(Callan New) Edition Stage 10, Lesson 151, on page 857, start with: "Do top fashion models earn a lot of money?"
Vocabularies:
- in time 間に合って
- on time 時間通りに
- show
- confidence
- secret
- keep a secret
- self-confidence
- in confidence 機密
- in secret 秘密
- drag
- figurative 比喩的に
- mean to say
Sentence Structures:
- Q. Do top fashion models earn a lot of money?
- A. Yes, top fashion models earn a lot of money.
- Q. How often do car companies change their models?
- A. Car companies change their models about once every years.
- Q. Were you a model student when you were at school?
- A. Yes, I was a model student when I were at school.
- Q. What's the difference between " in time" and "on time"?
- A. The difference " in time" and "on time" is that "in time" means "before it's too late", whereas "on time" means "at the correct, or arranged, time".
- Q. Give me an example of the difference, please.
- A. Unfortunately, I didn't arrive on time for the start of the concert, but I did get there in time to hear my favorite song.
- Q. Is there anyone you can think of in whom you have such confidence that you could trust them to keep your greatest secrets?
- A. Yes, there's someone I can think of in whom I have such confidence that I could trust them to keep my greatest secrets.
- Q. What do we mean when we say that someone is full of self-confidence?
- A. When we say that someone is full of self-confidence, we mean that they are sure of themselves and their abilities.
- Q. How would you feel if you spoke to somebody in confidence about something but they then told other people what you had discussed?
- A. If I spoke to somebody in confidence about something, but they then told other people what you had discussed,I'd feel uncomfortable.
- Q. Would you be happy ¡f your friends organized a birthday party for you in secret?
- A. Yes, I'd be happy ¡f your friends organized a birthday party for you in secret.
- Q. What does the word "drag" mean?
- A. The word "drag" means to pull something heavy along the ground, often with some difficulty.
- Q. Give me an example of the word "drag" used figuratively, please.
- A. You mean to say you dragged me all this way just to show me that!
Grammar:
- The phrase "in time" means "before it's too late". For example, "We got to the theatre ¡n time to have a quick drink before the show".
- The phrase "on time" means at the correct. or arranged, time". For example, "My flight from London to Paris left on time".
- We can also use the word "drag" in a figurative sense; for example, "Whatever you do, don't drag me into the argument".
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