ESL gold Flash Cards
Conversation
Sample conversation words, phrases and sentences
| Good morning. How are you? | My name is John. |
| What is your name? | I live in Chicago. |
| Where do you live? | I work for Burger King. |
| Where do you work? | How are you feeling? |
| I was sick last week, but I’m fine now. | Do you think it will rain today? |
| I go to night school. | Do you attend school at the university? |
| I’m from China. | Where are you from? |
| I don’t speak English very well. | I am leaning to speak English. |
Greetings
Introducing other people
large, sizable, substantial, great, huge, enormous, extensive, colossal, massive, mammoth, vast, gigantic
big, great, huge, sizable, substantial, immense, enormous, colossal, giant
measuring a small distance from end to end, small, little, tiny brief fleeting, passing, quick
moving or capable of moving at high speed, quick, swift, rapid, speedy
having a high degree of heat or a high temperature, scorching, boiling, searing, fiery
to be desired or approved of, healthy, fine, sound, fit, robust, superior, integrity
having lived for a long time, no longer young, elderly, senior, aged
attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful, lovely, good-looking
a natural oily or greasy sustance, having a large amount of excess flesh, plump, stout, overweight
feeling or showing pleasure or contentment, joyful, jolly, cheery, merry, lighthearted
containing or holding as much or as many as possible, brimfull,filled up, brimming
with little or no light, black, pitch-black, inky, gloom
causing laughter or amusement, humerous, witty, comic, droll, jocular, amusing
arousing curiosity or interest, holding or catching attention, fascinating, gripping, compelling
low in price, worth more than its cost, inexpensive, low-priced, low-cost, economical
of great vertical extent, tall, lofty, towering, soaring, elevated, giant, big
extending far down from the top or surface, cavernous, yawning, gaping
in good health, well, fine, fit, in good shape, robust, strong, vigorous
having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy, affluent, well-to-do, prosperous
easy to mold, cut, compress, or fold, not hard or firm to the touch, mushy
achieved withoug great effort; presenting few difficulties, uncomplicated, undemanding, simple
free from dirt, marks or stains, washed, scrubbed, cleansed, dleaned, virtuous, good
protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed or lost, secure, protected
identical; not different, twin, duplicate, alike, matching, selfsame
happening or completed fefore the usual or expected time for completion
having the power to move heavy weights, powerful, muscular, brawny, sturdy, burly, robust
the highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of simething, summit, peak, pinnacle, crest, tip
pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically, attractive, very pretty, handsome, good looking, alluring
(of a man) good-looking, attractive, striking, gorgeous
feeling or displaying the need for food, ravenous, empty stomach, faint with hunger
feeling a need to drink something, dry, parched, baked, dehydrated
in need of sleep or rest; weary, exhausted, worn out, dog-tired, bone-tired, drained, wasted
having a great deal to accomplish, occupied, engaged, involved, employed, working
not under the control or in the power of another, able to act or be done as one wishes, without cost
of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average, special, eminent, important
kind or pleasant, affable, amiable, congenial, cordial, warm, affectionate, sociable
preferred before all others of the same kind, favored, best-loved, dearest, strongly preferred
small in size, amount, or degree, , small-scale, compact, miniscule, baby, undersized, wee, micro
of a size that is less than normal or usual. little, compact, tiny, miniature, mini
of great or more than average height, especially with respect to an object relative to width
moving or operating or designed to do so, only at a low speed, not quick or fast, sluggish, plodding
of or at a low or relatively low termerature, especially compared to the human body, chilly,cool, icy
of poor quality; inferior or defective, evil, inadequate, defective, shoddy, imperfect
not existing before; made, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time
unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance, unattractive, unappealing, hideous, awful
having opposite surfaces or sides close together, skinny, narrow
feeling or showing sorrow, unhappy, depressed, downcast, down, despondent
containing nothing; not filled or occupied, vacant, unoccupied, abandoned
the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible, illumination or glow
(of a person) solumn or thoughtful in character or manner, earnest, grave, somber, sober
not interesting; dedious, dull, monotonous, unvaried, uneventful, repetitive
costing a lot of money, costly, high-priced, dear, pricey, exorbitant, big-ticket
of less than average height from top to bottom, short, nearly empty, small, little
of little depth
affected by physical or mental illness, ill, unwell, feeling poorly, ailing
lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered normal in a society, indigent
solid, firm, and resistant to pressure, not easily broken, bent or pierced, hardened
needing much effort or skill to accomplish, deal with, or understand, laborious, tough
covered or marked with an unclean substance, grimy, grubby, filthy, muddy, stained
able or likely to cause harm or injury, menacing, threatening, hazardous, perilous, risky
not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form or quality, dissimilar
doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time, tardy
lacking the power to perform physically demanding tasks, lacking physical strength
the lowest point or part, buttocks, base, foot, seat, backside
