ENGLISH LESSON FROM TEACHER MARK

ENGLISH LESSON FROM TEACHER MARK

Nice to Meet You





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GUIDE QUESTIONS:


1. Where does this conversation most likely take place?
A. at a park
B. at a school
C. at a birthday party
D. at a music recital


2. What is the girl's name?
A. Kathy
B. Karen
C. Nancy
D. Nanny


3. Where does the girl probably live now?
A. in Scotland
B. in France
C. in England
D. in the United States


4. What does the girl's father do for a living?
A. He is a travel agent.
B. He is a professor.
C. He is computer programmer.
D. He is a French teacher.


5. What is one thing NOT mentioned about the girl's family?
A. why her parents lived in England for several years
B. where her mother works at the present time
C. where the girl grew up
D. how old the girl was when she moved to her present location



IDIOMATIC EXPRESSION:

1) "a social butterfly" = someone who enjoys being around people

EXAMPLE SENTENCE: "She's a real social butterfly and always seems to make friends so easily."


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ENGLISH LESSON FROM TEACHER MARK

ENGLISH LESSON FROM TEACHER MARK

Missing Children: Lost in a Crowd





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GUIDE QUESTIONS:

1. Where does the announcement take place?
A. at a baseball stadium
B. at a department store
C. at an amusement park


2. What is the boy's name?
A. Marshall
B. Matthew
C. Michael


3. How old is the boy?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6


4. What is the boy wearing?
A. a solid white baseball cap
B. black and white pants
C. a blue and white sweat shirt


5. Where is the boy now?
A. He is at the information desk waiting for his mom.
B. He is waiting in the sporting goods section.
C. He is at the cashier where you pay for goods.





IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS:

1) "freak out" = become afraid or upset
EXAMPLE SENTENCE: "I'm really worried that our son will freak out if he ever gets separated from us in crowded street."


2) "come apart at the seams" = become very emotionally upset
EXAMPLE SENTENCE: "My wife came apart at the seams when she found out our daughter was lost in the mountains."