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Brush and Shave
Views #1400 | Intermediate B2 -
Shower Schedule
Views #1399 | Intermediate B2 -
Power of Personality
Views #1398 | Intermediate B2 -
Introverts and Extroverts
Views #1397 | Intermediate B2 -
Lifestyle Options
Views #1396 | Intermediate B2 -
Having Roommates
Views #1395 | Intermediate B1 -
Is College Worth It?
Views #1394 | Intermediate B2 -
Good Teacher / Bad Teacher
Views #1393 | Intermediate B2 -
SoMe Love
Views #1392 | Intermediate B2 -
Love and Relationships
Views #1391 | Intermediate B2 -
Using AirBnB
Views #1390 | Intermediate B1 -
Ridiculously Expensive City
Views #1398 | Intermediate B1 -
Fast-Paced Life
Views #1388 | Intermediate B2 -
The Perfect Schedule
Views #1387 | Intermediate B2 -
Working in Television
Views #1386 | Intermediate B1 -
First Jobs
Views #1385 | Intermediate B1 -
Stay-at-home Moms
Views #1384 | Intermediate B1 -
Macho Women
Views #1383 | Intermediate B1 -
On the Trail
Views #1382 | Intermediate B2 -
Rodeo Rider
Views #1381 | Beginner A2 -
Truffle Time
Views #1380 | Intermediate B1 -
Baking Cake Pops
Views #1379 | Intermediate B1 -
Freaky Foods
Views #1378 | Intermediate B1 -
Strange Foods
Views #1377 | Intermediate B1 -
Living for Today
Views #1376 | Intermediate B2 -
Bucket List
Views #1375 | Intermediate B2 -
Dream Time
Views #1374 | Intermediate B2 -
His Dream House
Views #1372 | Intermediate B2 -
Her Dream House
Views #1371 | Intermediate B2 -
The Medic
Views #1370 | Intermediate B1 -
Women in Uniform
Views #1369 | Intermediate B2 -
What are you good at?
Views #1368 | Intermediate B1 -
What can you do?
Views #1367 | Intermediate B1 -
Her Do-over
Views #1366 | Intermediate B1 -
His Do-over
Views #1365 | Intermediate B1 -
New York Sports
Views #1364 | Intermediate B2 -
New York Tips
Views #1363 | Intermediate B2 -
City Problems
Views #1362 | Intermediate B1 -
Mega Cities
Views #1361 | Intermediate B1 -
His Life in Japan
Views #1360 | Intermediate B2 -
Her Life in Japan
Views #1359 | Intermediate B2 -
More Ecuador
Views #1357 | Intermediate B2 -
Baby on Board
Views #1356 | Intermediate B2 -
Proud Papa
Views #1355 | Intermediate B2 -
Soup for Supper
Views #1354 | Beginner A2 -
City Superlatives
Views #1353 | Beginner A2 -
Foreign Flicks
Views #1352 | Intermediate B2 -
Hollywood Hits
Views #1351 | Intermediate B2
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What can you do?
Abidemi and Rory talk about things they can do, like cooking, and things they cannot do well.
Rory: So Abidemi, let's talk about abilities. Can you cook?
Abidemi: Yes, and no. I can cook a little bit, the basic stuff but I really like to eat but I don't experiment too much. So no, I'm not a great cook, but I can cook. I cook to survive. What about you, Rory? Can you cook?
Rory: Yeah, I can. I really like cooking. I love cooking Italian food. I also love baking. So I can bake cakes and cookies and bread, stuff like that.
Abidemi: Okay.
Rory: How about singing? Can you sing?
Abidemi: I think I can sing. Yes, I enjoy singing. I love singing. I sing a lot in church, so I can sing. What about you? Can you sing?
Rory: I can't sing at all. Like even when I go to karaoke, I'm too embarrassed to pick up the microphone.
Abidemi: Oh, it's too bad. What about you, Rory, can you play – okay, can you play an instrument?
Rory: I can't. No. I'd love to be able to play an instrument but I can't play anything. How about you? Can you play an instrument?
Abidemi: No, I can't. I really wish that I had learned something when I was younger. But I say I can play my voice. Ha, ha.
Rory: That's nice.
Abidemi: What about juggling? Can you juggle, Rory?
Rory: Yeah, I can juggle. I can juggle with three balls and I can almost juggle with four.
Abidemi: Wow.
Rory: Like I can do it for about 10 seconds. Yeah.
Abidemi: I can't juggle at all. So please teach me. It's always something that I've always wanted – I wanted to learn.
Rory: Okay. Can you speak three languages?
Abidemi: Yes. I think I can speak three languages.
Rory: Which ones?
Abidemi: I think English is my best language but I also speak Yoruba, a Nigerian language, and I speak French as well. Yes.
And you?
Rory: Well, I can speak English and I can speak some Czech. I lived in the Czech Republic for six years.
Abidemi: Wow.
Rory: And I can also speak a little bit of French but it's very rusty.
Abidemi: Okay. Maybe next time we'll have this conversation in French then.
Rory: Okay.
experiment
I don't experiment too much.
When you experiment, you try new way of doing something. Notice the following:
- He likes to experiment in the kitchen.
- I usually wear the same clothes. I don't experiment much.
not --- at all
I can't sing at all.
We use "not at all" to show we have no ability at something. Notice the following:
- I cannot cook at all.
- My mom is good at dancing, but me? Not at all.
would love to be able to
I'd love to be able to play an instrument
When you would love to be able to do something, you wish you could do it. Notice the following:
- I would love to be able to sing.
- We would love to (be able to) go, but we can't.
as well
I speak French as well.
'As well' means the same as 'also' or 'too.' Notice the following:
- I work and go to school as well.
- He knows Bob, and he knows Mary as well.
some
I can speak some Czech.
Here, some means a little bit, or not much. Notice the following:
- I know some Mandarin, but not much.
- I know some people here.
rusty
My French is very rusty.
When you are rusty at something, you need practice to regain your skill. Notice the following:
- My computers skills are rusty these days.
- I speak Chinese but it is rusty.
Vocabulary Quiz
as well • some • rusty
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