Joshua's English

Don’t or Am Not?

❌ I don’t hungry.
✅ I am not hungry.
❌ She don’t ready.
✅ She is not ready.

Quick Usage Note:
Use don’t + base verb (action)
✔ I don’t eat meat.
✔ They don’t go to school.

Use am/is/are + not + adjective
✔ I am not tired.
✔ She is not ready.

Use be + ing (present continuous) for actions happening now
✔ I am not eating.
✔ She is not working.

Your Turn:
Write one sentence for each pattern:

don’t + base verb: ______________________
am/is/are + not + adjective: ______________________
be + ing: ______________________

🌍 From Basics to Mastery: A1–C2 Going to the Doctor Vocabulary

🔵 A1:
doctor, nurse | cough, fever, pain | today, now | clinic, hospital | sit, wait, help | sick, tired | and, but

🟢 A2:
patient, receptionist | medicine, appointment | yesterday, tomorrow | pharmacy, waiting room | check, call, rest | better, dizzy | because, so

🟡 B1:
surgeon, patient | symptoms, prescription | last week, morning | medical office, emergency room | examine, recover, treat | serious, healthy | although, however

🟠 B2:
specialist, therapist | diagnosis, infection | recovery period, schedule | urgent care center, laboratory | prescribe, monitor, vaccinate | chronic, contagious | therefore, whereas

🟣 C1:
physician, paramedic | treatment, consultation | duration, follow-up | healthcare facility, rehabilitation center | evaluate, administer, stabilize | critical, preventative | consequently, nevertheless

🔴 C2:
cardiologist, neurologist | prognosis, immunization | recurrence, rehabilitation | medical institution, surgical unit | diagnose, resuscitate, rehabilitate | debilitating, life-threatening | notwithstanding, albeit

✏️ Your Turn
Use at least 5 words from any level (A1–C2) and write some sentences

♦️ Try to include:
1 time word (today, tomorrow, last week, recovery period)
1 connector (and, but, because, however, therefore)
1 verb (wait, examine, prescribe, evaluate, rehabilitate)

♦️ Example starter:
Today I went to the clinic because I had a fever and cough, but the doctor examined me carefully and prescribed medicine to help me recover.

🌍 From Basics to Mastery: A1–C2 Cooking Vocabulary

🔵 A1:
cook, mom, chef | rice, soup, egg | today, now | kitchen, home | cook, eat, wash | hot, tasty | and, but

🟢 A2:
baker, waiter | recipe, meal | yesterday, later | restaurant, stove | mix, boil, serve | delicious, spicy | because, so

🟡 B1:
customer, cook | ingredients, sauce | dinner time, weekend | café, dining area | prepare, fry, taste | healthy, fresh | although, however

🟠 B2:
culinary student, manager | seasoning, nutrition | timing, preparation | commercial kitchen, buffet | grill, bake, garnish | flavorful, nutritious | therefore, whereas

🟣 C1:
nutritionist, caterer | cuisine, presentation | duration, occasion | establishment, banquet hall | substitute, marinate, sauté | essential, perishable | consequently, nevertheless

🔴 C2:
connoisseur, restaurateur | provisions, delicacies | seasonality, coordination | gastronomic institute, culinary enterprise | curate, ferment, emulsify | exquisite, mediocre | notwithstanding, albeit

✏️ Your Turn
Use at least 5 words from any level (A1–C2) and write some sentences.

♦️ Try to include:
1 time word (today, yesterday, weekend, seasonality)
1 connector (and, but, because, however, therefore)
1 verb (cook, prepare, grill, sauté, curate)

♦️ Example starter:
Today I will prepare a healthy meal in the kitchen because my family wants fresh food, but I need to season the soup carefully before I serve it.

🌍 From Basics to Mastery: A1–C2 Grocery Shopping Vocabulary

🔵 A1:
apple, bread, milk | buy, eat | today, now | store, market | go, get, pay | fresh, good | and, but

🟢 A2:
cashier, shopper | price, list | yesterday, later | supermarket, aisle | choose, carry, pay | cheap, expensive | because, so

🟡 B1:
customer, clerk | receipt, brand | sale, week | grocery store, section | compare, pick, check | healthy, fresh | although, however

🟠 B2:
consumer, retailer | discount, item | trend, availability | supermarket chain, organic section | purchase, stock, browse | affordable, nutritious | therefore, whereas

🟣 C1:
client, vendor | ingredients, products | duration, occasion | establishment, marketplace | select, prepare, substitute | essential, perishable | consequently, nevertheless

🔴 C2:
patron, supplier | provisions, commodities | seasonality, timing | enterprise, distribution center | procure, allocate, replenish | premium, substandard | notwithstanding, albeit

✏️ Your Turn
Use at least 5 words from any level (A1–C2) and write some sentences.

♦️Try to include:
1 time word (today, yesterday, week, season)
1 connector (and, but, because, however, therefore)
1 verb (buy, choose, compare, procure, replenish)

♦️Example starter:
Today I will go to the supermarket to buy fresh vegetables because I want to prepare a healthy meal, but I need to compare prices before I choose the best products.

🌍 From Basics to Mastery: A1–C2 Shopping for Clothes Vocabulary

🔵 A1:
shirt, pants, dress | buy, try | today, now | store, mall | go, look, pay | big, small, nice | and, but

🟢 A2:
cashier, customer | price, size | yesterday, later | shop, fitting room | choose, wear, return | cheap, expensive | because, so

🟡 B1:
shopper, assistant | brand, receipt | sale, season | boutique, department store | compare, exchange, fit | comfortable, stylish | although, however

🟠 B2:
retailer, designer | collection, discount | trend, availability | outlet, showroom | purchase, refund, browse | fashionable, affordable | therefore, whereas

🟣 C1:
consumer, stylist | wardrobe, garment | duration, occasion | establishment, retailer | select, coordinate, tailor | elegant, versatile | consequently, nevertheless

🔴 C2:
clientele, couturier | attire, apparel | seasonality, timing | enterprise, fashion house | procure, customize, curate | exquisite, mediocre | notwithstanding, albeit

✏️ Your Turn
Use at least 5 words from any level (A1–C2) and write some sentences.

♦️Try to include:
1 time word (today, yesterday, season, trend)
1 connector (and, but, because, however, therefore)
1 verb (buy, choose, compare, curate, customize)

♦️Example starter:
Today I will go to the store to buy a new shirt because there is a big sale, but I need to compare prices before I choose the best one.

Work Vocabulary Ladder

🌍 From Basics to Mastery: A1–C2 Work Vocabulary

🔵 A1:
job, boss, worker | work, break | today, morning | office, store | go, start, help | busy, tired | and, but

🟢 A2:
manager, coworker | meeting, task | yesterday, tomorrow | company, hospital | arrive, finish, call | easy, hard | because, so

🟡 B1:
employee, supervisor | project, report | schedule, shift | workplace, department | improve, complete, organize | important, stressful | although, however

🟠 B2:
colleague, client | assignment, presentation | deadline, timeframe | corporation, facility | achieve, manage, coordinate | efficient, demanding | therefore, whereas

🟣 C1:
subordinate, executive | strategy, operation | duration, interval | organization, premises | implement, evaluate, delegate | significant, productive | consequently, nevertheless

🔴 C2:
professional, stakeholder | initiative, deliverable | chronology, simultaneity | enterprise, infrastructure | ascertain, facilitate, optimize | paramount, negligible | notwithstanding, albeit

✏️ Your Turn
Use at least 5 words from any level (A1–C2) and write some sentences.

♦️Try to include:
1 time word (today, yesterday, schedule, deadline)
1 connector (and, but, because, however, therefore)
1 verb (go, decide, implement, evaluate, facilitate)

♦️Example starter:
Today I go to work, and I have an important meeting with my manager because we need to finish a project before the deadline.

🌍 From Basics to Mastery: A1–C2 Vocabulary Ladder

🔵 A1:
man, woman, child | bread, rice, apple | day, night, today | school, park, store | go, eat, see | big, small, happy | and, but|

🟢 A2:
neighbor, classmate | sandwich, soup | yesterday, tomorrow | office, hospital | arrive, leave | easy, difficult | because, so|

🟡 B1:
colleague, stranger | meal, dish | schedule, period | neighborhood, building | improve, decide | important, interesting | although, however|

🟠 B2:
acquaintance, relative | cuisine, ingredient | deadline, timeframe | facility, venue | achieve, maintain | efficient, complex | therefore, whereas|

🟣 C1:
counterpart, subordinate | delicacy, nourishment | duration, interval | establishment, premises | implement, evaluate | significant, beneficial | consequently, nevertheless|

🔴 C2:
compatriot, contemporary | gastronomy, sustenance | chronology, simultaneity | municipality, infrastructure | ascertain, facilitate | paramount, negligible | notwithstanding, albeit|

✏️ Your Turn
Use at least 5 words from any level (A1–C2) and write 3–5 sentences.

♦️Try to include:
1 time word (today, yesterday, tomorrow, schedule, deadline)
1 connector (and, but, because, however, therefore)
1 verb (go, decide, implement, evaluate, facilitate)

♦️Example starter:
Today I go to school, but I also want to improve my English because it is important for my future.

⭐ WILL vs WOULD (Simple Guide)
Both will and would are modal verbs, but they are used in different situations.

🔵 WILL = future / certainty / decisions
We use will for:
1. Future predictions
It will rain tomorrow.
I think she will pass the exam.
2. Spontaneous decisions (at the moment of speaking)
I’m hungry. I will make a sandwich.
I will help you with that.
3. Promises or offers
I will call you later.
Don’t worry, I will fix it.

🟡 WOULD = polite / unreal / past habits
We use would for:
1. Polite requests or offers
Would you like some tea?
Would you help me, please?
2. Hypothetical situations (imaginary)
If I had money, I would travel the world.
She would buy that house if it were cheaper.
3. Past repeated actions (like “used to”)
When I was young, I would play outside every day.
He would always visit his grandma on Sundays.

⚖️ Quick Comparison
WILL. WOULD
Future. Imaginary / polite
Real / certain. Unreal / hypothetical
I will go. I would go (if…)
Strong decision. Softer, more polite

🧠 Easy memory tip
WILL = real future
WOULD = “not real” or polite version

✏️ Practice (Your Turn)
Choose will or would:
I think it ___ be sunny tomorrow.
___ you like some coffee?
If I were rich, I ___ buy a big house.
I ___ call you later tonight.

Don’t or Isn’t? Master the Difference in Minutes

🔵 Don’t / Doesn’t (Present Simple – Actions & Habits)
Use with verbs (base form)
🔹 I / You / We / They → don’t
🔹 He / She / It → doesn’t
Examples:
I don’t like coffee.
They don’t work on Sundays.
He doesn’t play soccer.
She doesn’t understand the question.

🟣 Am not / Isn’t / Aren’t (Be Verb – States & Conditions)
Use with:
✔️ Adjectives
✔️ -ing verbs (continuous)
✔️ Location (places)
🔸 I → am not
🔸 He / She / It → isn’t
🔸 You / We / They → aren’t

♦️With Adjectives:
I am not ready.
He isn’t happy.
They aren’t tired.

♦️With -ing Verbs (now / at the moment):
I am not working right now.
She isn’t studying.
We aren’t watching TV.

♦️With Location (places):
I am not at home.
He isn’t here.
They aren’t at the park.

🟢 Key Difference
Don’t / Doesn’t → actions (verbs)
Am not / Isn’t / Aren’t → states (adjective, -ing, place)

✏️ Your Turn
Part A: Choose the correct form (don’t / doesn’t / am not / isn’t / aren’t)
I ______ like spicy food.
She ______ working today.
They ______ at school right now.
He ______ play the guitar.
We ______ ready yet.

✨ Word Challenge Time! ✨

Part A:
Which of these is the verb? 🤔

• Strength
• Strong
• Strengthen
• Strongly

Part B:
Use each word in a sentence 📝

Strength: ____________________________

Strong: ____________________________

Strengthen: ____________________________

Strongly: ____________________________

🔵 Look – Looked – Looked – Looking
🟢 See – Saw – Seen – Seeing
🟣 Watch – Watched – Watched – Watching

Your Turn:
Write one sentence for each verb (try any tense you want):
🔵 Look: __________________________
🟢 See: __________________________
🟣 Watch: __________________________