ethics acknowledge affect (my) grade do the right thing janitor be a big thing (for) catch up on work For one thing, . . . lecture hall be a highlight complete (that last) question have (any) interesting life lesson deliver (something) count toward (our) final opportunities lost and found department fall backwards grade have the (most) initiative (subway) platform ignore fall behind on (my) work make the most out of make (your) way finish (all the) questions (something) Life’s highlights make eye contact (with) finish the test work on (my) thesis gymnastics (team) penalize give (us) a test highlight slam shut leave (the last) question Sayings internship slap (something) down blank Life’s too short. gymnastics team slip (something to someone) miss (a number of classes) Truth is stranger than tug raise (my) hand fiction. Adjectives venture struggle with the class You can’t judge a book by invisible warn think positively its cover. rewarding turn in (my) test You’ve got to stop and smell Doing things suitable Time expressions the roses. coach a team Appearances get an internship by the day of overweight start a band since then, . . . scruffy-looking so far up until now
Talking about the past Auxiliary verbs
I lived in Italy a few years ago. Did you struggle with any classes last semester? The band didn’t last. We broke up after six months. What did you do about it? Marcos’s band broke up Had you heard the expression “Life’s too short” before I’ve been pretty lucky. this class? Life has been interesting so far. Where had you heard it? Marcos hasn’t decided what he wants to do yet. We were rebuilding homes. Coming back to a story He’s been coaching a soccer team. (But / So) anyway, . . . Anyway, (getting) back to my story, . . . Sequencing events He raised his hand and asked a question. Commenting on an experience He had told us to expect a test. We took it last week. (It’s) no wonder (that) . . . I’d been struggling with the class, but I felt confident on the No wonder. day of the test.
Interrupting a story Looking back, . . . When I look back, . . . When I think about it, . . .