04 Asking for Recommendations GLOSSARY picky difficult to please; selective; willing to accept only certain kinds of things * Im not that picky, but I couldnt find a suit atthe store that I liked enough to buy. moderately priced not too expensive and...
03Speaking to a Store Clerk on the Phone GLOSSARY to carry to sell something at a store; to have an item in the store to buy* None of the stores in town carry Sakiras make-up, so shes going to buy itonline. selection variety; the number of different...
02Traveling Off-Season GLOSSARY what I wouldnt give... I really want to do or have something; I would doalmost anything to do or have something* What I wouldnt give to see my granddaughter! My daughter and her family livein Singapore, and I havent se...
01Parking Instructions GLOSSARY kiosk a small building where food, drinks, and newspapers are sold, or wherepeople can ask for directions or other information* Every morning I buy a newspaper at the kiosk where I wait for the bus. compound a group of...
22Quitting Smoking GLOSSARY smoke break a short period of time during the workday when one stops working and goes outside to smoke a cigarette* My co-worker takes up to six smoke breaks a day! I dont know how she gets any work done. to bum (something...
21Being Persuasive GLOSSARY favor something that one does for another person, because one has been asked to do it; something that one person asks another to do out of kindness* Please take this message to Antuka as a favor for me. down in the dumps f...
20Describing Peoples Moods GLOSSARY mood the way that a person feels at a particular time* Brianna was in a bad mood after the dentist told her that she needed surgery. allowance a small amount of money that some parents give to their children each w...
19Writing a Love Song GLOSSARY to keep it down - to be quiet; to not make very much noise* Please keep it down! Melinda is trying to study for tomorrows exam, but shecant concentrate with so much noise in here. none of (ones) business not something t...
18A Mid-Life Crisis GLOSSARY mid-life crisis a period in a mans life when he becomes unhappy that he is growing older and does strange things to try to feel younger* When Brett went through his mid-life crisis, he bought a red Ferrari and tried todat...
17Giving First Aid GLOSSARY nurse a medical professional who helps a doctor; a person who provides basic medial services, but isnt as highly trained and educated as a doctor* If you like taking care of people, but you dont want to be a medical studen...
