#2 Have you ever been lost?

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an event that is a practice for a more important event

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We had a dry run of the inauguration ceremony yesterday.

dry run:

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adjective

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viewed badly

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It looks frowned upon when she swears in front of her parents.

frowned upon:

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"It looks frowned upon when she swears in front of her parents."

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What does "dry run" mean? Explain in English.

as the last option

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If all else fails, you can reset Internet Explorer back to its default settings.

If all else fails

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"If all else fails, you can reset Internet Explorer back to its default settings."

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What does "frowned upon" mean? Explain in English.

extra

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Having buffer time before going an event is much better.

buffer

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"Having buffer time before going an event is much better."

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searching for

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Look the word up in your dictionary.

looking up

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"Look the word up in your dictionary."

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What does "buffer" mean? Explain in English.

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What does "look up" mean? Explain in English.

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the words to the song.

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of the presentation!

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time at the airport.

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, we can get pizza delivered.

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She says she ____ gets lost.

• often

• rarely

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Does she prepare directions beforehand?

• yes

• no

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She says being late is ______.

• frowned upon

• common practice

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Hello, my name is Bianca ​

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I'm from North Carolina in the United States. My ​

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sis have you ever been lost?

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lost? Yes. I've been lost ​

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times ​

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with the GPS, but thankfully today I am ​

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than I used to be because in the past, I ​

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get on the metro going in the wrong direction, or I would walk in circles and end up late to an appointment that I was supposed to be at.

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Nowadays, ​

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I know that I'm a person with a compromised sense of direction, I like to prepare ​

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. So that means looking up the directions to a place and also giving myself a ​

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of time just in case I do get lost. Oftentimes for a very important event, I'll do a dry run of the route the day before. So I will ​

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the directions and I will take them the day before to make sure I know ​

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I'm doing and where I'm going the day of and I don't arrive late.

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Again, generally I'm much better than I ​

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to be. In the United States, being late is sort of ​

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, so I try to do everything I can to arrive ​

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or early. And it's also less stressful for me. If all else fails, then I will request an Uber or a Lyft. And I like to give buffer time for the driver just in case he or she gets lost ​

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. But again, generally I am much better than I used to be. And that is ​

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technology. So thank you so much. And what about you? Have you ever been lost

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Hello, my name is Bianca and I'm from North Carolina in the United States. My question is have you ever been lost? Have I ever been lost? Yes.

I've been lost countless times even with the GPS, but thankfully today I am better than I used to be because in the past, I would get on the metro going in the wrong direction, or I would walk in circles and end up late to an appointment that I was supposed to be at.

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Nowadays, because I know that I'm a person with a compromised sense of direction, I like to prepare beforehand. So that means looking up the directions to a place and also giving myself a buffer of time just in case I do get lost. Oftentimes for a very important event, I'll do a dry run of the route the day before. So I will look up the directions and I will take them the day before to make sure I know what I'm doing and where I'm going the day of and I don't arrive late.

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Again, generally I'm much better than I used to be. In the United States, being late is sort of frowned upon, so I try to do everything I can to arrive on time or early. And it's also less stressful for me. If all else fails, then I will request an Uber or a Lyft. And I like to give buffer time for the driver just in case he or she gets lost as well. But again, generally I am much better than I used to be. And that is thanks to technology. So thank you so much. And what about you? Have you ever been lost.

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Have you ever been lost while traveling?

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Do you get lost easily?

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What is a solution when you are lost?

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Is your phone helpful when you’re lost?

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Is being late frowned upon in your country?

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Write a paragraph about negative effects of being lost.