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ENGLISHCAFÉ–251

TOPICS

AskanAmerican:Obsolete;regardingversusconcerningversusasfor;cantbe

bothered;Howyoudoing?

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GLOSSARY

block–acityblock;theareaoflandinacitythatissurroundedbyfourstreets,

usuallyformingasquareorarectangle

*Isthemuseumonthesameblockasthepharmacy?

soundtrack–themusicthatisrecordedforamovie,withthepowertochange

themoodorfeelofthemovie,makingitmoreromantic,suspenseful,andmore

*RachellelovesthesoundtracktothemovieDanceswithWolvesandlistenstoit

inhercarallthetime.

totote–tocarrysomethingasoneiswalking

*Jessiniatotesahugebageverywhereshegoes,carryingbooks,snacks,a

waterbottle,extraclothes,andmore.

ghettoblaster–alargestereothatcanbecarriedbyoneandthatcan

playmusicveryloudly

*Pleaseturndownyourghettoblaster.I’mtryingtostudy!

forefinger–indexfinger;thefingerusedforpointing;thefingerbetweenone’s

thumbandmiddlefinger

*Theguideusedhisforefingertopointtothemostimportantpartsofthe

building’sarchitecture.

knob–aroundbuttonthatopensorcontrolssomething

*Turntheknoballthewaytotherighttolightthestoveburner.

culturalreference–somethingthatmostpeoplefromasinglecultureare

familiarwith,usuallyrelatedtobooks,music,stories,movies,andart

*Thisnovelishardtounderstand,becauseit’sfullofculturalreferencesthatI’m

notfamiliarw