Tham khảo tài liệu 'basic english usage exercises_6', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 121 160-162 Don t stay there in the comer by yourself. Come over here and talk to us. 160 holiday and holidays We use the singular holiday for a short period of say one or two days. We ve got a holiday next Tuesday. We get five days Christmas holiday this year. We often use holidays for the big holiday of the year. Where are you going for your summer holiday s We always use the singular in the expression on holiday. Note the preposition. I met her on holiday in Norway. NOT . . . in holidays . . . Americans use the word vacation for a long holiday. 161 home We do not use to before home. think I II go home She came home late. NOT . . . to home. In American English home is often used to mean at home. Is anybody home 162 hope 1 After I hope we often use a present tense with a future meaning. I hope she likes will like the flowers. I hope the bus comes soon. 1 163-164 122 2 In negative sentences we usually put not with the verb that comes after hope. I hope she doesn t wake up. NOT Jdon thope he wakes up 3 We can use I was hoping to introduce a polite request. I was hoping you could lend me some money . . . I had hoped is used to talk about hopes that were not realized hopes for things that did not happen. I had hoped that Jennifer would become a doctor but she wasn t good enough at science. For I hope so not see 311. For the difference between hope want expect wish look forward to and wait see 122. 163 how and what . like 1 We use how to ask about things that change for example people s moods and health. We use what . . . like to ask about things that do not change for example people s appearance and character. Compare How s Ron He s very well. What s Ron like He s tall and dark and a bit shy. How does he look Surprised. What does he look like Nice. 2 We often use how to ask about people s reactions to their experiences. How was the film Great. How s your steak How s the new job 3 Don t confuse the preposition like in What . . . like with the verb like. Compare What is
