Takeaways 3 Flashcards
I defend my rights
I stand UP for my rights
I stand UP for myself
What would you do if you heard people attacking your son?
I would stand UP for him.
I wasn’t in the mood to do anything.
I didn’t feel like doing anything.
I continued saying…
I kept saying…
I continued demanding to talk to her boss.
I kept demanding to talk to her boss.
It is not easy to get him to have dinner with me on a regular basis. (with “hard time”)
I have a hard time getting him to have dinner with me on a regular basis.
It’s hard for her to fall asleep at night.
(with “hard time”)
She has a hard time falling ASLEEP at night.
It’s hard for her to fall asleep at night.
(with “trouble”)
She has trouble falling ASLEEP at night.
This is a story about ___ ___ ____ I went to Kroger by myself. (occasion #1)
This is a story about the first time I went to Kroger by myself.
I had a big ____ once with “O”
I had a big problem once with “O”
I woke up again and again.
I kept waking UP.
Everything was ok in the end.
Everything turned out oK.
How did your cake look and taste when you were finished with it? (I know it was a new recipe for you.)
How did your CAKE turn out?
After much research and thought, I chose a business in the home health care industry.
I ______ _______ choosing a business in the home health care industry.
I ended up choosing a business in the home health care industry.
He wasn’t sure what to study, but he _____ _____ going to LAW school.
He ended up going to LAW school.
Even ___ I read it, I wouldn’t understand it.
Even if I read it, I wouldn’t understand it.
I don’t let people mistreat me.
I ___ ____ ____ ___.
I stand UP for myself.
My sister _____ me that Molly thinks of me as her mother.
My sister tells me that Molly thinks of me as her mother.
Now I can’t hear on the car speakers and I also can’t hear on my phone.
Now I can’t hear on the car speakers OR my phone.
My sister ____ me, Molly is so smart.
My sister tells me, Molly is so smart.
I don’t want to oversleep, so I ______ my ______.
I set my alarm.
The alarm sounds in the morning. In other words, the alarm ____ ____ in the morning.
The alarm goes off in the morning.
“Illegal aliens” are now called…
undocumented immigrants
I had to search for the word in the dictionary.
I had to ___ it ___.
I had to look it up.
In the beginning I was happy…but later I realized the app was not very helpful.
At first I was happy.
At first I was happy, but then later on it ___ ___ ___ ___ be organized the way I want.
At first I was happy, but then later on it turned out not to be organized the way I want.
GENERALIZING ABOUT MEN:
_______ men don’t feel completely comfortable showing their emotions.
Most men don’t feel completlly comfortable showing their emotions.
GENERALIZING ABOUT KOREANS:
_____ Koreans don’t promote themselves in such a strong way.
Most Koreans don’t promote themselves in such a strong way.
They ___ respect women ___ ____.
(In other words, they do not have a lot of respect for women.)
They don’t respect women very much.
With Asians, I can read their faces.
With Americans, I ____ _____ ____ time ____ their faces.
With Asians, I can read their faces.
With Americans, I have a hard time reading their faces.
What time do they open? 9:00.
In other words, they………
They open at 9:00.
pronounce “specific”
Specific
Spə ci fic
Spuh ci fic
terrific
scientific
James wakes up easily. He is a _____ sleeper.
He is a light sleeper.
Don’t act like you are the patient’s boss.
Don’t ___ ___ ____ orders.
Don’t give the patient orders.
She continued working.
She ____ _____.
She kept working.
I had fever and _____
Clue: starts with “c”
I had fever and chills
I had ____ and body aches.
I had chills and BODY aches.
I want to spent _____ with God.
I want to spent eternity with God.
God gave you _____ life.
God gave you eternal life.
He’s not alive. He’s _____.
He’s dead.
He did not survive. He _____.
He died.
I found two birds.
One was alive, but one was already ____.
One was alive, but one was already dead.
What are two things you can say to a person who has lost a family member?
I’m sorry for your loss.
My (deepest) condolences.
What is a nicer way to say “He is dead”?
He is no longer ___ ___.
He is no longer WITH us.
What is something people say about the person who has died?
RIP
(Rest in Peace)
Employees come and go quickly at this company.
This company has high _______.
This company has high TURNover.
I tend to keep my employees for a long time.
My company has low ______.
My company has low TURNover.
He got there at 3:05
(How do you say this?)
He GOT there at three oh FIVE
I try to be at meetings 20 minutes _____.
I try to be at meetings 20 minutes early.
Say “elevator”
E le va tor
