English Lessons
“Modern life is confusing, in that technology is constantly changing.”
You are writing an essay about how technology affects people's lives. You write this in the introduction to your essay.
“You not only disobeyed me, you betrayed my trust.”
Your daughter wanted to go on an overnight trip with her friends to see a concert in another city. You told her she couldn't go, but she bought tickets to the concert anyway. On that day, she lied and said that she was studying late with her frien...
“If only we'd just waited there, this never would have happened.”
You wanted to go to a certain restaurant, but the wait to get in was long. You put your name down on the waiting list, but your girlfriend wanted to see if the wait at another restaurant nearby was shorter. You went to the other restaurant, but th...
“She's only been gone one day.”
Your wife is gone on a business trip. She left yesterday. You have a young son who starts crying because he misses his mother. You say this, trying to get him to settle down and stop crying.
“Just a heads up - we're going to have to meet soon.”
You were in a meeting at work where you heard about a change in your work schedule. You're talking to an employee who wasn't at the meeting. You want to talk to her about the schedule change, but you're not ready to discuss it yet. You say this to...
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