English for slow business

RAP SONG Talking about likes and dislikes Expressing likes and dislikes To talk about your likes and dislikes, you can use these expressions. Expressing likes: I like… I love... I adore… I ‘m crazy about… I’m mad about… I enjoy… I’m keen on… Expressing dislikes: I don’t like… I dislike... I hate… I abhor… I can’t bear... I can’t stand… I detest... I loathe...   Examples of likes and dislikes : I'm mad about basketball, but I can’t bear ice hockey. I adore reading poetry, but I loathe do ing the housework. If you neither like nor dislike something: "I don't mind doing the housework." Things to remember about likes and dislikes: 1. When these expressions are followed by a verb, the latter is put in the -ing form. Examples: "I like listen ing to music." "I hate wear ing ...

http://www.englishwithjo.com/english-conversation-traffic-commuting/ Listen for the following expressions in the video. Can you work out what they mean? Stuck in traffic Traffic congestion Transportation woes Gridlock Traffic Expressions Traffic jam - a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly. Bumper to bumper traffic – when cars are traveling so close together that their bumper bars are almost touching Hold ups - a situation that stops something from happening or making progress Road rage - violence and angry behaviour by car drivers towards other car drivers Rush hour / Peak hour - the time of day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most full, because people are travelling to or from work Phrasal Verbs Run out of (gas /petrol) – “I ran out of petrol on the highway and had to wait for 1 hour until help arrived” Pull over – “I was driving too fast and the police signalled for me to pull over” Pull out – “t...