01 Disliking a Siblings Boyfriend/Girlfriend GLOSSARY to get that impression to understand or perceive something in a particularway, usually when contrasting ones own understanding or perception with that ofanother person * - This is going to be the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
13 Believing in Scary Things GLOSSARY Halloween a holiday celebrated each October 31st when children wear specialclothing and knock on doors to ask for candy, and when the spirits (ghosts) ofdead people are thought to be present * Last year, Adele wa...
12 Talking About Television Shows GLOSSARY TV season the period of time each year when most entertainment televisionshows are shown on TV, usually from September until May * There arent very many interesting shows this TV season, so I guess Ill havep...
11 Eating Unhealthy Foods GLOSSARY to help (someone) out to help another person, especially informally and whenone is not obligated to help, but chooses to do so * If you have a minute, can you please help me out with the laundry? to not sound like m...
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...
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...