When is your birthday?

When is your b-day? (short version of birthday)

May/12/2000 - Jill 

Jill was born in May. 

Jill was born on May 12th.

Jill was born in 2000.  

Song by Lesley Gore: It's my party and I'll cry if I want to - This is an American classic.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xhQag0Pi4 

How do you start your morning? I like to start my day with a cup of Joe.

a cup of joe= a cup of coffee

Caffeine - stimulates the nervous system and makes us more alert

Would you like something to drink? vs. Would you like a drink? - different meanings

How do you take your coffee?

Black

White

with cream

with sugar

I have to call my friend.  - CORRECT

          versus

I have to call to my friend. - WRONG ( We don't need to preposition "to")

to make a call

to call someone

to phone someone

to give someone a call

to ring someone - British English

to return a call

to take a call

to put through a call

to forward my calls 

It is raining cats and dogs = downpour= heavy rain

If if it raining cats and dogs and you don't have an umbrella you will be thoroughly soaked. 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaJo05eQ5MU - Also you can watch this short video on the etymology of this proverb.

to - is used to move from point A to point B

at - general place - at home but in the kitchen,  at the mall in the Sephora store, at the cinema in room A, at Nestle company in the Felix conference room

at the intersection of Aleje Jerozolimskie and Marszalkowska 

In - means inside some sort of a border,  ex. the water is in the glass/ I live in Warsaw.  

on - surface ex.  the books are on the table, the painting is on the wall, the lights are on the ceiling, my feet are on the floor

to meet someone - you meet them for the first time

to meet up with someone - to meet up with your friend(s) or family means to have fun with them/ to meet to enjoy each others company

We can also "hang out" with our friend (s) or family which is equivalent to meet up with them :)

to have a meeting =  the word meeting is always connected with business 

How are you?  This is a standard question yet your answer doesn't have to be standard.  

Common answers: I'm: fine, good, o.k..  I could be better or not bad

More fun ways to answer this questions are:  I'm over the moon./I'm in 7th heaven./ I 'm on cloud 9./ I'm tickled pink. = all mean that you are very happy

or I feel blue. = sad

    I am a bit under the weather. = so/so or a bit sick

    I could be better.

How are you? vs. How have you been doing?

Accept vs. Except

To accept (verb): a deal, an offer, an invitation to a wedding 

acceptance (noun) acceptance of the terms and condition of the contract except for point number 10

except for: I like sports except for extreme ones. (except for= excluding something)

exception to the rule: exception to the rule for example one book two books and one tooth but two teeth