Unit Social Settings. Lesson Meet New People (speaking)



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Same here

You say “same here” when you want to express that you feel the same way as the person you are talking to.

“I’m hungry,” said Mark. “Same here. Let’s eat!” replied Sandy.




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Consulting assignment

A person who is on a consulting assignment is working as an expert, in his/her field, on a temporary basis.

Mary will only be here for six weeks, she’s here on a consulting assignment.




3.

Commute

A person who commutes traves back and forth, to work or to school, on a regular basis.

Jim commutes from his home in the suburbs to his job in the city every day.




4.

Magazine

A magazine is a publication containing stories and articles.

I don’t have time to read a whole book, so I’ll just take a magazine.




5.

Tag along

If you do it with someone, you go with that person, even if you are not needed or wanted.

My little brother always tags along when I go out to play with my friends.




6.

Interpret

To interpret means “to make language understandible”, as when translating.

I don’t speak French, so I always take my son to Paris to interpret for me.




7.

Adventure

An adventure is an exciting or dangerous experience.

The heavy snowfal turned our simple trip to the store into a real adventure.




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Bore

To bore people means “to make them lose interest and feed weary.”

Joe bored his friends by telling long, dull stories about his cat.




9.

Details

Details are specific items of information or facts.

I know they went to America, but I haven’t heard the details of their trip yet.




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It’s a shame

You say “It’s a shame” to express that you feel sorry about something.

It’s a shame you didn’t go to the party – everyone had a great time.




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