Sentence mining Flashcards
where
Where are you from?
Where are you from?
I am from Wuhan.
The USA
IPhones come from the USA.
Spain
I don’t know anything about Spain.
France
France is a very beautiful country.
Egypt
Egypt is a very old country.
Russia
Vodka comes from Russia. Russian people love to drink vodka.
England
England has lots of good universities.
Brazil
Brazil is really good at football.
Japan
Japan has a lot of delicious food.
Mexico
I don’t know anything about Mexico.
Germany
Hitler was not from Germany, but he was their leader.
Italy
Pizza comes from Italy.
Hungary
I didn’t even know Hungary was a country.
leader
President Xi is the leader of China.
his
This is his book.
her
This is her pen.
student
I am a good student.
married
I don’t want to get married yet.
have a break
I want to have a break.
yet
I have not eaten lunch yet.
stamp
I need a stamp for my letter.
letter
I will send a letter to my family.
camera
I need a camera to take photos.
ticket
I want to buy one ticket to China please.
postcard
I got a postcard from Jerry, it was from Wuhan.
in the wrong order
The sentences are in the wrong order.
telephone extension
Hello, is this the right extension?
cinema
See you at seven at the cinema.
live
I live in Shenzhen.
spell
How do you spell this word?
first name
My first name is Jerry.
surname/last name
My last name is Nie.
apartment/flat
My flat is in Longgang.
job
I don’t have a job, I am a student.
What’s your address Jerry?
My address is Shenzhen, Longgang, Longping West Road, Tianji Community, 1a 15th floor, apartment 4.
Pakistan
I want to go to Pakistan, because Pakistan and China are best friends!
journalist
I don’t want to be a journalist because it’s too tiring.
boyfriend
I don’t have a boyfriend, because I’m a boy!
girlfriend
I don’t have a girlfriend because I don’t need one.
husband
I don’t have a husband, I am a boy!!!!!
ridiculous question
Don’t ask me ridiculous questions.
mother
My mother is 43 years old, she lives in Shenzhen.
son
I am my mother’s son.
sister
I have a sister, her name is Vicky.
uncle
I have three uncles in Shenzhen.
grandfather
My grandfather lives in Wuhan. He is eighty-one.
brother
I don’t have a brother.
father
My father is 41 years old.
daughter
My father’s daughter is my sister.
wife
I only want one wife.
aunt
I have six aunts in Shenzhen.
grandmother
My grandmother lives in Shenzhen. She is 79.
What does your father’s company do Jerry?
My father’s company is a machine tool processing company.
travel
I like to travel.
Tibet
I want to go to Tibet.
am
I am in the living room.
is
He is in the living room.
are
They are in the kitchen.
a student
I’m a student.
a doctor
He’s a doctor.
opposite
The opposite of big is small.
expensive
My mobile phone is expensive.
cheap
My pen is cheap.
new
My teacher is new.
old (thing)
My computer is old.
lovely
My sister is lovely.
horrible
Tigers are horrible.
quick
Rabbits are quick.
quickly
Rabbits run very quickly.
slow
Tortoises are slow.
slowly
Tortoises walk very slowly.
snow
I have never touched the snow.
central park
I like central park.
How old are they?
They are 18 and 20 years old.
businessman
My father is a businessman.
businesswoman
My mother is a businesswoman.
Switzerland
Switzerland is a beautiful country.
institute
I want to study at the institute.
molecular biology
She studies molecular biology.
skiing
I went skiing in Shenzhen.
neighbour
I live next to my neighbour.
spring (water)
I like to go to the hot spring.
ordinary
I am an ordinary boy.
sentimental
The rainbow man is very sentimental.
cleaner
I am not a cleaner.
bum
Ow! My bum is on fire!
English
Jerry is not bad at English.
bowl
I eat fish from a bowl.
cup
I drink coca cola from a cup.
acid
I don’t drink acid, because it’s dangerous.
plate
I eat pizza from a plate.
spoon
I drink soup from a spoon.
soup
My favourite soup is chicken soup.
waiter
Jerry would be a great waiter! :)
taxi driver
Being a taxi driver is a difficult job.
fisherman
Being a fisherman is dangerous if you can’t swim.
postman
Postmen are happy, because they have a happy job.
petrol station attendant
If you are a petrol station attendant, don’t smoke, or you will die.
gravestone
Jerry’s gravestone says “here lies a happy man.”
Sam’s gravestone says “I told you I was sick.”
undertaker
I don’t want to be an undertaker. It’s too scary.
beer barrel
I can carry one beer barrel.
barman
The barman said, “no!”
supermarket worker
The supermarket worker doesn’t know where the beer is.
busy
I am very busy.
serve
He serves breakfast at 6am.
deliver
He delivers the post.
collect
He collects the books from the book shop.
petrol
Cars need petrol.
boat
I have never been on a boat.
wine
In France 16 year olds always drink wine.
nurse
She is a nurse.
pilot
A pilot flies an airplane.
interpreter
An interpreter can speak many languages.
accountant
He is an accountant.
architect
An architect draws buildings.
September
My birthday is on the 10th of September.
August
My birthday is on the 15th of August.
January
I like to watch TV in January. Because there is a New Year’s gala.
February
I have to go to back to school in February.
March
I don’t do anything special in March.
April
In April I eat more than usual.
May
I go swimming in May.
June
I eat ice cream everyday in June.
July
I drink cola in July, everyday.
October
I celebrate National Holiday in October.
November
I go to Wuhan in November.
December
I go to Britain in December to study how to eat a cake, because I don’t know!
weekend
I like to play games on the weekend.
season
There are four season in the year.
spring
I like to play on my phone and sleep in the spring.
autumn
I like to swim in the autumn.
summer
I like to play basketball in the summer.
winter
I like to look at the snow in winter, but I can’t touch it.
spring festival
I like to play cards at spring festival.
play cards
I love to play cards with my friends.
baseball
I hate baseball.
ice hockey
Ice hockey players always fight.
ice skating
I have never tried ice skating.
restaurant
I don’t go out to eat in restaurants.
suddenly
A meteor hit Jerry’s house suddenly.
meteor
Sam really saw a meteor, but nobody believed him.
department
I work at Huawei’s legal department, we’re always very busy.
especially
I especially like fish.
office
I am working in my office.
shy
I’m too shy to sing.
when
When will you go back to school?
gold
I don’t like gold.
grey
Grey is my favourite colour.
Portugal
Portugal is too far away.
sunbathing
I hate sunbathing.
sailing
I like sailing.
sport
Basketball is my favourite sport.
bar
Jerry always goes to the bar.
traffic
The traffic is bad today.
pardon
Pardon?
armchair
I don’t like armchairs, they’re too small.
fridge
My fridge is in my kitchen.
TV/television
I am watching TV.
coffee table
My coffee table is in the living room.
shelf
You can have shelves in any room.
plant
I have plants in both my living room and my kitchen.
stereo
I have a loud stereo in my living room.
lamp
I have a lamp in my living room.
cooker
I like to cook chicken on my cooker.
washing machine
My washing machine is on my balcony.
balcony
My house only has one balcony.
cupboard
I don’t have any skeletons in my cupboard.
cup
I have a cup of water.
half empty/half full
Is your cup half empty or half full?
Positive person
I am a positive person, I always believe in myself.
Negative person
I am a negative person, it is always someone else’s fault.
sofa
I have a sofa in my living room.
purple
I don’t like purple, my favourite colour is grey.
bookshelf
I have lots of fiction on my bookshelf.
rug
I don’t have a rug.
mirror
My mum’s bedroom has a mirror.
bedroom
My bedroom is white.
white
My bedroom is white.
fireplace
You can’t have a fireplace in an apartment.
air conditioner
I always use my air conditioner in the summer.
behind
There is a crocodile behind you.
crocodile
There is a crocodile behind you.
above
The light is above me.
over
The painting is over the TV.
side table
The telephone is on the side table.
aeroplane
I go on an aeroplane once a year.
How often do you go to Wuhan?
I go to Wuhan once a year.
never
I never go to Hong Kong.
rarely
I rarely go to Beijing.
toilet
I don’t need to go to the toilet.
flight attendant
Nobody wants to be a flight attendant.
first class
I want to fly first class.
cockpit
The cockpit of a plane is always closed now.
emergency exit
Where is the emergency exit?
apartment
I live in an apartment.
house/villa
I would prefer to live in an house.
aspirin
If you have a headache, take an aspirin.
chemist
I can buy aspirin at the chemist.
travel agency
I never use the travel agency.
bank
I can withdraw money at the bank.
post office
I want to go to the post office.
pub
You can buy a beer at the pub.
husband
I will never have a husband.
family
I have a big family.
cousin
I have so many cousins.
nephew
I don’t have any nephews.
parents
I have two parents.
aunt
I have 2 aunts.
annoying
Computers are very annoying.
translate
Computers can translate from English to Chinese.
poetry
Computers can write poetry.
hear
Can you hear me?
scary story
Let me tell you a scary story.
feel
I feel happy.
fall in love
Computers can’t fall in love.