EnglishPod 11 - Upper Intermediate - New Guy in Town
EnglishPod 11 - Upper Intermediate - New Guy in Town
Conversation
A: Oh, I don't know if you heard, but someone moved into that old house down the road.
B: Yeah, I know. I met the owner of the house yesterday as he was moving in. His name is Armand.
A: Really? What's he like? You have to fill me in.
B: Actually, he's a bit strange. I don't know... I've got a bad feeling about him.
A: Really? Why?
B: Well, yesterday I brought over a housewarming gift, but Armand started acting really weird, and then he practically kicked me out! I tried to, sort of, peek into his house, but everything was so dark inside that I couldn't really get a good look.
A: Well, you'll never guess what I saw this morning. A delivery truck pulled into his driveway, and it dropped off a long, rectangular box. It almost looked like a coffin!
B: You see! Why would he...
C: Hello ladies...
B: Ah, Armand! You scared the heck out of me! This is my friend Doris.
C: A pleasure to meet you...If you are not doing anything tonight, I would like to have you both for dinner. I mean...I would like to have you both over for dinner.
Key Vocabulary
I don't know if you heard (phrase): Phrase used to introduce a piece of information
Fill me in (phrase): Tell me about it
A bad feeling (phrase): A sense or feeling that something bad is going to happen
Weird (Adjective): Strange, unusual
Kick out (principle verb, past simple): Make or force someone leave when they don't want to
Creep me out (phrase): Make me feel uncomfortable and a bit scared
You'll never guess (phrase): Phrase used to introduce a piece of news
Scare the heck out of me (phrase): Cause someone to feel a lot of fear
Supplementary Vocabulary
Bizarre (Adjective): Strange or unusual
Creepy (Adjective): Strange or scary, causing people to feel nervous and afraid
Vampire (common noun, singular): A dead person who drinks the blood of living people
Have you heard (phrase): Phrase used to introduce a piece of gossip
Guess what (phrase): Phrase used to introduce an interesting or surprising piece of information