A year in the life of an ESL chapter1

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H o w w a s th e f l i g h t ?

D o n ' t a s k !

Come on, what haPPened? Fill me in'

I was sitting in the window seat when this humongous football player sat down next to me I'm not exaggerating;the guy took up a seat and a half I was literally pinned up against the window for the whole flight'

O h , m a n T h a t s o u n d s t e r r i b l e !

No kiddingl I decided it was probably best to try and get some sleep, but I couldn't because ne kept blabbering on and on The only way I could escape him was to ger up and stretch my legs for a few minutes The moment I'd sit back down, he'd start running off at the mouth again'

W h a t a n i g h t m a r e ! N o w o n d e r y o u lo o k s o t i r e d '

Hold on I'm just getting started He kept ordering more and more booze' He was constantly pestedng the flight attendants for scotch until finally he was

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Well, on the bright side, at least you got here safe and sound'

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ffi$l me fim {te} i - give me the details

I want to know what happened on your date last night Fill me in

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You'd better study hard because the final exam is going to be humongous pEnt s*memme $B agafimst sor:nething {tm} i, - push someone up against something The hockey player pinned his opponent up against the boards

h$abfoer {tw} v - talk too much, gab, yak, yap

The drunk guy I met in the bar blabbered on and on about his ex-wife.

stretch *rie's Eegs {t*} i - exercise one's legs after a period of inactivity

I really needed to stretch my legs after sitting on the bus for five hours c'w*r off at thm meuth (to) i - talk too much, gab, yak, yap

she was running off at the mouth about her new boyfriend for the entire evening

h s w a c n - a l c o h o l , l i q u o r

Don't forget we have to buy some booze for the party tonight

pesten &*ffie*rre {to} v, - constantly harass/bother someone

The young boy kept pestering his mother to buy him the expensive toy bcrched adj - hammered, loaded, smashed, very drunk

She got bombed on New Year's Eve because she drank too much champagne gxlp driwn sonmetFring {t*} i - drink something quickty

He gulped down the orange juice after playing tennis in the hot summer sLjn

B S " n - bad body o d o r (a h y g i e n e p r o b l e m )

He had terrible B.O because he hadn't taken a shower in three davs

appallia:g adj - awful, dreadful, terrible

The appalling behavior of the teenagers shocked the otder married couple

om the brfig*xt s;d* i - on the positive side

He crashed the car, but on the bright side nobody got hurt

safe and seuffid i - safely

we arrived home safe and sund even though we had to drive through the btizard

*pmfied adj - pampered, Set anything one wants

That child was spoiled rotten because his parents never disciptined him

b r a t n - t e r r i b l e c h i l d

someone should tell that brat to sit down and be quiet untit the movie is finished fl$ng somethi*g {to} y - throw something

The infant didn't eat the food she was more interested in flinging it all over the ptrce sett|e dmwn {ts} i - calm down

The teacher finally had to tell the noisy students to settle down

bupst i*sto t*ars {to} i - start to cry suddenly and loudly

9te burst into tears when she found ofi that her husband had died in the car rccident.

!*tfag n, - fatigue caused by air travel

I can't stay awake in class because I still have jetlag

get sver something/sffi*Tnessle {te} t - recover from something/someone

It took almost two weeks for me to get over my cold

d f i v e { a } n - a t e r r i b l e , o l d , d i r t y p l a c e

That bar was disgusting l'm never going back to that dive again

come 6!crs$s somethimg (tw) i - find something by accident

I came across an old high school picture while I was cleaning up my room feeF at hom* {tc} i, - feel comfortable in a new place

I'm starting to feel at home after living here for several weeks

WIt sanething befoiend ssmte*E?€ {t*i i - forget about a bad experience

l'm going to have to put that awful experience behind me

i* no tEme r', - quickly, soon

He finished his homework in no time because he wanted to go to the movies

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f o r g e t a bad experience

p u s h someone a g a i n s t s o m e t h i n g safely

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s t a r t c r y i n g s u d d e n l y

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h a r a s s / b o t h e r s o m e o n e pampered

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The man who sat next to me on the bus had The smell was terrible.

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After the game, he gulped down the entire botile of Coke in no time

e A f t e r t h e g a m e , h e sipped t h e C o k e fo r a w h i l e

b A f t e r the game, he drank the Coke in a flash

It was difficult for him to put that frightening experience behind him

a H e c o u l d n ' t r e m e m b e r t h e f r i g h t e n i n g e x p e r i e n c e h e ' d h a d

b H e c o u l d n ' t fo r g e t about the frightening e x p e r i e n c e h e ' d h a d

I couldn't wait to stretch my legs after the long drive was finally finished

a I n e e d e d t o g e t o u t o f t h e c a r a n d walk around

h I w a n t e d to get into the car after walking around f o r a w h i l e

The young man was bombed after he drank too much beer

a H e c e r t a i n l y wasn't sober after drinking so much

b H e w a s s t i l l f a i r l y sober after drinking a lot of beer

The mistake that the student made in front of the class was humongous

a T h e s t u d e n t m a d e an insignificant m i s t a k e in front of the class

b T h e m i s t a k e the student made in front of the class was enormous

T h e t e e n a g e r k e p t p e s t e r i n g h i s m o t h e r until she finally let him have the car

a His mother let him have the car after being asked many times

b T h e te e n a g e r d i d n ' t g e t t h e c a r b e c a u s e h e a n n o y e d h i s m o t h e r

She was so excited that we couldn't stop her from running off at the mouth

a S h e w a s so excited that we couldn't understand w h a t s h e said.

b S h e w a s s o e x c i t e d that we couldn't get her to stop talking

That man had such bad B.o that I had to hold my breath until I got off the bus

a T h e m a n w h o smelled really bad was breathtaking

b I c o u l d n ' t wait to get off the bus because t h a t m a n h a d such bad B.O.

T h e s p o i l e d brat had a temper tantrum when he didn't get what he wanted

a T h e t e r r i b l e child acted poorly w h e n h e g o t what he wanted

b T h e t e r r i b l e child misbehaved w h e n h e c o u l d n ' t g e t what he wanted

T h e te a c h e r to l d the class that if they didn't settle down, they'd all get a detention

a T h e t e a c h e r told the class they'd be staying late if they didn't behave themselves

b T h e t e a c h e r to l d the class they wouldn't have to stay late if the noise continued

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W h a t a n i g h t m a r e ! N o w o n d e r y o u look so tired

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affordable two-bedroom that we'd be comfortable in

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h I can't wait to get there and put that flight b_ me

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Who picked Andre uP at the airPort?

1 who took you to the airport when you left your country? were there any

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How long did it take until you felt at home here?

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A H e ' s g o i n g b a l d

B H e h a s s l e e p in h i s e Y e s

C He has bad breath

D H i s f l y i s o p e n

I He belches after everY meal

F He has dandruff

G H i s r u n n i n g s h o e s re e k

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B He has earwax

G He has toe-jam

H He farts a lot