EF2/3 Simple sentences

1. country
My country has ten provinces and three territories.
My mother country is China. my home country is Japan. My adopted country is Canada.
Our country is in trouble.
Sri Lanka is one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
one of the most XXX
Vancouver is one of the most expensive cities in the world.
She is one of the smartest people that I know.

2. baby
She has an ugly baby. That baby looks like a chimp. The baby looks just like you.

3. company
He works for/at/in a big company.
My older son went to the/a company for an interview this morning.

4. I like my work.
The young mother works hard.
Are you working right now?
Are you at work right now?
I am at work.

5. Men and women should be equal.
All humans are equal.
3 tsp equals 1 tbsp.
Three teaspoons equals one tablespoon.
One teaspoon equals 5ml.
Check your cookbook.
Youtube videos show you cooking techniques.

6. family
I love my family. There are five people in my family: me and my wife, and three kids.

My family lives in Hong Kong.
My family lives at 1234 Smith Street.

COLLECTIVE NOUNS- nouns that look plural but are actually singular
family, class, team, group, 
The United States is a big country.
Canada is the second-largest country in the world.

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My glasses are scratched.
My pair of glasses is scratched.

Her pants are too long.
Her pair of pants is too short.
I need two pairs of pants.

The scissors are sharp.
The pair of scissors is dull. not sharp

Your new shirt is nice.
Her new blouse is nice.
top
solids
prints

pants- Canada- trousers, jeans
pants- England- underwear

a button-up shirt
a button-down shirt

He is a button-down person. IDIOM- very conservative person

7. treat
She treated me to a coffee.
My treat. It's on me.
I treat my children well.
She treated the salesperson badly.
We give treats to children on Hallowe'en.
I give my dog a treat before he goes to bed.

I treated my sister badly.

8. parent
My parent live in Korea. XXX
My parents live in Korea.
My parents died last year.
My parents are a very happy couple.
My mother is still alive.
Are both of your parents still alive?

parent- unusual singular
parents - plural

He is from a single-parent family.


10. leave
live
We have to leave soon.
I will leave town today.
I left my home country three years ago.


9. child
children

She has ten children: nine girls and one boy.
I had a good childhood.
childhood- the time when you are a child
My youngest child is very tall.
My young child is very short.

childish- acts like a child
You are being very childish.