Getting dressed – Women – English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities Pam puts on some panties, a bra, a dress OR a blouse/ a shirt and a askirt or some pants,  and some socks or some nylons (stockings), some pantyhose.   Dressing for Hot Weather. If it’s hot, Pam wears light clothes a short – [...]

Driving along English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities At an intersection Kate stopped for a red light. When the light turned green, she went ahead. Once, she went over the speed limit. A police officer stopped her and gave her a ticket. At the end of her trip, she parked and turned the car off. Kate and her [...]

Operating a car English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities   Shifting Gears Kate stepped on the clutch pedal shifted into gear and took her foot off the clutch. Speeding Up/ Slowing Down To go faster, Kate pressed the accelerator. As the car speeded up , she shifted into a higher gear. To slow down, Kate let up on [...]

Starting out English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities Kate sat in the driver’s seat and her friends sat in the passenger seats. Kate adjusted her seat and the rear-view mirror. She buckled her seat belt. Kate put the  key into the ignition, …turned the key and started the car She looked over her shoulder and backed out of [...]

Taking a bus English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities Jenny checked her bus schedule. Her bus – a number 77 – was due at eight twenty She walked to the bus stop and sat on a bench to wait for the bus. The bus arrived on time (at eight – twenty). The driver opened the door and Jenny [...]

Eating Breakfast English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities Pam and Dan sit down at the table. Pam drinks some coffee from her mug and eats some cereal. Dan drinks some tea and has an egg with bacon and toast. Sometimes, he dips his toast into the yolk of his egg. As they eat, they read the paper and [...]

Leaving the House English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities Tom puts on a jacket and zips it up. He puts on his shoes and ties them. He picks up his keys and wallet and puts them in his pockets. He picks up his backpack. Then he says goodbye to Jenny. He opens the door steps outside and shuts [...]

Preparing Cold Cereal / Making Toast English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities Preparing Cold Cereal Pam pours some cereal from the box into her bowl. She pours in some milk and sprinkles some sugar her cereal. Then she peels a banana, slices it, and puts the slices on her cereal.   Making Toast Dan puts [...]

Frying an Egg English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities There are four burners on Dan’s stove. He turns on the gas and one of the burners lights. He puts a frying pan on the burner and melts some butter in the pan. He cracks an egg into the pan … and throws the shell into the garbage. The [...]

Taking a shower – English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities. Dan pulls the shower curtain shut. By turning the knob,, he turns the water on. He washes his hair with shampoo and the rest of his body with soap. Then he rinses off with water. After turning the water off, he steps out of the [...]