17 Describing Ones Taste in Music GLOSSARY mellow calm; tranquil; quiet; not very exciting or enthusiastic * After spending the last three nights at parties, Becca was looking forward to amellow night at home. bluesy related to a style of music known

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16 Writing a Story GLOSSARY novel a book-length story; a long story created by a writer and not based onreal people or events * Joan likes to read novels in her free time, while her sister prefers readingnewspapers and newsmagazines. to abandon to gi

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15 Playing in a Tournament GLOSSARY standings rankings; a list of how good or strong people or teams are whencompared against each other * We played pretty well last year, but we werent at the top of the standings. to seed to put an athlete or a team

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14 Kitchen Appliances GLOSSARY executive a manager or leader in a company; someone who is powerful andmakes important decisions in an organization * Most of us eat lunch in the cafeteria, but the executives have a special diningroom on the 17th floor

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10 Dining with a Foodie GLOSSARY the latest thing something that is new, exciting, interesting, and innovative;something that interests people because it is the beginning of a new trend or fad * This MP3 player is the latest thing for music lovers. f

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Singing Christmas Carols Andrea: What are you doing? Stephanie: Im coming up with a list of Christmas carols to sing when we go caroling. Andrea: Can I come? Stephanie: Uh, I dont think... Andrea: What? You dont think I can sing in tune? Stephanie: N

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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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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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09 An Exclusive Guest List GLOSSARY draft an early version of a written document that is incomplete and/or hasmany errors and needs to be edited and changed at least one time before thefinal version if ready to be shared with other people * How many

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07 Eating a School Lunch GLOSSARY lunch line the line of people waiting to receive food and pay for it in a cafeteria,especially in a school or hospital * If you like the food and want more of something, youll need to stand in thelunch line again. lu

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05 Using a Video-Sharing Website GLOSSARY overnight sensation something that becomes very popular among manypeople very quickly, without anyone having been aware of it previously * Every time we introduce a new product, we hope it becomes an overnigh

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06 Shopping for a Television GLOSSARY this is what Im talking about a phrase used when one has found what onehas been looking for or what one has been interested in for a long time * Look at this video camera! Now this is what Im talking about! Too b

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Filming a TV Show or Movie Martin: Okay, quiet on the set! What are the extras doing over there? Theyre not in this scene. Stephanie: Sorry, Ill get them off the set. Is this the lighting you wanted for this scene? If not, I can tell the lighting cre

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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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Building with Wood and Metal Hugo: Wow, when you said that you did some woodworking on the weekends, I thought you meant refinishing furniture. But this! This is a real workshop and youre actually building furniture. Shawna: Yeah, this is what Im wor

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Describing Duration Kathryn: Are you still watching that movie? Its been over three hours! Martin: Yeah, its a little long for a feature film. Kathryn: A little long?! Its interminable. How can you continue to watch it? Martin: Well, the first half w

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Enjoying Nature Charles: This is what I call the great outdoors. Look at that stunning view! Rachel: This is truly jaw-dropping. Were in the middle of one of the most pristine areas of the world where wildlife lives in its natural habitat. Charles: I

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Todd: So, Alex, you're in university. Alex: Yeah Todd: So, um what kind of foods do you eat? Alex: Well, since I go to college, I don't have a lot of money, so usually I go with the very inexpensive ramen, you know, breads, eggs. My favorite thing th

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