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KEY VOCABULARY
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Nouns
airport
(mountain) bike
(video) camera
CD (player)
desk
dollar
espresso
fax machine
laptop
library
jacket
(phone) number
pencil
ride
suit
(bow) tie
tire
trip
wedding
weekend
Adjectives
broke
busy
careful
flat
free (= not busy)
late
nice
underwater
whole
Verbs
accept
borrow
bring
compliment
decline
deny (an accusation/
permission/a problem/
yourself)
dive
drive
finish
get (home)
give
have (a party)
lend
look at
make (an impression/
a comment)
need
offer (an apology/
an explanation/a gift/
a reason)
pick up
promise
read
receive (an apology/
a compliment/a gift/
an invitation/permission/
a phone call/a request)
refuse (a favor/a gift/
an invitation/an offer/
a phone call)
reject
return (a compliment/a favor/
a gift/a phone call)
sit
take back
try (to)
use
videotape
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Adverbs
before
out
tomorrow
tonight
Prepositions
at (five)
behind (me)
on (Saturday)
Interjections
all right
by the way
gee
of course
uh-huh
um
yeah
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EXPRESSIONS
Talking on the telephone
Hi, . . . . This is . . . .
Oh, hi, . . . . What's up?
Leaving telephone messages
Hello?
Hello. May I speak to . . . , please?
I'm sorry, . . .'s not in right now.
Would you like to leave a message?
Yes, please.
Making, accepting, and declining requests
Could you please . . . ?
I'd like to, but . . . ./I'd be glad to.
Is it OK if I . . . ?
Of course.
Do you mind if I . . . ?
Go right ahead!/I'm sorry, but . . . .
Would it be OK if I . . . ?
Fine. No problem.
Would you mind if I . . . ?
That's OK, I guess.
I wonder if . . . .
Sure, that's fine.
I was wondering if you'd mind . . . .
Not at all.
Thanking someone
Thanks a million./Thanks!
Sure.
Making indirect requests
Could you tell . . . (that) . . . ?
Would you ask . . . to . . . ?
Can you tell . . . (not) to . . . ?
Can/Could you ask . . . if/whether . . . ?
Please ask . . . if whether . . . .
Can/Could you ask . . . what/when . . . ?
Apologizing
Oh, I'm sorry.
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