English Lessons
“Their natural habitat is being destroyed, little by little.”
You're taking a tour of a zoo. You're visiting the gorillas. The tour guide talks about why the number of gorillas in the world is decreasing.
“He's going to hang back for a few weeks to tie up a few loose ends.”
You and your husband are moving across the country. You're going to move first, and your husband is going to come a few weeks later. You're explaining your plan to a friend on the phone and you explain this.
“Don't make me pull this car over!”
You're driving somewhere with your son riding in the back seat. He's misbehaving, and you want him to stop. You threaten to punish him like this.
“Watch out! Your fingers are going to get caught in the door.”
Your young child is playing with the door, opening and closing it. You're worried that he's going to hurt his fingers. You tell this to him.
“We made a down payment on a house today!”
You're buying a house. Today you paid part of the money for the house. You'll pay the rest with a loan from a bank. You're excited, so you write a message to your friends on Facebook about it. The message says this.
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