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a lot of pain killing medicines.
LESSON 78: MAKING A BIG MOVE
English Learning Conversation
A: I m moving to China to live with Bao Bao.
B: Are you out of your mind? You haven t even met her in person
yet.
A: I know but we talk all the time on the phone. We re really open
with each other and I ve got a good feeling it s going to work out.
B: Even if you two are in fact a great match, don t you think you are
rushing it a bit?
A: I ve never felt like this about anyone before.
B: It sounds like you two are getting caught up in the moment and
allowing your emotions to cloud your judgement.
A: Oh well, you only live once. I m gonna roll the dice.
Phrases and Vocabulary used:
Are you out of your mind?: This is a question you can ask someone if you think they
are going to do something crazy or ridiculous.
In person: Doing something "in person" means that you are doing something in the
physical presence of someone else. Meeting someone "in person" means you meet them
face to face. (not over the phone for example)
Work out: When we talk about a relationship "working out" we mean that the
relationship went well and the couple doesn t break up. If you break up with someone
and you are asked the reason why, you could say, "he was a nice person but it just didn t
work out".
Rushing it: If you are "rushing something" it means that you are doing it too quickly or
too soon.
Ex. You should take your time when writing the test. You don t want to rush it and make
careless mistakes.
Getting caught up in the moment: If someone "gets caught up in the moment" it means
that they allow the excitement of the situation to make them think or act in a way that
they normally wouldn t.
Ex. He never drinks alcohol, but I guess he got caught up in the moment at the new year s
party and got really drunk.
Allowing your emotions to cloud your judgement: If you allow your "emotions to
cloud your judgement" it means you make a decision according to your emotions rather
than according to logic or reason.
You only live once: Sometimes we say this phrase when we want to argue that we
should take a chance or do something exciting instead of leading a boring life.
I m gonna roll the dice: This phrase means that you are going to take a chance.
LESSON 79: GETTING DUMPED
English Learning Conversation
A: Why have you been moping around the house all day?
B: I m still a bit depressed about breaking up with Becky. I miss her a
lot.
A: That was over a month ago. I m surprised you are not over her by
now. You usually seem to bounce back quickly after a break-up.
B: Ya, but this is the first time I ve been dumped.
A: So it s not really about her then. You just feel bad because getting
dumped was a shot to your confidence.
B: You re probably right.
A: Let s go out and try to meet some new girls tonight to take your
mind off this.
Phrases and Vocabulary used:
Moping around:  Moping around means to move around slowly while looking sad or
depressed.
Ex.
She moped around the house for 2 weeks after she got fired from work.
Over her:  Getting over someone means to be completely comfortable after a break-up
and not want the person back.
Ex. It took him a long time to get over his last girlfriend.
Bounce back:  bouncing back from something means that you were able to recover
from a bad situation.
Ex. Roger Federer is usually good at bouncing back after a bad match.
She was able to bounce back quickly after finding out her boyfriend met a new girl.
Shot to your confidence: If something bad happens to someone which might make them
loose self-confidence we call this event a  shot to their confidence .
Ex. It was a real shot to his confidence when the last 3 girls he asked out on a date
refused to go out with him.
Take your mind off this: Taking your mind off something means to stop thinking about
it.
Ex. Your job seems to be causing you a lot of stress. You need to go on a vacation to
take your mind off of it.
LESSON 80: THAILAND TRIP
Phrases and Vocabulary used:
Thailand Trip: Koh Chang: We stayed in Koh Chang, the second largest island in
Thailand. It is about a 4-hour drive from Bangkok. It is a beautiful place during the
winter months. It s sunny with blue skies almost everyday. The water is clean, clear, and
really warm.
Bungalow: The bungalows on Koh Chang are small one-story houses with a bedroom, a
small bathroom, and a balcony. The ones that we stayed in are about 15 USD per night.
They have air conditioning, hot water showers, a mini-fridge, and cable TV.
Costs: It s pretty easy to live there for about 40 USD per day.
Day in the life: We would usually get up at around 9 am, go have breakfast, go to the
gym, and ride our motorbikes around the island for a while and go to the beach for the
afternoon. We would lie on the beach, have lunch on the beach, read, go swimming, and
talk to friends. In the evening we would go usually go to an authentic Thai restaurant for
dinner and get ready to go to the popular beach bar.
Nightlife: On  White Sands Beach there was pretty much one popular beach bar that
everyone went to. You could sit outside on mats on the sand and order drinks. Our
favorite drink is a whiskey bucket, which is a 300 ml bottle of Thai whisky, one can of
coke, one Thai red bull, and a lot of ice mixed together.
LESSON 81: LANCE ARMSTRONG
English Learning Reading
Lance Armstrong grew up in Texas as an only child. He never met his
biological father but was lucky enough to grow up with a tough mom
who gave him a lot of love and support. She was a poor secretary and
gave birth to him when she was only 17. She taught him to always try
his best and to never give up. He discovered that he was excellent at
endurance sports and won several triathlons as an early teen. He
went on to win several cycling races as a professional cyclist that
earned him several million dollars and a bit of fame. He was on top of
the world. Then the young famous 25 year old was diagnosed with
testicular cancer that had already spread to his lungs and brain. The
doctors told him he would probably never be able to ride again and
would likely die. After reading as much as he could about his disease,
he decided to get brain surgery and undergo chemotherapy. His will
power and determination allowed him to beat the deadly disease and go
on to win the  Tour de France , an event many consider to be the [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]