General Interactive Communication English Course (1 Agustus - 26 September 2016)

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The Day Off

Two factory worker are talking.
The woman says, "I can make the boss give me the day off."
The man replies, "How would you do that?"
The woman says,"Just wait and see." She then hangs upside-down from the ceiling.
The boys comes and says,"What are you doing?"
The woman replies,"I'm a light bulb."
The boss then says,"You've been working so much that you've gone crazy. I think you need to take the day off."
The man starts to follow her, but the boss says,"Where are you going?"
The man replies,"I'm going home too. I can't work in the dark."

"accede"

accede (verb)

- to agree to a request, proposal, etc.

He acceded to demands for his resignation.

Eating

In a restaurant.

Waiter: What would yo like to eat?
Peter  : I would prefer to read the menu first.
Waiter: If you want to read, go to the library.

"subpoena"

subpoena (noun)

- a written order to attend court as a witness to give evidence

She is appearing today under subpoena.

General Interactive Communication English Course (1 Agustus - 26 September 2016)

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Introducing Self

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"dead end"

dead end (noun)

- a road, passage, etc. that is closed at one end

The first street we tried turned out to be a dead end.

Drunk Men

A very drunk man comes out of the bar and sees another very drunk man.

He looks up in the sky and says, :" Is that the sun or the moon?"
The other drunk man answers,"I don't know. I'm a stranger here myself."

Making Phone Call

Watch the example of making phone call in informal and formal situation.

"prejudice"

prejudice (noun)

- an unreasonable dislike of or preference for a person, group, custom, etc, especially when it is based on their race, religion, sex, etc.

There's little prejudice against workers from other EU states.

Crocodile

A crocodile has two eyes and eighty teeth

Question:
What has eighty eyes and two teeth?

Answer:
A full bus of old men

"troubleshoot"

troubleshoot (verb)

- to analyze and solve serious problems for a company or other organization

The manager needs to troubleshoot the the cause of the decreasing of the selling products.