Lesson 4: School Reunion

Key Expressions

First ever

Pretty much

Around the middle

Skirt chaser

I imagine

Situation

A:  This is the first class reunion I’ve been to for more than twenty years.

B:  This is my first ever. Can you still recognize everybody?

A:  Pretty much, though some of the men have put on a lot of weight around the middle and some have lost a lot of hair.

B:  Isn’t that Tom Smith over there? He was a great tennis player.

A:  Yes, he was.  He was also a great skirt chaser, running after every girl in the class at one time or another.

B:  He seems to have a wife with him, so I imagine he has to behave himself.

Pronunciation drills

Twenty years

Recognize

Skirt chaser

Running after

Substitution drills

This is my ___________. Can you still recognize everybody?

___________, though some of the men have put on a lot of weight around the middle and some have lost a lot of hair.

He was also a great ___________, running after every girl in the class at one time or another.

He seems to have a wife with him, so ___________ he has to behave himself.

Today’s Homework

Construct sentences your own sentences using the Key Expressions,

First ever, skirt chaser Pretty much, Around the middle.

Example:  Tod is known for being the skirt chaser among our group.