3. Honestly, Robin. In real life, there is always context, except in English lessons where teachers "try" to make students memorize random vocabulary, which normally serves no purpose. You ask for a: glass of coke, glass of wine, a cup of tea, cup of coffee, a pint of beer, a pitcher of beer, a mug of beer. And the cool thing about English is that you can order "some" of anything when the way that it is being served is obvious. So if someone at a party is serving Coke in glasses or even plastic cups, you may say, "May I have some Coke please" and there in that context, it'll be obvious you need not specify how it will be served. 4. Sometimes, adults offer each other "a drink". "Would you like a drink?" But normally that needs to be followed up by, "Sure, what do you have?" and then a more specific offer will follow: "Gin and Tonic sound good?". Otherwise, the person won't know which "drink" to prepare for you. When people go out and socialize and part of that involves consuming alcoholic beverages, it is common to say: "Yeah, yeah. We went out and had a few drinks." / "John and the boys went out for drinks." Hope that helps out a little bit. And hey, if you drink, remember not to drive or to wait until the effects have worn off. Good luck!

Great question, Robin! Let's go one by one: 1. In the context of a store, we say that a store or supermarket sells beverages, more specifically: non-alcoholic beverages (water, juice, carbonated soft drinks like Coke and Sprite) and alcoholic beverages (wine, beer and vodka). "Excuse me, where can I find Coke?" / "In the Beverage Section, next aisle across the frozen foods:" 2. At a party, there are many drinks you can ask for at the bar (whether it's a real bar or just a friend improvising). Some of those are drinks, meaning they're prepared with a mix of ingredients and others are just alcoholic beverages. A glass of of wine or beer are not really "drinks" per se. You order them and they can be served immediately. Drinks, usually require a bartender with some kind of skill to "prepare" them. Examples: cocktails like Daiquiri, Piña Colada, Mojito, Bloody Mary, Rum and Coke... even Whisky on the rocks. Of course, you can also order a shot of something strong (usually a hard liquor like whisky, rum, vodka and gin)

My pleasure, and I wish you the best onward! :)

* (correction second entry) But I would illustrate the concept with Present Continuous, making it clear that BE operates as an AUXILIARY verb and another verb operates as the MAIN verb.

--- verb DO as an auxiliary -- We use the verb "DO" as an auxiliary verb in Simple Present questions and negative statements, but normally not in affirmative statements. This is a tense that describes actions and situations that are true or the present in general, but are not necessarily happening right now at this moment. The verb DO is also used as an auxiliary verb in Simple Past questions and negative statements. Before thinking about questions, let's make sure we can properly construct affirmative statements in the Simple Present: 1. I have a dog. Auxiliary Verb: NONE Main verb: HAVE 2. She studies algebra. Auxiliary Verb: NONE Main verb: STUDY 3. They need some help. Auxiliary Verb: NONE Main verb: NEED As you can see, Simple Present statements have NO auxiliary verb, so it really confuses students that they would be necessary for a question. Well, the fact is that they are. So, let's see what it looks like when we turn the affirmative statements into questions. 1. Do I have a dog? / Do you have a dog? (depending on who is asking) Auxiliary Verb: DO Main verb: HAVE 2. Does she studies algebra? Auxiliary Verb: DO Main verb: STUDY 3. Do they need some help? Auxiliary Verb: DO Main verb: NEED A great exercise is for students to write clauses as affirmative statements and then as questions. Later on, you can introduce negative statements. And after that, making more complex questions. Example: When is he changing his job? Why do they need some help? But first, the basics. English frequently uses BE and DO as auxiliaries and students need to learn use them properly. Hope that helps. Best of luck! :)

-- verb BE as an auxiliary -- We use the verb "BE" in Present Continuous, whether we are making questions, affirmative statements or negative statements. This is a verb tense normally used to describe what is happening right now. Although, Present Continuous is also used to describe planned future activities; however, an indication of time usually follows. We also use BE in all Continuous forms (Past Continuous, Future Continuous, Present Perfect Continuous, etc). But I would illustrate the concept with Present Perfect, making it clear that BE operates as AUXILIARY verb and another verb operates as the MAIN verb. A next step would be to look at how this works in negative statements. Before thinking about questions, let's make sure we can properly construct affirmative statements. 1. I am sailing. Auxiliary verb: BE / Main verb: SAIL 2. We are reading the lesson. Auxiliary verb: BE / Main verb: READ 3. He is changing his job. Auxiliary verb: BE / Main verb: CHANGE Let's turn those into questions. Point out to the student the change in word order. This is essential! 1. Am I sailing? / Are you sailing? (depending on who is asking whom) Auxiliary verb: BE / Main verb: SAIL 2. Are we reading the lesson? Auxiliary verb: BE / Main verb: READ 3. Is he changing his job? Auxiliary verb: BE / Main verb: CHANGE

That’s a great question! First, I would make sure that they understand that English is a language that uses auxiliary verbs. This is just one of those things that they have to accept. Other languages don't use them. English does. End of story. So then the next question becomes: When do we use the verb "BE" or the verb "DO" as an auxiliary in a question and in negative statements?