To Network
To network Example 1: Tim: Wait just a minute. I’d like to update my Facebook page and add some more information to my profile. Selene: Wow, you really spend a lot of time on Facebook! I know it’s interesting to see what your friends are
To network Example 1: Tim: Wait just a minute. I’d like to update my Facebook page and add some more information to my profile. Selene: Wow, you really spend a lot of time on Facebook! I know it’s interesting to see what your friends are
Example 1: I love to go to Santa Monica on the weekends for many reasons. The first reason is shopping! The Promenade has the best shops. The second reason is food. Santa Monica has some of the best restaurants in Los Angeles. Finally, the third
Example 1: Marcy isn’t coming with us to the Grand Canyon. She said that it was more important for her to stay in Los Angeles to work and study. I told her that it was going to be a really great experience and it might
Context #1: Akiko: Guess what! Next week I’m going to go to my first American Baseball game. Shuhei: Really? That’s great! Akiko: Yeah! I hope I get a chance to see someone hit a homerun! Context #2: Shane: Last Saturday I went to my 20-year
Context #1: Jane: I heard you and your boyfriend got into an argument after class yesterday. Cindy: Yeah… he was really upset and he started yelling at me. Jane: Did you yell back at him? Cindy: No, I just kept my cool. Later he felt
Read the following letter and guess the meaning of the idiom in bold: Dear Gloria, I am writing to thank you for the wedding invitation!I am so happy for you and Paul… I feel honored that you invited me to this special day in your
To Be Crazy About Read the following e-mail and try to guess the meaning of the idiom in bold: Dear Susan, How have you been? I hope all is well. Ever since we broke up I have been feeling really sad. I know we had
Idiom: to Soak up the rays. This phrase acts like a verb. What’s the meaning of “soak up”? – It means to “take in”, “absorb”, like a sponge. Rays? Rays are narrow beams of light, usually rays of the sun.So, “to soak up the rays”
Idiom: Golden Opportunity, noun phrase. Example #1: John really likes Anna. Unfortunately, they are in different levels. John is a very shy guy and it’s difficult for him to start a conversation with her. Last weekend, John’s classmate, Kim, had a party at his house.
Idiom: to take lightly; used as a verb First example: Monica told Jeff he needed to complete his work by the end of the day. Important clients were coming in the morning, and they wanted to see the finished product. Unfortunately, Jeff took Monica’s directions