Book 1

Here are key sentences from each lesson of New Concept English, Book 1. Focusing on memorizing and reviewing these sentences can help us become familiar with essential patterns for daily spoken English.

👜 Excuse me, is this your handbag?
☂ Here's your umbrella and your coat.
🙇 This is not my umbrella. Sorry, sir.
👱‍♀️ This is Miss Sophie Dupont.
👩‍🎓 Sophie is a new student.
👋 Nice to meet you.
🌍 What nationality are you?
🇫🇷 Are you French?
👩‍🏫 Are you a teacher?
👨‍💼 What's your job?
⌨ I'm a keyboard operator.
☀ How are you today? I'm very well, thank you.
👨‍🔧 How is Tony? He's fine, thanks.
😆 Nice to see you.
👔 Whose shirt is that?
👕 My shirt's blue. Tim's shirt's white.
💁 Here you are.
👗 What colour's your new dress? It's green.
🏠 Come upstairs and see it. Here it is!
🏵 It's very smart. That is a lovely hat!
🛂 Your passports, please. Here they are.
🇸🇪 Are you Swedish? We are Danish.
💼 Are these your cases? No, they aren't. Our cases are brown.
👭 Are your friends tourists? Yes, They are.
👨‍🏭 Come and meet our employees, Mr. Richards.
🤝 This is Nicola Grey. How do you do?
👩‍🎨 Those women are very hard-working.
💴 What are their jobs? They're sales reps.
🤵 Who is this young man? He's our office assistant.
👩‍👧‍👦 What's the matter, children? We're tired and thirsty, Mum.
😃 Are you all right now?
👨‍🍳 There's an ice cream man.
🍦 These ice creams are nice.
📔 Give me a book please,Jane.
📘 Which book? This one?
📕 No, not that one. The red one.
🥛 Give me some glasses please, Jane.
🥂 Which glasses? These glasses?
🗄 No, not those. The ones on the shelf.
🍳 Mrs. Smith's kitchen is small.
🥘 There is a refigerator in the kitchen.
🛁 It is on the right / on the left / in the middle of the room.
🔥 The cooker is blue / white.
🍶 The bottle is empty / clean.
🖼 There are some pictures in the room / on the talbe.
🚪 The pictures are on the wall.
📼 The stereo is near the door.
🚪 Come in, Amy.
🚪 Shut the door, please!
🛌 This bedroom's very untidy.
👩 What must I do, Mrs. Jones?
💨 Open the window and air the room. Then put these clothes in the wardrobe.
🏡 Where's Sally, Jack? She's in the garden, Jean.
🌴 What's she doing? She's sitting under the tree.
🐒 Is Tim in the garden, too? He's climbing the tree.
🌳 I beg your pardon? Who's climbing the tree?
🐕 What about the dog? It's running across the grass.
🌤 It is a fine day today.
👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 Mr. Jones is with his family.
🌉 They are walking over the bridge.
🛩 The aeroplane is flying over the river.
⛰ Our village is in a valley. It is between two hills.
👫 My wife and I are walking along the banks of the river.
🙎‍♂️ There is a boy in the water. He is swimming across the river.
🏫 Some children are coming out of the building. Some of them are going into the park.
🏗 You're working hard, George.
📚 What are you doing? I'm making a bookcase.
👨‍🎨 What are you going to do now, George? I'm going to paint it. I'm going to paint it pink!
💓 It's for my daughter, Susan. Pink's her favourite colour.
🚫 Don't do that. Give it to me.
🍾 What are you going to do with it? I'm going to put it here, in front of the window.
🏠 Don't put it there, Sam. Put it here, on this shelf.
🏺 It's a lovely vase.
👜 Is that bag heavy, Penny? Not very.
💺 Put it on this chair.
🥖 What's in it? A piece of cheese. A loaf of bread. A bar of soap. A bottle of milk.A pound of sugar. Half a pound of coffee. A quarter of a pound of tea. And a tin of tobacco.
🍵 Can you make the tea, Sam? Yes, of course I can, Penny.
🍯 Is there any water in this kettle? Yes, there is.
🫖 Where's the tea? It's over there, behind the teapot.
🍯 Can you see it? I can see the teapot, but I can't see the tea.
🍵 There it is! It's in front of you!
🍶 Where are the cups? There are some in the cupboard.
Why can't Pamela type the letter? Can you come here a minute please, Bob? Can she type this letter for me? Can you type this letter for the boss please, Pamela? The boss's handwriting is terrible!
How does Ann like her coffee? Do you like coffee, Ann? Do you want any sugar? I don't like milk in my coffee.
What does Mr. Bird like? Do you want beef or lamb? I like lamb, but my husband doesn't. What about some steak? To tell you the truth, Mrs. Bird, I don't like chicken either!
Does it ever snow in Greece? Where do you come from? I come from Greece. What's the climate like in your country? It's very pleasant. What's the weather like in spring? It's often windy in March. It's always warm in April and May,but it rains sometimes. The sun shines every day. Is it cold or warm in autumn? It snows sometimes.
What is the favourite subject of conversation in England? It's often wet in the West and sometimes warm in the South. Which seasons do you like best? The days are long and the nights are short. The sun rises early and sets late. I don't like autumn and winter. The days are short and the nights are long. Our climate is not very good, but it's certainly interesting. It's our favourite subject of conversation.
When do the children do their homework? The Sawyers live at 87 King Street. In the morning, Mr. Sawyer goes to work and the children go to school. Their father takes them to school every day. Mrs. Sawyer stays at home every day. She always eats her lunch at noon. In the afternoon, she usually sees her friends. At night, the children always do their homework. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper, but sometimes he and his wife watch television.
What is Mr. Sawyer doing tonight? In the evening, the children usually do their homework, but this evening, they are not doing their homework. At the moment, they are playing in the garden. It is nine o'clock. Mr. Sawyer usually reads his newspaper at night. But he's not reading his newspaper tonight. At the moment, he's reading an interesting book.
Does the lady buy any chalk? I want some envelopes, please. Do you want the large size or the small size? Do you have any writing paper? I don't have any small pads. I only have large ones. And I want some glue. Is that all? What else do you want? I want my change.