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Vocabulary and Questions from this lesson:
1:24 What’s something that makes you feel excited?
1:47 I get excited by food. / I get excited when I see food.
2:40 From afar: I saw him from afar, so I couldn’t talk to him.
2:52 You-know-who: (someone who isn’t named, usually a secret person) I was looking at you-know-who.
4:10 What is something that annoys you?
4:38 To (not) take something: (to not tolerate something) I can’t take that clicking sound.
4:47 Would rather: I would rather be hot than hear that sound!
6:09 To be biased: (to like or dislike something based on a personal experience) I think my baby is cute, but I am biased because I am his mother.
6:20 Have you ever felt down in the dumps? (really sad)
7:00 To be long distance: (to be in a relationship with someone who lives far away) Dan and Vanessa had a long-distance relationship for three years.
7:40 To go down a rabbit trail: (to get distracted for a long time) Dan went down a rabbit trail and researched conspiracy theories.
8:08 The dump: (the trash) We threw our old TV in the dump.
9:35 To linger (to stay for a while) Sometimes sadness lingers inside me.
10:00 Do you easily get embarrassed?
10:50 Inadvertently: (unintentionally) Dan inadvertently makes people feel embarrassed.
11:55 To blush (to get a red face when you’re embarrassed) I easily blush when I’m embarrassed.
12:15 It wasn’t a big deal: (it wasn’t important) Dan was embarrassed, but it wasn’t a big deal.
12:30 To do trivia/ To go to trivia: (a game show at a bar) We go to trivia with our friends at the local bar.
12:50 Trivial: (not important) The questions are about trivial things.
14:20 To divert: (to distract) I try to divert attention away from myself.
15:10 To be embarrassed for someone: (to share embarrassment) I was embarrassed for Dan when he forgot his speech.
15:25 To feel sorry for someone: (to share sadness) Everyone in the class felt sorry for Dan.
16:35 When you’re feeling stressed, what do you do to relax?
17:30 To tend to do something: (to be likely to do something) I tend to look at screens a lot.
19:28 To be fussy: (to cry or be upset) When my baby is fussy, he likes to go outside.
19:40 Stop and smell the roses: (proverb: enjoy the small things in life) When I stop and smell the roses, I feel happier in life.
20:28: The book we just finished reading is called “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.” I highly recommend it! You can get it here on Amazon: amzn.to/2yOOhz9
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