Advanced English Conversations - Robert Allans, Ahmet Mustafaoglu, Metin Emir 2019
Set (39) - I’m not that strong-willed!
Dialogue
Diana: This smell stinks! Oops! I’ve forgot to put the food in the fridge. It’s rotten.
Charley: Good for you! Just fix anything. I’ve lost my appetite, anyway.
Diana: Oh dear; I’ll make it up for you. I promise.
Charley: Alright, let’s eat out on second thought.
Diana: But I’m on a diet. I’m trying to lose weight and I can be easily tempted. You know I’m not that strong-willed!
Charley: Enough already! My head is spinning. I just need to grab a bite.
Vocabulary
Stink: to have a strong unpleasant smell.
Rotten: (adj) decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or badsmelling.
Good for you! Well done (sarcastic meaning; the speaker is not impressed)
Lose one’s appetite: to no longer feel hungry.
Eat out: to eat in a restaurant.
On second thought: resulting from a revised opinion or change of mind.
On a diet: following a specific nutritional plan.
Lose weight: to become thinner.
Strong-willed: (adj) determined to do as one wants.
Enough already: used to indicate unwillingness to tolerate any more of something undesirable.
Somebody’s head is spinning: to feel as if they might faint.
Grab a bite: To get something to eat.
Exercise;
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate expressions;
stink
rotten
Good for you!
lose one’s appetite
eat out
on second thought
on a diet
lose weight
strong-willed
enough already
somebody’s head is spinning
grab a bite
a. You shouldn't be eating that burger as long as you’re trying to ..........
b. Let’s slow down for heaven’s sake! My ..........
c. My doctor put me .......... of nothing but fruits, vegetables, and nuts.
d. Hearing the gruesome details of the murder made me ..........
e. She wondered why .......... Miranda was going along with what Adam wanted.
f. Let’s get the ball rolling; boys - .......... with making excuses!
g. How on earth could she stay there? The place .......... like a sewer!
h. Bob; “Well, I have to confess that I made a mess of the event”. Luna: “..........!”
i. Bob often tries to .......... between meetings.
j. .........., I see by doing this we might be in for another failure.
k. The wood was so .......... you could put your finger through it.
l. I used to eat out in the evening when my parents were on nightshifts.