PHRASEmail
MONDAY WEEK 9
To: carlos@jasmineriver.net From: may@lapisLA.com Subject: rehearsal room rental
PHRASEmail
TUESDAY WEEK 9
To: jade@jasmineriver.net From: may@lapisLA.com Subject: rehearsal room rental
Hello Carlos Our costs are high in San Francisco, because the rehearsal room is so expensive. We’ll find a cheaper one. May
Hello Jade We need a cheaper rehearsal room. Rent a room for one month, Monday to Thursday, from 7 to 9 pm. May
TODAY’S PHRASE
The room is so expensive.
To say something has a lot of a certain quality, we use ‘so’ He was so late, he missed the meeting. The food is so good, I can’t stop eating. The hotel is so close, it’s faster to walk.
TODAY’S PHRASE
We need it from 7 to 9 pm.
To say when an action begins and ends, we use ‘from ___ to ____’ He lived in Rome from 1995 to 1997. The information is listed from A to Z. May drove from LA to San Francisco.
USE THE PHRASE
Complete the sentences. Use these answers: long busy tired
USE THE PHRASE
Put the words in order. Example: morning, night, to, works, she She works from morning to night. 1. door, went, door, he, to, from 2. from, to, the, the, it, I, table, chair, moved
Example: He’s so ____, I never see him. He’s so busy I never see him. 1. She was so ____, she fell asleep at her desk. 2. The speech was so ____, they left early.
PHRASEmail
WEDNESDAY WEEK 9
To: jade@jasmineriver.net From: hank@endeavorblues.com Subject: we no longer rent out space
PHRASEmail
THURSDAY WEEK 9
To: may@lapisLA.com From: jade@jasmineriver.net Subject: we found rehearsal space
Hello Jade We used to rent space for rehearsals, but we stopped. I suggest you contact the Institute of Performing Arts. Reverend Hank
Hello May We’ve agreed to rent rehearsal space from the Institute of Performing Arts, but we haven’t signed the contract yet. Jade
TODAY’S PHRASE
We used to rent space.
To talk about something that was true in the past, but is not true now, we say ‘used to’ May used to live in Hong Kong. He used to watch TV every night. This shopping center used to be a forest.
TODAY’S PHRASE
We haven’t signed the contract yet.
When it hasn’t happened, but it will happen, we say ‘yet’ He hasn’t gotten married yet. They haven’t finished the project yet. I haven’t received it yet.
USE THE PHRASE
Put the words in order. Example: there, used to, we, an, have, office We used to have an office in Manila. 1. company, film, make, used to, our 2. president, be, he, the, used to
USE THE PHRASE
Find the matching sentence. Use these sentences: It hasn’t arrived yet. They haven’t found it yet. He hasn’t finished yet. Example: They’re looking for it. They haven’t found it yet.
1. Their plane left only five minutes ago. 2. He’s writing the last chapter.
PHRASEmail
FRIDAY WEEK 9
To: jade@jasmineriver.net From: may@lapisLA.com Subject: we need the contract Monday
Hello Jade Tell them we must have the contract signed by Monday. We want to begin rehearsals next week. May
TODAY’S PHRASE
Tell them we must have it Monday.
When giving instructions to someone, we say ‘tell’ Tell them to be here at 10:20 am. I’ll tell them to fax a map. Tell her I will be late.
USE THE PHRASE
Put the words in order. Example: him, by, want, to, I, Friday, tell I want to tell him by Friday. 1. her tell he’ll early come to 2. tomorrow, tell, send, her, ticket, the, to