{"id":1357,"date":"2015-06-11T22:37:22","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T03:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/englishugto\/?page_id=1357"},"modified":"2015-06-11T22:37:22","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T03:37:22","slug":"chunks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ugto.mx\/englishugto\/chunks\/","title":{"rendered":"Chunks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What are chunks and how can they help improve my fluency in English?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Knowing the meaning of a word is useful, but knowing how to use it in context is vital. Words aren&#8217;t used in isolation and will often form part of an expression or fixed set of words. Being able to call on these &#8216;chunks&#8217; of vocabulary will help you to improve English fluency skills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Category<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Greetings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Good afternoon<\/li>\n<li>2. Good morning<\/li>\n<li>3. Good evening<\/li>\n<li>4. Good luck<\/li>\n<li>5. Great<\/li>\n<li>6. Happy birthday<\/li>\n<li>7. Have a good trip<\/li>\n<li>8. Nice to meet you<\/li>\n<li>9. How are you?<\/li>\n<li>10. How are you doing?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Travel, directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11. At what time?<\/li>\n<li>12. Does this road go to___?<\/li>\n<li>13. Go straight ahead<\/li>\n<li>14. How do I get there?<\/li>\n<li>15. How do I get to___?<\/li>\n<li>16. How long does it take by car?<\/li>\n<li>17. How long does it take by bus?<\/li>\n<li>18. How long does it take to get to?<\/li>\n<li>19. I\u2019d like to make a phone call?<\/li>\n<li>20. I\u2019d like to make a reservation<\/li>\n<li>21. I\u2019m going home in __ days<\/li>\n<li>22. I\u2019m looking for ___<\/li>\n<li>23. I\u2019m leaving tomorrow<\/li>\n<li>24. One ticket to ___, please<\/li>\n<li>25. Please take me to ___<\/li>\n<li>26. That way<\/li>\n<li>27. Turn around<\/li>\n<li>28. Turn left<\/li>\n<li>29. Turn right<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Making friends<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>30. Are you American?<\/li>\n<li>31. Are you coming this evening?<\/li>\n<li>32. Are you free tonight?<\/li>\n<li>33. Are you going by bus?<\/li>\n<li>34. Are you going by car?<\/li>\n<li>35. Are you hungry?<\/li>\n<li>36. Are you sure?<\/li>\n<li>37. Are you working tomorrow?<\/li>\n<li>38. Cheers!<\/li>\n<li>39. Did you get my email?<\/li>\n<li>40. Do you to ___often?<\/li>\n<li>41. Do you need anything?<\/li>\n<li>42. Do you want to come with me?<\/li>\n<li>43. Do you want to go with me?<\/li>\n<li>44. Give me a call<\/li>\n<li>45. How long have you been here?<\/li>\n<li>46. How long have you been in ___?<\/li>\n<li>47. How long have you lived here?<\/li>\n<li>48. How many languages do you speak?<\/li>\n<li>49. How old are you?<\/li>\n<li>50. This is the first time I\u2019ve been here<\/li>\n<li>51. What are you going to do tonight?<\/li>\n<li>52. What are your hobbies?<\/li>\n<li>53. What do you study?<\/li>\n<li>54. What do you want to do?<\/li>\n<li>55. What\u2019s your favorite movie?<\/li>\n<li>56. Let\u2019s meet in ___<\/li>\n<li>57. Let\u2019s meet at___<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Exchanging personal information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>58. Here\u2019s my number<\/li>\n<li>59. What\u2019s your cellphone number?<\/li>\n<li>60. What\u2019s your address?<\/li>\n<li>61. Can you write your email for me?<\/li>\n<li>62. Can you write your ___ for me?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Communication difficulties<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>63. Am I pronouncing it correctly?<\/li>\n<li>64. Can you help me?<\/li>\n<li>65. Can you do me a favor?<\/li>\n<li>66. Can you say that again please?<\/li>\n<li>67. Can you show me?<\/li>\n<li>68. Do you speak English?<\/li>\n<li>69. Excuse me, what did you say?<\/li>\n<li>70. Forget it, thank you.<\/li>\n<li>71. Please speak more slowly<\/li>\n<li>72. 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