English Lessons
“Have you confronted him about it?”
Your sister says that her husband has been coming home from work really late every day for the past few months without any explanation. She suspects that he might be doing something wrong, like having an affair. You want to know if she's asked him...
“Well, I'm currently employed as an account manager at a charter airline.”
At a job interview, you've been asked to introduce yourself. You want to start by telling the interviewer about the job you have now. You want to sound professional, so you say this.
“Prior to that, I spent two years as an administrative assistant at a recruiting agency.”
You're in a job interview. You're describing your work history. You started by explaining your current job. You say this to explain the job you had before that one.
“Could you go into a little more detail about how that works?”
You're in a lecture in a college class. The professor makes a point, but you're not sure if you understood it. You want to ask for more information, so you say this.
“I didn't raise you to be a picky eater!”
You bought a jar of peanut butter, but your daughter complained because it wasn't the kind that she wanted. You try to teach your kids not to complain about things like that, so you say this.
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