Relationship 2023/07/14-16

RELATIONSHIP = a connection between 2 people or things (family/work/business/romantic/etc.）

1. relate = to identify with sb./understand sb.
2. to be in a relationship = to have a bf/gf
3. have a good relationship with sb. = get on well
4. acquaintances = weaker than friends(just konw them)
5. to be related to sb. = to have a family connection (brother, sister...)
6. a relative = a relation = family connection

DATING = going out with sb. (romantically)

1. to date sb. = to go out with sb.
2. to go on a date (one event)
3. a one-night stand
4. a short fling = a brief relationship
5. a long-term relationship
6. to be/fall in love
7. to click with sb. = to get on like a house on fire = to be on the same wavelength = to hit it off = to get on well with sb.
8. online dating
9. to break up = go our separate ways = to split up

LOVE MESSAGES

1. I love you more than I did yesterday but not more than I will tomorrow.
2. If you wish to be loved, love.

Start Conversation Easily 7/16

PARTIES/SOCIAL EVENTS

• Location

1. Have you been here before?
2. What brings you here today?
3. Where are you from?
4. I've never been to there, what's it like?

• Food

1. How's the food here?
2. It's a nice spread, isn't it?

• People

1. Hello, my name is Selina.
2. So how do you know xxx?
3. What do you do?
4. How did you get into it?
5. What are you working on at that moment?

• Travel

1. Been anywhere nice lately?

• Hobbies

1. What do you get up to when you are not woking?

BUMPING INTO PEOPLE

• Weather

1. Nice day, isn't it?
2. Look like it's going to rain.

AT THE WATER COOLER

1. Seen any good films lately?
2. Been to any good gigs lately?

• Weekends

1. What did you gey up to at the weekend?
2. Got any plans for the weekends?

• Work/study

1. What are you working on at the moment?

• News and gossip

1. Been to that new bar?

BONUS:SMALL TALK TABOOS

(DO NOT SAY THESE BELOW!!!)

• Family

1. Are you married?
2. What doer your wife do?

• Age

1. How old are you?

• Salary

1. How much do you earn?

• Politics

1. I can't believe what your president did!

• Religion

1. Do you believe in god?

Internet 7/18-7/19

VOCABS

1. be/go/get online - be/go/get/offline
2. to browse/a browser (eg.Safari/Firegox)
3. to surf = to explore the internet - a silver surfer
4. pricacy(n.) digital privacy - private(adj.)
5. safety(n.) - safe(adj.)
6. rely(v.) = to trust or depend on - reliable(adj.) = can be trusted - reliability(n.) = trustworthy - dependable
7. troll(v.) = make an offensive/insulting/attacking/aggressive online post
8. cyberbully(n.) = a person who attacks 'weaker' people online
9. predator(n.) = the person who stalks(= to follow with a bad intension) others online

PHRASES

1. scoll up/down
2. click on/down
3. print out
4. shut down = turn off
5. swipe through/up/down/right/left
6. log in/out

INTERNET SLANG

1. LOL - laugh out loud
2. BRB - be right back
3. BTW - by the way
4. LMK - let me know
5. IMHO - in my humble/honest opinion