A Useful expressions

1 be tired of (doing) sth

I am tired of reading now. = I’ve done so much reading and I don’t want to do any more.

2 consider doing sth

Have you ever considered using the lab in your free class? = Have you ever thought of using the lab in your free class?(Maybe you can use the lab in your free time.)

3 suggest (that) sb do sth suggest (doing) sth /sb

I suggest (that ) you do more pratice. The engineer suggested she ask the police for help.

Where shall we go? I suggest Hong kong! Who can do the job? Tom suggests Lucy.

What do you think we should do? I suggest listening to music.

suggest 后應該接所建議的內容 而advise要接接受建議的人(advice sb to do sth)

4 get along(on) well with sb與某人相處得好 get along(on) with sth 某事進行的怎樣

The other students get on ( along ) well with each other.

How are you getting along with your English studies?

5 tell lies

My cousin told a lie = My cousin didn’t tell the truth.

6 try one’s best

I will try my best to help you. = I’ll do my best to help you.

7 worry about…

Don’t worry about being short. She always worries about making mistakes when she speaks English. My mother still worries about my poor health / me.

8 because of …

He is late because of a traffic accident. = Because there was a traffic accident, he is late.

Because of his son, she has to move to another city. = Because his son will study in a university in that city, she has to move there.

because 是一個連詞，后面要接句子；而because of是一個介詞，后面要接名詞短語或代詞作賓語。

B Sentence patterns

1 Ways of giving advice or suggestions

I suggest he take more exercise to lose weight. I advise him to take more exercise to lose weight. Why don’t you take more exercise to lose weight? Why not take more exercise to lose weight? Have you considered taking more exercise to lose weight?