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Joshua: Dad. Allowance day. Can I have my allowance?

Father: Oh. I forgot about that.

Joshua: You ALWAYS forget.

Father: I guess I do. How much do I owe you?

Joshua: Just $13.

Father: Thirteen dollars!? Why do I owe you that much? Just seems like I paid you the other day.

Joshua: No. You forget every Saturday, and it has been piling up.

Father: Well, I’m not sure if I have that much.

Joshua: Go to the bank. You have lots of money.

Father: Lots of money, uh? Uh, well, I think the bank is closed.

Joshua: Then, what about your secret money jar under your bed?

Father: Oh, I guess I could do that. So, what are you going to do with the money?

Joshua: I’m going to put some in savings, give some to the poor people, and use the rest to buy books.

Father: Well, that’s sounds great, Joshua.

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Woman: So, what’s your usual day like? You always seem so busy.

Man: Well, I usually get up around 5:00 a.m. and work on the computer until 6:00 a.m.

Woman: Why do you get up so early?

Man: Well, I have to leave home at twenty to seven (6:40 a.m.) so I can catch a bus at 7:00 o’clock . It takes me about twenty minutes to walk to the bus stop from my house.

Woman: And what time do you get to work?

Man: Uh, my bus takes about an hour to get there, but it stops right in front of my office.

Woman: That’s nice. And what time do you get off work?

Man: Uh, around 5:00 o’clock. Then, we eat dinner around 6:30, and my wife and I read and play with the kids until 8:00 or so.

Woman: So, when do you work on your website? You said one time that you create it at home?

Man: Well, my wife and I often watch TV or talk until 10:00 o’clock. She then often reads while I work on my site, and I sometimes stay up until the early hours of the morning, but I try to finish everything by one or two.

Woman: And then you get up at 5:00 a.m.?

Man: Well, yeah, but it’s important to live a balanced life. I enjoy what I do, but you have to set aside time for the family and yourself.

Woman: I agree.

Man: But I think my wife has the toughest job. She spends her whole day taking care oì our family . . . taking the kids to school, working in the garden, buying groceries, taking the kids to piano lessons . . . [Wow!] It’s a full-time job, but she enjoys what she does.

Woman: Well, it sounds like you’re a busy, but lucky man.

Man: I think so too.

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Girl: He’s here. Bye Dad.

Dad: Wait, wait, wait . . . Where are you going?

Girl: Dad. I’ve already told mom. I’m going out tonight.

Dad: Who with? You mean you’re going on a date?

Girl: Yeah. Mom met Dirk yesterday. [Dirk!?] He’s sooo cool.  We’re going on a double-date with Cindy and Evan.

Dad: Dirk.

Girl: I have to go.

Dad: Wait, wait. I want to meet this guy.

Girl: He’s waiting for me.

Dad: Well, so what are you going to do tonight? Going to the library?

Girl: Dad! We’re going out to eat, and then we’re going to catch a movie.

Dad: What movie and what is it rated?

Girl: It’s a science fiction thriller called . . . well, I don’t know what it is called, but it’s rated PG

Dad: And where’s the movie showing?

Girl: Down at the Campus Plaza Movie Theater.

Dad: Hey, I was thinking about seeing a movie down there tonight, too.

Girl: Ah, Dad.

Dad: Hey, Let me meet that guy.

[Father looks out the living room window . . .

Hey, that guy has a moustache!

Girl: Dad. That’s not Dirk. That’s his older brother. He’s taking us there! Can I go now?

Dad: Well . . .

Girl: Mom said I could, and mom knows his parents.

Dad: Well . . .

Girl: Dad.

Dad: Okay, but be home by 8:00.

Girl: Eight!? The movie doesn’t start until 7:30. Come on, Dad.

Dad: Okay. Be back by 11:00.

Girl: Love you, Dad.

Dad: Love you, too.

Girl: Bye.

Dad:Bye.

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Girl: Dad, I’m bored today. I want to go to a movie?

Dad: A movie today? Well, I don’t know. Here. Let me look at the newspaper. Okay. Ah, here’s a movie that starts in the afternoon at 2:45. Well, should we take mommy with us?

Girl: yeah

Dad: Okay, we have to wait for mommy because she’s at a meeting right now.

Girl: Okay.

Dad: Alright. And what should we do after we see the movie?

Girl: Go on a walk.

Dad: Well, where would you like to go on a walk? Would you like to go down to the beach or through the park?

Girl: To the beach.

Dad: To the beach. Well, that sounds great. And then maybe we can go out to eat tonight. Does that sound okay?

Girl: Yeah.

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Emily: Welcome home, Dad.

Dad: Oh, Emily. How are you today?

Emily: Fine.

Dad: Good. And how was school today?

Emily: Really fun.

Dad: Good. And what did you do?

Emily: We made things.

Dad: Like what types of things did you make?

Emily: We made books.

Dad: You made books! Okay. And what else?

Emily: We . . . we made paper kangaroos.

Dad: You made paper kangaroos? Okay, and what did you need to make your paper kangaroos? What kind of supplies did you need?

Emily: We used crayons, papers, glue, and we had to follow directions.

Dad: Well good. And what did you do after school?

Emily: We went home, played games.

Dad: And did . . . Mom said you went to the junior high school.

Emily: I rode my bike in the tennis court.

Dad: Did you go by yourself?

Emily: I went with the whole family, and we went with Nathan, Sara, Racheal.

Dad: You went with your cousins.

Emily: And my mom.

Dad: Well, that’s great. Well, let’s get ready for dinner.

Emily: Okay.

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Father: Hi Michael. Happy Birthday! How old are you today?

Son: Seven.

Father: Alright. Well, let’s sing Happy Birthday:

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Michael,
Happy Birthday to you.

Father: Alright. So what should we do first?

Son: How about cake and ice cream?

Father: Okay. Well, uh let . . . let’s light the candles. Okay, and make a wish! Don’t . . . don’t tell me.

Son: Don’t tell you?

Father: Yeah, don’t tell me. Okay, and go ahead and blow out the candles. Okay, let’s cut the cake, and then we can have cake and ice cream. And what do you want to do after the cake and ice cream?

Son: Play freeze tag.

Father: Now, how do you play tag?

Son: Um . . . one person is it, and the person who is it tries to tag everyone [Alright. And then . . . ] before I tag someone and then, another person tags me.

Father: Oh, wow. And who‘s coming over later today for your birthday?

Son: Well, everyone. Uh, my cousins, all my aunts and grandmas, grandpas.

Father: Alright. Well, Happy Birthday, Michael.

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Vocab:

– Make a wish(v)  ước

– come over (v) đến chơi, sang nhà, qua chơi

– go ahead (v) tiếnvề phía trước, nói khi bảo ai tiến hành một việc gì đó (kiểu như nào làm đi nào)

– blow out: thổi tắt

– tag (v) chạm vào người chơi (thường trong một trò chơi nào đó)

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Extra sentences

– People in the United States often make a wish  before they eat the cake.

– We’re going to eat cake and ice cream at the party.

– It’s time to light the candles on the cake.

– Let’s  sing Happy Birthday song and then blow out the candles

Listen to the conversation here (bấm vào đây để nghe hội thoại)

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Conversation

A: Excuse me, can I try on this pair of jeans?

B: Sure. Let me see… I’m afraid we don’t have any size eights left.

A: What are you talking about? I’m always a size four. Here, I’ll try these.

B: They seem a bit too tight. Shall I find you a larger size?

A: No, they fit fine! They show off my curves perfectly!

B: Yeah, your love handles. Yeah, they sure do, although… here, you forgot to close this button.

A: Yeah right, I’ll do it now…

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Vocab:

1. try on: thử

2. have something left: còn cái gì đó

3. a bit: một chút, hơi, một tý

4. fit fine: rất vừa vặn, vừa

5. show off: làm nổi bật, chỉ cho thấy, khoe ra.

6. curve: đường cong

7. love handles: phần mỡ phình raở vùng thắt lưng (khi mặc quần chật hơn so với vòng eo)

8. button: cúc (quần, áo)

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Extra sentences

– Can i try on this shoes?

– how many T-shirts have you tried on?

– My new coat fits me fine.

– look! she really shows off.

– i am a bit tired. (tôi hơi đau đầu)

Listen to and download the conversation here

A: Kevin, what is this mess? It looks like a pigsty in here! Clean this up!

Kevin, cái đống lộn xộn này là cái gì? Chỗ này sao mà giống chuồng lợn thế này! Dọn dẹp sạch sẽ ngay!

– mess: đống lộn xộn, mớ hỗn độn

– it looks like: giống như (ở đây it là chủ ngữ giả, nhiều khi bạn không cần phải dịch hẳn là nó)

– pigsty: chuồng lợn

– clean up: dọn dẹp sạch sẽ

– in here: ở trong đây

B: Ok dad, I will do it in a minute, let me just finish this level of this game.

– in a minute: trong 1 phút nữa

– let: để

– just: là từ dùng để nhấn mạnh

– level: mức, trình độ, cửa (trong trò chơi điện tử)

– game: trò chơi

Được mà bố, Con sẽ làm trong một phút nữa thôi, để con chơi xong cửa này đã.

A: No, I said now! Plus, you are grounded, you’re not allowed to play video games. I want you to make your bed, do the laundry and then come downstairs and sweep the floors.

(Không được, Bố nói  bây giờ! thêm nữa, con không được ra ngoài, khôgn được phép chơi trò chơi điện tử nữa. Bố muốn con dọn lại giường, giặt quần áo và xuống tầng dưới quét nhà.

– said: động từ ở dạng quá khứ và quá khứ phân từ của “say” (nói)

– be grounded: bị phạt bắt ở nhà không cho ra ngoài

– be not allowed to do something: không được phép làm gì

– video games: trò chơi điện tử

– want somebody to do something: muốn ai làm cái gì

– make bed: dọn dẹp giường

– do the laundry: giặt quần áo

– come downstairs: xuống cầu thang (xuống tầng dưới)

– sweep: quét dọn

– floor: sàn nhà

B: That’s so unfair!

thế thật là không công bằng
A: You have to pull your weight around here young man. My house, my rules.

Con phải làm phần việc của mình chứ, anh bạn trẻ. Nhà của bố, luật bố đưa ra

– pull one’s weight around: làm phần công việc của mình đã được giao, chia sẻ công việc với người khác.

– rule: luật lệ

B: But I already mopped the floors, dusted the furniture and vacuumed the rugs!
Nhưng con đã lau sàn nhà, quét bụi đồ đạc và hút bụi mấy tấm thảm rồi mà.

– already: vốn đã, đã

– mop: lau, chùi. Mopped là động từ của mop ở dạng quá khứ, thêm ed và gấp đôi phụ âm cuối

– furniture: đồ đạc trong nhà (bàn ghế, tủ, giường gọi là furniture)

– vacuum: hút bụi

– rug: thảm

A: That’s great, but you still have work to do, so get to it.

Tốt, nhưng vẫn còn việc còn phải làm, vì thế đi làm đi.

– still: vẫn

– work: việc, công việc