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BOOL ONE, LESSON SEVEN
N: Lesson Seven. Hello there. Listen.
Jake: Hey these lamps are nice.
Susan: Than you. They’re Chinese.
Jake: They’re nice.
Susan: Than you.
N: Now listen to me, and say each word or phrase after me.
This clock a clock This is a clock.
old This clock is old. an old clock   This is an old clock This clock is old . This clock’s old  
That   that is   that’s   that’s a nice chair. That chair’s nice.
These flowers are beautiful.   Those rugs are Chinese. Those are Chinese rugs.
Expensive Say the word again:
Expensive  
Once more: ek   eks ekspen   expensive
Those rugs are expensive. Those Chinese rugs are expensive.
Money . Let’s talk about money.
Repeat these money words.
F: a penny.
N: or
F: one cent   five cents.
N: or
F: a nickel   ten cents
N: or
F: a dime   twenty-five cents
N：or
F: a quarter   fifty cents
N: or
F: a half-dollar
N: a dollar
N: or
M: one dollar   two dollars five dollars twenty-five dollars a hundred dollars  
N: or
M: a thousand dollars   a million dollars
N: Now you are a clerk in a department store. A clerk.
I am a customer. A customer. I look at this, at that, at these, at those, and I ask, “How much?” What about you?
You tell me how much.. You tell me any price.
Twenty-five cents   five dollars fifty-five dollars two hundred dollars Ok?
Hello .Un… This clock . How much is this clock?
And that chair over there. It’s beautiful .How much is that chair?
Mm... This ashtray. It’s a nice ashtray. How much is it?  
And that rug . Expensive ? How much is that rug?
Well, thank you very much.
Now, Sam, let’s practice singular and plural, with this, that, these, and those. Listen to the sentence, and change the sentence, and change the singular to plural. Example:
F: This rug is pretty.
M: These rugs are pretty.
N: OK, Sam, let’s begin.
F: This rug is pretty.
M: These rugs are pretty.
F:   That painting is beautiful.
M: Those paintings are beautiful.
F:   This lamp is nice.
M: These lamps are nice.
F:   That clock is old.
M: Those clocks are old.
F:   That sofa is expensive.
M: Those sofa are expensive.
F:   That expensive sofa is beautiful.
M: Those expensive are beautiful.
N: This is the eng of Lesson Seven.

BOOK ONE， LESSON EIGHT
N： Lesson Eight. For the lesson, you need a pencil and a paper.
In this lesson, we talk about a city and come useful places in the city. Right now, let’s practice the names of those places. Please repeat after me.
Hotel   post office   hospital   movie theater   drugstore   bank   restaurant   school
All right, now use your pencil and paper, you write the word. OK? Let’s begin.
Hotel   post office   hospital   movie theater   drugstore   bank   restaurant   school
Ok: Hotel   post office   hospital   movie theater   drugstore   bank   restaurant   school
Where are these places? Repeat after me.
between behind across from on   on the corner of next to
Next to is difficult. Let’s try it again, Repeat after me.
Nek neks nekst neksto   next to
Hello, What’s your name?
F: I’m scarlet.
N: Hi, Scarlett. What’s you from?
F: I’m from Georgia. Georgia, Atlanta. And this is my friend Rhett.
N: Hello, Rhett.
M: How do you do. I’m not from Atlanta, but I live there now.
N: So you, Scartt, and you, Rhett, live in Atlanta, Georgia. There’s a small city in Georgia near Atlanta. The city is Nahunta. Nahunta, Georgia. Do you know Nahunta?
M:   Yes, we do.
F:   Nahunt is a nice little city.
There’s a main street, and on the main street there’s a bank, and there are two restaurants…
M: Three restaurants, darling. The Chinese, the Greek, and the Italian.
F: Oh, yes. That’s right. Three. And there’s a post office and a movie theater.
N: Is there a hospital?
Yes, there is . But not on Main Street. The hospital is behind the post office.
M: No, sweetie. The hospital is not behind hotel. The hospital is next to the post office.
F: No, love. The movie theater is next to the post office.
M: Honey, no. The drugstore is next to the post office and the…
F: Baby, the hospital is behind …
N: OK, let’s talk about Nahund- you and I, Sam

BOOKONE， LESSON NINE
N: Lesson nine. Listen.
Carol: What’s this?
Mike: It’s a tissue.
Carol: Thanks. Susan’s beautiful.
Mike: You’re beautiful too, Carol.
N: Some pronunciation practice.
Repeat.
What’s   this   what’s this   that these   what’s these those   what’re   this   that   these   those  
Now, Sam, listen to the examples.
M: What’s this?
N: What.
M: What’s that?
N: These.
M: What’s these?
N: Those.
M: What’s those?
N: Now you, Sam. Say the question, listen to each word, and then say the new question.
Repeat.
What’s this? That   these   those  
OK. Let’s do it again. After you say the new question. Listen to the correct question. Repeat.
What’s this? That.
M: What’s that?
N: These.
M: What these?
N: Those.
M: What’s those?
N: This.
M: What’s this?
N: These.
M: What’s these.
N: Now listen to this conversation.
M: Is there a restaurant near here?
F: There are two. One is Mexican, and one is Chinese.
M: Where’s the Mexican restaurant?
F: Is on the corner of Spring Street and Greed Avenue.
M: How much are tacos?
F: They are three dollars.
M: What’s the name of the Chinese restaurant?
F: It’s Chang’s.
M: Where is it?
F: It’s across from the post office.
M: How much are the egg rills?
F: They’re a dollar fifty.
N: Now, Sam, I say the question, you repeat question after me, and then listen to the answer.
Begin.
Is there a restaurant near here?
F: There are two. One is Mexican, and one is Chinese.
N: Where the Mexican restaurant?
F: It’s on the corner of Spring Street and Green Avenue.
N: How much are the tacos?
F: They’re three dollars.
N: What’s the name of the Chinese restaurant?
F: It’s Chang’s.
N: Where is it?
F: It’s across from the post office.
N: How much are the egg rolls?
F: They’re a dollar fifty.
N: And this, Sam, is the end of Lesson Nine.

BOOK ONE，LESSON TEN
N: Lesson ten. Hello, hello.
Please say there words after me.
computer   TV   VCR videotape   camera stereo tape recorder
In this lesson, we talk about technology: TV…
M: TV?
N: Television. And VCR…
F:   VCR?
N:   Video cassette recorder.
F: I have a TV.
N: You do?
M: And I have VCR.
N: Do you? OK. She have a TV, and he has a VCR. Sam, what dose she have?
Yes, she has a TV,. She has a VCR.
Now, Sam, make some sentence, combination sentence. Listen to the example.
F: I have a TV, I don’t have a VCR.
N: She has a TV, but she doesn’t have a VCR.
Repeat ,Sam.
She have a TV, but she doesn’t have VCR.
She has TV, but she doesn’t has VCR.
This is difficult. Let’s try it again .Repeat.
She has a TV, but she doesn’t has VCR.
She has a TV, but she doesn’t has VCR.
All right, Sam, now listen. And say a combination sentence. After you say the sentence., listen to the correct sentence.
F: I have a TV, I don’t have a VCR.
N: She has a TV, but she doesn’t have a VCR.
M: I have a camera, but I don’t have a computer.
N: He has a camera, but he doesn’t has computer.
F: I have a videotape, but I don’t have a VCR.
N: She has a videotape, but she doesn’t has VCR.
M: I have a camera, but I don’t have a tape recorder.
N: He has a camera, but he doesn’t has tape recorder.
F: I have a stereo. I don’t have a tape recorder.
N: She has a stereo, but she doesn’t has a tape recorder.
O, Sam, now you tell me what you have. I say, “VCR”, and you say, “I have a VCR.” Ok ?
VCR   TV   stereo   tape recorder   camera   computer
All right. Now repeat.
A date   an appointment   plans   I’m sorry but   I’m sorry, but I have a date   I have an appointment   I have a plans
All right, now repeat.
I’m sorry, but I have a date.
I’m sorry, but I have an appointment.
I’m sorry, but I have a plans.
Now, three invitations, and you answer, “I’m sorry, but …” and then complete you answer.
M: Would you like to have dinner tonight?
F: I have two tickets for a wonderful show.
M: Let’s take a walk in the park.
N: Listen.
Jake: Susan, do you have dinner tonight?
Susan: Oh, I have an appointment, Jake.
Jake: What kind of appointment?
Susan: Um, a business appointment
Jake:   What time is you appointment?
Susan: It’s at six-forty-five.
Jake: What about at eight o’clock?
Susan: Thanks, but I’m busy. I have a business appointment at eight o’clock..
Jake:   Do you have a ride”
Susan: Yes. Thanks you. Jake, I’m very busy.
Jake: Oh, sorry. OK, see you later.

BOOK ONE， LESSON ELEVEN
N：Lesson Eleven. For this lesson, you need a pencil and a piece of paper.
In this words. Listen to the words as I say the words and spell the words. Write the words down, and if necessary, use your dictionary. Here are the words: courtroom   c-o-u-r-o-o-m
Lawyer l-a-w-y-e-r   bank officer   b-a-n-k   o-f-f-i-c-e-r   security guard s-e-c-u-r-i-t-y g-u-a-r-d   thief   t-h-i-e-f robber   r-o-b-b-e-r   lottery   l-o-t-t-e-r-y
Salary   s-a-l-a-r-y   afraid a-f-r-a-i-d  
N: Right now, we are in a courtroom, a court of law. A lawyer is asking questions. We are in a courtroom, and a lawyer is asking questions. Listen…
F: Mr. Jackson, do you work in a bank?
M: Yes. I do. I work in a bank.
F: Are you a bank officer?
M: No. I’m not a bank officer.
F: Are you a security guard?
M: Yes, I’m. I’m a security guard.
F: Do you take care of the bank? Do you watch the bank? Do you protect the bank?
M: Yes, I do. I watch, and I protect. I open the bank in the morning, and I close the bank at night.
N: Now, Sam, answer there question. Answer with “Yes, he is,” or “No, he isn’t,” “Yes, he does,” or “No, he doesn’t.” Does Mr. Jackson work in a bank?
M: Yes, he does.
N: Is he a bank officer?
F: No, he isn’t.
N: Is he a security guard?
M: Yes, he is.
N: Does he open and close the bank?
F: Yes, he does.
F: Mr. Jackson, are you in the bank every day?
M: Yes-yes, I am… every day. I’m in the bank every day.
F: Mr. Jackson, do you have five hundred thousand dollars?
M: Five-five hun… do have five hundred thousand dollars?
F: Yes, Mr. Jackson. Do you have five hundred thousand dollars?
M: Me, five hundred thousand dollars?
Do I have five hundred thousand dollars?
F: Yes, you, Mr. Jackson. You have almost hundred thousand dollars. You have the key to the bank, and you’re in the bank every day, and at home, in a box under your bed…
M: In-in a bed… under m-my bed…
F: Yes! Yes, Mr. Jackson, at home, under your bed, there’s money.
There are thousand of dollars…almost half a million!
M: OK! All right! Yes! It’s true! I have almost five hundred dollars at home! But-
N: But what? Why does Mr. Jackson have almost half a million dollars at home, in a box under his bed? Maybe he’s a thief, a robber.
Repeat that, Sam.
Maybe he’s a thief, maybe he’s a robber. Yes, maybe he is, Or…
Perhaps he’s a lottery winner. Say it after me, Sam.
Perhaps he’s a lottery winner. What do you think, Sam? Why does Mr. Jackson have almost five hundred thousand dollars at home, in a box under his bed? Possibly. Listen.
M: OK! All right! Yes! It’s true! I have a key, and I have four hundred fifty thousand dollars.
But I’m not a thief! The money is my money. My salary at the bank is twenty-four thousand dollars a year. I live alone, I spend only a little money, and I save a lot . After thirty-one years at the bank, I have four hundred fifty thousand dollars.
F: But, Mr. Jackson, four hundred fifty thousand dollars in a box under your bed?
M: I’m afraid of banks.
N: Sam, how much money does Mr. Jackson have? Where is the money? Why is the money? Why is the money in a box under his bed? OK, Sam, this is the end of Lesson Eleven.

BOOK ONE, LESSON TWELVE
N: Lesson twelve. Listen to the words.
F: host   show   interview lawyer   actor   star   name   officer   office desk drawer date   minute   lollipop   fire   score   studio   restaurant   morning  
N: There nineteen words are singular.
One host   one show   one   interview
Listen to the singular again. And repeat each word.
M: host   show   interview   lawyer   office   star   name   officer   office   desk   drawer   date   minute   lollipop   fire   score   studio   restaurant   morning
N: Singular forms are for one. Plural forms are for two or more.
One host   two hosts
Now listen, just listen, to the singular and plural forms.
F: host.
M: hosts.
F: show.
M: shows.
F: interview.
M: interviews.
F: actor.
M: actors.
F: star.
M: stars.
N: Now listen to the plural forms again. but this time repeat the words.
F: hosts   shows   interviews   lawyers   actors   stars  
N: Listen again.
M: name
F: names
M: officer
F: officers
M: desk
F: desks
M: drawer
F: drawers
M: date
F: dates
M: minute
F: minutes
N: Again, listen to the plural to the plural forms and repeat.
M: names   officers   desks   drawers   dates   minutes
N: One more group of singulars and plurals.
F: lollipop
M: lollipops
F: fire
M: fires
F: score
M: scores
F: studio
M: studios
F: restaurant
M: restaurants
N: And once more repeat the plural words.
F: lollipops   fires   scores   studios   restaurants
N: And now, listen to the singular, and say the plural.
F: host
M: desk
F: lollipop
M: show
F: officer
M: minute
N: Now let’s practice some sentences. Repeat the words, phrases. Repeat the words, phrases, and sentences after me.
Actor   an actor   with an actor   a date
She has a date with an actor.
OK, another sentence. Repeat.
Morning   every   morning   restaurant
This restaurant   in this restaurant   in this restaurant every morning  
eat breakfast   that lawyer eats breakfast   That lawyer eats breakfast in this restaurant every morning.
And now, one more sentence.
Say the words.
Show   interview show   of the interview show
Host   the host   he is the host of the interview show
He is the host of the interview show.
And, this is the end of Lesson Twelve.

BOOK ONE， REVIEWONE
N: Review One. Hello. Let’s talk about the temperature, the Fahrenheit temperature. Listen.
Hot   warm   cool   cold  
Now you, Sam. Say the words after me.
Hot   warm   cool   cold  
Now listen again.
Very   very hot   very cold
Now you say the words.
Very   very hot   very cold
And now listen again.
Then   twenty   thirty   forty   fifty   sixty   seventy   eighty   ninety   one hundred
Good. Let’s try one word again. Repeat after me.
Sick   sick-s   sick-s-tee   sixty
All right, now once again.
Repeat after me.
Degree   degrees   thirty  
degrees   sixty degrees   ninety degrees.
Now listen again.
Temperature   the temperature
Fahrenheit
And now repeat after me once more.
Temperature   the temperature   degree   forty degree   the temperature is forty degrees
The temperature is forty degrees Fahrenheit.
Oh, that’s a long one; let’s try it again.
Tem   temper   temperature
Fahren   Fahrenheit
The temperature is forty degrees Fahrenheit.
M: It’s warm.
F:   Yes. The temperature id eight degrees.
M: It’s cool.
F:   Yes, the temperature is sixty degrees.
M: It’s hoe.
F:   Yes, the temperature is ninety degrees.
M:   It’s very hot
F:   Yes, the temperature is one hundred degrees.
M:   A hundred degrees?
F:   Yes, one hundred degrees. One hundred degrees.
N: It’s ninety degrees.
M: It’s hot.
N: It’s forty degrees.
M: It’s cold.
N: It’s ten degrees.
M/F: It’s very cold!
N: Now you Sam. You and I. I talk you the temperature, you say the temperature words.
It’s hot   it’s warm   it’s cool   it’s cold   it’s very cold Ok?
It’s seventy-five degrees. Yes, It’s warm.
It’s fifteen degrees. Right! It’s very cold.
It’s sixty-five degrees. That’s right. It’s cool.
And now, listen.
F:   Please open the window.
M: Open the window?
F:   Yes. It’s warm.
M:   War your hat and coat.
F:   My hat and coat?
M: Yes, It’s cold.
N: Now, Sam, answer the man and the woman. Listen, and answer.
M: Open the window?
F: Wear my hat and coat?
N: Now listen again, Sam.
M: Open the window?
F: Yes. It’s warm in here. Wear my hat and coat?
M: Yes. It’s cold out there.
N: Listen and repeat.
In here   out there  
It’s warm in here. It’s cold out there.
OK. Sam. Nice work. This is the end of Review One.

lesson one. the vocabulary List. the word in the collins .
  am        
       am WEAK   STRONG  
     Am is the first person singular of the present tense of be. Am is often shortened to 'm in spoken English. The negative forms are `I am not' and `I'm not'. In questions and tags in spoken English, these are usually changed to `aren't I'.
     
     
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he        
        He is a third person singular pronoun. He is used as the subject of a verb.
  1      he WEAK   STRONG
     You use he to refer to a man, boy, or male animal.
        He could never quite remember all our names.
        He lives in Rapid City, South Dakota.
        Rex did all sorts of tricks. I cried when he died.
     PRON-SING
     
  2      he WEAK   STRONG
     In written English, he is sometimes used to refer to a person without saying whether that person is a man or a woman. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use `he or she' or `they'.
        The teacher should encourage the child to proceed as far as he can, and when he is stuck, ask for help.
     PRON-SING
     
  3      he WEAK   STRONG
     In some religions, He is used to refer to God.
     PRON-SING
     
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I, i        
       I, i   I's, i's
     I is the ninth letter of the English alphabet.
     N-VAR
     
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is        
       is
     Is is the third person singular of the present tense of be. Is is often added to other words and shortened to -'s.
     
     
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it        
        It is a third person singular pronoun. It is used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition.
  1      it
     You use it to refer to an object, animal, or other thing that has already been mentioned.
        He saw the grey Land-Rover down the by-pass. It was more than a hundred yards from him.
        It's a wonderful city, really. I'll show it to you if you want.
        My wife has become crippled by arthritis. She is embarrassed to ask the doctor about it.
        I took a lot of convincing that parenthood was a good idea and I didn't think I'd be much use at it.
     PRON-SING
     
  2      it
     You use it to refer to a child or baby whose sex you do not know or whose sex is not relevant to what you are saying.
        She could, if she wanted, compel him, through a court of law, to support the child after it was born.
        He threw the baby high in the air and it stopped crying.
     PRON-SING
     
  3      it
     You use it to refer in a general way to a situation that you have just described.
        He was through with sports, not because he had to be but because he wanted it that way.
        Antonia will not be jealous, or if she is, she will not show it.
     PRON-SING
     
  4      it
     You use it before certain nouns, adjectives, and verbs to introduce your feelings or point of view about a situation.
        It was nice to see Steve again.
        It's a pity you never got married, Sarah.
        It's funny how you remember things.
        It's good of him to spare the time to visit at all.
        Is it possible he'll phone you?.
        He found it hard to work with a microphone pointing at him.
        I know it's a good idea to use dental floss.
        It's up to us to change things we don't like.
        It seems that you are letting things get you down.
     PRON-SING
     
  5      it
     You use it in passive clauses which report a situation or event.
        It has been said that stress causes cancer.
        Yesterday it was reported that a number of people had been arrested in the capital.
        It was noted that within a year the incidence of illness had increased quite significantly.
     PRON-SING
     
  6      it
     You use it with some verbs that need a subject or object, although there is no noun that it refers to.
        Of course, as it turned out, three-fourths of the people in the group were psychiatrists.
        I like it here.
        We live in a world in which only the strongest can make it to the top.
     PRON-SING
     
  7      it
     You use it as the subject of `be', to say what the time, day, or date is.
        It's three o'clock in the morning.
        It was a Monday, so she was at home.
        It's December 1989, in Las Vegas.
     PRON-SING
     
  8      it
     You use it as the subject of a link verb to describe the weather, the light, or the temperature.
        It was very wet and windy the day I drove over the hill to Milland.
        It's getting dark. Let's go inside.
        It was warm in the kitchen.
     PRON-SING
     
  9      it
     You use it when you are telling someone who you are, or asking them who they are, especially at the beginning of a phone call. You also use it in statements and questions about the identity of other people.
        `Who is it?' he called.n`It's your neighbor.'.
        Hello Freddy, it's only me, Maxine.
     PRON-SING
     
  10      it
     When you are emphasizing or drawing attention to something, you can put that thing immediately after it and a form of the verb `be'.
        It's really the poor countries that don't have an economic base that have the worst environmental records.
        It was the country's Communist rulers who devised this system.
        It was I who found him there.
        It's my father they're accusing.
     PRON emphasis
     
  11      it
     You use it in expressions such as it's not that or it's not simply that when you are giving a reason for something and are suggesting that there are several other reasons.
        It's not that I didn't want to be with my family.
        It's not just that a gulf exists in living standardsmthere's a psychological ravine.
     PHR
     
  12      it
     If you say that someone thinks they're it, you mean that they think they are better or more important than they really are. (INFORMAL)
     PHR: V inflects
     
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nice        
  1      nice   nicer   nicest
     If you say that something is nice, you mean that you find it attractive, pleasant, or enjoyable.
        I think silk ties can be quite nice.
        It's nice to be here together again.
        We had a nice meal with a bottle of champagne.
     ADJ-GRADED: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf
     
       nicely
        He's just written a book, nicely illustrated and not too technical.
        The horse jumps nicely.
     ADV-GRADED: ADV after v, ADV -ed/adj
     * poorly
  2      nice   nicer   nicest
     If you say that it is nice of someone to say or do something, you are saying that they are being kind and thoughtful. This is often used as a way of thanking someone.
        It's awfully nice of you to come all this way to see me.
        `How are your boys?'n`How nice of you to ask.'.
        This has been so nice, so terribly kind of you.
     ADJ-GRADED: it v-link ADJ of n to-inf, v-link ADJ of n
     = kind
  3      nice   nicer   nicest
     If you say that someone is nice, you mean that you like them because they are friendly and pleasant.
        I've met your father and he's rather nice.
        He was a nice fellow, very quiet and courteous.
     ADJ-GRADED
     * unpleasant
       niceness
        Mr Pearce was rather bowled over by his niceness, his concern and his ordinariness.
     N-UNCOUNT
     
  4      nice   nicer   nicest
     If you are nice to people, you are friendly, pleasant, or polite towards them.
        She met Mr and Mrs Ricciardi, who were very nice to her.
     ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ to n
     
       nicely
        He treated you very nicely and acted like a decent guy.
     ADV-GRADED: ADV after v
     
  5      nice   nicer   nicest
     When the weather is nice, it is warm and pleasant.
        He nodded to us and said, `Nice weather we're having.'
     ADJ-GRADED
     = fine
  6      nice
     You can use nice to emphasize a particular quality that you like.
        With a nice dark colour, the wine is medium to full bodied.
        People have got used to nice glossy magazines.
        Add the oats to thicken the mixture and stir until it is nice and creamy.
        I'll explain it nice and simply so you can understand.
     ADJ: ADJ adj n, v-link ADJ and adj, ADJ and adv after v emphasis
     
  7      nice
     A nice point or distinction is very clear, precise, and based on good reasoning. (FORMAL)
        Those are nice academic arguments, but what about the immediate future?
     ADJ
     
       nicely
        I think this puts the problem very nicely.
     ADV-GRADED: ADV after v
     
  8      nice
     You can use nice when you are greeting people. For example, you can say `Nice to meet you', `Nice to have met you', or `Nice to see you'.
        Good morning. Nice to meet you and thanks for being with us this weekend.
        `It's so nice to see you,' said Charles.
     ADJ: it v-link ADJ to-inf formulae
     
  9      nice
     If someone says nice one, they are showing their approval of something clever or funny that they have just seen or heard. (INFORMAL)
        Knowles became Torquay's manager. Nice one.
     CONVENTION feelings
     
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she        
        She is a third person singular pronoun. She is used as the subject of a verb.
  1      she WEAK   STRONG
     You use she to refer to a woman, girl, or female animal who has already been mentioned or whose identity is clear.
        When Ann arrived home that night, she found Brian in the house watching TV.
        She was seventeen and she had no education or employment.
        She was a little fluffy baby duck which we reared until she was fully grown.
     PRON-SING
     
  2      she WEAK   STRONG
     Some writers may use she to refer to a person who is not identified as either male or female. They do this because they wish to avoid using the pronoun `he' all the time. Some people dislike this use and prefer to use `he or she' or `they'.
        The student may show signs of feeling the strain of responsibility and she may give up.
        Very early in life when the baby feels the pangs of hunger, she learns to scream.
     PRON-SING
     
  3      she WEAK   STRONG
     She is sometimes used to refer to a country or nation.
        Now Britain needs new leadership if she is to play a significant role shaping Europe's future development.
     PRON-SING
     
  4      she WEAK   STRONG
     Some people use she to refer to a car or a machine. People who sail often use she to refer to a ship or boat.
        Hundreds of small boats clustered round the yacht as she sailed into Southampton docks.
     PRON-SING
     
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to 1 preposition and adverb uses        
        In addition to the uses shown below, to is used in phrasal verbs such as `see to' and `come to'. It is also used with some verbs that have two objects in order to introduce the second object.
  1      to
     You use to when indicating the place that someone or something visits, moves towards, or points at.
        Two friends and I drove to Florida during college spring break.
        Ramsay made a second visit to Italy.
        ...a five-day road and rail journey to Peking...
        She went to the window and looked out.
        He pointed to a chair, signalling for her to sit.
     PREP
     
  2      to
     If you go to an event, you go where it is taking place.
        We went to a party at the leisure centre.
        He came to dinner.
        I do hope you'll be able to come to the wedding.
        Eliza accepted Charles' invitation to a house party.
     PREP
     
  3      to
     If something is attached to something larger or fixed to it, the two things are joined together.
        There was a piece of cloth tied to the dog's collar.
        Many patients prefer hand-held shower heads rather than those fixed to the wall.
        Scrape off all the meat juices stuck to the bottom of the pan.
     PREP
     
  4      to
     You use to when indicating the position of something. For example, if something is to your left, it is nearer your left side than your right side.
        Hemingway's studio is to the right.
        You will see the chapel on the hill to your left.
        Atlanta was only an hour's drive to the north.
     PREP
     
  5      to
     When you give something to someone, they receive it.
        He picked up the knife and gave it to me.
        Firms should be allowed to offer jobs to the long-term unemployed at a lower wage.
     PREP: v n PREP n
     
  6      to
     You use to to indicate who or what an action or a feeling is directed towards.
        Marcus has been most unkind to me today.
        ...troops loyal to the government.
        ...the problem of cruelty to children...
        I have had to pay for repairs to the house.
     PREP: adj/n PREP n
     
  7      to
     You use to with certain nouns and adjectives to show that a following noun is related to them.
        He is a witty man, and an inspiration to all of us.
        Marriage is not the answer to everything.
        She was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students.
     PREP: adj/n PREP n
     
  8      to
     If you say something to someone, you want that person to listen and understand what you are saying.
        I'm going to have to explain to them that I can't pay them.
     PREP
     
  9      to
     You use to when indicating someone's reaction to something or their feelings about a situation or event. For example, if you say that something happens to someone's surprise you mean that they are surprised when it happens.
        To his surprise, the bedroom door was locked.
        He survived, to the amazement of surgeons.
     PREP
     
  10      to
     You use to when indicating the person whose opinion you are stating.
        It was clear to me that he respected his boss.
        Everyone seemed to her to be amazingly kind.
     PREP
     
  11      to
     You use to when indicating what something or someone is becoming, or the state or situation that they are progressing towards.
        The shouts changed to screams of terror.
        ...an old ranch house that has been converted to a nature centre.
        ...a return to active politics...
        Charles has been promoted to general sales and marketing manager.
     PREP
     
  12      to
     To can be used as a way of introducing the person or organization you are employed by, when you perform some service for them.
        Rickman worked as a dresser to Nigel Hawthorne.
        He was an official interpreter to the government of Nepal.
     PREP: n PREP n
     
  13      to
     You use to to indicate that something happens until the time or amount mentioned is reached.
        Every vehicle was banned from coming into Mexico City one day a week from Monday to Friday.
        From 1977 to 1985 the United States gross national product grew 21 percent.
        The annual rate of inflation in Britain has risen to its highest level for eight years.
     PREP
     
  14      to
     You use to when indicating the last thing in a range of things, usually when you are giving two extreme examples of something.
        I read everything from fiction to history.
        ...mechanical toys and gadgets, from typewriters to toy cars.
        ...new orders for everything from computers to trucks.
     PREP: from n PREP n
     
  15      to
     If someone goes from place to place or from job to job, they go to several places, or work in several jobs, and spend only a short time in each one.
        Larry and Andy had drifted from place to place, worked at this and that.
     PREP: from n PREP n
     
  16      to
     If someone moves to and fro, they move repeatedly from one place to another and back again, or from side to side.
        She stood up and began to pace to and fro.
        The boat was rocking gently to and fro in the water.
     PHR: PHR after v
     
        See also to-ing and fro-ing.
  17      to
     You use to when you are stating a time which is less than thirty minutes before an hour. For example, if it is `five to eight', it is five minutes before eight o'clock.
        At twenty to six I was waiting by the entrance to the station.
        At exactly five minutes to nine, Ann left her car and entered the building.
     PREP: num/n PREP num
     
  18      to
     You use to when giving ratios and rates.
        ...engines that can run at 60 miles to the gallon.
        ...a mixture of one part milk to two parts water.
     PREP: amount PREP amount
     
  19      to
     You use to when indicating that two things happen at the same time. For example, if something is done to music, it is done at the same time as music is being played.
        Romeo left the stage, to enthusiastic applause.
        Amy woke up to the sound of her doorbell ringing.
        `I've got an idea,' said Edward to a chorus of groans.
     PREP
     
  20      to
     If you say `There's nothing to it', `There's not much to it', or `That's all there is to it', you are emphasizing how simple you think something is.
        `There is nothing to it,' those I asked about it told me.
        She's going through a difficult time. That's all there is to it.
     CONVENTION emphasis
     
  21      to
     If you push or shut a door to, you close it but may not shut it completely.
        He slipped out, pulling the door to.
     ADV: ADV after v
     
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