Vocabulary
- f
- j
- e
- h
- i
- d
- b
- a
- c
- g
- relocating
- settle down
- appliances
- junk mail
- direct deposit
- denominations
- stereotype
- stroller
- bargains
- rain check
Informal Language
- out of luck: don’t have a chance
Sorry Alfredo, it’s not going to happen! - off the hook: not held responsible for something
I will not hold you responsible for coming in late—this time! - get away from it all: leave responsibilities and relax
I need to take a vacation and not think about work! - big bucks: a lot of money
Fred must be earning a lot of money to buy such a beautiful new car! - money to burn: have a lot of extra money
You must have a lot of extra money because it costs a lot to go on vacation—especially more than one time! - takes some getting used to: need to become accustomed to
It may take you some time to start enjoying life in the country if you lived in the city before. - look like a million bucks: look GREAT!
Julia, you look great in that beautiful dress! - chunk of change: large amount of money
The meal cost me a large amount of money. - headache: something complicated and annoying
Driving through the city is really hard, because it is so large and it takes so long! - slapped with: charged for
We’ll get a huge phone bill, because you spend so much time talking!
Grammar
CARRIE: Hi, Mike. Did you enjoyed your vacation?
They should say: CARRIE: Hi, Mike. Did you enjoy your vacation?
MIKE: Vacation? It weren’t a vacation. Everything possible went wrong.
They should say: MIKE: Vacation? It wasn’t a vacation. Everything possible went wrong.
CARRIE: Did it rained?
They should say: CARRIE: Did it rain?
MIKE: Yes, it rained all the time. I spent most of the time drinking coffee in cafés!
CARRIE: Did you visited many places?
They should say: CARRIE: Did you visit many places?
MIKE: No, I didn’t went anywhere. It was just too awful to go out. We wasn’t happy campers.
They should say: MIKE: No, I didn’t go anywhere. It was just too awful to go out. We weren’t happy campers.
CARRIE: Well, was it a nice hotel?
MIKE: No, it was really old and very expensive.
CARRIE: How many money did you paid?
They should say: CARRIE: How much money did you pay?
MIKE: You don’t want to know. Way too much! The only good thing is I spent fewer money than if we was able to go out!
They should say: MIKE: You don’t want to know. Way too much! The only good thing is I spent less money than if we were able to go out!