{"id":1004,"date":"2018-12-16T16:22:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T08:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2018-12-16T16:22:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T08:22:12","slug":"bc-discussing-appearances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tommykwan.com\/blog\/english-learning\/bc-discussing-appearances\/","title":{"rendered":"BC : Discussing appearances"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-summary\">Summary<\/div>\n<div class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-aim\">Describing someone&#8217;s appearance and giving advice<\/div>\n<div class=\"mycourse-lessondetail-desc\">The topic of this lesson is appearance. You will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>discuss how to dress in different situations<\/li>\n<li>focus on vocabulary for describing appearance<\/li>\n<li>focus on phrases for giving advice<\/li>\n<li>practise word stress to sound more natural when describing appearance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ben:<strong> It\u2019s getting closer to the big day. Are you nervous?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aron: What do you think? I\u2019ve decided that if I don\u2019t get this job, then I\u2019m just going to give up.<\/p>\n<p>Ben:<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong> Come on, try not to be so negative.<\/strong> <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">You know what they say :<\/span><em>\u00a0third time lucky.<\/em><\/strong> Or in your case\u2026tenth time lucky.<\/p>\n<p>Aron: I know\u2026<strong><em>I don\u2019t know what it is. (\u6211\u771f\u4fc2\u543e\u4fc2\u597d\u660e)<\/em> <\/strong><em>I\u2019ve got<\/em> the qualifications, the skills, the experience\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Ben: <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Well, if you don\u2019t mind me saying, I think<\/span> it\u2019s more about<\/strong> the first impression you\u2019re giving the interviewer.<\/p>\n<p>Aron: <strong>Are you trying to say<\/strong> there\u2019s something wrong with how I dress?<\/p>\n<p>Ben: <strong>Well,<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> I didn\u2019t exactly say that. But if I were you, I\u2019d<\/span><\/strong> think about wearing something more professional in the interview.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <strong>After all,<\/strong> <\/span>it\u2019s a very reputable company.<\/p>\n<p>\/\/NOTES: &#8220;After all&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"def-head semi-flush\"><span class=\"def-info\">\u00a0<\/span><b class=\"def\">used to\u00a0<a class=\"query\" title=\"add\" href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/add\">add<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"query\" title=\"information\" href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/information\">information<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0<a class=\"query\" title=\"shows\" href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/show\">shows<\/a>\u00a0that what you have just said is\u00a0<a class=\"query\" title=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/true\">true<\/a>:<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"examp emphasized\"><span class=\"eg\">I do like her &#8211; after all, she is my\u00a0<a class=\"query\" title=\"sister\" href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/sister\">sister<\/a>.\/\/<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Aron: OK, Mrs Fashion Expert. <strong>What should I<\/strong> wear <strong>then?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ben:<strong> I\u2019d try to<\/strong> dress less casually and wear a nice suit. <strong>And you\u2019ve got to<\/strong> cover your tattoos \u2013<strong> I can<\/strong> see your mum\u2019s name<strong> from miles away!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aron: Dress less casually\u2026.cover my tattoos\u2026<strong>ok, what else?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ben: <strong>For me, it\u2019s important that<\/strong> you\u2019re well groomed. <strong>Maybe it\u2019s time to think about<\/strong> cutting that ponytail off and being a bit more clean shaven.<\/p>\n<p>Aron: But <strong>that just isn\u2019t me. I don\u2019t want to turn into a different person.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ben: <strong>Of course not \u2013 you still need to be yourself.<\/strong> You can express your individuality in other ways. But perhaps you should stay away from those funny jokes.<\/p>\n<p>Aron: <strong>OK, good idea.<\/strong> There aren\u2019t many people who appreciate them like you do.<strong> So, any final words of wisdom?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ben: Yes, <strong>you definitely need to<\/strong> set your watch. <strong><em>I know what you\u2019re like (\u6211\u592a\u4e86\u89e3\u60a8\u5587 \u60a8&#8230;) \u2013 you<\/em><\/strong> never arrive on time.<\/p>\n<p>Aron: I like to call it fashionably late\u2026oh wait, I just realised. The interview is actually today!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Describing someone&#8217;s appearance and giving advice The topic of this lesson is appearance. 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