When expressing spatial position, in means within a certain spatial range, and on means above the surface of the object. For example:

There is a bird in the tree. There is a bird in the tree. There is a picture on the wall. There is a picture on the wall.

2. this/that/these/those

(1)this is often used to refer to people and things that are close to the speaker in time and place. this is the plural form of this. That is usually used to refer to people and things that are far away from the speaker in time and place. This is the plural form of that. For example:

You look in this box and I'll look in that box over there. Look at this box, and I'll look at that box over there. I want this car, not that car. I want this car, not that one.

Please take these books to his room. Please take these books to his room.

This is mine; That's yours. This is mine and that is yours.

These are apples; These are oranges. These are apples and those are oranges.

(2) In telephone conversation, this often refers to me and that often refers to the other party. For example:

I am Mary. Who's that? I am Mary. Who are you?

3. There is/used to be

There is "you", which exactly means "there is someone or something somewhere or at some time." Its structure is: there is+someone or something+adverbial indicating place or time. The noun followed by be is actually the subject, and the form of the be verb should be consistent with the subject in number. Use when the noun after the be verb is singular or uncountable, and when the noun is plural. For example:

There is a big bottle of coke on the table.

There is a doll in the box. There is a doll in that box.

There are many apples on the tree.

In short, the be structure emphasizes the objective existence of "being". Have means "own, possess, own", that is, someone owns something (sb. Have/have [something]. The subject is usually a noun or pronoun, which belongs to the subject. For example:

I have two brothers and one sister. I have two brothers and one sister.

That house has four rooms. That house has four rooms.

Step 4 look/see/watch

(1)look means "look, look", which mainly refers to the action of looking carefully and emphasizing looking, indicating that you pay attention consciously, but you don't necessarily see it, so as to remind the other party to pay attention. , such as:

Look! The children are playing computer games. Look! The children are playing computer games.

Look! What's over there? Look! What's over there?

When used alone, it is an intransitive verb. For example, if you emphasize looking at someone/something, then the preposition at can take an object, such as:

He's looking at me. He's looking at me.

(2)see emphasizes the result of "seeing", focusing on the result of this action, which means "seeing". See is a transitive verb and can follow the object directly. For example:

What can you see in this painting? What can you see in the picture?

Look at the blackboard. What do you see up there? Look at the blackboard! What do you see?

(3) Watching "watch, watch" focuses on the scene, which means watching, observing or watching an event with full attention and emphasizing the process. It is often used for "watching TV, watching football and watching performances". For example:

We watched a football match on TV yesterday. We watched a football match on TV yesterday.

Step 5 put it on/on

Put on means "put on, put on". It mainly refers to the action of "putting on", followed by a noun indicating clothes, shoes and hats.

In is a preposition, which means "wearing" and emphasizes the state. You can be an attribute, an predicative and an adverbial in a sentence. For example:

It's cold outside, put on your coat. It's cold outside, put on your coat.

He put on his hat and went out. He put on his hat and went out.

The woman in white is John's mother. The woman in a white shirt is John's mother.

6. House/home/family

House: "house" refers to the building where people live; Home: "home" refers to the place where a person often lives with his family; Family: "family", "family" He is not at home. He is not at home.

Please come to my house this afternoon. Please come to my house this afternoon.

My family all get up early. My whole family got up early.

7. Very good, very good, very good, hmm

All four can be used as adjectives, meaning "good", but the first three can be used as both predicative and attributive, and the latter can only be used as predicative. The main differences are:

(1)fine refers to the "good" quality of things and "healthy" when describing people.

It can be used to mean "sunny weather". Your parents are fine. Your parents are in good health.

That's a good machine. That's a good machine.

Today is a good day for a walk. Today is a good day for a walk.

(2)nice mainly refers to the appearance of people or things, indicating "beauty" and "beauty", and can also be used to greet or praise others. For example:

Lucy looks good. Lucy looks beautiful. These coats are very good. These coats are very good.

Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

That's very kind of you. That's very kind of you.

(3) Good refers to "good character" when describing people and "good quality" when describing things, which is a universal expression that people or things are good in all aspects. For example:

Her son is a good student. Her son is a good student.

This red car is very good. That red car is very good.

(4)well can only be used to describe people's "good health" and cannot be used as an attribute. It can also be used as adverbs and adverbials, mostly after modifying verbs. I'm fine, thank you. I am in good health, thank you.

My friend sings very well. My friend sings very well.

8. That's right. /it doesn't matter. /ok.

That's right means "right", which means agreeing with the other party's point of view, opinion or behavior and affirming the other party's answer or judgment. For example:

I think we must help the old man. I think we should help the old man.

That's right. Or you're right. That's right.

It doesn't matter. It means "you're welcome" and "it doesn't matter", which is used to answer the other party's thanks or apologies. For example:

"Thank you very much." "It doesn't matter." "I'm sorry It is broken. " "It doesn't matter."

All right. Say "yes" and "yes", and agree with the other party's suggestion or request. Sometimes it can also mean "good health"

Please tell me about it. Please tell me about it. All right. All right. Is your mother okay? Is your mother healthy?

9. make/do

Both of these words can be interpreted as "doing", but they have different meanings and cannot be mixed. Make means to make or make things, and do means to do a specific thing. Can you make a paper boat for me? Can you make a paper boat for me?

He is doing his homework now. He is doing his homework.

10. Say/say/talk/tell

Shuo: It is the most colloquial and commonly used word, which means "Shuo" and "Shuo", and the emphasis is on what to say. For example:

"I want to go there by bus," he said. He said, "I want to go by bus."

Please say it in English. Please say it in English.

Speaking: "Speaking" focuses on opening your mouth and making sounds, not what to say. Generally used as an intransitive verb (that is, it cannot follow the object directly). Can you tell me something about him? Can you tell me something about him?

I don't like talking like this. I don't like talking like this.

When speaking as a transitive verb, speak can only be used with a certain language, indicating the ability to use words properly in dialogue. For example:

She speaks English very well. She speaks English very well.

Talk: It has a similar meaning to saying, and it also focuses on the action rather than the content. So generally only intransitive verbs are used. But talk implies what is said to someone, which has a strong conversational meaning and focuses on continuous dialogue with others. For example:

I want to talk to him about it. I want to talk to him about it.

Older women like to talk to their children. Older women like to talk to their children.

Tell: "tell" is always followed by a double object except in a few cases. He is telling me a story. He is telling me a story.

Lie to sb. Do sth. /tell sb. Don't do sth.

Teacher Zhao often tells us to study hard.

1 1. Cooking

DocCooking is the general term for "cooking". Cooking refers to a meal or a family meal. Cooking is a gerund and cannot be used as a plural, but it can be modified with some and much in front. Many similar phrases can be derived from do some cooking:

Washing clothes, shopping, reading.

Write something and go fishing.

Another kind of phrase can be derived from the above phrase, and some, many or definite articles cannot be used.

Go shopping, go fishing, go boating and go swimming.

12. like to do sth. /like doing sth.

Enjoy doing sth. It means the same as liking to do something. , but its usage is different. The former emphasizes general hobbies or shows the habit and regularity of action; The latter means one-off and accidental action. For example, he likes playing football, but he doesn't like playing football with Li Ming. He likes playing football, but he doesn't like playing with Li Ming.

13. Other/Other/Another/Another

The rest of the other tables, others, do you have any other questions? Do you have any other questions?

Others, others, other things

Some people in the room are American, the others are French. Some people in the room are American, others are French.

The other stands for the other (one of the two …, the other …

One of my two brothers studies English and the other studies Chinese.

One of my two brothers studies English and the other studies Chinese.

The other refers to the other of the above three, others.

There is room for other books on the shelf. There are some books on the shelf.

14. On the tree/on the tree

In the tree and on the tree are both translated as "on the tree" in Chinese, but there are differences in English. On the tree means that someone or something (other things that don't belong to the tree itself) falls on the tree. It means that when the branches, leaves, flowers and fruits of the tree grow on the tree, you should use them on the tree. For example, there are some apples on the tree. There is a bird in the tree. There is a bird on that tree.

15. Some/any

(1)some and any can modify both countable and uncountable nouns. But there are two points to note.

Some is often used in affirmative sentences, and any is often used in negative sentences and interrogative sentences. For example:

There is some water in the glass. Is there any water in the cup? There is no water in the cup.

(2) We still use some in general questions that the speaker wants to get a positive answer, or in questions that express requests and invitations. Would you like some tea?

16. high/high

(1) When talking about people, animals, trees and other creatures, we mainly use tall instead of high, for example.

A tall woman is riding a tall horse.

(2) When talking about the height of people and things that don't touch the ground, use high instead of tall. For example, a man is standing on a table and a plane is flying in the sky. For example, he is in a tall tree. He is climbing high in the tree. The plane is so high in the sky. The plane flies high in the air.

(3) refers to buildings and mountains, you can use tall or high, but the degree of high is higher than tall.

(4)high can be used as an adverb, but tall can't.

(5)5) The antonym of high is short, and the antonym of high is low.

17. Yes/Maybe

(1)can refers to physical and mental ability, or "ability" to do certain actions according to objective conditions. For example:

Can you ride a bike? Can you ride a bike? what can I do for you? Can I help you?

Can you make a cake? Can you make a cake?

(2) When (2)can is used in negative sentences and interrogative sentences, it sometimes indicates the speaker's "doubt", "guess" or uncertainty. For example:

Where will he be? Where will he be? Can the news be true? Will this news be true?

It's definitely not six o'clock, is it? It can't be six o'clock, can it?

Tom, you can't be hungry so soon. You just had lunch. Tom, you can't be hungry so fast. You just had lunch.

What does he mean? What does he mean?

In daily conversation, can can mean "allow" instead of may, which is more formal. For example:

You can come in anytime. You can come anytime.

-Can I use your pen? Can I use your pen? -Of course you can. Of course.

You can take my seat. I'm leaving. I'm leaving. Please take my seat.

(3) Possibility

Could is the past tense of can, indicating the abilities and possibilities we had in the past (in negative sentences and interrogative sentences). For example:

The doctor said he could help him. The doctor said he could help him.

Lily could swim when she was four years old. Lily could swim when she was four years old.

At that time, we thought the story might be true. At that time, we thought that what was said in the story might be true.

Can can be used instead of can to express the action of the present time, but the tone is more euphemistic. For example:

Can I speak to John? Can I speak to John?

Can you? In spoken language, it means asking the other person to do something. For example, can you wait for half an hour? Can you call again at six? Could you call again at six?

(4) The form of (4) may

There are only two forms: the present and the past. It can represent the simple present tense and the simple past tense, and sometimes it can also represent the future. All other tenses (including future tense) must be expressed by being able to add infinitives. For example:

They failed to come to Beijing. They failed to come to Beijing.

18. Find/find

Searching means "searching", and searching means "discovering, discovering". The former emphasizes the action of "seeing" rather than the result of "seeing", while the latter emphasizes the result of "seeing". She can't find her ruler. She can't find her ruler.

Tom is looking for his watch, but he can't find it. Tom is looking for his watch, but he can't find it.

19. Sleeping

Be sleeping is action, which means "sleeping"; Be asleep stands for state, which means "asleep". What are the children doing in the room? What are the children doing in the room? They are sleeping. They are sleeping.

The children are asleep now. Now the children are asleep.

20. Often/usually/sometimes

Often stands for "often" and sometimes stands for "sometimes". Often higher than usual, usually higher than sometimes. These three words indicate routine and general actions or situations, and are often used with the simple present tense, often before the main predicate verb, after other predicate verbs (be verbs, modal verbs and auxiliary verbs), and sometimes at the end of the sentence. If you want to emphasize, put it at the beginning of the sentence.

We play basketball after school. We usually play basketball after school.

Sometimes I go to bed early. Sometimes, I go to bed early.

He often reads English in the morning. He often reads English in the morning.

2 1. How much/how much

How much money is usually used to inquire about the price of goods. What are the common sentence patterns?

How much is this skirt? How much is this skirt? How much are bananas? How much are these bananas?

How much is followed by uncountable nouns, indicating quantity, and how much is followed by the plural form of countable nouns.

How much meat do you want? How much meat do you want?

How many students are there in your class? How many people are there in your class?

Be good at/be good at/be good at

Being good means "being good" and being evil means "being evil"; Good for … means "friendly to …" and bad for … means "bad for …"; Being good at means "being good at doing well in …", while not being good at it means "not doing well in …".

Doing eye exercises is good for your eyes. Doing eye exercises is good for your eyes.

Eating too much is harmful to your health. Eating too much is harmful to your health.

Miss Li is very kind to all of us. Miss Li is very friendly to all of us.

The boss treats his workers badly. The boss treats his workers badly.

Li Lei is good at drawing, but I am not good at it. Li Lei is good at drawing, but I am not good at it.

23. Every one

Each and every have the meaning of "each", but the meaning and usage are different. Everyone pays attention to the individual, and everyone pays attention to the whole. Each card can be used by more than two people, and each card can only be used by more than three people.

Each of us has a new book. Each of us has a new book. There are trees on each side of the street. There are trees on both sides of the street. He gets up early every morning. He gets up early every morning.

Each can be used as an adjective, adverb and pronoun; Every can only be used as an adjective.

Each of them has his own responsibilities. Each of them has his own obligations.

Each of them wants to do different things. Each of them wants to do different things.

24. Simple present tense/present continuous tense

The simple present tense indicates the routine or habitual action or the state of being, and also indicates the speaker's ability and natural phenomena; The present continuous tense indicates an action that is going on or taking place (in the form of am/is/are/+do).

I do my homework at night. I do my homework at night.

I am doing my homework now. I am doing my homework now.

The present continuous tense is often used with the words now, these days, now or watching and listening. The present tense is often used with oft, always, some times, universally, daily, morning, on Mondays, etc.

We often clean the classroom after school.

Look! They are cleaning the classroom. Look! They are cleaning the classroom.

The rest of the books are in the back.