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#39-49: Useful English Verbs

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Lesson 5:

39. Build (You need many people to build a house).

40. Burn (Unfortunately, the house was burned downed in a fire). (The food was so hot that my mouth was burning!) (If he stands under the sun for too long, his skin will be burned).  (He burned a disk of his favorite songs to give to her.)

41. Burp (No one said anything while they were eating dinner, until Joey burped and everyone laughed.)

42. Buy/Purchase (I’m going to buy a new cell phone.) (Slang: Do you think what he says is true? I don’t buy it. Meaning: I don’t believe it).

43. Calculate (Class, I want you to calculate how many apples I have left if I start with 9 apples and then give 3 to Joey and 4 to Cindy).

44. Call (Mom is calling you to come and eat dinner). (Call me). (Call me Joey).

45. Cancel (I decided to cancel my plan to go to China on vacation, because I was feeling sick).

46. Care (I don’t care who you are, where you’re from, what you’ve done, as long as you’re not a singer for the Backstreet Boys). (Please take care of my pet fish). (She cares a lot about her friends). (Would you care for some more rice?)

47. Carry (Let me carry those books for you; they look heavy.) (This store carries all kinds of computer supplies). (Don’t get carried away).

48. Celebrate (Tomorrow is your birthday?! We should celebrate!)

49. Challenge (He challenged me to a game of chess.)

More words coming soon!