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RealLife English: Learn and Speak Confident, Natural English

20 - Relationships

35 min • 28 maj 2013

Words to Know

Ear buds- noise receptors in your ear Virtual haircut - life like video, you must hear with headphones (click here to watch) Every now and then - sometimes Left over - the remains of something Kink - problems in technology Pop up - to appear unexpectedly Rings a bell - sounds familiar Brutal - a bad or awkward situation Intertwined - to become joined together Shaky - an unbalanced situation Blended - crushed in a blender (see photo) Dutch - a person/language from the Netherlands Split the bill - divide the bill Blindfold - a piece of fabric used to cover your eyes Set up - organise somthing for someone else Facestalk - to stalk someone on facebook Fiends with benefits - friends who have sexual intercourse Busted -broken

News

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Shout Outs....

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Questions

What's the difference between "advise" and "advice?"

Expressions

Tip

ANKI - flashcard program used to help remember new vocabulary!!

Joke

Steven Wright - I busted a mirror and got 7 years bad luck...

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