English Lessons
“Did you have a rough day?”
You're having dinner with your wife. She looks tired and unhappy. You guess that she might have had some problems at work. You ask her this because you're concerned.
“There's a very fine line between spanking your kids and child abuse.”
You get into a debate with one of your classmates about whether you think it's OK for parents to punish their children by spanking them. You say this because you don't think it's a good form of punishment.
“Hi Amy. This is Zack.”
You're having a meeting with your coworker Brenda in her office. You think of a question that you want to ask another coworker, Amy, about, so you call Amy from Brenda's telephone. When Amy answers, you say this.
“My infant is running a fever of a hundred and two.”
Your baby is sick. You took his temperature, and it's higher than it should be; he has a fever. You call a doctor, and explain the problem.
“Don't let their pettiness and negativity get to you.”
Your husband has been having trouble with some of his coworkers. They gossip about him to other colleagues and try to make him look bad in front of his boss. Your husband is upset about them, so you say this to reassure him.
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