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A: Where do you live?

B: I live in Pasadena.

A: Where is Pasadena?

B: It's in California.

A: Is it in northern California?

B: No. It's in southern California.

A: Is Pasadena a big city?

B: It's pretty big.

A: How big is "pretty big"?

B: It has about 140,000 people.

A: How big is Los Angeles?

B: It has about 3 million people.

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A: Do you have a car?

B: Yes, I do.

A: What kind of car do you have?

B: I have a Honda.

A: Is it new?

B: It was new in 2003.

A: So, it's pretty old now.

B: Yes, it is. But it still looks good.

A: Do you take good care of it?

B: Oh, yes. I wash it once a week.

A: Do you change the oil?

B: My mechanic changes the oil twice a year.

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http://www.eslfast.com/easydialogs/dailylife.htm

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HOW ARE YOU?

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WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

DISTRICT 1

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INTRODUCE YOURSELF

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MY NAME

WHERE I AM FROM

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AUNT

PRACTICE

SPEAKING

FRENCH = TIENG PHAP

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CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?

MY HUSBAND DIED

ONE SON IS MARRIED

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DO YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER?

YES, I HAVE 2

NO, I DON’T HAVE ANY DAUGHTERS

I DON’T HAVE DAUGHTERS

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ANY = NOT EVEN ONE

ANY = NOT AT ALL

NEVER = KHONG BAO GIO

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NOT AT ALL

NOT ANY

NOT EVEN ONE

OR NEVER

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HOMETOWN = COUNTRYSIDE

PROVINCE

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NICE = GOOD = TOT

ISLANDS

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PASSWORD

THE PASSWORD IS THE ADDRESS OF THIS PLACE

47 PLUS THE NAME OF THE STREET

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DUONG = STREET OR SUGAR

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47 TRAN HUNG DAO

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STREET = ĐƯỜNG PHỐ

ROAD = ĐƯỜNG PHỐ

Highway = Xa lộ

Alley = đường hẻm

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Five plus five equals ten

Năm cộng năm bằng mười

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Equals = bằng

Plus = cộng

Subtraction = Phép trừ

Multiplication = Phép nhân

Times = Lần

Division = phân công

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Five times five equals twenty five

Năm lần năm bằng hai mươi lăm

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WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO EAT?

I LIKE TO EAT RICE

WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DRINK?

I LIKE TO DRINK COFFEE

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CAFE (N.) = COFFEE SHOP

COFFEE (N.) = DRINK

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YOU DRINK COFFEE

AT COFFEE SHOPS

OR AT CAFE OR CAFES

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BILL

CHECK

I WANT TO PAY THE BILL

HOW MUCH MONEY?

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WHAT DO YOU ENJOY DRINKING?

ENJOY = LIKE, LOVE

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ARE YOU READY TO ORDER?

WILL YOU ORDER NOW?

NO, COME BACK IN 5 MINUTES

NO, I’M NOT READY

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I want to order

I want to choose what to buy

Order = choose at restaurants

Order = choose, decide, pick

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Pick up = grab & lift up

Pick out = choose, decide, order

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pick up the phone

Pick out a dress

lift up the book

Carry = hold

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Phrasal verbs: cụm động tư

Phrase

Phrases

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Ask somebody out on a date

Ask your lover out for dinner

Dinner can be a date

Go to the cinema with your mate

Theater = cinema

Watch a film/movie with a BF/GF

Boy Friend = BF

Girl Friend = GF

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Out = outside + to go somewhere

Go out = not at home

Home = house

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I don’t care

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Take care

Take care of your health

Stay healthy

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1. Electric shock

2. Recommendation

3. Advice

1.Điện giật
2. Sự giới thiệu
3. Khuyên bảo

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I am already teaching

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When you ask if I can begin to do something that I already started, then I feel a little sad or confused

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Can you continue to do it?

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Khi bạn hỏi nếu tôi có thể bắt đầu làm một cái gì đó mà tôi đã bắt đầu, sau đó tôi cảm thấy một chút buồn hoặc lẫn lộn
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Bạn có thể tiếp tục làm điều đó?

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Take care

Take care of your health

Stay healthy

Bảo trọng
Giữ gìn sức khoẻ
Giữ gìn sức khỏe

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12 PM ok

Tous Les Jours
44 Lê Lợi., Q.1 HCM Gần Trung tâm Sài Gòn

T2 MONDAY

T4 WEDNESDAY

T6 FRIDAY

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2016-11-30 WEDNESDAY NIGHT ENGLISH JOEYARNOLDVN AC THD HCM

2016-12-01 THURSDAY 8 AM PURIO DRUNK REPAIR COFFEE USA KELLOGG

2016-12-01 THURSDAY MORNING 8 AM PURIO JOEYARNOLDVN NT Q1 HCM

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Noun, N.

Subject, S.

Adjective, Adj.

Adverb, Adv.

Verb, V.

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Today, we talked about:

1. Coffee, N.

2. Repair Coffee Shops, N.

3. Facebook, N.

4. MySpace, N.

5. Customization, Adj.

6. Choices. Options. Freedom. Orders. Picks (N.).

7. Boycott (N.) = when customers decide in a protest by not buying certain products

8. KELLOGG CEREAL, N.

9. FREE GEEK COMPUTERS, N.

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Fix It cafe, n.

How to REPAIR, V.

There are Repair shops in USA

They are new as of 2016 or so

You go there to learn how to repair

Repair your broken clock

Maybe a broken oven

Maybe your broken bicycle

Maybe your broken table

Things in and around the house

We can learn how to fix them

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Long ago, people were often smarter, stronger, less lazy, less dependent on doctors, mechanics, experts, and others who could do work for them

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Maybe your grandpa was stronger than you are now

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We seek to learn how to do more by ourselves by taking (V.) some time to learn some life skills that are necessary (Adj.)

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Call option, n.

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Free Geek (n.) is a place to fix computers for free

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Oregon

Oriental

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MySpace

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Template, n.

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Mine Craft

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Customize

HTML

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Code, n

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Customization = freedom

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MySpace

Xanga

Facebook

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Game

Competition

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Quality is better here

Premium coffee

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Boycott (N.) = do not buy

Protest by not buying a product

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They boycott products

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Natural

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Replace

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Breitbart.com

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Trump

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Kellog

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People are made at the Kellogg company which makes cereal

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They discontinued advertising on a conservative website, BREITBART.COM

Noun

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That website has over 45 million subscribers whom support USA PRESIDENT TRUMP and conservative things or perspectives (N.) or Ideology (N.)

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KELLOGG said the website does not maybe reflect what they believe in or something and that they now do not want to advertise their cereal to the 45 million subscribers or more

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KELLOGG insulted (V.) at least 45 million active subscribers of that website

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Americans, N.

Patriots, N.

Conservatives, N.

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CONSERVATIVES: NOUN:

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Conservatives (N.) = people

Conserve (V.) = save

Conservation (N.) = things, energy, money, stuff

Conservatively (Adv.)

Conservative (Adj.)

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Conservative Conservatives conserve conversations or conservations conservatively

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Bad people around the world are continuing to ATTACK (V.) TRUMP (N.) more and more in 2016, this year, more so than ever before

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AMERICA (N.) or AMERICANS (N.) are waking up and we are EDUCATING (V.) each other more IN ORDER TO survive (V.) for the sake of SURVIVAL (N.)

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And in order to FIGHT (N.) back

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For the sake of our CHILDREN (N.)

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And for all of HUMANITY (N.)

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Purio COFFEE has a more balanced (Adj.) taste (N.) and the quality (Adj.) is stronger (adj.) or more pure (Adj.) and the coffee creme or butter makes it much better than most coffee

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The coffee here tast like coffee I drank (V.) or drunk (v.) in America

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Drank = to drink before

Drunk = to drink before

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In the 1900's or so, the word "DRUNK" began to be more ASSOCIATED (Adj.) with a SLANG (N.) or IDIOM (N.) version

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DRANK (V.) = to drink, before

DRUNK (V.) = to drink, before

DRUNK (N.) = alcoholic person

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The other meaning for "DRUNK" is a NOUN for the person who drinks beer or wine and gets "DRUNK" with the beer, the alcohol, and become INTOXICATED (Adj.)

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Drink (V.) = to drink now

Drink (N.) = water or something you drink

Drank (V.) = to drink before

Drunk (V.) = to drink before

Drunk (N.) = a person who is DRUNK with BEER or something

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For Thanksgiving 2016 (N.), during my LIVE FACEBOOK VIDEO STREAM (N.), my mother joined (V.)

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JOINED (V.) = to join already

To join before in past tense

Not in the present or future tense

Now, I'm talking some grammar

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My mother commented as I talked

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We had a conversation

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My student met my Mom

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My mother could call me if she has a microphone (N.) or Camera (N.) or Webcam (N.) or Camcorder (N.)

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My Mom told me about the Repair THINGS Cafes in AMERICA

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She educates me sometimes

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Maybe she will call me someday

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We will work on that

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If she gets the money to buy a microphone or cam or something

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She plants GARDENS, N.

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2016-12-01 LUNCH

2016-12-01 LUNCH

Freckles

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Chicken = Ga

Ga = Ahhhhhhhhhh

IPA

International Phonetics Alphabet

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Com Ga = Gum Ga

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DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN N AND L

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N = VIBRATION

L = LESS VIBRATION

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L = tongue to teeth

N = tongue in middle

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Enlightenment

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Click Bait

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Weirdo = crazy

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Seaman Extraction

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It helps you make babies

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Sea Men = Tad Poles

Sea Men = Semen

Extraction = to get out

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Semen Extraction = Get Semen

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Ferment Eggs

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Humpty Dumpty = Cannon Battery

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Cannon = gun

Canon = history

Canon = collection

Canon = archive

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Humpty Dumpty means fat or obese person and it was also a name of a gun during an England Civil War around 1642 - 1649 for 7 years in around Colchester which was a city with a WALL like the one of CHINA or the POPE or USA or even the one found at the southern border of MEXICO BEFORE TRUMP 2016 AND STUFF and this EGG GUN fell near a MARY CHURCH in the SUMMER of 1648 and they were not able to put it back together again and the one side of like maybe PARLIAMENT was like fighting the ROYALISTS

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http://www.rhymes.org.uk/humpty_dumpty.htm

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Speaking

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In Vietnamese

C

G

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English

L

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2016-11-29 TUESDAY COFFEE

2016-11-29 TUESDAY COFFEE 8 AM ENGLISH CLASS WITH TEACHER JOEYARNOLDVN PURIO NT Q1 HCM VN JSA
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KEY
ADJ. = ADJECTIVE
ADV. = ADVERB
N. = NOUN
V. = VERB

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CASTRO DIED
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CUBA HAS
$25/MONTH AVERAGE INCOME
ONE POLITICAL PARTY
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CORPORATISM (N.)
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CASTRO KILLED THOUSANDS
IMPRISONED MILLIONS
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CASTRO KILLED DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS (N.)
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DICTATOR (N.)
RULER
KING
EMPEROR
PHARAOH
CORPORATISM (N.)
PLUTOCRACY (N.)
TECHNOCRACY (N.)
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CASTRO WAS A DICTATOR
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DICTATOR = KING
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1. DICTATOR (N.) = TITLE
2. DICTATORIAL (ADJ.)
3. DICTATORIALLY (ADV.)
4. DICTATE (V.)
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1. HE IS A DICTATOR, N.
2. HE IS SO DICTATORIAL. ADJ.
3. HE DID IT DICTATORIALLY, ADV.
4. HE DICTATES EVERYTHING TO US
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DICTATORIAL DICTATORS DICTATORIALLY DICTATE DICTATION TO DICTATEES
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SADDAM, N.
NORTH KOREA, N.
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ECONOMY, N.
MILITARY, N.
ECONOMIC, N.
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ECONOMICS = STUDY OF ECONOMY, N.
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MILITARY MIGHT (N.)
MILITARY POWER (N.)
MIGHT = NOUN
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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
KNIFE ATTACK
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GENEROUS, ADJ.
VIOLENT, ADJ.
PEACEFUL, ADJ.
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STINGY, ADJ. = NO GIVE
GENEROUS, ADJ. = GIVE
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MALIK OBAMA VOTED FOR TRUMP
HIS OWN BROTHER
KENYA
USA
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COLD, ADJ.
DISTANT, ADJ.
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PERSONALITY, N.
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GIVING, V.
WELFARE, N.
FOOD STAMPS, N.
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I AM VIOLENT. I FIGHT
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I AM A PACIFIST = I DO NOT FIGHT
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ANGRY. AGGRESSIVE
VIOLENT. FEROCIOUS. CRUEL
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GENTLE. RIGHTEOUSNESS
MILD. MEEK
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DRONE ATTACKS
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MODERN, ADJ. NOT MODEL’.
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SWORDS, N.
BITTER, ADJ. NOT PITTER
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BLENDED, ADJ.
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OPTIMISTIC, ADJ.
POSITIVE, ADJ.
HAPPY, ADJ.
OPEN MINDED, ADJ.
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VULNERABLE, ADJ.
WEAK, ADJ.
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TOOL, N.
GUN, N.
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OBAMA, N.
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DON’T THINK BAD ABOUT GUNS
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1. The united (adj) States (N.)
2. The United States (N.)
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Recount, V.
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GREAT USA PRESIDENTS:
1. Trump
2. Reagan
3. Kennedy
4. Lincoln
5. Washington
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World Trade Center, N.
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Conceded, V.
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THREAT TO DEMOCRACY, N.
IF YOU DON’T CONCEDE, V.
SAID OCTOBER HILLARY
NOV HILLARY IS CONCEDING
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1993
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Basement, N.
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Half of the supports (N.) OF THE BUILDING (N.) COLLAPSED (V.) IN THE YEAR 1993 BUT THE WTC (N.) DID NOT FALL (V.) THEN BUT DID (V.) IN 2001
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GHOST WRITERS, N.
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NEUTRAL, N.
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UNBIAS, N.
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2016-11-30 WEDNESDAY MORNING

2016-11-30 WEDNESDAY MORNING ELEVEN ENGLISH CLASS AMERICAN ENGLISH TEACHER JOEYARNOLDVN SAIGON VIETNAM

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CHRISTMAS SONGS

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Joy to the World

Christmas Hymn and Carol

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Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King;

Let every heart prepare Him room,

And Heaven and nature sing,

And Heaven and nature sing,

And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!

Let men their songs employ;

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,

Nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make His blessings flow

Far as the curse is found,

Far as the curse is found,

Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,

And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders, wonders, of His love.

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Away in a Manger
Christmas Hymn and Carol

Away in a manger,
No crib for His bed
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head

The stars in the bright sky
Looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay

The cattle are lowing
The poor Baby wakes
But little Lord Jesus
No crying He makes

I love Thee, Lord Jesus
Look down from the sky
And stay by my side,
'Til morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus,
I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever
And love me I pray

Bless all the dear children
In Thy tender care
And take us to heaven
To live with Thee there.

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on foot

by foot

walk

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ENGLISH

MASTER LANGUAGE

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ENGLISH COMBINES MANY LANGUAGES TOGETHER

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ENGLISH IS COMPLEX

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COMPLEX

NOT SIMPLE

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ENGLISH IS GROWING

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ENGLISH BORROWS WORDS FROM OTHER LANGUAGES MORE THAN OTHER LANGUAGES DO

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ENGLISH IS NOT A DEAD LANGUAGE

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SOME LANGUAGES DIE

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DIE = NOT SPOKEN ANY LONGER OR ANY MORE

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TIGHTEN

SPIN. TURN THE LEGS OR STAND

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1. ENGLISH

2. CHINESE

3. SPANISH

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BIDET = TOILET SINK

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BIDET = TOILET 2

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HOSE

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WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND?

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ARABIC = LANGUAGE

ARAB = PEOPLE

ARABIA = COUNTRY

SAUDI ARABIA

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MIDDLE EAST

SAUDI ARABIA

IRAN

IRAQ

AFGHANISTAN

PAKISTAN

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ALADDIN = MOVIE

DISNEY

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ALADDIN = BOY

JASMINE = PRINCESS

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ALADDIN WAS POOR

JASMINE WAS RICH

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HE HAD AN AMAZING MAGIC LAMP

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WHAT CAME OUT OF THE LAMP?

GENIE

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HE HELPED MAKE HIS DREAMS COME TRUE

CARNIVAL

INTERESTING

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AMUSEMENT PARK

DISNEYLAND

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BARBARIC = WILD

ANIMALS. CRAZY

NOT TAMED. FREE

NOT MODERN

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THEY MADE 4 CARTOON ALADDIN MOVIES

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VERSION

THOSE WERE 3 VERSIONS OF THE SAME SONG

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MUSIC FROM INDIA

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THEIR DANCE TOO

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I KNOW THE SOUND OF RAIN

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1. What is your name?

My name is JoeyArnoldVN

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2. Where are you from?

I’m from America

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3. How are you?

I’m good. I’m fine. I’m great.

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4. What do you do?

I’m a writer

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5. What are your hobbies?

I like to play basketball

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4. Whole bag of tricks -

Meaning - Means trying all the clever means to achieve something.

Example - It was really difficult to find the information even after applying the whole bag of tricks.

5. Deliver the goods -

Meaning - Do what is expected or promised.

Example - I have given my car to a new mechanic for repair, hope he delivers the goods.

6. Fine-tooth comb -

Meaning - Examining something carefully to not miss out any details.

Example - The boss examined my report with a fine tooth comb before submitting it to the senior management.

7. Explore all avenues

Meaning - Trying out every possibility to get a result.

Example - It is a difficult thing to do but if we really want it done, we must explore all avenues.

8. Fast track something -

Meaning - Rating something higher on your priority list to achieve the desired result.

Example - In view of the seriousness of the crime, the civil society is pressing up on a fast track decision from the court.

9 . Get ducks in a row -

Meaning - Getting your things well organized.

Example - To ensure a successful product launch, we must get our ducks in a row.

10. Get the show on the road -

Meaning - Putting up a plan or idea into action.

Example - Now that we have compeleted all the legal formalities, let's get the show on the road.

11. Keep your fingers on the pulse -

Meaning - Being constantly aware of the most recent developments.

Example - An entrepreneur must keep his fingers on the pulse of the market to be successful.

12. Mean business -

Meaning - Being serious about what you announce.

Example - Now that all our policies about work are put up on intranet, we mean business.

13. Think on your feet -

Meaning - Adjusting quickly to changes and making fast decisions.

Example - A good sales man must be able to think on his feet to close the deal.

14. Sail through something -

Meaning - Being successful in doing something without difficulty.

Example - The presentation at the national conference was extremely important for the company. We sailed through it.

15. Tricks of the trade :

Meaning - Clever or expert way of doing something.

Example - Being into the construction business for last 10 years, I know all tricks of the trade.

16. Not let grass grow under feet -

Meaning - Don't delay in getting something done.

Example - As soon as he finished all the registration formalities, he put the house on sale. He doesn't let the grass grow under his feet.

17. Work like a charm -

Meaning - Works very well or has the desired effect.

Example - I had cloves from my sore throat and they worked like a charm.

18. Back-room boys -

Meaning - People who perform important work but have no contact with the public.

Example - Our back room boys deserve an applause for the success of this advertisement.

19. Dead wood -

Meaning - People or things which are no longer useful or necessary.

Example - The company bought in a lot of new computers. They no longer want the dead woods.

20. Get the axe -

Meaning - lose the job.

Example - The projects team was undergoing a major restructuring, recruitment executives were the first to get the axe.

21. Plum job -

Meaning - Desirable position which is well-paid and considered relatively easy .

Example - This looks like a plum job but it has its own bunch of complications.

22. Shape up or ship out -

Meaning - This expression is used to warn someone that if they do not improvetheir ways, they will have to leave their job.

Example - When Tom started neglecting the customers, he was told to shape up or ship out.

23. Golden handshake -

Meaning - Big sum of money given to a person when they leave a company or retire.

Example - The management of various PSUs wanted to cut down on the man power. They offered a golden hand shake to many of their aged employees.

24. Separate sheep from goats -

Meaning - Examining a group of people and deciding their suitability

Example - Audition test was conducted by the director to separate sheep from goats.

25. Waiting in the wings -

Meaning - Waiting for an opportunity to take action, mostly to replace someone else in their job.

Example - The senior manager is going to retire in next 2 months. Two of his juniors who are waiting in the wings will have a fierce competition.

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English Speaking Basics I

1. Basic usage of 'I'm'

2. Variations of 'I'm in/at/on'

3. I'm good at

4. I'm + (verb)

5. I'm getting

6. I'm trying + (verb)

7. I'm gonna + (verb)

8. I have + (noun)

9. I have + (past participle)

10. I used to + (verb)

11. I have to + (verb)

12. I wanna + (verb)

13. I gotta + (verb)

GOTTA = GOT TO = NEED TO

MUST = REQUIRED = NECESSARY

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MORNING

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I DID NOT TELL YOU

I DO NOT TELL YOU EVERYTHING

IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING

I DID NOT SAY WHERE

YOU ASSUMED IT WOULD BE HERE

THAT WAS AN ASSUMPTION

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ASSUMPTION = IDEA

THEORY

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YOU TALKED ABOUT MEETING ME AT NIGHT OR IN THE MORNING OR ON THE PHONE

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THERE WERE 3 DIFFERENT THINGS OR TIMES OR PLACES TO THINK ABOUT

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3 DIFFERENT THINGS

1. MORNING 10 AM

2. NIGHT 6 PM

3. PHONE / VIDEO

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NORMAL = NORMAL SCHEDULE

DIFFERENT SCHEDULE = NOT NORMAL

NOT NORMAL = THINGS ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT THE SAME

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IF ONE THING CHANGES, THAT MIGHT CHANGE EVERYTHING ELSE

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BECAUSE I MIGHT NOT BE HERE IN THE MORNING

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1. I DID NOT TELL YOU WHERE

2. YOU DID NOT ASK ME WHERE

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IT IS A BETTER IDEA TO ASK AHEAD OF TIME

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IT IS BETTER TO PREPARE AND GET READY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE INSTEAD OF WAITING BEFORE THE DEADLINE

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DEADLINE = DUE DATE IN A SCHEDULE

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PROCRASTINATION

WAIT AND BE LAZY AND DO NOT WORK UNTIL THE END

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IN THE MORNING, I HAVE CLASSES

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I MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME TO ANSWER OR RESPOND FAST ENOUGH

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YOU NEED TO GIVE ME MORE TIME TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS

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14. I would like to + (verb)

15. I plan to + (verb)

16. I've decided to + (verb)

17. I was about to + (verb)

18. I didn't mean to + (verb)

19. I don't have time to + (verb)

20. I promise not to + (verb)

21. I'd rather + (verb)

22. I feel like + (verb-ing)

23. I can't help + (verb-ing)

24. I was busy + (verb-ing)

25. I'm not used to + (verb-ing)

26. I want you to + (verb)

27. I'm here to + (verb)

28. I have something + (verb)

29. I'm looking forward to

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http://www.talkenglish.com/speaking/basics/speaking_basics_i.aspx

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1. Acid Test:

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I'm trying + (verb)

I am trying' informs someone that you are attempting to accomplish something using bodily, mental, or spiritual strength. By adding a verb to 'I'm trying' you are pointing out exactly what it is you are attempting to do.

Here are some examples:

"I'm trying to get a job."

"I'm trying to call my family."

"I'm trying to enjoy my dinner."

"I'm trying to educate myself."

"I'm trying to explain myself."

"I'm trying new food."

"I'm trying to eat healthy."

"I'm trying to understand."

You may also hear the word 'trying' used to express a way someone is feeling. In this manner, it expresses strain or distress.

Here are some examples:

"Learning new things can be trying on you."

"That marathon was very trying on me."

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1. ACID TEST:

Meaning - Acid test proves the effectiveness of something.

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TOPIC

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Example - I practiced hard at the dance sessions but the acid test will come when the master will assess our solo performances.

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WHAT IS AN ACID TEST?

IT IS A TEST

IT IS AN IDIOM

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TESTING SOMEBODY TO SEE IF THEY ARE READY OR PREPARED OR GOOD ENOUGH

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ACID TEST = GOOD TEST

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IMPORTANT. STRONG. DIFFICULT

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2. Cut the ground from under feet :

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TAKE THE GROUND

AND YOU FALL

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GROUND = WHAT YOU KNOW AND DO IN LIFE

GROUND = PRINCIPLES

GROUND = PERSPECTIVE

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Meaning - When you cut the ground from under someone's feet, you do something which weakens their position.

Example - When team India hit more than 350 runs in the ODI, they cut the ground from under the opponent's feet.

3. Chase your tail:

Meaning - Spending a lot of time and energy doing a lot of things but actually achieving too little.

Example - He's been chasing his tail all week collecting data but the report is still not ready