6- Everyday Conversation

Everyday Conversation

1- I can't stand him any longer


** What's going on between you and your cousin? Did you guys have a fight or something?


## I can't stand him any more. He has such a short fuse that even a little piece of friendly advice sets him off.


** So what did you tell him?


## I told him that if he could be more patient and try not to lose his temper so easily, he would be more popular.


** No wonder he threw a fit. His popularity is really a sore spot.

## Well, I guess I'll just keep my mouth shut. That'll teach me to give advice!


** Not unless you want to die!

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Vocabulary

1- to have a fight
2- to stand somebody
3- short fuse
4- a little piece of friendly advice
5- to set somebody off
6- to lose somebody's temper
7- no wonder
8- to throw a fit
9- sore spot
10- to keep the mouth shut
11- not unless
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2- An invitation

** How about dinner tonight?

# I'd love to

** Where can we meet?

# How about the square?

** All right. What time?

# Is seven o'clock ok?

** Yes, that's fine.

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3- The exam

Larissa looks fairly anxious because the final exam is three days away and she's not fully prepared yet.


JB: Hey, you look concerned. What's on your mind?
Lari : The final exam. I'm not fully prepared yet.
JB: Well, don't worry too much. You still have three days.
Lari: Yeah, but three days will fly past in a wink.
JB: Well, you still have time to cram things into your brain anyway.

Vocabulary

1- To look concern
2- to be on somebody's mind
3- to be fully prepared
4- to fly past in a wink
5- to cram something into somebody's brain


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4- Information

* Excuse me.
# Yes, Can I help you?
* Yes, I'd like some information about trains, please!
# Where to?
* To Barra Funda.
# When?
* Wednesday.
# Morning or afternoon?
* In the evening. About six o'clock.
# There's one at 6:20.
* Ok. Thank you very much.
# Don't mention it.

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5- J.B - Afraid of going to the dentist

Storyline: J.B has a terrible toothache, but he refuses to see a dentist because he had an unnerving experience before.


J.B : Ouch! This tooth is really bugging me.
Lari : Maybe you have a cavity. Have you seen the dentist?
J.B : No, I haven't. Going to the dentist really unnerves me. I try to avoid it like the plague.
Lari : Come on. Don't be a chicken! It can't be that bad!
J.B : I'm not a chicken! But I'll do anything to keep myself from getting in the dentist's chair.
Lari : Even deal with a tooth that's killing you?
J.B : You bet!

Vocabulary

1- Ouch!!
2- to bug somebody
3- to have a cavity
4- to unnerve somebody
5- to avoid
6- like the plague
7- to be a chicken
8- it can't be that bad
9- to keep itself from getting in somewhere
10- dentist's chair
11- to deal with something
12- you bet!

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