Teaching Overseas

volunteer

I volunteered for the United Nations.

When people volunteer to do something, they offer to do it for free or without being told to do so. Notice the following:

1. He volunteered for the army.
   
2. I volunteer at an animal shelter once a week.

must

You must be able to speak Spanish.

Here, must means probably. The listener is guessing that the speaker can likely do something. Notice the following:

1. You are a pilot, so you must travel a lot.
   
2. He is a banker, so he must be rich.

really hard

I studied really hard.

When you do something really hard, then you do it with great effort. Notice the following:

1. He works really hard.
   
2. Are you working hard or hardly working?

relocate

They were being relocated to Canada

When you relocate, you move from one area to another area usually for a job or for school. Notice the following:

1. Because of my dad's job, we relocated a lot.
   
2. If you take the job, are you willing to relocate?

flee

They were fleeing the drug wars of Colombia.

When people flee an area, they leave hurriedly because of danger or need. Notice the following:

1. Due to the flood, people fled to higher ground.
   
2. People need to flee the war zone.

bright future

They had a really bright future.

If a person has a bright future, that means he or she will likely have good things happen to them in their lifetime. Notice the following:

1. Most people think he have a bright future.
   
2. That girl has a bright future ahead of her.