Monday Morning English with Mai

Week

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Travel News wire...

Sample

The World Travel Market convention will take place in London from December 5th to 8th. Growing community and culture-based tour operations include trips to see eagle festivals in Mongolia, staying in a village treehouse in Thailand, and riding the Trans-Siberian Railroad for 9,000km from Moscow to the Pacific Ocean.

Kyoto will host the annual Gidai Matsuri in late October. The festival includes a parade that imitates the Imperial parades of Kyoto that date back hundreds of years.

 


This week's Natural Phrase

heads up!

SampleRaymond: Listen everyone, heads up! There’s going to be a party tonight at the university parking lot. Please bring your own food and drinks.

Abigail: Sorry, what did you say? I had my earphones in my ears.

Explanation: The phrase “heads up” means that everyone should listen to the speaker for a moment, because there is some important information to be said. It means the listeners should raise their heads and pay attention.


This week's Medical Phrase

consequences

SamplePatient: Lately I was thinking about getting plastic surgery to make my face look more attractive.

Doctor: Lots of people have plastic surgery, but you should take a moment to think about the consequences. You could have nerve damage if the surgery is not successful.

Explanation: Consequences are the bad effects or bad results of an action. In the medical field, the consequences are the possible bad results of surgery, etc.


This week's Email phrase

false alarm

SampleDear Ms. Kwan:

I told you in the last email that some of the staff might be fired because of the slow economy. But it seems that the company is stable and everyone will keep their jobs. Sorry for the false alarm. Please relax and keep up the good work.


Explanation:

A false alarm means that an alarm went off, such as a fire alarm or police alarm, but there was no real emergency. So everyone should just return to normal.


 

 

 

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