PDF - Intermediate - Daddy Please!

Daily Life - Daddy Please!

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A:

Hey daddy! You look great today; I like your tie! By the way, I was wondering can I…

B:

NO!

A:

I haven’t even told you what it is yet!

B:

Okay, okay, what do you want?

A:

Do you think I could borrow the car? I’m going to a concert tonight.

B:

Um.. I don’t think so. I need the car tonight to pick up your mother.

A:

Ugg! I told you about it last week! Smelly Toes is playing, and Eric asked if I would go with him!

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B:

Who’s this Eric guy?

A:

Duh! He’s like the hottest and most popular guy at school! Come on, dad! Please!

B:

No can do... sorry.

A:

Fine then! Would you mind giving me 100 bucks?

B:

No way!

A:

That’s so unfair!

Key Vocabulary

by the way

phrase

used to change the topic of a conversation

wonder

verb

think about if something is possible

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concert

common noun, singular

a public performance of music

pick up

verb

go and get

popular

Adjective

very well known and well liked

bucks

common noun, plural

informal word for dollars

unfair

Adjective

not fair, not just

Supplementary Vocabulary

suit

common noun, singular

a set of clothes that usually consists of a jacket and a skirt or pair of pants that are made out of the same material

play

common noun, singular

a piece of writing that tells a story through the actions and words of characters and that is performed on a stage

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drop off

phrase

to go and leave someone at a certain place

no way

phrase

I cannot do it, it is not possible

lend

principle verb, present simple

to give (something) to (someone) to be used for a period of time and then returned

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