How do we use the word 'it'?
‘It’ is used as reference to a specific thing, place, fact or situation.
[Place]: We went to a new restaurant on the weekend. ‘It’ was very good. ...
[Situation] I wasn’t expecting them to come on the weekend. ‘It’ was a total surprise.
[Fact] The swimming hole has a waterfall, ‘it’ is so fresh and clean.
[Thing] I can’t find my phone, ‘it’ has to be in the car as that is where I last used it.
‘It’ is used as reference to a specific thing, place, fact or situation.
[Place]: We went to a new restaurant on the weekend. ‘It’ was very good. ...
[Situation] I wasn’t expecting them to come on the weekend. ‘It’ was a total surprise.
[Fact] The swimming hole has a waterfall, ‘it’ is so fresh and clean.
[Thing] I can’t find my phone, ‘it’ has to be in the car as that is where I last used it.
How can you use ‘it’ in the following sentences?
1. The road has many cars. _____________ [Thing]
2. I don’t like pasta. ________________ [Fact]
3. The bank is in the city. __________________ [Place]
4. My friends came to dinner at my house last night. _______________ [Situation]
1. The road has many cars. _____________ [Thing]
2. I don’t like pasta. ________________ [Fact]
3. The bank is in the city. __________________ [Place]
4. My friends came to dinner at my house last night. _______________ [Situation]
Feeling Sick
If you’re feeling sick, you might want to tell a friend.
When we talk about physical sickness we use phrases like:
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If you’re feeling sick, you might want to tell a friend.
When we talk about physical sickness we use phrases like:
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‘I am feeling…’ or ‘I have been feeling…’
‘I am feeling very tired today.’
‘I have been feeling very run down lately.’
We might say that we have a specific pain:
‘I have a sore arm.’
‘I have a bad headache.’
‘I have a pain in my back.’
‘My leg really hurts today.’
If someone tells you they are feeling sick, you can respond with sympathy:
‘I’m sorry you’re not feeling well.’
‘I’m sorry to hear that. Maybe you should go home to bed?’
‘That sounds terrible. Have you seen a doctor?’
‘Is there anything I can do?
‘I am feeling very tired today.’
‘I have been feeling very run down lately.’
We might say that we have a specific pain:
‘I have a sore arm.’
‘I have a bad headache.’
‘I have a pain in my back.’
‘My leg really hurts today.’
If someone tells you they are feeling sick, you can respond with sympathy:
‘I’m sorry you’re not feeling well.’
‘I’m sorry to hear that. Maybe you should go home to bed?’
‘That sounds terrible. Have you seen a doctor?’
‘Is there anything I can do?
How Are You Feeling?
When you see a friend who has been sick, it is customary to ask them:
‘How are you feeling?’
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When you see a friend who has been sick, it is customary to ask them:
‘How are you feeling?’
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Here are some possible answers:
‘Great!’
‘Much better now’
‘OK, thanks.’
‘Fine thanks.’
‘A bit tired.’
‘Still not well.’
‘I’m still very sick.’
‘I think I’m getting worse.’
‘Great!’
‘Much better now’
‘OK, thanks.’
‘Fine thanks.’
‘A bit tired.’
‘Still not well.’
‘I’m still very sick.’
‘I think I’m getting worse.’