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<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]When Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's paintings were put on display in a gallery in London, one art critic suggested that the exhibition walls should be covered with asbestos!Another poet and essayist described her paintings as "a ribbon around... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Kahlo's work was not widely appreciated during her life, and she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her lifetime.Kahlo, born in in a suburb of Mexico City, was gready affected by two terrible events early in her life.... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]As a result, Kahlo's spine and pelvis became twisted as she grew older.Then in , she was riding in a school bus that was involved in a traffic accident; her pelvis and back were broken in several places.Throughout the rest of her life, the ... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]While lying in her bed recovering in her parents' home, Kahlo taught herself to paint and created her first self-portrait.Despite the tragic events in her life, Kahlo had a reputation for inspiring excitement, happiness, and drama wherever ... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Her preferred fashion and hairstyle are exhibited in the various self-portraits she painted.Kahlo was not only an artist She was also a political activist and an active member of the Young Communist League, an organization founded by anothe... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Although her works were shown in exhibitions in New York and Paris in the s, her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until .At the time, Kahlo was suffering much pain and could not even get out of bed.But she was determined not to m... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Kahlo died in in her parents' home.The official report said that she died from a blood clot, but some people believe she might have committed suicide through an overdose of painkillers.The final words in Kahlo's diary were, "I hope the exi... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Kahlo postcards, T-shirts, and buttons appeared, and several famous movie stars began collecting prints of her work.Various documentary films on Kahlo and the Hollywood film Frida , starring Mexican actress Salma Hayek, helped spread the fa... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]And the year after that, a showing of Kahlo's works at Mexico City's Fine Arts Palace broke the attendance record of previous exhibits at the museum.asbestos: a kind of mineral known for its resistance to fire n.polio a disease that attack... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]blood clot a solid lump of blood in the body n.overdosetoo much of a drug.The prefix "over-" means "too much." n.cult-likea cult is an extreme religious group. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]cult-likea cult is an extreme religious group.The suffix "-like" means "seeming to be or typical." adj. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Spring is coming.The weather gets warmer and warmer.The leaves are green now.Grass is growing, too.They are happy to come back. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]They are happy to come back.Spring is a good time for outdoor activities.I like it. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]There are many kinds of ants in America.One kind is very strong.People and animals are both afraid of it.These ants move in large groups.They eat all the animals, and they can eat wood houses. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]They eat all the animals, and they can eat wood houses.Sometimes they can even kill people.When the ants come near, people have to leave their homes.But people are sometimes glad after the ants pass through, because they can see no insects ... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]My School lifeI am from England.My name is Lily.I'm in a primary school.At school I have many good friends.We go to school from Monday to Friday,and we have five classes every day. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]We go to school from Monday to Friday,and we have five classes every day.I usually go to school by bus, and it takes me about twenty minutes.Our school life is colorful.In our school,many boys like playing football and basketball after clas... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Some girls like ball games, too.In our spare time,we often play together.All the students are very friendly.Of course, as a student, our duty is to study.So a lot of students study very hard and make progress every day. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]So a lot of students study very hard and make progress every day.We hope to make a contribution to the world when we grow up. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Mr.Black and His WifeMr.Black was very angry with his wife, and Mrs.Black was very angry with her husband.For several days they did not speak to each other at all. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]For several days they did not speak to each other at all.One evening, Mr.Black was very tired, so he went to bed soon after dinner.Of course, he did not say anything to Mrs.Black before he went upstairs. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Black before he went upstairs.Mrs.Black washed the dinner things and then she went upstairs.She found a piece of paper on the small table near her bed.On it were the words, " Mother: Wake me up at a. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]On it were the words, " Mother: Wake me up at a._Father"When Mr.Black woke up the next morning, it was nearly a.And there was another piece of paper."Father: Wake up. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]"Father: Wake up.It is a._Mother" </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Denis was a thief.He wrote a letter to another thief Pat.But the police got the letter.It reads: BNLD ZS LHCMHFGS ZMC GZUD SGD SGHQSX ONTMCR VHSG XNT.What's it about? </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]What's it about?How can you read it?The policemen were quick.They studied the letter carefully and soon found out what they want.Now let's suppose you were a policeman. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Now let's suppose you were a policeman.Can you read Denis' letter?Maybe you need some help: When Denis wanted a letter, he wrote down the letter before it in the alphabet.Now can you read Denis' letter?What must Pat do? </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]What must Pat do?When?And what did Denis want? </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Linguists studying English trace its roots back to an ancient language spoken by tribes in Europe and Asia.Today, that language is known simply as Indo-European.As the speakers of Indo-European moved to different areas, various dialects of ... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Today, about languages, with about three billion speakers, can trace their roots to Indo-European.A few words in each of these languages can be seen as evidence that they all came from the same root language.The English word father, for in... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST], people from northern Europe began to setde in the country known today as England.These settlers spoke languages that were closely related to each other, so when they came to England, they easily mixed their languages to create what we now... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Some Norse words, such as get, wrong, and leg, came into the English language when Vikings began to attack England from Scandinavia in the ninth century; but Old English did not change much at that time.English underwent major changes after... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]For example, cooks in an English castle prepared meat from cows, pigs, and sheep, but when the meat was served to the king, it was called beef, pork, and mutton.In other cases, the Old French words replaced Old English words completely, as ... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The next step in the evolution of the English language, from Middle English to Modern English, occurred in the s.At this time, educated people were interested in learning Greek and Latin, and so they began to use many words with Greek and L... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]He also coined such common phrases as "flesh and blood" and "vanish into thin air," which are still used to this day.The Industrial Revolution and the settling of English speakers around the world both brought about further changes in the l... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]English continues to absorb new words into its vocabulary.Take for example the following list of common words borrowed from other languages that most English speakers probably don't even recognize as foreign at all: shampoo , sauna , tycoon... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]database of English in use today.Romance language any of the languages that come from Latin </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]She can't catch it.So she is very hungry.But the bird flies away.They are very angry and then put the cat into the cage. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]It seems that there is no middle ground when it comes to cats.People either love them or hate them.These feelings are not new either.All through history, cats have been worshiped or hated.A study of ancient writings and evidence found in to... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]A study of ancient writings and evidence found in tombs indicates that for the past , years, cats have been kept as pets in China, Arabia, Egypt, and India.However, this isn't very long compared to dogs, which have been domesticated for , y... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]There were more cats living in Egypt during the time of the pharaohs than in any other place in the world since that time.This high number of cats was probably due to the laws protecting them.Cats were associated with the moon goddess, Bast... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Families in Egypt also mourned the death of a cat and had the body of the dead cat wrapped in cloth before it was finally laid to rest.This respect for cats carried over to the Roman Empire where cats were the only animals allowed into temp... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Because they were associated so closely with the "old religions" of Egypt and the Roman Empire, a Christians began to associate cats with pagan beliefs.Cats had a reputation as helpers of witches.When a person was accused of being a witch, ... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Bonfires of collected cats were not uncommon during this time.The days of hunting witches have ended, but other myths about cats still hold out.For a while, people in some places used to bury live cats under new buildings for good luck.As w... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]If a black cat walks in front of a person, that person must take extra care in the near future to watch out for dangerous situations.Regardless of superstitions though, cats remain a popular pet today.Some cat experts believe that a cat can... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]A third of homes in the United States have cats, and on average people who own cats own two rather than just one.Thus, even though there are more homes with dogs in the United States, there are actually about one million more pet cats in th... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]These cat owners will do almost an\-rhing to keep their pets healthy and happy.For those who have always wondered what their pets are trying to tell them, a Japanese company may have come up with the perfect invention.The Takara company sel... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]the Dark Ages the period between the end of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance pagansomeone who doesn't believe in any of the world's major religions, and who usually worships nature meowthe noise a cat makes n. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Why Do You Kick Me?Mr.Brown looks out of the window.There is a boy in the street.He is eating a sandwich. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]He is eating a sandwich.There is a dog in the street,too.The boy says," Come here, good dog.I am going to give you some sandwiches."The dog comes up. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]"The dog comes up.The boy kicks the dog.The dog runs away.Mr.Brown comes out of the house and says to the boy, " Come here,I'm going to give you some money. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Brown comes out of the house and says to the boy, " Come here,I'm going to give you some money." The boy is happy and goes to Mr.Brown.But Mr.Brown doesn't give him any money. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Brown doesn't give him any money.He kicks the boy.The boy cries and says, "Why do you kick me?I don't ask you for money." "The dog doesn't ask you for any sandwiches. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]" "The dog doesn't ask you for any sandwiches." Mr.Brown says, "But you kick it. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Maria had a wonderful vacation.She went to Hawaii because she liked fruit and the Hawaiian bananas and oranges were great.The weather was very good, too.On Monday she went to the beach and visited four museums.The museums were interesting a... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The museums were interesting and not very crowded.On Tuesday she went to the mountains.On Wednesday she visited an old friend.They went to the movies on Wednesday evening.The movie was very funny. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The movie was very funny.The vacation cost $,, but Maria had a wonderful time. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]A Poor ManOnce there lived an old man.He liked gold better than anything else in the world.He often said: " If I have plenty of gold, I shall be the happiest man in the world."One day when he was traveling in the desert, the old man lost hi... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]He was very hungry and thirsty, but there were only rocks and sand around him.Just then, he found a bag lying on the sand.He hoped he would find water and food in it.He took up the bag and opened it.He saw that the bag was full of gold. </s... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]He saw that the bag was full of gold.He was so sad that he threw away the bag and began crying.Now, the old man knew that there was something better than gold in the world. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]One day, he read the sports page.There was a report on an important football match. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Mr Smith was in trouble those days.He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman.He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him.But he couldn't work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge.Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away.He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised he would stop drinking at once.The man told him to wait to be d... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with two badly burnt ears."What happened to your ears?" asked Mr Black."Well," said the man."I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing clothes. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]"I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing clothes.She had put the iron near the telephone before she went to cook supper.Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it.As soon as I went into the sitting room, the... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]""And what happened to the other ear?""When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again! </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]My FamilyThere are four people in my family: my grandma, my father, my mother and I.My father is a doctor.My mother is a math teacher.My grandma doesn't work.She is old. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]She is old.Sometimes she helps mother do the housework.I am a primary school pupil.I study hard.I live a happy life. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]I live a happy life. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]We call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival.There is a name for each Chinese year.We may call it the year of the tiger, the year of the monkey or the year of the boar.And this year is the year of the rabbit.Before New Year's Day, people ar... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Before New Year's Day, people are busy shopping and cleaning their houses.On New Year's Eve, there is a big family dinner.After dinner, all the family stay up late to welcome the New Year.On the first day of the New Year, people put on thei... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]They say "Happy New Year!" and some other greetings to each other.People usually have a very good time during the festival.In America the most important festival is Christmas Day.People go shopping before it and usually there is a family ge... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]People go shopping before it and usually there is a family get-together.Children love it because there are big meals and beautiful Christmas trees.And they can get presents from Father Christmas.In fact, Father Christmas is the parent. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The Twins' BedroomSara and Nora are twin sisters.This is their bedroom.It's a nice room.The two beds are in the same color.They are orange. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]They are orange.This is Sara's bed.Her yellow T-shirt is on it.That bed is Nora's.Her blue trousers are on it. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Her blue trousers are on it.Their desks are in the same color, too.They are blue.They are near their beds.And two chairs are beside the beds. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]And two chairs are beside the beds. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Giving time or taking time to help others is a common way that people give to others.In a survey, Charities Aid Foundation asked thousands of people in over countries about ways they gave to others in the month before the survey.The resul... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The CAF survey did not ask about how people gave tilings to others, but it is clear giving things is quite common.People may buy extra food or other items in order to give these tilings to charities or to those in need.People may also give ... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]When it came to giving money, the CAF survey found that over the past month, % of people had donated money.Over the years, the United States has been one of the most generous countries worldwide.Each year, people, companies, and organizatio... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Half of that is donated each year by average people and families and half is donated by richer people.Recendy, the very rich have been challenged to give even more by the Giving Pledge.A group of very wealthy people like Warren Buffet and B... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]So far, over fifty billionaires around the world have joined Buffet and Gates in the Giving Pledge.charities:an organization to help people in need n.organizations: a group of people working together n.pledge: a formal promise to do somethi... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Yuna Kim is one of the world's best figure skaters.At the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she set three world records.In fact, one of those world records broke a record she set in .At the Olympics, both male and female skaters perform a shor... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]In the short program, skaters have less than three minutes to perform seven required jumps, spins, or other moves.While doing these seven things, the skaters also have to show judges how well they can put these elements together into a kind... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Certainly, there were other women skaters who had the skill to win gold at the Olympics.However, Ms.K im had an advantage.She had already set a number of world records.In , she set the record for the highest score in a short program with . ... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]In , she set the record for the highest score in a short program with .points in Japan.The same year she also set the world record for the highest score in a long program with .points in Russia.Then, in she beat her own record in the short... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Then, in she beat her own record in the short program by scoring .in the United States.At that competition, she also became the first woman to score over points with her short and long programs - her combined score was .The next year at t... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]In the short program, Ms.K im scored ., a new world record.In the long program, she scored ., another world record. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST], another world record.This gave her a combined total of .points, a third world record!Needless to say, her score was enough to win gold.figure skater:an ice skater who uses athletic skills and dancing skiUs n. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]figure skater:an ice skater who uses athletic skills and dancing skiUs n. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Every year, major movie festivals around the world present awards for Best Director.Some of these festivals began decades ago, and their lists of winners for Best Director awards are quite long.However, among all the names of winners, it is... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]In , a Russian director named Yuliya Solntseva won at Cannes for her movie Chronicle of Flaming Years.Since then, no female director won Best Director at Cannes.Other women directed movies that won the Palm d'Or at Cannes, but those female... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Onlv one woman has succeeded in winning the Silver Bear.That woman was Astrid Henning-Jensen from Denmark.Over her career, Mrs.Henning-Jensen directed over movies.In , she won the Silver Bear for her movie Winterborn. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]In , she won the Silver Bear for her movie Winterborn.One of the most difficult festivals for a female director to win Best Director at seems to be the Academy Awards in the USA.In fact, since the Academy Awards began in , only four women ... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]She received the award in .Over the years, women have directed lots of popular movies.For example, Nora Ephron directed the hit romantic-comedy Sleepless in Seattle, and Catherine Hardwicke directed the popular horror movie Twilight.Two ve... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]nominate:suggest as a possible winner or candidate v. </s> |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Although people everywhere seem to enjoy drinking coffee, fhev do not all have the same coffee culture.In Europe for example, coffee shops are common places for people to meet friends and to talk while they drink coffee.On the other hand, l... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]The coffee culture in the USA changed when Starbucks coffee shops spread across the country.The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the USA.It was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beans.... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Things really began to change for the company in .That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks.Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment.He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of specia... |
<s>[INST]Give me some common sentences used in English teaching classes? [/INST]Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did.In , the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company's head of marketing.In , Schultz traveled to Italy.The unique atmosphere of the espresso bars there caught his eye.Back in the... |
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