Basic Needs

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Everyday Expressions
n. armchair couch
Take the chair, please.
n.
Dr. Smith was offered the chair of natural science.
n.
He was the chair of the standing committee.
vt.
chair a meeting

chairman chairman of board

chairwoman

Linguistic Skill
Useful Phrases
--- an easy / comfort chair
--- a rocking chair
--- an armchair
--- a camping chair
--- a wheelchair
Idioms & Slang
be in the chair ---
take the chair ---

Communicating Clearly

 Street Talks
A: Angela, would you please count the chairs in that room?
B: Sure. But where are the tables and chairs?
A: Tom, what do you feel about the chairs presentation?
B: It was great! By the way, whos the chair?
A: Its Professor Bill Hanks. You dont know him? Hes popular in
our college.
B: Yeah, Ive heard his name quite often.
A: He was also in the chair of the annual meeting.
A: How would you feel about chairing this meeting?
B: Ill do it if you want me to.
A: what do you think of this new chairman of the board?
B: Quite impressive, I must say.

Cultural Focus
Transcripts

Mrs. Larrabee: Who put glasses on the chair?

David: Im bleeding. Could we talk about this later?
Quotations
I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three
for society.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-62), U.S. philosopher, author, naturalist.
Walden,"Visitors"(1854).