Betting on Sports Peter: Look at this! I just won 2,000 smackaroos! Angela: Where did you get all that money? Peter: I won it betting on the game last night. I placed a small wager with high odds and won big. Angela: Wow, I always put money in the po

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19 Types of Guns and Weapons GLOSSARY to peg (someone) as (something) to believe that someone has certaincharacteristics or will behave a certain way * I always pegged Sinclair as a great decision-maker, so Iwas really surprised byhis indecisiveness

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18 Watching Competitive Sports GLOSSARY remote remote control; a small device with many buttons, held inones hands to operate a television or stereo from a distance, changing channels or the volume * Before people had remotes, they had to walk to the

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16 Joking and Making Fun of Other PeopleGLOSSARY miffed angry, annoyed, and offended; upset * Leanne was really miffed when her husband didnt notice her new haircut. to tease to make jokes about someone else, but in a friendly way; to laugh at anothe

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06 Watching the TV News GLOSSARY anchor person who announces the news on television; person who sits behinda desk and reads the news to the viewers * Angela works as an anchor on Channel 7. Because so many people watch thenews on that channel, people

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13 Talking About Books GLOSSARY well enough somewhat; satisfactory, but not great; so-so; not horrible, but not wonderful * I like math well enough, but I wouldnt want to solve math problems all day. glowing recommendation an enthusiastic statement t

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10 Describing a Musical Performance GLOSSARY to audition to sing, play a musical instrument, act, or dance for a short period of time so that someone can see and listen and decide whether one should be selected for a real performance or participation

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08Watching the Olympic Games GLOSSARY opening ceremony a special event that begins the Olympics or a conferenceor sports competition, often with music, dancing, and other shows* Did you see those beautiful fireworks at the opening ceremony last year?

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Learning to Act Richard: Its 6:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Why are you banging those pots and pans? Elizabeth: I have an audition coming up and Im rehearsing. Richard: By banging pots and pans? Elizabeth: Im up for a part as a 1950s housewife. I nee

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Learning to Read Music Mike: You have a great voice. You should join our choir. Grace: I dont know anything about music. I cant even read music. Mike: Its not that hard. I could teach you. Look, this is a piece were working on right now. Grace: Whats

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Watching Special Effects Chrissy: Wow, that movie was amazing, but I cant believe that they blew up the Eiffel Tower. I bet the French are really pissed. Jack: Youre kidding, right? They didnt really blow up the Eiffel Tower. They used special effect

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01 Buying TV Programs and Movies GLOSSARY box set a group of related books, CDs, DVDs, video tapes, or similar materialsthat are sold together, often with special packaging, although they can also bebought separately * For her birthday, Margot asked

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Talking About Movies Martin: What did you think of that movie? Joanna: It was okay, but Im not really into big-budget movies with a lot of special effects and big-name stars. Martin: Oh, youre a film snob. I bet you only watch indie films made on a s

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Enduring Hazing Rafael: Go away and stop following us. Our club is for boys only. Hannah: But I want to join. Rafael: You do, huh? Did you know that to join our club, you have to go through an initiation? Hannah: Okay, Ill do that. What do I have to

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Eating a Family Dinner My roommate, Jim, invited me over to his house for a family meal. Im an only child, so Im not used to a big family dinner. I felt like a fish out of water. ... Jims mother: Sit down, everybody. Dinners ready. Phil: Thank you fo

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Supplies for Outdoor Recreation Jim: I shouldnt have let my brother pack my supplies for this trip. I was running late and he offered to do it. Fumiko: Whats the problem? Jim: He doesnt know the first thing about hiking or camping. Look at this! My b

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Going to a Bar Id been complaining to a coworker, Amy, about having to move to the burbs for my job. She said that there were plenty of things to do outside of the city and invited me to a bar she likes. Amy: Hey, there you are. Mykhailo: Hey, so thi

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14 Watching Videos on the Internet GLOSSARY video store a store where one can pay to rent a movie for one or a few nights * This video store has a lot of interesting foreign films. online on the Internet; on the World Wide Web; on a website * How man

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15 Types of Story Endings GLOSSARY to head toward to advance or progress toward something; to go in a particulardirection * The cars driving on this road usually slow down as they head toward thedangerous turns. tragic related to a book, story, or so

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04 Watching Political Commentary Shows GLOSSARY political commentary offering ones opinion about political issues, the people who work in the government, and their decisions * During the fall of 2008, all the political commentary shows were talking a

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