English Lessons

English Lesson: Let's not get bogged down in the details at this point.
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You're an architect. You're designing a house for a couple, and having an early meeting to talk about the design. They start to ask you very specific questions about one of the rooms in your floor plan. You think that you need to talk about more g...

English Lesson: J.B. is kind of a stickler about getting to work on time.
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There's a new employee in your department. This morning he came to the office 10 minutes late. You warn him that your boss doesn't like that.

English Lesson: Are you aware that one in five families has trouble putting food on the table every day?
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You've volunteering for an organization that works to reduce poverty (the number of poor people). You're giving out information at a college campus, You want a student who's walking by to notice and care about your cause, so you say this.

English Lesson: I just reached out to a few people I knew in the industry and asked if they knew anyone who was hiring.
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You recently got a new job. You're talking to a friend who asks how you found this job so quickly. You explain how it happened.

English Lesson: I hate to cause trouble, but I ordered this medium-rare.
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You ordered a steak at a restaurant and asked for it to be cooked medium-rare. When your dinner comes, the steak is over-cooked. You say this to the waiter about the mistake.