LINDA:
Hey! How did your physics exam go?
FRANK:
Not bad, thanks. I’m just glad it’s over! How about you … how’d your presentation go?
LINDA:
Oh, it went really well. Thanks for helping me with it!
FRANK:
No problem. So … do you feel like studying tomorrow for our math exam?
LINDA:
Yeah, sure! Come over around 10:00, after breakfast.
FRANK:
All right. I’ll bring my notes.
LANGUAGE NOTES
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Hey! is a friendly expression meaning “hello.”
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How did your physics exam go? is a way of saying “How was your physics exam?”
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I’m just glad … Notice the stress on “glad.” “Just” is used for emphasis before an adjective here.
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How about you … Notice the intonation falls here because the speaker is going to follow it up with
a detailed question.
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How’d your presentation … Notice the contraction for “How did” sounds like /howdj/ and “your”
sounds like /yer/.
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Do you feel like here has the meaning of “do you want to.” Notice “do you feel like” is followed by
an “-ing” verb (studying).
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Come over here has the meaning of “come to my house.”
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Notes Students take notes about what the teacher says during a lecture.
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Catching Up After Class
Around town