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  • Unit 17 My house was robbed!

  • Did you have a good weekend?

  • No. Not really.

  • I'm sorry to hear that.

  • What happened?

  • During weekend, my house was robbed.

  • Your house was robbed?

  • What do you mean?

  • I mean I was not there and someone came and took everything from my house.

  • Someone took everything form your house?

  • That's terrible.

  • Terrible.

  • Yes. I think so.

  • Did they break anything?

  • Yes. They broke a window to get in.

  • Did they take your television?

  • Yes. They took the television.

  • Did they take the DVD player?

  • Yes. They took the DVD player

  • Did they take your laptop?

  • Yes. They took the laptop.

  • Did they take your clothes?

  • Yes, they…

  • No. They did not take my clothes.

  • That's because your clothes are old and out of fashion.

  • Do you really think my clothes are old-fashioned?

  • Yes. I do. They're very old.

  • This is terrible

  • Fist, my house gets robbed, and my clothes are old-fashioned.

  • Did you tell the police that your house was robbed?

  • Yes. I told the police.

  • What... did they say?

  • They didn't say much They just took a report.

  • Did you have a good weekend?

  • No, not really.

  • I'm Sorry to hear that.

  • What happened?

  • During the weekend

  • My house was robbed

  • Did they break anything?

  • Yes, they broke a window to get in.

  • Did they take your television?

  • Yes, they took the television

  • Did you tell the police that your house was robbed.

  • Yes, I told the police.

  • What did they say?

  • They didn't say much. They just took a report

Unit 17 My house was robbed!

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English Conversation 01 unit17

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    Michellelau posted on 2018/05/28
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form

US /fɔrm/

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UK /fɔ:m/

  • noun
  • Sports team or person's current winning record
  • Document you complete when making an application
  • Visible shape or style; type; kind
  • verb
  • To organize something such as a club or group
  • To develop; to come into a shape or substance
  • To make something into a particular shape

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break

US /brek/

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UK /breɪk/

  • verb
  • To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
  • To form a crack in something
  • To burst or become damaged
  • To end a relationship
  • To escape from a place such as a jail
  • To train a wild animal e.g. a horse
  • To separate into pieces by force, or by dropping
  • To act against a law, rule, or promise
  • To become known suddenly, as in the news
  • To not do what you promised e.g. not keep promises
  • To solve a crime, or answer a problem
  • To stop functioning properly
  • To suddenly start, open or commence
  • To change in pitch suddenly, as in a voice
  • To fall on the shore, as in waves
  • To begin or change suddenly; the dawn or weather
  • To defeat by causing the person to lose their will
  • noun
  • Time you stop an activity before continuing
  • End of a relationship
  • An escape from a place such as a jail
  • (Lucky) advantage or benefit from something
  • A lucky opportunity.
  • A pause in activity; a rest.
  • Find a solution or answer to a problem or crime
  • Change in the weather
  • other
  • To stop functioning.
  • To enter a building illegally, typically by force.
  • To start suddenly.
  • To escape.
  • To become known; to be revealed.
  • To interrupt an activity for a rest.
  • To separate into pieces; to fracture or shatter.
  • other
  • To put an end to.
  • To reveal or disclose (news or information).
  • To separate into pieces; to fracture or shatter.
  • To fail to observe the terms of (a law, promise, or agreement).

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laptop

US /ˈlæpˌtɑp/

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UK /ˈlæptɒp/

  • noun
  • Portable computer small enough to use on your lap
  • A portable computer suitable for use while traveling.

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terrible

US /ˈtɛrəbəl/

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UK /ˈterəbl/

  • adjective
  • Very bad; horrible
  • Causing great fear; frightening
  • Very great; intense
  • Very great; extreme
  • Extremely unpleasant
  • Extremely bad or serious

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fist

US /fɪst/

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UK /fɪst/

  • noun
  • Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone

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rob

US /rɑb/

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UK /rɒb/

  • noun
  • Person's name
  • other
  • To deprive someone of something.
  • To take something illegally from a person or place, often using force or the threat of force.
  • verb
  • To steal money or property from (bank or person)
  • To prevent from getting something deserved

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unit

US /ˈjunɪt/

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UK /ˈju:nɪt/

  • noun
  • One apartment in a building
  • Group of people, e.g. soldiers, that work together
  • A chapter of a textbook
  • A standard of measurement of something
  • Single item made by a company

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happen

US /ˈhæpən/

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UK /'hæpən/

  • verb
  • To take place or occur
  • other
  • To occur by chance
  • Used to introduce a possibility or condition
  • To take place or occur

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hear

US /hɪr/

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UK /hɪə(r)/

  • verb
  • To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • To be told or find out information or facts
  • To consider or listen to a court case
  • To perceive with the ear the sound made by someone or something.

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tell

US /tɛl/

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UK /tel/

  • verb
  • To (strongly) advise a person to do something
  • To be able to guess
  • To order or instruct someone to do something.
  • To say or communicate information to someone
  • To be able to distinguish or recognize.
  • To inform, but without speaking; indicate
  • To have a negative effect on someone
  • To order someone to do something; command
  • To recognize something based on certain signs
  • To report something to an authority
  • To explain something or teach someone something

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