English beginner

Let''s visit Dublin
CULTURAL NOTE
There''s something for everyone in Dublin! Take a look -
Trinity College
A university founded in 1592, by Queen Elizabeth.
The Custom House A beautiful building, built over 200 years ago, and restored earlier this century after it was damaged in the war of independence.
St. Stephen''s Green A beautiful park that''s a great place to rest. The lake, trees, and plants make it an ideal place to walk around.
Hot Press Irish Music Hall of Fame Multimedia, interactive music tour and restaurant tracing the history and development of Irish Music.

Let''s visit Dublin
Vocabulary
Learning a few words of Irish slang might help you fit in with the locals during your next trip to Ireland! Here are a few food-specific words for you to learn:
Afters dessert
Aubergine brinjal, eggplant
Cow Juice milk
Fry fried breakfast (typically sausage, bacon, eggs and pudding)
Minerals soft drinks in the U.S., cool drinks in South Africa

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Breakfast
VOCABULARY
The following are vocabulary words for different meals, listed with some foods common in the U.S. and other English-speaking countries:
breakfast the morning meal, usually light, often eggs and a type of bread.
lunch the midday meal, often a sandwich or soup or salad.
brunch a meal that is a combination of "breakfast" and "lunch," eaten late in the morning or at midday instead of breakfast and lunch.
dinner or supper the evening meal, usually the biggest of the day, often with meat or fish, a vegetable, and potatoes or rice.
dessert the sweet you have after a meal, often cake, pie, or ice cream.
snack a small amount of food eaten between meals or late at night, often a piece of fruit, a candy bar, potato chips, or leftovers.*
*"Leftovers" means the food that wasn''''t eaten at an earlier meal and was saved to be eaten later.
Fill in the correct meal name from the choices given above. Use context clues to help.
1. Philip, it''''s time to wake up and have ____ before you go to school!
2. I get so hungry between lunch and dinner that I often have a _____ at 3:00 p.m.
3. I''''m trying to lose weight, so no _____ for me even though I love chocolate cake!
4. My friend and I are going out to _____ after work this evening.
Answers:
1. breakfast
2. snack
3. dessert
4. dinner

On the Move
Human beings are constantly "on the move". We move from job to job, city to city, state to state, or country to country. If we move from one state to another state within the U.S., we make an "interstate move." If we move to another country, we make a "transcontinental move."

Prepositional Phrases (preposition plus noun / pronoun)
Did you see the prepositional phrase "on the move" in today''s lesson? There are other prepositional phrases in today''s lesson:
1. to another state
2. to another country
3. from job to job
4. to city
5. to state, and to country

Breakfast
GRAMMAR
Remember that a noun is a person, place, or thing. Some nouns are "count" nouns, while others are "non-count" nouns. A count noun is one that can be counted. A non-count noun is one that is measured by some other means rather than counting individual items, either by using words like "some" or "a lot of" or by specifying a measurement, such as a cup of water or a liter of air. Here are some examples:
count nouns:
1. book (I read two books every week.)
2. plant (Please water my plants while I am away.)
3. donut (She brought twelve donuts to the meeting.)
4. meal (He eats three meals a day.)
non-count nouns:
1. food (They gave a box of food to the shelter.)
2. milk (This recipe needs two cups of milk.)
3. air (There isn''t much air in here!)
4. dirt (Your car has a lot of dirt on it.)
Can you tell which nouns below are count nouns and which are non-count nouns?
1. computer
2. gasoline
3. picture
4. dog
5. sugar
6. rain
7. pencil
8. shoe
Answers: 1. count 2. non-count 3. count 4. count 5. non-count 6. non-count 7. count 8. count

Let''s visit Dublin
The words besides and beside look very similar, but they have different meanings. Let''s look at them here:
beside means:
1. at the side of, by
example:
1. Come and sit beside me.
besides means:
1. as well as (preposition)
2. also, as well (adverb)
examples:
1. Besides English, she speaks French and Japanese.
2. I don''t like that coat. Besides, it''s too expensive.

On the Move
Our bodies need to move. Frequent body movement is essential for flexibility. If we sit too long without moving, our bodies become stiff and immobile, hard to move.

Word variations: Move
The word "move" has several forms: moved (verb), movement (noun), and moving (present participle). In today''s lesson, we used movement and moving as well as the infinitive form (to plus verb) to move.

On the Move
"Move it!" "Let''s move!" "Move your body!" Imperative statements or commands tell the listener what to do. Commands do not always end with an exclamation point. "Move the chair here."

Punctuation: Exclamation Point
Writers use the exclamation point at the end of a command to express excitement or a sense of urgency, or to show that someone is shouting in an angry or a worried voice. What would you shout if your saw a car heading straight towards someone?

Answer: "Move out of the way!"

Let''s visit Dublin
READING
Anna is on the phone with her Irish friend, Mary.
Mary: I can''t wait for you to come to Dublin next month!
Anna: I know! What kind of weather should I expect?
Mary: Well, be prepared for "soft days"!
Anna: What''s that?
Mary: It''s what the locals say to describe the fine misty rain that can go on for hours. But it''s what keeps our Emerald Isle [another name for Ireland] green!
Anna: Okay, well, I''ll definitely pack a light raincoat and an umbrella!
Mary: Anyway, _____ the rain, you''re coming at an excellent time. I''m very excited!
Anna: Excellent. I''ll see you in a few weeks!
Choose the best word to fill in the blank:
1. beside
2. besides
ANSWER: 2

Breakfast
CULTURAL NOTE
In America, as in many other countries, coffee is a popular morning drink. There is a coffee shop on almost every corner, it seems! For many people, stopping in to get a cup of coffee on the way to work in the morning often takes the place of breakfast. Dunkin'' Donuts and Starbucks are two popular shops where people stop to get their morning brew.