kidding!
You won’t believe it!
You’re kidding!
You’re the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen!

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Sentences about anger in English

Sentences about anger in English


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SENTENCES ABOUT ANGER
Damn you!
Do it now, or else…
Don’t be silly!
Don’t bite my head off.
Don’t show me your face.
Don’t take it out on me!
Don’t talk nonsense/Stop yapping.
Don’t try any nonsense with me.
Don’t waste my time.
Don’t you dare tell her about this?
Don’t you dare tell lies to me?
Enough is good!
For f*ck’s sake!
For God’s sake, leave me alone!
Get lost!
Get out of my hair!
Get out of my way!
Good riddance!
He flared up at me.
He got out of bed on the wrong side this morning.
He was outraged.
He was rubbed up the wrong way when we started talking about promotion.”
He’s such a grumpy old man!
He’s always telling lies.
He’s furious with them.
His behaviour pisses me off.
How could you have been so silly?
How could you have been so silly?
How dare you say that!
How on earth can you live in such a filthy place?
I can’t accept this view!
I can’t put up with him!
I can’t stand him any longer.
I can’t stand it any longer!
I could really do without it.
I don’t believe it!
I don’t care.
I don’t think that’s very clever!
I don’t want to see your face.
I get so irritated by Paul I can’t be around her.
I get so mad at her when she lies to me.
I hate it when you’re in a crotchety mood.
I have enough of that boy!
I haven’t got time for this non-sense.
I was absolutely livid when I found out.
I was really pissed off by her attitude.”
I won’t have it!
I won’t put up with that!
I won’t stand being treated like that.
I won’t swallow that!
I won’t tolerate living among them.
I’m sick and tired of…
I’ve had all I can take of…
I’ve had it up to here with…
I’ll report it to the HO if you don’t do it.
I’m fed up with his lies.
I’m sick and tired of telling you!
I’m sick of all this!
I’m so incensed I can’t think straight!
I’m so mad right now I can’t talk to you.
I’m tired of them!
I’m warning you!
I’ve heard as much as I can hear!
If you dare say that again, I’ll hit you.
It drives me crazy when people talk loudly in the cinema.
It gets to me when…
It makes me see red!
It really gets on my nerves.
It really gets up my nose when they start talking about soccer.
It really ticks me off when you do…
It’s driving me up the wall.
It’s all because of you.
It’s none of your business!
Leave me alone, will you?
Look here, I’ve come to the end of my patience.
Look, this is getting us nowhere.
Mind your own business!
My brother works me up. He knows how to make me angry.
My dad blew up when he saw the bill.
My father was furious when we broke the window while playing ball in the house.
My girlfriend was furious with me when I forgot to pick her up from the airport.
Oh, stop complaining. You make me mad.
Neils was livid when he found out his phone was stolen.
Rubbish!
Shame on you!
She goes bananas if parks in her parking space.
She totally lost it. You should go and apologise. She’s really angry with you.
She was in a foul mood all last week.
She went ballistic when I broke her mobile phone.
She went postal. I’ve never seen anyone get so angry.
She will go mental when she finds out what you did.
She’s in a very snappy mood today.
She’s cross with you because you have disobeyed.
Stop shouting or I’ll go away.
Stop shouting your head off.
Talking about politics is like a red rag to a bull to him.
That gets on my nerves!
That pisses me off.
That really gets to me.
That serves you right!
That ticks me off.
That’s the last straw!
That’s the limit!
The heat was beginning to get to me so I went indoors.
The things I do are my business, not yours.
There is no reason why I should stay here.
This is ridiculous!
This is too much!
Thomas is indignant that he was not given the raise he was expecting.
Those people really drive me up the wall!
Tina lost her temper and began shouting at Paul.
What a nuisance!
What a pain!
What has that got to do with it?
What irritates me most is that nobody believes me.
What nonsense!
What on earth have you been doing?
Who do you take me for?
Why are so angry with her?
Why the hell didn’t you wait for me?
You are mean.
You are responsible for this.
You are talking nonsense.
You are very short-tempered.
You can’t escape from this.
You can’t get away like this.
You have got to sh*tting me!
You wouldn’t dare!
You’d better watch what you say.

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Sentences about fear in English

Sentences about fear in English


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SENTENCES ABOUT FEAR
Are you afraid of the dark?
At the beginning of an exam, I always have butterflies in my stomach.
At the beginning of the interview the candidate was shaking like a leaf.
Having to go down to the car park at night gives me the heebie-jeebies.
He makes my skin crawl.
He’s on the edge of his seat watching that horror movie!
His crimes struck horror into the nation’s heart.
I can’t watch horror films. They give me goose bumps.
I felt a bit uneasy when I walked home in the dark.
I get nervous at the dentist’s and usually break out in a cold sweat.
I get scared really easily.
I get scared when I’m at home all by myself.
I got so scared that my heart missed a beat.
I had a terrifying experience last week.
I have a terrible fear of spiders
I saw fear on Sarah’s face.
I was horrified by the sound of her voice.
I’m frightened of spiders.
It makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
It was such a terrifying ordeal. I’m glad that it’s over.
My blood ran cold.
My brother is scared stiff of heights.
My cats are easily spooked before a thunderstorm.
Paul is afraid of his own shadow!
Sam nearly jumped out of his skin when the car jumped!
Some of the scenes were so frightening that they sent shivers down my spine.
Some people get the jitters when they have to make a speech.
Spiders scare the hell out of me
The building began to shake and we were all petrified.
The children were scared stiff of the monster.
The look in the prisoner’s eye made my blood run cold!
The noises were frightening.
They gave me the fright of my life.
This story is not for the faint-of-heart.
They closed the shop early for fear that the storm would be as bad as predicted.
When I saw the bear I was scared shitless.
When you jumped out, it scared the living daylights out of me!

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Flirting sentences in English ♡

♡ Flirting sentences in English ♡


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FLIRTING SENTENCES IN ENGLISH
Hi!
What’s your name? What’s your name?
Where are you from?
I am French.
What do you do for a living?
Are you a student?
What do you work in?
Have you ever been to France?
This is the first time I’ve been here.
Can we stay in touch?
Can I take your phone number?
It was nice to meet you.
Do you want to do something tonight?
Do you want a drink?
Ask me some questions.
Can I kiss you?
Can I see you tomorrow?
Do you have a boyfriend / girlfriend?
Do you have a light, please?
Do you like…?
Do you want to have coffee with me?
I can’t stop thinking about you.
I had a great time yesterday.
I just broke up with my boyfriend / girlfriend.
I like your haircut/haircut.
I like your personality.
I want to be your boyfriend.
I’m going to the movies, you want to come with me?
I’m no electrician, but I can light up your day.
If you’d like, could we meet again?
Kiss me. Kiss me.
We should meet again!
We’ve met before, haven’t we?
What flavor do you wear?
What kind of guy/girl are you?
What’s your sign?
Where do you live?
You can ask me anything.
You don’t talk much.
you have beautiful skin.
You look cute.
You smell good.
You want a massage?
You’re a handsome man.
You’re exactly my type.
You’re pretty.
You’re sexy.
Are you a time traveler? Cause I see you in my future!
Are you Netflix? Because i could watch you for hours.
Do you like Star wars? Because yoda only one for me!
You don’t need makeup, you’re already very beautiful.

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How to talk about your job in English

How to talk about your job in English


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TALK ABOUT YOUR JOB
I’m a doctor
I am in charge of marketing.
I am in charge of training employees.
I am responsible for customer accounts.
I am responsible for watering the plants.
I do a bit of painting.
I earn my living as a nurse  .
I have my own business
I import French food.
I mainly handle claims.
I mainly write reports.
I make websites (for a living).
I program computers.
I recruit and train employees.
I repair jet engines.
I represent (the) XYZ (company).
I take care of corporate accounts.
I take care of corporate accounts.
I usually answer customers’ questions.
I usually answer telephones.
I work as a teacher.
I work for a restaurant.
I work for ABC Company.
I work for myself je travaille Ă  mon compte
I work in … the cinema industry
I work in an office / a restaurant
I’m a professional dancer.
I’m an underwriter.
I’m in marketing.
I’m in the car business.
I’m looking for a job
I’m not working at the moment
I’m responsible for sales.
I’m retired
I’m self-employed
I’m unemployed
I’m with ABC.
I’ve got a full-time job
I’ve got a part-time job
I’m responsible for …
My day job is hairdressing.
Our company is located in…
Our headquarters is in…
Our major products are…
Parler de son entreprise:
The name of our company is…
We are in the computer business.
We build storage units.
We design software.
We manufacture…
We produce small appliances.
We produce…
We sell…
We’re in computers
We’re in the insurance business.
What (type of business) do you do?
What are you in charge of?
What business are you in?
What company do you work for?
What do you do (in your job)?
What do you do at ABC Company?
What do you do exactly?
what do you do for a living?
what do you do?
What does your company do?
What is the name of your company?
What is your main job?
what line of work are you in?
what sort of work do you do?
Where are you located?
Which company are you with?
Who do you represent?
who do you work for?

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