tailieunhanh - A complete English language course part 4

For a start, it is written in the target language, and an assump¬tion of prior knowledge of the language must therefore be made. Nonetheless, I have tried to keep explanations simple and succinct, allowing the context of the dialogues and exercises to show the user how the language works. | 14 means away and it can be used when someone is away or when they are going away. For example we can say I m off to London tomorrow I m off in London tomorrow Jenny s off in the morning I m going to London tomorrow I will be in London tomorrow Jenny is going away leaving in the morning Sometimes the same phrase can mean two different things Jenny s off today can mean either that Jenny is leaving to go somewhere today or that she is away from work. Rosemary tells Stuart that Mike s in computers - this is an informal way of saying what kind of work he does it means that his work is something to do with computers but that Rosemary doesn t know exactly what his job is. Compare these two statements Mike s in computers Mike s a software designer The first description is vague or unspecific while the second description is precise. Here are some more examples of general descriptions of someone s job Harry s in publishing Fiona s in fashion Kath s in education Paul s in politics Vicki s in banking James is in advertising Finally notice the difference between in and into in this type of sentence Mike s in computers Mike s job involves computers Mike s into computers Mike s interested in computers Stuart says Really in response to a statement by Rosemary - this is not a true question he s not asking Rosemary if what she s said is true but is simply a way of expressing interest in a fact not previously known. Look at some more examples 15 I m going to sail to New Zealand in my yacht - Really Norman s bought another horse - Really Chocolate is an aphrodysiac - Really More than a billion people speak Chinese - Really Stuart adds Like me to say that what Rosemary has just told him is true of Stuart as well. He could also have said Me too Same here or So am I Here are some more examples Posh and Becks are English Terry s a long-distance lorry driver My brother s an accountant Gerry s going to Spain this summer - Like me - Me too - Same here - So am I The first three responses can