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Friday
Mar022012

“Our subscription to the Times is coming up for renewal.”

Our subscription to the Times is coming up for renewal.

You subscribe to a newspaper. You're checking the mail, and there's a letter warning you that you have to pay for your subscription again soon. You say to your husband:

Our subscription to the Times is coming up for renewal.

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Monday
Dec262011

“I know I'm going to mangle this...”

English Lesson: Mangling the pronunciation of a name

You're presenting awards at a company-wide end of year party. You have to call out someone's name that's written down, but the spelling is very tricky. You don't think you'll be able to pronounce the name correctly. Before saying the name, you say:

I know I'm going to mangle this...

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Sunday
Nov132011

“Ideally, I'd like to be responsible for managing a small team of my own.”

English Lesson: I'd like to be responsible for

You're interviewing for a job. The interviewer asks you what you'd like to be doing in 5 years. You answer:

Ideally, I'd like to be responsible for managing a small team of my own.

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Monday
Oct032011

“I find it hard to believe that you're really going to need all that luggage for just 3 days.”

English Lesson: I find it hard to believe

Your daughter is packing for a weekend vacation. She's packed two large suitcases and a backpack.You think that's too much. You say:

I find it hard to believe that you're really going to need all that luggage for just 3 days.

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Saturday
Oct012011

“Watch out! Your fingers are going to get caught in the door.”

English Lesson: Your fingers are going to get caught in the door.

Your young child is playing with the door, opening and closing it. You’re worried that his fingers are going to get squeezed and hurt. You tell him:

Watch out! Your fingers are going to get caught in the door.

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Monday
Sep192011

“He's going to hang back for a few weeks to tie up a few loose ends.”

English Lesson: Tie up a few loose ends

You and your husband are moving across the country. You're going to move first, and your husband is going to come a few weeks later. You're explaining your plan to a friend on the phone:

He's going to hang back for a few weeks to tie up a few loose ends.

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Saturday
Sep032011

“I’ll do the rest by hand.”

English lesson: I’ll do the rest by hand.

You and your roommate had dinner together, and you’re now cleaning up. Your roommate is loading the dishwasher, but it’s full now. You offer to wash the rest of the dishes:

I’ll do the rest by hand.

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Wednesday
Jul202011

“Now it's just a matter of getting everything unpacked!”

English Lesson: Now it's just a matter of getting everything unpacked!

You're moving into a new apartment. The moving company that you hired has delivered all of your stuff to the new apartment. Now you have to unpack it. You think to yourself:

Now it's just a matter of getting everything unpacked!

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Monday
Jun272011

“We have a few shows coming up later this month.”

Example English phrase: We have a few shows coming up later this month.

You're watching a TV talk show. The lead singer of a rock band is being interviewed, and the host asks what the band is doing in the near future. The musician says:

We have a few shows coming up later this month.

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Tuesday
Apr262011

“We're not stopping to get ice cream, and that's that!”

That's that.

You're riding in a car with your family. Your kids are in the back seat, and they're begging you to get ice cream for them. They keep asking again and again, but you keep saying "no". Now it's starting to annoy you, so you want to stop the conversation. You say:

We're not stopping to get ice cream, and that's that!

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