Listening Day 2

<Haley> Hey, mom? Can I have $40 for lunch?

<Claire> $40?

<Haley> I also need a book for school.

<Claire> What book?

<Haley> I want a dress.

<Claire> Do you have any idea what a bad liar you are?

<Alex> I'd be more worried that she couldn't come up with a single book title.

<Phil> Luke, come on, we're late!

<Claire> There's a first...inside out and backwards.

At least it isn't zipped into his... There it is.

<Phil> There's book smart, and then there's street smart.

<Claire> Yeah, and then there's Luke.

<Phil> He's just curious, that's all.

He's got this almost scientific mind with a thirst for knowledge.

He's like this little Einstein.

Some people ask "why?" Luke asks, "why not?"

<Claire> I ask "why" a lot.

New Words & Expressions for Speaking

come up with something

inside out

backwards

zip

book smart - Having knowledge obtained by reading and studying, rather than by practical experience.

street smart - Someone who is street smart knows how to deal with difficult or dangerous situations, especially in big cities

curious

Useful Patterns for Speaking

Do you have any idea what a bad liar you are?

He's got this almost scientific mind with a thirst for knowledge.

ultrasound