Words

slip n.

a slip of the tongue

Did I call you Richard? Sorry, Robert, just a slip of the tongue.

Did I say that? It must have been a slip of the tongue.

It must have been a slip of the tongue when he called me Richard.

comedy n.

a comedy show

The news that a comedy show would be presented in our town had already gotten round.

It is known that the comedy show presented by the company is very dull.

The company insisted on presenting a comedy show in our town at any cost.

I went to the cinema and watched a comedy show yesterday evening.

present v. adj.

A comedy show will be presented in our town tomorrow. At that time, people present can receive a small gift.

The company will present its new product at the exhibition.

All the present members claimed that they didn’t see the murder.

She received many presents on Christmas.

queue v. n.

All data will be sent to the queue to be processed.

I have been queueing in front of the shop for two hours.

I saw a long queue in front of a store while walking along the street yesterday. That store might be holding an event.

Why did you queue for two hours just for a toy?

dull adj.

This is the dullest comedy show I’ve ever seen.

Why is the comedy show so dull? I can’t bear it.

I spent whole week with the dullest man in the office.

I found the comedy show was extremely dull.

artiste n. artist

She is a talented artiste known for her expressive singing.

he festival invited several international artistes to perform.

advertiser n.

The advertiser said the wrong words yesterday. It must have been a slip of the tongue.

Everyone laughed at the advertiser because he made a slip of the tongue.

Why is everyone laughing at the advertiser?

Expressions

do anything to do sth.

I’ll do anything to leave here.

Will you do anything to save me?

He’ll do anything to win the election.

the news get around…

The news had already gotten around before you heard it.

Her story has gotten around, and everyone knows about it.

I will make sure your evil story gets around.

fell disappointed

I felt disappointed but I tried to continue learning English.

I have to write English sentences over and over again and there are still a lot of errors. It makes me fell disappointed.

Failing to pass the exam makes him feel disappointed.

at the beginning of …

At the beginning of the comedy show, I bought some food and drink.

What were you doing at the beginning of the show?

We planned to Japan at the beginning of July.

burst out laughing

Everyone burst out laughing after hearing those ridiculous words.

Why did everyone burst out laughing.

No one knows why he burst out laughing on the night of the party.