1 course GREEN CARD lesson 4

English lesson focusing on common mistakes, vocabulary, adjectives, and prepositions with cultural examples from various countries.

Key Takeaways

The adjective 'famous' is always used with the preposition 'for' in English.
Nationality adjectives and native language names must be used correctly (e.g., 'Turkish' not 'Turkey').
Common mistakes include incorrect prepositions after verbs and adjectives, such as 'married with' instead of 'married to'.
Positive and negative personality traits can be enhanced with adverbs for more precise meaning.
Interactive exercises help reinforce grammar, vocabulary, and cultural knowledge.

What the video covers

Revision of previous lessons using pictures and interactive questions.
Common grammar mistakes corrected, especially prepositions with 'famous' and marital status expressions.
Focus on national stereotypes and cultural facts about Ukrainians, Italians, Egyptians, Germans, Dutch, Brazilians, Chinese, Greeks, and English people.
Vocabulary building with positive and negative personality traits, including adjectives and adverbs.
Practice with jobs and occupations, including correct verb-preposition combinations.
Emphasis on correct use of nationality adjectives and native language forms.
Matching exercises translating English adjectives into another language (likely Ukrainian).
Use of boosters and adverbs to modify adjectives for more natural English.
Examples and corrections for common mistakes in nationality and language expressions.
Final vocabulary and grammar practice with fill-in-the-gap exercises.

Chapters

What is the correct preposition to use with the adjective 'famous'?

The adjective 'famous' is used with the preposition 'for' in English, as in 'famous for their pyramids' or 'famous for their beer.'

How should nationality adjectives be used correctly in English?

Nationality adjectives must match the noun correctly, for example, 'Turkish' instead of 'Turkey' when referring to the native language or people.

What common mistake is made when describing marital status?

A common mistake is using 'married with' instead of the correct form 'married to' when describing whom someone is married to.

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Hey, my dear students, welcome back to our video lectures. But first, let's do some revisions. So, let's recall what we learned in the previous lecture, and with the help of the pictures, I'd like you to build your own examples while answering my questions.

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while answering my questions foreign what are the ukrainians famous for foreign okay don't forget to stop the video and answer the question so let's check the ukrainians are famous for their Salo borsch and veranica what are the Italians famous for

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What are the Ukrainians famous for?

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the Egyptians are famous for their pyramids mommies and legends what are the Germans famous for new team that Germans are famous for their beer cars and sausages and now I want to give you some examples and your task is going to be to find and

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Okay, don't forget to stop the video and answer the question. So, let's check. The Ukrainians are famous for their salo, borsch, and varenyky. What are the Italians famous for?

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check it okay so he is married with French woman let's check the correct answer is gonna be he is married to a French woman foreign [Music] okay number two our native language is turkey what's wrong here let's check so our native language is

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Italy team. The Italians are famous for their olive oil, pizza, and the Colosseum. What are the Dutch famous for?

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people are arrogant so where is the mistake who do you think okay let's check so you can say the English people are arrogant um um the English are arrogant foreign okay example number five the Brazilians are famous with their tulips so what's wrong

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Dreams. The Dutch are famous for their tulips, cheese, and canals. What are the Egyptians famous for?

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with preposition form okay example number six the Chinese people are pragmatic people so what's wrong here okay let's check um so we can say Chinese people are pragmatic yeah we can also use for example and leave the Chinese are

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Jim is. The Egyptians are famous for their pyramids, mummies, and legends. What are the Germans famous for?

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Greece and finally we are Greek and example number eight their native language is is relish hmm such an interesting word but it doesn't existence their native language is and now my dear friends let's recall jobs and occupations so fill in the Gap with the correct

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New team. The Germans are famous for their beer, cars, and sausages. And now, I want to give you some examples, and your task is going to be to find and correct the mistakes. So, let's take a look at the first one. He's married with French woman. So, how do you think? What's wrong here? If you need some time to think, stop the video, correct the mistake, and then check it.

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the respectively is um she is a teacher she is in right in teaching what are they what are they they are builders they are in foreign okay take a look at this picture he is a right a businessman

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Okay, so he is married with French woman. Let's check. The correct answer is going to be: He is married to a French woman.

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remember from the previous lecture he practices and what is here he is a swimmer with and he is in right swimmingham what is she she is a cleaner she is in K cleaning what is him he is a roofer vinpokri velnik and he is in

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Okay, number two. Our native language is Turkey. What's wrong here? Let's check.

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a Baker Vin packer he is in baking what is he he is at Taylor vincravett he is in sewing ventria what is he he is a farmer with farmer he is in phone what is he he is a Statesman

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So, our native language is Turkish. Turkey, attack, and Turkish.

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let's take a look at new words first okay so the first one is lame lame ugly tall was okay thin fat toasty bold let's see Slim graceful short and stooping totally okay let's read the examples repeat after me

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Number three. She comes from Dutch. So, what's wrong in this example, in this sentence? Let's check.

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like to pay your attention to the word plain plain um duck okay fragile fragile there's no way okay so let's read the examples together with adverbs I am too fat she is really beautiful Lily he is still handsome I hope that you

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She comes from the Netherlands. She comes from the Netherlands.

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um pretty or cute pre-come Glee fragile um yeah slender uh um Slim plump plump Booky good looking simple well built well built foreign okay let's read the examples she is pretty opportunity she is a pretty girl knows business business

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And finally, number four. The English people are arrogant. So, where is the mistake? Who do you think? Okay, let's check.

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time to check your knowledge let's do the matching so in the First Column you've got adjectives in English and in the second column you got their translation so let's try to translate each adjective is what is the correct translation

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So, you can say, the English people are arrogant. The English are arrogant.

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e soft-hearted honest honest so the first letter is not pronounced honest trust me polite lubiasne which faithful Verne sincere generous chadri patient cheerful prudent rasululli sociable well-bread well read naturally cultured educated okay and now let's train the vocabulary

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Okay, example number five. The Brazilians are famous with their tulips. So, what's wrong here? Think a bit. Okay, let's check.

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some more positive traits together with adverbs so once again take a look at the adverbs Okay so Taki quite does it rather always foreign and some more adjectives creative reliable Nadine hospitable hospitable or thinly Frank vidverti intelligent Rosemary

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Of course, we need to say, the Brazilians are famous for their carnivals. Okay, so, and I'd like to pay your attention once again that the adjective famous in the English language is used with the preposition for.

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we will build our examples together with nouns okay but first of course adjectives so brave do you know this word yeah okay careful [Music] um consider it wasn't a province neat or high knee loving lubility earnest seriously honest

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Okay, example number six. The Chinese people are pragmatic people. So, what's wrong here? Okay, let's check.

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she is a neat person he was a loving husband she is a cheerful woman he was an Earnest student s foreign and final example here um the improve transdeo he was an honest judge Vegeta hello this is an honest yeah an honest judge

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So, we can say, Chinese people are pragmatic. Yeah, we can also use, for example, and leave the Chinese are pragmatic people. One of the possible and correct answers. Yep.

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he was an intelligent man atina is a creative person both of yatam modem he was an enterprising young man foreign young girl uh she was a hard-working woman some more positive traits again and again new words decent ly

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And example number seven. We are from Greek. We are Greece. Is it okay? Think a bit. Okay, let's check.

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article this time yeah because our noun is used in the plural form back or foreign they are prudent people and now let's have some practice so in the Box you have a number of adjectives and under the box you have

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So, we need to say, we are from Greece. It is Greece. And finally, we are Greek.

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and now negative traits and let me first of all introduce you some new vocabulary so arrogant ly hot tempered is boastful Moody greedy foreign rude Ruby mean ly selfish teach me brutal Jersey spiteful is listening Wicket slay Dimitri

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And example number eight. Their native language is is relish. Hmm, such an interesting word, but it doesn't exist. Their native language is...

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winter stock is Lee he is brutal and wicked live on is timid and shy then he is nosy and impudent negative traits together with adverbs so once again let's recall how those adverbs are translated into Ukrainian very doujin

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And now, my dear friends, let's recall jobs and occupations. So, fill in the gap with the correct profession and occupation.

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she is somewhat stingy foreign we are rather sly one is option to be they are quite stupid and again negative traits considered considered some of the volume difficult knee timid timid boys reservedi so repeat after me then some of the volume

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Okay, so look at the picture and try to guess the profession of this person. So, he is a preacher. Is in right preaching. She is, take a look at her. How do you think? I hope that you recognize your lecturer.

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at the adjectives so boring oh well in most cases they can be used interchangeably will be interested so let's read the examples he is a boring teacher it was a boring session foreign it was a dull speech then

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The respectively is, um, she is a teacher. She is in right in teaching. What are they? What are they? They are builders. They are in...

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guilty innocent never me cool holiday warm deadly bored excited closed open early late Disney hungry oh lordney Fed Up City bojorlon upset content that the volany and now it's time for us to build some examples she is alive

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Okay, take a look at this picture. He is a, right, a businessman.

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ovoni please nervous spokini disappointed satisfied the volany doubtful nimni confident ly sorry glad radi Dangerously save famous vidome unknown foreign and let's build a few examples she is annoyed we are Kong he is disappointed I am doubtful we are sorry

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In businessman, he is in business home. What are they? They are right boxers from the box area. They are in...

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every afraid scared angry sleepy crazy insane normally let's read the examples he is sleepy she is awake she is awake again speech he is asleep we were not afraid you are scared she was not angry [Music] they are not cross

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Okay, what is him? He is a lawyer with your wrist advocate. And we need to say, I hope that you remember from the previous lecture he practices. And what is here? He is a swimmer with, and he is in right swimmingham. What is she? She is a cleaner. She is in K cleaning. What is him? He is a roofer vinpokri velnik, and he is in roofing Vince. What is he? He is a plumber, plumber. So, let me remind you that letter B is not pronounced. It should be silent. He is a plumber, plumber. Okay, he is in plumbing technical. What is here? He is a baker vin packer. He is in baking. What is he? He is a tailor vincravett. He is in sewing ventria. What is he? He is a farmer with farmer. He is in phone. What is he? He is a statesman diage. He is in politics political.

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we are not ashamed they were worried me we are not surprised okay let's add to our Lexus some adverbs okay uh but first remind me the translation um so uh number number one a bit or a little bit

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Okay, my dear friends, so our revisions are done, and now it's time for us to start a new lesson. And today, my dear students, we will learn some new vocabulary to describe appearance. So, let's take a look at new words first.

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she is really annoyed you are too tired he is too drunk he is very cross we are very nervous myself we are quite pleased I am quite satisfied them is pleased talk okay one more example yeah absolutely I am absolutely sure

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Okay, so the first one is lame, lame, ugly, tall, was. Okay, thin, fat, toasty, bold. Let's see slim, graceful, short, and stooping totally. Okay, let's read the examples. Repeat after me.

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it's pretty warm this is really nice it's really neat it's quite easy said it's quite early it's rather late the um dosage it's rather difficult it's too dangerous it's too doubtful it's very interesting it's very simple and now my dear friends I'd like to

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He is lame and ugly. Vonabullah. She was tall and thin. You are fat and bold.

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in a good mood y harness um then to be in a bad mood Australia in a hurry in a rage in a rage in that foreign despair in power privilege okay and let's build some examples she is in a good mood

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Foreign and graceful. Tea is you are short and stooping. And now, let's add some adverbs, so-called boosters with them.

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preposition in and out of them so let's take a look at the vocabulary and compare the meaning so in Lucknow um [Music] yeah okay in danger and vice versa a lot of danger Will glad that is in fashion

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Okay, so, um, before we start reading examples, I'd like to pay your attention to the word plain. Plain, um, duck. Okay, fragile, fragile. There's no way.

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it's in order it's a nesprevenue it's out of order preposition on on a diet on the run under arrest under age knee he is under age we are under arrest she is on a diet we are on the Run

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Okay, so let's read the examples together with adverbs. I am too fat. She is really beautiful. Lily, he is still handsome. I hope that you remember that handsome, this adjective we use when we talk about men, yeah, and boys.

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is they are absolutely right it so how do you think what do we need here yeah okay if your answer was preposition about so you were absolutely right uh let's translate the example they are absolutely right about it

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Okay, let's move on.

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clothes okay so the next example um we are doubtful about that modest o with no choice he is modest about his success she is serious about her studies foreign okay some more adjectives was preposition about uh nervous worried

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And again, I'd like to introduce you to some more new words, some more new adjectives connected with appearance. Is one, um, pretty or cute, pre-come Glee, fragile, um, yeah, slender, uh, um, slim, plump, plump, booky, good looking, simple, well built, well built.

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and think about the possible Gap she is honest her friend so what do we need to use here yeah all right this is preposition with she is honest with her friend yeah okay so preposition under discussion is preposition with

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Foreign, okay, let's read the examples. She is pretty opportunity. She is a pretty girl knows business, business.

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he is annoyed with her name she is happy with him I am careful with them yes no she is bored with him a we are angry with him they are lucky with me she is in love with me

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Okay, the next example, um, she was a fragile woman. He is a plain man. He is a slender man.

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preposition of and a group of adjectives used was preposition of let's read the examples I am fond of Rock s they are aware of danger we are proud of our parents she is sure of his success I am doubtful of everything

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Foreign girl, foreign man. Veen, he is a good looking man. He was a handsome man. He is a well-built man.

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okay and final example she is sick of housework time to have some practice fill in the gaps with the correct preposition was about or of them let's take a look so number one he isn't always honest with his parents

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Time to check your knowledge. Let's do the matching. So, in the first column, you've got adjectives in English, and in the second column, you got their translation. So, let's try to translate each adjective. What is the correct translation?

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um foreign words so as foreign as for me I am very punctual according to him she is always Frank foreign as for him he is never late um according to them she is to nosy um foreign as for them they are a little bit

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Right, this is fragile, then Disney, plump, y, bold, Lucy, stooping, sutuli, plain, necrase, and slim, ke. Well done. Positive traits, positive new racing, and so let's first of all read and translate the vocabulary.

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a foreign thanks to him she is in a good mood because of that I am in a bad mood y um because of her he is in trouble now foreign thanks to that it is in fashion now because of them

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So, client, dobre, lubiasne, Frank, e, soft-hearted, honest, honest. So, the first letter is not pronounced. Honest, trust me, polite, lubiasne, which, faithful, Verne, sincere, generous, chadri, patient, cheerful, prudent, rasululli, sociable, well-bread, well read, naturally cultured, educated.

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Nico except for them nobody will be on holiday except for her everybody will be at work except for that control sedopra except for that everything is fine except for that everything was bad foreign except for that everything was ready

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Okay, and now let's train the vocabulary in some examples.

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these parties with beautiful people are so tiresome darling are you jealous about me yes I am a little jealous and why not you are so young and graceful do you think I'm not faithful to you I'm really not sure what to think don't be

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Okay, so let's start, uh, Vin video. He is frank and honestly. She was polite and sincere. Vin buff ET, he was faithful and generous.

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know all came into your students that's it for now and see you next Sunday bye

Topics:English lessongrammar correctionprepositionsnationalitiesvocabulary buildingadjectives and adverbsjobs and occupationscultural factslanguage learningcommon mistakes

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