Joy of English Language

  The conference, I attended with my colleague, was about leadership. It was held in the East. My friend introduced me to some of his acquaintances.  Objective:       Be able to introduce self and others in gatherings Pronunciation ea t ei ght eat eight east heist heat weight feast freight wean weigh leash leisure Vocabulary acquaintance /əˈkwān(t)ns/ n. a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend digitally /ˈdijədəlē/ adv. by means of digital or computer technology colleague /ˈkälēɡ/ n. a person whom one works in a profession or business terrible /ˈterəb(ə)l/ adj. extremely or distressingly bad or serious gracious /ˈɡrāshəs/ adj. courteous, kind, and pleasant     Expressions A. Introducing one’s self             My n

Two Women Playing with Books   The essence of friendship is in both person's ability to trust and value each other's personalities. This conversation about friends aims to talk about how the friendship has been developed and maintained through times. VO CABULARY friendship:      a relationship between friends; the emotions or conduct of friends:                              Example: Our friendship began when we were in high school. best friend:      a person's closest or dearest friend                               Example: My best friends are _______ and ________ . close friend:    a friend whom you can talk about everything with, who makes you feel                                                                        comfortable without the fear of judgment.                             Example: _________ is my close friend, she does not make any judgment                                                                      about my opinion, even though, we don’t agree at

Maru and I  went to a party , a  week ago, at my friend’s house. Old friends and acquaintances enjoyed a conversation reminiscing the good old days.   Maru practiced the expressions in basic social encounters. Pronunciation practice /iy/ tea, meet, tea three pizza coffee cheese bean eat see meals meat please beef     Vocabulary various /ˈverēəs/ adj. different; diverse ex. There are various(different) times of the day bright /brīt/ adj. aglow; radiant ex.  It’s a bright morning! fancy /ˈfansē/ Adj. fantastic; marvelous ex.   Fancy meeting you here! accompany (ied) /əˈkəmp(ə)nē/ v. come with; go with ex. I am accompanied by my friend. symbol /ˈsimb(ə)l/ n. represent; guide ex: The flag is a symbol of a country.