Step 1
Study the Powerpoint slides to learn this week’s idioms.
Step 2
Listen to the dialogue for better understanding and pronunciation.
Step 3
Read the following dialogue to see the idioms in context:
| Alex: | Hi Jay! |
| Jay: | Hi Alex! How is your new job? |
| Alex: | Great! Good!…I mean OK… Oh, why sugar coat it? Not great! The boss thinks that he’s a smart cookie and asks everyone to come up with new sales ideas constantly! First, I thought this is a piece of cake, but now it just puts an unnecessary pressure on me and then, I have to spend so much time listening to all these half-baked ideas people come up with. It’s exhausting! |
| Jay: | But isn’t it what you’ve always wanted? A job where your ideas would be heard? |
| Alex: | Yes, yes, but listening to the others is torture! |
| Jay: | Haha! Well, you can’t have your cake and eat it too! I think you’re lucky to have a job like that! |
| Alex: | I guess… |
| Jay: | Well, good luck! Nice chatting with you! Bye Alex! |
| Alex: | Bye Jay! |
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