2011年ESL之旅行交通购物 17 After Christmas Sales

17 After Christmas Sales GLOSSARY to get up to stand up from a sitting or lying position, especially to wake up andget out of bed * Vince wants to find a job where he wont have to get up until at least noon. to miss out on to not be able to have or p

2010年ESL之旅行交通购物 16 Packing Clothes for a Trip

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11 Handling a Traffic Stop GLOSSARY siren the part of a police car, ambulance, or fire truck that makes a very loudnoise to let drivers know that they should move aside and allow it to go through * When I hear a siren, I know I should slow down or st

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13 Reading a Bus Schedule GLOSSARY bus schedule written information about where buses go and stop, how often,and at what times * According to this bus schedule, there isnt any bus service on Sundays. route number the number assigned to all buses that

2010年ESL之旅行交通购物 14 Types of Cars and Vehicles

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2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 15 Describing Speed and Pace

15 Describing Speed and Pace GLOSSARY slowpoke a person who is very slow; a person who does not move quickly * Stop being such a slowpoke! The sooner you finish cleaning your room, thesooner we can go do something fun. to hurry up to do something mor

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 12 Describing Speech and Language Ability

12 Describing Speech and Language Ability GLOSSARY its Greek to me a phrase used to show that one doesnt understand anythingthat one is hearing or reading, usually because it is too difficult or technical * I tried to understand this chapter in the s

2015年ESL之旅行交通购物 11 Visiting Historic Sites

ESL Podcast 1154 Visiting Historic Sites Mary: I think we should call it a day. Will: I think we still have time to visit one more historic site and this one is amazing. Theyve done a great job with preservation and restoration. Mary: Its not another

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Making Changes to a Hotel Reservation Reservation agent: Hello, Milton Hotel reservations. How may I assist you? Sally: Hi, Im calling to make some changes to an existing reservation. Reservation agent: Certainly. Do you have the reservation number?

2013年ESL之旅行交通购物 10 A Territorial Dispute

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2011年ESL之旅行交通购物 02 Staying in a Vacation Rental

02 Staying in a Vacation Rental GLOSSARY vacation rental a home that one can pay to stay in for a short period of time,usually during ones vacation * They bought a second home on the beach so they can stay there in thesummer and use it as a vacation

2011年ESL之旅行交通购物 07 Types of Views

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2011年ESL之旅行交通购物 01 Reading Product Reviews

01 Reading Product Reviews GLOSSARY on the fritz not working very well; undependable and likely to break soon * Their computer is on the fritz, so they have to save their files every few minutes. highly-rated determined to be of good quality compared

2012年ESL之旅行交通购物 02 Joining a Tour

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2010年ESL之旅行交通购物 05 Applying for a Passport

05 Applying for a Passport GLOSSARY passport a small official book, issued by a national government, that allows aperson to travel to other countries and return to ones own country * Mojo likes to look at all of the stamps in his passport to remember

2010年ESL之旅行交通购物 09 Reading a World Map

09 Reading a World Map GLOSSARY map a piece of paper with drawings and text showing the location of places * Noah hung a large world map on his office wall and circled all the places he hasvisited. globe a round ball that rotates in a special stand a

2009年ESL之旅行交通购物 02 Going to a Home Improvement Store

02 Going to a Home Improvement Store GLOSSARY to fix up to improve something; to make something better; to repair something;to correct what is broken or needs to be updated * Were going to fix up the office with some new paint and furniture. home imp

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