2.1.6: Lesson 6

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Don Bissonnette
South Seattle Community College

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Lesson Six

1. Complain about: NS; say what you don’t like about something

My wife used to always complain about our sons’ not cleaning their bedroom when they were young. We went to a restaurant last week and the food was expensive but not good and my wife complained about it to the owner.

2. Introduce to: S; have one person meet another person for the first time, tell about a topic to people for the first time

I introduced my friend Jerry to my friend Doug a couple of weeks ago at a bar. I have introduced adjectives and adverbs to this class.

3. Succeed in: NS; have success in something

My sons succeeded in graduating from university and getting good jobs. You will all succeed in speaking good English some day.

4. Compliment on: S; say something nice to someone about them

I sometimes compliment some students on their nice handwriting. I complimented a woman on how nice her new hairdo looked.

5. Keep on: NS; continue, not stop

I hope to keep on working in my garden after I retire. I plan on keeping on living in Seattle until I die.

6. Talk about: NS; discuss with someone about a specific subject

My friend Ed and I were talking about the Seattle Mariners, Seattle’s baseball team, in a bar the other night. My sister and I talk about when we were kids and things we did with our old friends a lot. People talk about the rainy weather a lot in Seattle, especially during winter.

7. Congratulate on: S; praise someone for winning something or having good luck

Many people congratulated Jane on winning the teacher of the year award. When my son gets married in September, I will congratulate him on his wedding.

8. Laugh about: NS; laugh at a certain event

My friend Doug and I laugh about the time in India when he had an ear infection and he had a sidewalk “ear doctor” clean his ears out. The “doctor” poured some fluid in Doug’s ear that made the ear smoke and also made Doug jump up off the sidewalk. It was extremely funny. My friend Roger and I often laugh about the time he picked up my brother and sister at the airport in Iran when they came to visit me.

9. Throw away: S; get rid of something in the trash

People in America throw away too many things in the trash that are still good. I never throw anything away that I might be able to use again some day.

10. Concentrate on: NS; strongly think a lot about something, pay strong attention to something

When kids play video games, they concentrate on the video screen. All of you are concentrating on learning English.

11. Learn about: NS; get an education about a certain subject

You are all learning about English grammar and vocabulary in this book. I have learned a lot about the world from travelling around and visiting and living in many countries.

12. Vote for: NS; try to elect a person to a political position, to support an idea

I only vote for people I want to see win. However, most of the people I vote for don’t win elections. I didn’t vote for Ronald Reagan for president in 1980. I voted for Bernie Sanders in the caucuses.