English Lessons
“Once you commit to it, there's no going back.”
You were in the Army. You're talking about your military service with someone who's never been in the military. You say this to explaining that you can't quit the military until you finish your entire term of service.
“Actually, I had a question about the previous slide. Could you go back to that?”
You're watching a presentation in a meeting at work. The presenter showed some information on a slide, but quickly moved on to another slide. You want to see the earlier one again and ask a question about it.
“This might sound sexist, but I do believe a woman should stay home and take care of the children.”
You're in a discussion with some friends about women who are focused on their careers. You hold pretty traditional ideas about women working. You want to state your opinion, but you know that some of the people listening won't agree with it. You o...
“I hear some kind of siren in the background.”
You're talking on the phone with your friend and you hear a loud noise from his phone that sounds like a police car. You say this about the noise.
“There's fierce competition among photographers for clients.”
You're a professional photographer. You're talking to someone who's not a photographer about your industry. You say this to describe how difficult the field of photography is.
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