English Lessons
“I've been getting all these random friend requests lately. Do you get those?”
You're looking at your Facebook account. Some people who you don't know have asked to add you as a friend. You ask your roommate if this happens to her.
“Child soldiers in these countries have been forced to witness and carry out extreme acts of violence.”
You work for a nonprofit company which offers help to children in violent countries. You're explaining the company's mission to a person who you're trying to get a donation from.
“Believe it or not, I had never even traveled abroad when I moved here.”
You're chatting with someone that you just met at a party. She knows that you're from another country, so she asks about why and how you moved here. This was actually the first foreign country you went to, so you say this.
“What if someone tries to deposit a check, but the date on the check is later than the current date?”
You just got a job at a bank. You're being trained by your manager. She's explaining how to deposit customers' checks into their accounts. You have a question.
“I got it on a whim one day a few years ago.”
You have a tattoo on your arm. You didn't think very carefully about it when you got it. You're on a date, and your date asks about your tattoo.
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