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LESSON 82

435 rode

What’s the past of “ride“? The past of “ride“ is “rode“

If you rode from here to the next town by bicycle, about how long would
it take you? If I rode …, it’d take me about …

decrease

Does the temperature decrease as we move from spring to summer?


No, the temperature doesn’t decrease …; it increases

join joint shoulder elbow

Do you have to join a library before you can start borrowing books?
Yes, you have to …
If we join two pieces of wood together like this, what do we make?
If we join … like that, we make a cross
What joint of the arm is this? That joint ... is the shoulder,
the elbow, the wrist

436 noon

What’s another word for midday? Another word


for midday is noon

e.g. = exempli gratia = for example

abbreviation

The letters “e.g.“ are the abbreviation of “exempli gratia“, from the Latin,
which means “for example“. We use these letters in writing, but not in
speaking.

What are the letters “e.g.“ the abbreviation of? The letters
“e.g.“ are ...
When do we use these letters? We use these letters …

here you are there he is

hand structure finally

We use the expression “Here you are“ when we hand something to


somebody. For example, if you say “Can I borrow your book, please?“, I
can reply “Yes, of course you can; here you are“.

What can we say when we hand something to somebody?


When we …, we can say “Here you are“

We also use this same structure with the words “here“ or “there“ in other
situations. For example, when we are trying to find a particular person
and we suddenly see them, we can say “Ah, here you are!“, or when we
are pointing somebody out in a photograph, we can say “There he is“.

437 When you finally find something after trying to find it for a long time,
what can you say? When you finally …,
you can say “Ah, here it is!“

state fill in application form

birth occupation

Do you pay taxes to the state? Yes, I pay ... ~ No, I don’t pay ...

Is this room in a good state or a bad state? This room’s in a ... state

When you fill in a passport application form, what must you state?
When I fill in ..., I must state my name,
my address, my date of birth, my occupation etc.

statement signature

When you make a formal written statement to the police, do you have to
put your signature at the end? Yes, when
you make …, you have to …
download program

What kind of things can we download from the internet? We can


download programs, songs, films …

438 drunk fight

What happens if someone drinks too much alcohol? If someone … ,


they get drunk
Have you ever seen two people fighting each other in the street?
Yes, I’ve seen ...
~ No, I’ve never seen ...
Where? What happened?

Do some people get into fights when they’re drunk? Yes, some
people …

probability

Do you think the probability of another world war has increased or


decreased in the last twenty years? I think the
probability of …

mind brain change one’s mind

brainy abstract sense

We use “mind” in the abstract sense, whereas we generally use “brain“ in


the physical sense.

What’s the difference between “mind“ and “brain“? The difference


between “mind“ and “brain“ is that we use ...
Are you in the habit of changing your mind a lot?
Yes, I’m in the habit of changing my mind a lot
~ No, I’m not in the habit of changing my mind a lot
Do adults have bigger brains than young children? Yes, adults have …

439 Who’s the brainiest member of your family? My ... is the brainiest
member of my family
criminal

What happens to criminals if the police catch them? If the police catch
criminals, they arrest them
and take them to the police station

gun

Do you have to have permission from the state to own a gun in your
country? Yes, you have to have … in my country

civilized

Do you think the world’s more civilized nowadays than it was in the past?
Yes, I think … ~ No, I don’t think …;
I think it’s less civilized

so far

How many people do you think you’ve spoken to so far today?


I think I’ve spoken to about …
What does the expression “so far, so good“ mean?
The expression “so far, so good“ means that
somebody has not experienced any problems up to now
Give me an example, please. I’m enjoying my new job;
so far, so good!

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