6.3 Complete each sentence using a word from the box in the correct form. Then number the events in the order in which they occurred. Read the final result aloud. The order may vary.

deter

fathom

heartbreak

loophole

journal

propose

pull

reject

submit

___ In the end, he …………. it off: he got to accompany the students.

___ The proposal was ……….., which puzzled him.

___ He submitted a ………….. to NASA.

___ When it was rejected, he looked for a ………….

____It was hard for him to …………..: why would they reject him?

___ He was ……………, but he wasn't……………….

___ He offered to come along as …….

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Academic Word List + other long words

Adjective + noun

a sensational piece of (machinery)

a rough equivalent of (weightlessness)

good publicity

mainstream journalists

Verb + noun

were distracting attention

submit proposals

was accompanying (my) students

was heartbroken but (was) not deterred

resignation (as the faculty advisor)

Idioms + other useful expressions

Verb + expression with preposition

look for loopholes

be hard to fathom

have something to bring to the table

allow (journalists) to come along for the ride

pull (that) off

was win-win (for everyone) / was a win-win situation

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Chapter 7: I Never Made It to the NFL

Chronological List

A. Read the vocabulary list. Then, based on the vocabulary, predict the content: what will this chapter be about? Write a sentence or two here.

B. Read and listen to the CD at the same time. In the book, in pencil, underline the words you recognize and mark the stress.

Pursuing that dream

Fundamentals

You've got to get the fundamentals down.

To their detriment

Reassure me

When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you.

Self-esteem must be built

Kids today are so coddles

Felt humiliated

Had let down Coach Graham

Teamwork

Perseverance

Sportsmanship

Hidden objective

An ability to deal with adversity

Absolutely vital

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Academic Word List +other long words

Adjective + noun

hidden objective

verb + noun

pursue that dream

reassure me

adverb + adjective

absolutely vital

felt humiliated

dealt with adversity

hifalutin nouns

to their detriment

fundamentals

perseverance

Idioms + other useful expressions

self-esteem (must be built)

kids (today) are (so) coddled

let (someone) down

teamwork

sportsmanship

Speaking Topic

"When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, that means they've given up on you." (p. 36-7)

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Chapter 8: You'll Find Me Under "V"

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Academic Word List + other long words

verb + noun

abuse the privilege

Idioms + other useful expressions

adjective + noun

a princely sum

Give it a shot.

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Chapter 9: A Skill Set Called Leadership

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A scientific bent

No great role model than

Technical know-how

Distilled essence

Dynamic manager

Delegate (v)

Subordinates

Morale

Scientific breakthroughts

Technological advancements

Boyhood idol

The ultimate example

A man who knew what he ddin't know, was perfectly willing to admit it,

and didn't want to leave until he understood.

No matter what they do

Turned up their noses at

It has never failed to stand me in good stead.

C. Do exercises

1. Affixes. Find other words with the suffix "-ship":

leader ship

sportsman ship

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Chapter 9: A Skill Set Called Leadership

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Academic Word List + other long words

Adjective + noun

A scientific bent

Technical know-how

Distilled essence

Dynamic manager

Scientific breakthroughs

Technological advancements

Boyhood idol

The ultimate example

Skill set

verb + noun

delegate a task

hifalutin nouns

subordinates

morale

leadership

Idioms + other useful expressions

No matter what they do

turned up their noses at

It has never failed to stand me in good stead.

Speaking Topic

"A man who knew what he didn't know, was perfectly willing to admit it, and didn't want to leave until he understood."

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Chapter 10: Winning Big

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Was easy to spot

My dad subscribed to the same belief

My father was a man of his word

He figured

It was a good investment

He assumed that I was waiting

Change the world's perception of him

Tenacity is a virtue

Discreationary income

Tech-savvy cynics

Digitally manipulated images

Sweet-talked the winners into letting me

First come, first served.

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Chapter 10: Winning Big

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Academic Word List + other long words

Adjective + noun

a good investment

discretionary income

tech-savvy cynics

manipulated images

Verb + expression with preposition

subscribed to the same belief

adverb + adjective

digitally manipulated

hifalutin nouns

Tenacity is a virtue.

change (the world's) perception of (him)

assumed (that I was waiting)

Idioms + other useful expressions

was easy to spot

was a man of his word

(he) figured

(I) sweet-talked (the winners) into (letting me)

First come, first served.

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An absolute quest

Was in awe of the place

Dashed off my letters

Particular qualifications

Was a setback

"The brick walls are there for a reason.

They're not there to keep us out.

The brick walls are there to give us a chance

to show how badly we want something."

A working low-budget virtual reality system

Was top secret

Was ridiculously persistent

Was wowed by how prepared I was

Sabbatical

Secretive operation

Oddball sabbatical

Impenetrable brick walls

I was getting nowhere withhim

How geeky I am

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Academic Word List + other long words

adjective + noun

impenetrable brick walls

particular qualifications

secretive operation

low-budget system

virtual reality

working system

adverb + adjective

ridiculously persistent

a noun with 4 modifiers

a working low-budget virtual reality system

Idioms + other useful expressions

a quest

a setback

was top secret

a sabbatical

an oddball sabbatical

how geeky I am

verb + expression with preposition

was wowed by (my preparation)

was getting nowhere with (him)

Speaking Topic

"The brick walls are there for a reason.

They're not there to keep us out.

The brick walls are there to give us a chance

to show how badly we want something." (p. 51-2)

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Chapter 12: The Park is Open Until 8 p.m.

Chronological List

Medical odyssey

Slight unexplained pain

Scans revealed

The highest mortality rate

Found myself hypothesizing

Obscure journal articles

Didn't seem to be put off by me

They didn't seem to mind when

Brought along an advocate

Research skills in navigating medical information

I'd be willing to endure anything

Had an objective

Complicated procedure

Experienced specialists

I was in for a brutal time

Receiving powerful dosages

Slowly regained my strength

A romantic getaway

We were ushered into an examining room

Felt no qualms at all about what I was about to do

My goose is cooked.

Be preemptive

Was crying hysterically

The way in which Dr. W went about the grim task before him

As things now stand

A normal life span

Palliative chemotherapy

Curative chemotherapy

Ease symptoms

Felt incredibly impressed

Felt awed by

Is so heartfelt and spontaneous

Took note of how the doctor

Would be too presumptuous

Boy, he's good at this.

I felt an odd sense of relief

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Chapter 12: The Park is Open until 8 p.m.

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Academic Word List + other long words

Adjective + noun

medical odyssey

mortality rate

obscure journal articles

complicated procedure

experienced specialists

palliative chemotherapy / care

curative chemotherapy / treatment

verb + noun

regained my strength

(Ease) symptoms

Navigating (medical information)

(Brought along) advocates

Had an objective

adverb + verb

slowly regained

verb + adverb

crying hysterically

(Scans) revealed

(Found myself) hypothesizing

(Willing to) endure (anything)

(We're) ushered into (a room)

Be preemptive

presumptuous

heartfelt

spontaneous

Idioms + other useful expressions

adjective + noun

a romantic getaway

a normal lifespan

slight, unexplained pain

verb + expression with preposition

(I) was in for (a brutal time)

took note of (how s/o did something)

Didn't seem to be put off ( by me)

Mind

Felt no qualms (at all) about (what I was about to do)

incredibly impressed

awed by

an odd sense of relief

My goose is cooked.

The way in which (Dr. X) went about the grim task before (him)

As things now stand

Boy, (he's) good at this.

Speaking Topic

"Look at how he's doing this [giving bad news].

He's obviously done this so many times before,

and he's good at it. He's carefully rehearsed,

and yet everything is still so heartfelt and spontaneous." (p. 61)

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Chapter 13: The Man in the Convertible

Chronological List

A warm, gorgeous, early-spring evening

His fingers were tapping

his head as bobbing along

the epitome of a person appreciating this day

was so struck by the sight of me

a dire medical issue

an unguarded moment

She had given me a window into myself

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Chapter 13: The Man in the Convertible

Categorized List

Academic Word List + other long words

Adjective + noun

a dire medical issue

an unguarded moment

noun + noun

the epitome of (a person)

Idioms + other useful expressions

noun + 3 modifiers

A warm, gorgeous, early-spring evening

His fingers were tapping

His head was bobbing along

Was (so) struck by (the sight of me)

Metaphor

She had given me a window into myself.

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Chapter 14: The Dutch Uncle

Chronological List

I don't have much patience for incompetence

Traits that have mostly served me well

I've come across as arrogant and tactless

Recalibrate

The ultimate know-it-all kid brother

Was incessantly trying to correct

She decided she'd had enough

Let her handle this

I'd been put in my place

The lesson didn't completely sink in

Was succeeding academically

Strengths which were also flaws

Was way too brash

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Chapter 14: The Dutch Uncle

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Academic Word List + other long words

adjective + noun

ultimate know-it-all brother

hifalutin nouns

(don't have patience for) incompetence

Traits (that have served me well)

strengths which were also flaws

verb + adverb

was succeeding academically

was trying incessantly

(I've come across as) arrogant and tactless

Recalibrate

Idioms + other useful expressions

verb + expression with preposition

(I'd) been put in (my) place

decided (she'd) had enough

let (her) handle this

(the lesson / the meaning) didn't (completely) sink in

was (way too) brash

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Chapter 15: Pouring Soda in the Back Seat

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The objects of my affection

Spoiled them

Drove my sister crazy

Slowly and deliberately opened a can of soda

A pristine gem

Rejecting adult rules

No whining

Even the mundane could feel magical

Unintentional

They gave me the gift of being a presence

They'll figure something out

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Chapter 15: Pouring Soda in the Back Seat

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Academic Word List + other long words

verb + noun

rejecting (adult rules)

adjective + noun

a pristine (gem)

Adverb + verb

deliberately opened ( a can of soda)

(even) the mundane (could feel magical)

unintentional

Idioms + other useful expressions

the objects of (my) affection

spoiled (them)

drove (my sister) crazy

no whining

(they) gave (me) the gift of

(they'll) figure something out

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Chapter 16: Romancing the Brick Wall

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The most formidable brick wall

It reduced me to tears

I felt no compulsion to settle down

Could afford something better

But who was I kidding?

Granted, I had a good job.

My funkier personal information

A pretty offbeat and interesting guy

Was intrigued

Was flirting pretty aggressively

Making far more eye contact than was appropriate

I couldn't tell if you did that with everyone

A long-distance relationship

I was hooked

An incurable romantic

I had fallen in love

My know-it-all attitude

Upbeat person

An awkward scene

Be totally miserable

Might have pulled it off

She's probably scared to death

Be supportive

She had come to a realization

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Chapter 16: Romancing the Brick Wall

Categorized List

Academic Word List + other long words

Adjective + noun

Formidable brick wall

An incurable romantic

My know-it-all attitude

An awkward scene

Felt no compulsion to (settle down)

Could afford (something better)

Be totally miserable

supportive

Had come to a realization

Idioms + other useful expressions

Verb + expression with preposition

(it) reduced (me) to tears

Adjective + noun

A long-distance relationship

But who was I kidding?

Granted, (I had a good job)

(my) funkier (personal information)

A pretty offbeat (and interesting guy)

Be + adjective

Was intrigued

gun-shy

hooked

scared to death

flirting (pretty) aggressively

making (far more) eye contact than was (appropriate)

I couldn't tell (if you did that with everyone)

had fallen in love

(might have) pulled it off

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Chapter 17: Not All Fairy Tales End Smoothly

Chronological List

It was a little disconcerting

We're at the mercy of the winds

I see a variable here

The odds of the basket hitting the train were small

The calamity

I often rely on people with expertise

The balloon kept descending

Run for our lives

Be better off hitting a house

Tilted almost horizontally

The deflating envelope

We were pretty rattled

Spent some time decompressing

Fairy-tale moments

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Chapter 17: Not All Fairy Tales End Smoothly

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Academic Word List + other long words

(it was a little) disconcerting

(spent some time) decompressing

(I see) a variable (here)

The calamity

Rely on (people with) expertise

(balloon) kept descending

Tilted (almost) horizontally

Idioms + other useful expressions

(we're) at the mercy of (the winds)

The odds (of the basket hitting the train) were small

Run for (our) lives

Be better off (hitting a house)

We were (pretty) rattled

Fairy-tale moments

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Chapter 18: Lucy, I'm Home

Chronological List

Jai spent the entire day obsessing over how to explain everything

Create the perfect circumstance to break the news

The convertible

My measured response

My upbringing

I just shrugged

I'll get estimates on the repairs

Utilitarian devices

Social status

Cosmetic repairs

The flip side of that is

Quirky

Dented cars

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Chapter 18: Lucy, I'm Home

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Academic Word List + other long words

Adjective + noun

Measured response

Perfect circumstances

Utilitarian devices

Social status

cosmetic repairs

(spent the day) obsessing over (how to)

(create) the perfect circumstances (to)

the convertible

(I'll get) estimates

Idioms + other useful expressions

(my) upbringing

the flip side (of that is)

I just shrugged

quirky

dented (cars)

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Chapter 19: A New Year's Story

Chronological List

No matter how bad things are

Bleeding profusely

I ignored the red lights

In distress

The viability of our baby was at risk

Assess the situation

Had to assume that was the B team

Would they be up to the job of saving my child and my wife

It did not take long for them to impress me

They were awfully good

We wouldn't have taken the time

He was straightforward

Jai tried desperately to remain with us

Pissed off

The ones who thrive

Intensive care unit

A wonderful job of simultaneously communicating dissonant things

He could take a downward turn

An unspoken thought

A benign description

Could have made things worse by falling into pieces

Through the whole ordeal

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Chapter 19: A New Year's Story

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Academic Word List + other long words

Adjective + noun

Intensive care unit

Benign description

Verb + adverb

Bleeding profusely

Tried desperately

(The ones who) thrive

Assume (this was the B team)

Ignored (red lights)

In distress

The viability (of our baby was at risk)

Simultaneously communicating dissonant things

Idioms + other useful expressions

Adjective + noun

a downward turn

an upsoken thought

the whole ordeal

No matter how (bad) things are

(would they) be up to the job (of saving my child and my wife)

It did not take long for (them to impress me)

(they were) awfully good

(we wouldn't have) taken the time

Could have made things worse (by falling into pieces)

Through the whole ordeal

Grammar as Lexis

Jai and I could have made things worse by falling to pieces.

She could have gotten so hysterical that she'd thrown herself into shock.

I could have been so stricken that I'd have been no help in the operating room.

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Chapter 20: In Fifty Years, It Never Came Up

Chronological List

A bunch of twentysomethings

Charitable projects

The citation for heroic achievement

Immediate vicinity

All the wounded were evacuated successfully

Had just never come up

Getting another lesson from him about the meaning of sacrifice

The power of humility

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Academic Word List + other long words

Adjective + noun

charitable projects

heroic achievement

immediate vicinity

Noun + noun

the power of humility

the meaning of sacrifice

(All the wounded) were evaluated successfully

a citation

Idioms + other useful expressions

Noun + noun

a bunch of twentysomethings

it had never come up

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Chapter 21: Jai (=jay)

Chronological List

Tell it to me straight

Interact with each other

She's making headway

Data

Didn't want to expose me to the chance of infection

We'll keep our distance

Unbiased third-party medical authorities

Their input

I relented

Being frank

Something is bugging me

Prognosis

Let some of the little stuff slide

Is cluttered

Owe Jai apologies

Things that get on her nerves about me

New Year's Eve was bittersweet

Hand over the shop to an apprentice

To cheer me up

Jai vowed she'd continue to be there for me

Meticulously

Haphazardly

Postponed it

Vent (v)

A good outlet

I went overboard

Realize other dreams

A spectacular dream

A great solace

Reschedule

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Chapter 21: Jai (=jay)

Categorized List

Academic Word List + other long words

Adjective + noun

Unbiased (third-party medical) authorities

A spectacular dream

Great solace

Interact with each other

Expose (me) to infection

Relented

Postponed it

Realize (our) dreams

Reschedule

Data

Input

Prognosis

New Year's resolutions

Meticulously

Haphazardly

Idioms + other useful expressions

Tell it (to me) straight

(she's) making headway

(we'll) keep (our) distance

(something) is bugging me

Is cluttered

Let some (of the little stuff) slide

Owe apologies

(things that) get on (her) nerves (about me)

Was bittersweet

Hand over (the shop) to (an apprentice)

Cheer (me) up

Vowed (she'd continue) to be there (for me)

Being frank

Vent (v)

Good outlet

Went overboard

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Chapter 22: The Truth Can Set You Free

Chronological List

Cocked his head and squinted at me

Wasn't an easy encounter

Was trying to question my integrity without directly calling me a liar

It's really ironic

The most brazen con man

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Chapter 22: The Truth Can Set You Free

Categorized List

Academic Word List + other long words

(this wasn't) an easy encounter

question (my) integrity (without directly calling me a liar)

It's (really) ironic.

Idioms + other useful expressions

Cocked (his) head

Squinted at (me)

the most brazen con man

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Part IV: Enabling the Dreams of Others

Chapter 23: I'm on my Honeymoon But If You Need Me…

Chronological List

Time management

The whole tedious ordeal

Time is finite

I've railed about time management

Shortened lifespan

Be explicity managed

Irrelevant details

To-do lists

Was naïve

Are they worth pursuing?

Too compulsive

You're more apt to speed things along

Delegate (v)

I've delegated the task to her

Dead-on serious

Tongue-in-cheek

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Chapter 23: I'm on my Honeymoon But If You Need Me…

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Academic Word List + other long words

Adjective + noun

Irrelevant details

Tedious ordeal

Shortened lifespan

(I've) delegated the task to (her)

Time management

Idioms + other useful expressions

(I've) railed about (time management)

was naïve

was (too) compulsive

was tongue-in-cheek

Are (they) worth pursuing?

You're (more) apt to (speed things along)

Adjective + noun

To-do lists

Adverb + adjective

Dead-on serious

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Chapter 24: A Recovering Jerk

Chronological List

Flaws

Develop a real ability

Assess ourselves

If we can't accurately do that

Are paying top dollar

Our job is to be demanding

Students are exerting themselves

A professor's job is to teach students how to see their minds growing

in the same way they can see their muscles grow when they look in the mirror.

Feedback loops

Empty flattery

Character-building honesty

Downward spiral

One key factor

Collaborative class

Peer feedback

Pragmatic, statistically valid

an accurate assessment

specific suggestions

take it up a notch

obnoxious

left him clueless about how he was coming off

remained unfazed

ranked you dead last

you're hard to get along with

I was in denial

this student kept himself in check

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Chapter 24: Enabling the Dreams of Others

Categorized List

Academic Word List + other long words

adjective + noun

a recovering jerk

empty flattery

feedback loops

character-building honesty

a downward spiral

one key factor

a collaborative class

peer feedback

a pragmatic way

a statistically valid way

an accurate assessment

specific suggestions

verb + adverb

do that accurately

remained unfazed

ranked (you) last

be demanding

obnoxious

exerting themselves

flaws

an ability to assess ourselves

Idioms + other useful expressions

they are paying top dollar

take it up a notch

clueless about how (he) was coming off

(you're) hard to get along with

(I) was in denial

(this student) kept (himself) in check

Speaking Topic

"A professor's job is to teach students how to see their minds growing

in the same way they can see their muscles grow when they look in the mirror."

Paraphrase, give RP example, give your own example, and comment on the implied gender bias. How could you phrase it to be more inclusive?

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Part IV: Enabling the Dreams of Others

Chapter 25: Training a Jedi

Chronological List

enabling the dreams of others

there were no concrete plans

it'll be hard to see it through

the special effects

had a flashback to my childhood visit to Disneyland

a pretty tough boss

had very high expectations

be just that kind of team player

Luck is indeed where preparation meets opportunity.

an incredible fifteen-minute battle scene, pitting clones against droids

an awesome tradition

still unsure what to make of me

a bit of an acquired taste

was returning the favor

a turning point in my relationship with that class

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Chapter 25: Training a Jedi

Categorized List

Academic Word List + other long words

adjective + noun

the special effects

had very high expectations

an acquired taste

concrete plans

adverb + adjective

were noticeably wary

enabling the dreams of others

Idioms + other useful expressions

had a flashback

it'll be hard to see it through

adjective + noun

a pretty tough boss

a team player

an awesome tradition

an incredible (battle scene), pitting (clones) against (droids)

was returning the favor

was a turning point (in my relationship)

Speaking Topic

"Luck is indeed where preparation meets opportunity."

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