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The original list in English [[Language_Checklist/English|can be found here]]. | The original list in English [[Language_Checklist/English|can be found here]]. | ||
===Sentences=== | |||
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|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 1/|1. Are you a student?<br/> | |||
1a. Yes, I am a student.<br/> | |||
1b. No, I am not a student.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 2/|2. Where am I going now?<br/> | |||
2a. You are going to school now.<br/> | |||
2b. You are not going to work.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 3/|3. What was he saying to us?<br/> | |||
3a. He was saying good things to me.<br/> | |||
3b. He was not saying bad things to you.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 4/|4. Who knows everything about Science?<br/> | |||
4a. She does not know everything about Science.<br/> | |||
4b. But she does know everything about History.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 5/|5. How did it look?<br/> | |||
5a. It did not look very good.<br/> | |||
5b. Actually, it did look terrible.]] | |||
|- | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 6/|6. What have you done with all the books?<br/> | |||
6a. We have not sold the books to anyone.<br/> | |||
6b. We have given the books to the kids.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 7/|7. How many times had the boy already seen that movie?<br/> | |||
7a. The boy had already seen that movie several times.<br/> | |||
7b. The boy had not seen that movie only once.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 8/|8. What will they do there?<br/> | |||
8a. They will probably do a favour to us.<br/> | |||
8b. They will never abandon us.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 9/|9. Where would your friend want to stay?<br/> | |||
9a. My friend would certainly want to stay at home with his family.<br/> | |||
9b. My friend would not want to go out with you.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 10/|10. What shall I do tomorrow?<br/> | |||
10a. You shall come to our house for dinner tomorrow.<br/> | |||
10b. You shall not study all night long.]] | |||
|- | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 11/|11. When should that man leave the room?<br/> | |||
11a. That man should leave the room immediately.<br/> | |||
11b. That man should not continue listening to our conversation.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 12/|12. How fast can a dog run?<br/> | |||
12a. A dog can run very fast.<br/> | |||
12b. But a dog can not run faster than a car.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 13/|13. What could people do to make the world a better place?<br/> | |||
13a. People could always speak the truth.<br/> | |||
13b. People could avoid telling lies all the time.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 14/|14. Do you think this book may need something?<br/> | |||
14a. Yes, I think this book may need a new cover.<br/> | |||
14b. No, I do not think this book may need anything.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 15/|15. Why are my kids hiding?<br/> | |||
15a. Because your kids might have a secret.<br/> | |||
15b. They might not want to tell anyone about it.]] | |||
|- | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 16/|16. Are there enough drinks for the party?<br/> | |||
16a. Yes, there is plenty of everything.<br/> | |||
16b. No, someone must bring some beer from the store.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 17/|17. What time does the movie start?<br/> | |||
17a. The movie does not start early.<br/> | |||
17b. The movie does start at 10pm.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 18/|18. Which present should I buy for my mother?<br/> | |||
18a. You should buy that beautiful ring for your mother.<br/> | |||
18b. You should not buy those ugly clothes.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 19/|19. How old is your father?<br/> | |||
19a. My father is not very old.<br/> | |||
19b. My father is forty-nine years old.]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/Group 20/|20. How much is this car going to cost?<br/> | |||
20a. It is not going to cost anything.<br/> | |||
20b. It is going to be a present from the company.]] | |||
|} | |||
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:86%; vertical-align:top;" | |||
|- | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/1. Are you a student?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/1a. Yes, I am a student./]]<br/> | |||
[[/1b. No, I am not a student./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/2. Where am I going now?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/2a. You are going to school now./]]<br/> | |||
[[/2b. You are not going to work./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/3. What was he saying to us?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/3a. He was saying good things to me./]]<br/> | |||
[[/3b. He was not saying bad things to you./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/4. Who knows everything about Science?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/4a. She does not know everything about Science./]]<br/> | |||
[[/4b. But she does know everything about History./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/5. How did it look?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/5a. It did not look very good./]]<br/> | |||
[[/5b. Actually, it did look terrible./]] | |||
|- | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/6. What have you done with all the books?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/6a. We have not sold the books to anyone./]]<br/> | |||
[[/6b. We have given the books to the kids./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/7. How many times had the boy already seen that movie?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/7a. The boy had already seen that movie several times./]]<br/> | |||
[[/7b. The boy had not seen that movie only once./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/8. What will they do there?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/8a. They will probably do a favour to us./]]<br/> | |||
[[/8b. They will never abandon us./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/9. Where would your friend want to stay?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/9a. My friend would certainly want to stay at home with his family./]]<br/> | |||
[[/9b. My friend would not want to go out with you./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/10. What shall I do tomorrow?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/10a. You shall come to our house for dinner tomorrow./]]<br/> | |||
[[/10b. You shall not study all night long./]] | |||
|- | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/11. When should that man leave the room?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/11a. That man should leave the room immediately./]]<br/> | |||
[[/11b. That man should not continue listening to our conversation./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/12. How fast can a dog run?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/12a. A dog can run very fast./]]<br/> | |||
[[/12b. But a dog can not run faster than a car./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/13. What could people do to make the world a better place?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/13a. People could always speak the truth./]]<br/> | |||
[[/13b. People could avoid telling lies all the time./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/14. Do you think this book may need something?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/14a. Yes, I think this book may need a new cover./]]<br/> | |||
[[/14b. No, I do not think this book may need anything./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/15. Why are my kids hiding?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/15a. Because your kids might have a secret./]]<br/> | |||
[[/15b. They might not want to tell anyone about it./]] | |||
|- | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/16. Are there enough drinks for the party?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/16a. Yes, there is plenty of everything./]]<br/> | |||
[[/16b. No, someone must bring some beer from the store./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/17. What time does the movie start?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/17a. The movie does not start early./]]<br/> | |||
[[/17b. The movie does start at 10pm./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/18. Which present should I buy for my mother?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/18a. You should buy that beautiful ring for your mother./]]<br/> | |||
[[/18b. You should not buy those ugly clothes./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/19. How old is your father?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/19a. My father is not very old./]]<br/> | |||
[[/19b. My father is forty-nine years old./]] | |||
|style="vertical-align:top;"|[[/20. How much is this car going to cost?/]]<br/> | |||
[[/20a. It is not going to cost anything./]]<br/> | |||
[[/20b. It is going to be a present from the company./]] | |||
|} | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:02, 23 July 2026
What I call Language Checklist is a series of sentences condensing key sentence structures as well as elementary vocabulary. The current version of the list 60 sentences divided in groups of 3, in the following sequence:
- one question;
- one affirmative answer;
- one negative answer
The concept behind this checklist is that interactions consisting in question and answer are the best way to actively practice a language, either while you are learning the basics or when you already master the language, be it as a warmup or as a list of items to refresh your memory from time to time or when you need to use the language after a while.
I will be posting the lists gradually, for the languages that I am studying.
The original list in English can be found here.
Sentences
Single Languages
The checklist is being developed for the following languages