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Aside from that, students can also learn through the official blog site of 11Talk, with its variety of instructive scopes. This week, the followers of its social media accounts enjoyed FREE English lessons featuring the June events. If you’re not a follower yet, give it a go for updates.
However, this blog has more comprehensive content details, as it will feature sample sentences and conversations. This post will tackle lessons from four National events: Fitness Day, Ice Cream Day, Best Friends Day, and Upsy Daisy Day.
In line with National Fitness Day, 11Talk reminded the students who study English online to stay active and that striving for wellness is the best way to learn efficiently. For this June event, the Word of the Week is fit. It means that a person or a thing is in the correct or proper shape and size. It can also mean someone has the requisite qualities or skills to undertake something competently. In contrast, in UK slang, using fit is a way of saying that a person is attractive.
The synonyms of fit are the following: lean, sexy, slender, slim, sylphlike, and toned. You can also use capable, competent, deserving, equipped, preferable, and qualified.
Below are sample sentences and conversations:
“You must also be fit to trek Mt. Fuji.”
Luke: I’m planning to travel to Mt. Fuji this July. Do you want to join me?
Tally: That sounds fun! Sure. But what are the requirements?
Luke: Aside from your passport and visa, you must also be fit to trek Mt. Fuji.
Tally: Okay. I’ll stick to my gym routine from today.
“With her academic competence, she should fit the job.”
Tina: I’m happy and pretty nervous about my sister’s promotion.
Roo: Don’t be. With her academic competence, she should fit the job.
Tina: Yeah, I know that. But her relocation is my concern.
Roo: Right, she’s always been home.
Tina: She’ll have difficulty adjusting to being away and living independently.
“I just realized how fit Emma is during her acceptance speech.”
Aldon: Bro, you’ve been looking at her for minutes.
Carter: Was I that obvious?
Aldon: Kind of. What made you act that way?
Carter: I just realized how fit Emma is during her acceptance speech.
The second of the four June events is National Ice Cream Day. In this part, you’ll get to read nine catchy expressions related to it. You can use some of them when you need a cute excuse to have an ice cream.
1. My head says, “Go to the gym.” My heart says, “Eat some ice cream!”
2. I want abs, but I want ice cream even more.
3. Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy ice cream, and that’s basically the same thing.
4. It’s always ice cream o’clock somewhere!
5. My stomach has a separate ice cream compartment.
6. My relationship with ice cream is unhealthy because it’s so cold.
7. Cone-gratulations! (You’ve learned another way to say congratulations.)
8. Status: Emotionally attached to ice cream.
9. Ice cream because you are driving me crazy! (Ice cream=I scream.)
Aligned with the National Best Friends Day celebration are the Idioms of the Week:
Friends in high places:
— people a person knows who have social or political influence and power.
“She got promoted because of her friends in high places.”
Barry: I can’t entirely agree with HR’s decision on Sandy’s promotion.
Boro: Me too. She’s just on good terms with the VP of HR.
Barry: Safe to say she got promoted because of her friends in high places.
Boro: Totally!
Man’s best friend:
— this phrase refers to a dog that serves man with many beneficial needs with unconditional love.
“Tucker is my Emotional Support Animal. He’s truly a man’s best friend!”
Dot: How do you remain calm despite the situation in the office?
Donnie: I have a pet at home. He’s more than a pet.
Dot: What do you mean?
Donnie: Tucker is my Emotional Support Animal. He’s truly a man’s best friend!
Like two peas in a pod:
— two people or things that are similar or go very well together.
“Phoebe and Ursula are like two peas in a pod. They’re both funny and pretty!”
Cain: Do we have siblings in the office?
Norm: None. It’s against the company’s policy.
Cain: Really? So Phoebe and Ursula aren’t siblings?
Norm: No, they’re not. They’re just that close. Phoebe and Ursula are like two peas in a pod. They’re both funny and pretty!
To build bridges:
— to promote or improve friendly relations and mutual acceptance between people or groups.
“The UN is always working to build bridges between different cultures and nationalities.”
Christian: I heard you asked for a leave for six weeks.
Bako: Yes, I had to do volunteer work at the UN headquarters.
Christian: Wow! It fits your advocacy since the UN is always working to build bridges between different cultures and nationalities.
Bako: Yes, I don’t want to miss the opportunity.
The last of the June events for this week is National Upsy Daisy Day. Therefore, to end the week with encouragement and positivity, here are four quotes you can use to remind yourself to be optimistic:
“There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
— Amanda Gorman
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”
— Anne Frank
“Inhale, exhale, it is well, it is well. All of this is a part of the story you will tell.”
— Morgan Harper Nichols
“Sometimes, when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.”
— Unknown
There you have it: June Events Vocabulary and Lessons!
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