Cleaning the House

Focus:
A: Honey, the house is such a mess! I need you to help me tidy up a bit. My
boss and her husband are coming over for dinner and the house needs to be
spotless!
B: Im in the middle of something right now. Ill be there in a second.
A: This cant wait! I need your help now!
B: Alright, alright. Im coming.
A: Ok, heres a list of chores we need to get done. Ill do the dishes and get
all the groceries for tonight. You can sweep and mop the floors. Oh, and
the furniture needs to be dusted.
B: You know what, I have to pick something up at the mall, so why dont you
clean the floors and Ill go to the supermarket and get all the groceries.
A: Sure thats fine. Here is the list of all the things you need to get. Dont
forget anything! And can you pick up a bottle of wine on your way home?
B: Hey, honey Im back. Wow, the house looks really good!
A: Great! Can you set the table?
B: Just a sec Im just gonna vacuum this rug real fast
A: Wait! Dont turn it on...
Spotless
Chore housework
Do the dishes
Get the groceries
Sweep and mop the floors sweep the floormop the floor
Dust the furniture
List
Vacuum the rug

Here Comes the Bride

Focusam/is/are+V-ing
A: I cant believe that Anthony is finally getting married!
B: Yeah well its about time! Hes been living with his parents for 40 years!
A: Dont be mean. Look here come the bridesmaids! Their dresses look
beautiful!
B: Who are those kids walking down the aisle?
A: Thats the flower girl and the ring bearer. Im pretty sure theyre the
grooms niece and nephew. Oh, they look so cute!
B: I just hope the priest makes it quick. Im starving. I hope the foods good
at the reception.
A: Thats all you ever think about, food! Oh, I think the brides coming
now! She looks gorgeous. Wait, whats she doing? Wheres she going?
B: Oh great! Does this mean that the reception is canceled?
Get married with
Its about time.
Dont be mean. Mean

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Bridesmaid
Aisle
Flower girl
Ring bearer
Groom
Niece
Nephew
Priest
Starve
Reception
Gorgeous
Cancel

New Year Resolution

Focus: be going to
A: So, did I tell you about my New Years resolution? Ive decided to go on a
diet.
B: And youre going to completely transform your eating habits, right?
A: Exactly! Im going to cut out all that junk I eat; no more chips, no more
soda, no more fried food.
B: Ive heard this one before.
A: But this time Im going to stick to it. I really mean it! Trust me, Carol,
Im going to be a new man in one years time!
B: Well, I guess well just have to wait and see.
A: Thanks, honey, that was a great meal. Im stuffed. Do we have any chips
left?
New years resolution
Decide to do sth.
Go on a diet
Completely
Transform Transformer
Eating habits
Exactly
Junk junk food
Chips
Soda
Fried food fried rice
Stick to sth.
I really mean it.
Trust
Guess
Wait and see
Stuffed
Left

Turn left here!

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Focus:
A: Hurry up, get in.
B: Im in, lets go!
A: OK, make a left here. . . no wait, I meant make a right. Come on,
speed up!
B: Geez! Whats the rush?
A: Dont worry about it, just drive. Oh, no, the light is about to change. . .
step on it!
B: Are you nuts! Im not going to run a red light!
A: Whatever. Just turn right hereThe freeway will be packed at this hour
lets take a side street. Go on! Get out of our way! Move, move!
B: Whats your problem! Geez. Having a fit is not going to help!
A: Here, I know a shortcutjust go down here, and well cut though
Ashburn Heights. Lets go, lets go! Watch out for that lady!
B: Im going as fast as I can!
A: Yes! We made it. 5:58, just before the library closes.
B: Youre such a geek!
Hurry up
Make a left
Come on
Speed up
Whats the rush?
Worry about
Be about to do
Step on
Are you nuts? Nut Are you nuts
Whatever
Turn right
Free way
Packed
Side street
Have a fit
Shortcut
Watch out for
We made it.
You are such a geek. Geek
Silence please!
Focus: cant
A: Those people in front of us are making so much noise. Its so
inconsiderate!
B: Dont worry about it; its not such a big deal.
A: Oh... I cant hear a thing! Excuse me, can you keep it down?
C: Sure, sorry bout that!
A: Someones phone is ringing!
B: Honey, I think its your phone. Did you forget to switch it off?
A: Oh, no! Youre right. Thats so embarrassing!
C: Do you mind keeping it down? Im trying to watch a movie here!
Make noise

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Inconsiderate
Its not such a big deal.
Be sorry about
Forget to do sth.
Switch off switch on
Embarrassing
Mind doing sth.
Try to do sth.

Can I ask you a favor?

Focus: can & cant
A: Um, sorry to bother you, um... my name is Rachel. Im new here. Can I
ask you a favor?
B: Hi Rachel, welcome on board. Im afraid I cant help you right now. Im
getting ready for a very important meeting.
A: Excuse me, but can I bother you for a sec?
C: You know what, Id love to help you, but Im about to meet an important
client. Do you wanna try Sean instead? He sits right over there.
A: Sorry to interrupt you Sean, could you do me a quick favor?
D: Actually, Im working on a document that is due in a couple minutes. I
really cant talk to you right now. Sorry about that.
A: Geeze! I just want to know where the bathroom is! Whats wrong with you
people!
Bother
Ask sb. a favor
Right now
Get ready for
A sec a second
You know what?
Important client
Interrupt
Do sb. a favor
Work on
Document

Daddy Please!
A: Hey daddy! You look great today; I like your tie! By the way, I was
wondering can I
B: NO!
A: I havent even told you what it is yet!
B: Okay, okay, what do you want?
A: Do you think I could borrow the car? Im going to a concert tonight.
B: Um I dont think so. I need the car tonight to pick up your mother.
A: Ugg! I told you about it last week! Smelly Toes is playing, and Eric asked if
I would go with him!

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B: Whos this Eric guy?

A: Duh! Hes like the hottest and most popular guy at school! Come on, dad!
Please!
B: No can do... sorry.
A: Fine then! Would you mind giving me 100 bucks?
B: No way!
A: Thats so unfair!
By the way
I was wondering
Borrow
Concert
Pick up
Popular
Mind doing
Unfair fair
Nationalities
Focus: countries & nationalities
A: Hey! How was your first day of class? Im in level two and Im loving my
class this semester! Its great being in a class of international students!
B: Mine was ok, except that no one in my class speaks English. I guess it will
force me to converse in Chinese more in class so at least I should improve a
lot this semester.
A: Thats both fortunate and unfortunate. Its the United Nations in my
class! We have people from all over the world! There are three Germans, a
Pole, a Scottish, two French, an American, a Brazilian, a Chilean, a New
Zealander, though he prefers to call himself a Kiwi. Who else do we have?
Oh, we also have a Moroccan, a Togolese, a Pakistani, and two
Indonesians!
B: Thats quite the array of nationalities. Everyone in my class is from Asia,
except me. There are a few South Koreans, several Japanese, Malaysian,
Thai, Singaporean, Filipino, Kazakhstani, and one Russian.
A: Well, I think youre pretty lucky actually. Youll have the opportunity to
learn so much about Asian culture.
B: I guess so, but I think its going to be hard to relate to my classmates,
especially with the language barrier. I think I might change classes.
A: Dont! Stay the course! Your spoken Chinese will be eternally grateful. I
bet you it will even surpass mine with all that practice.
B: I highly doubt it. Your girlfriend is Chinese.
A: Well, there is that, yes.
Level
Semester
International
Mine
Force sb. to do sth.
Converse ; conversation
A lot
Fortunate unfortunate
United nations UN

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Prefer to do sth.
Array
Several
Pretty very
Opportunity
Asian
Culture
Relate to
Especially
Language
Barrier
Spoken Chinese spoken English
Eternally
Grateful
Bet
Surpass
Junk Food
Focus:
A: Im hungry, lets grab a bite to eat.
B: Sure! How about we go home and prepare a couple of sandwiches?
A: Nah! Lets go get a burger and fries.
B: All you ever do is have unhealthy fast food Pizza, fries, burgers and hot
dogs! You have to start eating better!
A: What are you talking about? I have salads sometimes.
B: Yeah right! Im serious! You should also cut down on your sugar intake as
well. You drink carbonated drinks that are high in fructose syrup! Its really
not healthy!
A: Fine! Ill start drinking and having home cooked meals that are low in fat.
Are you happy now?
B: Its a start, but Ill be happy when I see you stick to your promise!
Grab
Bite
Prepare
A couple of
Sandwich
Burger hamburger
Hot dog
Im serious!
Sugar intake
Carbonated drinks
Fructose syrup
Fat
Stick to
Promise
Buying A Pair Of Jeans
Focus&

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A: Excuse me, can I try on this pair of jeans?

B: Sure. Let me see... Im afraid we dont have any size eights left.
A: What are you talking about? Im always a size four. Here, Ill try these.
B: They seem a bit too tight. Shall I find you a larger size?
A: No, they fit fine! They show off my curves perfectly!
B: Yeah, your love handles. Yeah, they sure do, although... here, you forgot
to close this button.
A: Yeah right, Ill do it now...
Try on
I am afraid (that)
Left
A little bit too
Larger
Fit
Show off
Curve
Perfectly perfect
Love handles
Although
Chicken Pox
Focus
A: Whats wrong with you? Why are you scratching so much?
B: I feel itchy! I cant stand it anymore! I think I may be coming down
with something. I feel lightheaded and weak.
A: Let me have a look. Whoa! Get away from me!
B: Whats wrong?
A: I think you have chicken pox! You are contagious! Get away! Dont
breathe on me!
B: Maybe its just a rash or an allergy! We cant be sure until I see a doctor.
A: Well in the meantime you are a biohazard! I didnt get it when I was a kid
and Ive heard that you can even die if you get it as an adult!
B: Are you serious? You always blow things out of proportion. In any case, I
think Ill go take an oatmeal bath.
A: Ewww!
Whats wrong with you?
Scratch
Itchy
Stand
Be coming down with
Lightheaded
Weak
Chicken pox
Contagious
Breathe
Rash

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Allergy
Until
Meantime ; in the meantime
Die
Adult
Oatmeal oat
Toothache
Focus
A: What seems to be the problem?
B: I have a really bad toothache! My cheek is swollen and I cant eat
anything.
A: Lets have a look. Hmmm. This doesnt look too good. I think we may
have to pull out your wisdom tooth. Its pressing against your molars and
thats one of the reasons you are experiencing so much pain.
B: When you pull my tooth will you also have to extract the nerve and the
root?
A: First we will take some x-rays and see what were dealing with. I also
noticed a small cavity up front here, so you are going to need a filling.
B: I guess thats what I get for not flossing or brushing my teeth three times
a day.
A: It could be that, or maybe you are eating too many sweets. In any case,
Ill administer an anesthetic and you wont feel a thing!
What seems to be the problem?
Cheek
Swollen
Pull out
Wisdom tooth wisdom
Press
Molar
Reason
Experience
Extract
Nerve
Root
X-rays X
Notice
Filling fill
Floss
Administer an anesthetic
Youre Grounded!
Focusrules
A: Do you know what time it is?
B: Um. Ten?
A: Get in this door young man. Its midnight, you are two hours past curfew.

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B: I know, but it wasnt my fault! I told Jennifer she had to drop me off
before ten, but she wouldnt leave the party!
A: I dont care! You are grounded for life mister!
B: Mom! That is so unfair!
A: You know the rules and you broke them. No allowance and no TV for a
week. I usually never ground you but this time I have to put my foot down!
B: What! For being a couple of hours late? You have to be kidding!
A: I dont want to hear it! Now go to your room!
Midnight
Curfew
Fault
Dropoff
Be Grounded
Mister Mr.
Rule
Allowance
Put ones foot down
You have to be kidding!
Going To The Playground
Focusbe
A: Hey honey! Where were you?
B: I decided to take Kenny to the park and get some fresh air.
A: How was it? Were there a lot of kids?
B: It wasnt too crowded, but we had a great time! We got on the see-saw
together, the went on a couple of different slides and then I tried to go with
him in the jungle gym, but I didnt fit.
A: Sounds like fun! When we go he always just likes to play in the sandbox.
B: Yeah, but today he was really hyper. He even got on the monkey bars and
then he went on to go on the swings for a half hour. Im exhausted!
A: You should go to the park more often since you dont go to the gym
anymore!
Decide to do
Crowded
See-saw
Slide
Jungle gym
Fit
Sandbox
Hyper
Monkey bars
Swing
Exhausted
Since
Facial Hair
Focus+
Officer: Ok Sally, we have an artist here to help us.

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Brown: Well ask you questions about the bank robber you saw and Paul will
draw a picture. Are you ready?
Sally: Yes, hmmm. Well, he had brown hair. . .long hair. . . and he had some
facial hair. . . was brown, too.
Officer: Good! Ok, the facial hair, was it a beard or a mustache?
Sally: Both! His mustache was very short and thin, . . . . on the top of his
lip.
Paul: un-uh hmmm.. . , like this?
Sally: Yes, thats the mustache! But the beard isnt right, mean, it didnt
cover his whole face. . . . think it was just on his chin.
Officer: A goatee? Was it like Pauls?
Sally: Ah yes, thats it, he had a goatee.........
Paul: Ok, what about sideburns? Did he have sideburns?
Sally: Um, they were long and thick, like yours!
Paul: Alright, was this the man you saw?
Sally: Yes, thats him! Hmmmmm, he looks a lot like you.
Officer: Hmmm, why yes he does. Paul, where were you on Friday
afternoon?
Paul: What? Thats ridiculous! It wasnt me! I didnt do anything.
Bank robber rob
Draw
Facial hair
Beard
Mustache
Thin
Lip
Cover
Whole
Chin
Goatee goat
Sideburn
Thick
Ridiculous

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