★ Little Sunshine's Wonderland ★

Store Announcement:

"Hello Shoppers. We have a lost boy named Marshall who was found in the sporting goods section of our store, and he's looking for his mom. He's five years old, and he's wearing a blue and white sweat shirt, tan pants, and a black and white baseball cap. You can find him at the check-out counter at the main exit. Thank you."

• section (noun): area
  - You'll find the orange juice in the drink section over there.

• tan (adjective): a light brown
  - My brother is the man wearing the tan shirt.

• cap (noun): a tight-fitting hat often used in sports by baseball players
  - Joshua wore his baseball cap to keep the sun out of his eyes during the game.

• "freak out" = become afraid or upset

•  - "I'm really worried that our son will freak out if he ever gets separated from us in crowded street."

• "come apart at the seams" = become very emotionally upset

•  - "My wife came apart at the seams when she found out our daughter was lost in the mountains."

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Topic 2: Nice to Meet You

Conversation,

Teacher: Oh, hi. What was your name again. I can't keep straight all the students' names this being the second day of school.

Student: It's okay. I have a hard time remembering names myself.

Teacher: How, uh, Karen, right?

Student: No, it's Nancy. My mom's name is Karen.

Teacher: Nancy. Okay. I think I heard you were from England.

Student: Well, I was born there, but my parents are American. I grew up in France.

Teacher: Oh, a world traveller!

Student: But then we moved here when I was nine.

Teacher: So, what does your father do now?

Student: Well, he's a college professor, and he is in Scotland at the moment.

Teacher: How interesting. What does he teach?

Student: He teaches chemistry.

Teacher: Oh, chemistry, and uh, what about your mother?

Student: She works full time at home.

Teacher: Oh, and what, does she have her own business or something?

Student: Nah, she takes care of me.

Teacher: Well, being a homemaker can be a real hard, but rewarding job.

Student: I think so too.

• keep straight (verb): remember clearly
  - You need to keep the facts straight if you want to pass the test.

• nah: no (informal)
  Do you want to come to the party?
  Nah. I have other plans that evening.

• homemaker (noun): housewife
  - His wife is a homemaker.

• "a social butterfly" = someone who enjoys being around people

•  - "She's a real social butterfly and always seems to make friends so easily."