{"id":374,"date":"2025-03-05T11:09:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T03:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=374"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:57:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:57:27","slug":"english-pod-8-%e2%80%90-daily-life-%e2%80%90-whats-your-name-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rainyjames.com\/?p=374","title":{"rendered":"English Pod 8 \u2010 Daily Life \u2010 What\u2019s your name again?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dialogue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/api.frdic.com\/api\/v3\/media\/mp3\/e49bb766-3214-4470-a789-96173d4c0aeb?type=mp3&amp;cdn=auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Nick! How\u2019s it going?<br>B: Oh, hey\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: What are you doing in this neighbourhood? Do you live <strong>around here<\/strong>?<br>B: Actually, my office is right <strong>around the corner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: It was great to meet you last week at the conference. I really enjoyed our conversation about foreign investment.<br>B: Yeah, yeah, it was really interesting. You know, I\u2019m <strong>in a bit of a hurry,<\/strong> but here\u2019s my card. We should definitely meet up again and continue our discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Sure, you still have my <strong>contact details<\/strong>, right ?<br>B: You know what, this is really embarrassing, but your name has just <strong>slipped my mind<\/strong>. Can you remind me?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: Sure, my name is Ana Ferris. Don\u2019t worry about it; it happens to me all the time. I\u2019m <strong>terrible with<\/strong> names too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/api.frdic.com\/api\/v3\/media\/mp3\/54c1bbad-1e6f-11e7-be40-000c29ffef9b?type=mp3&amp;cdn=auto\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Vocabulary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>how\u2018s it going \u2014 phrase how are you<br>around here \u2014 phrase close to here<br>around the corner \u2014 phrase on the next street<br>in bit of a hurry \u2014 phrase moving quickly, having no time<br>contact details \u2014 phrase information required to contact someone, i.e. telephone number, email address<br>slip my mind \u2014 phrase been forgotten<br>terrible with &#8212; phrase bad at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>slip my mind<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example one.<br>A:I\u2019m sorry I forgot to respond your e-mail, just slipped my mind.<br><br>Example two.<br>B:&nbsp;Don\u2019t you know what day is it today?<br>C:Oh, it\u2019s your birthday. It completely slipped my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>terrible with <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Example one.<br>A:You\u2019re terrible with numbers. You can\u2019t remember your own telephone number.<br><br>Example two.<br>B:I\u2019m terrible with directions. I\u2019m always getting lost.<br><br>Example three.<br>C:I\u2019m terrible with faces. I can never remember what people look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dialogue A: Nick! How\u2019s it going?B: Oh, hey\u2026 A: What are you doing in this neighbourhood? Do you live around here?B: Actually, my office is right around the corner. A: It was great to meet you last week at the conference. I really enjoyed our conversation about foreign investment.B: Yeah, yeah, it was really interesting. 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