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I don't really follow tennis but when Naomi Osaka became the first tennis player born in Japan to win a Grand Slam championship, I welcomed the news especially when the whole nation was getting fed up with bad news in sports like bullying and harassment by those in power, although, as pointed out by many, Naomi's victory was somewhat overshadowed by Serena Williams' row with the umpire. But I think she handled the situation elegantly and charmingly.

This past weekend, Naomi was interviewed by a U.S. TV show and right after that she posted a comment on Twitter, saying "Look who I bumped into" with a picture with Djokovic.

To bump into someone means to meet someone you know unexpectedly. Naomi and Djokovic bumped into each other. Their meeting wasn't planned. It was totally by chance.

Now, would you like to try a quiz? You'll be given three options. Please listen carefully and choose the one that is TRUE. Ready?

I bumped into my old friend when I went to

1. his house.

2. the supermarket.

3. his wedding.

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My toilet got clogged. But the silver lining was that the clogging happened while I was cleaning the toilet, not right after using it. It could have been a lot worse, you know.

Anyhow, are you familiar with the word "clog"? When something is clogged, it's blocked or stopped up. When your toilet is clogged, what will happen?

After using the toilet, you push down that little handle attached to the water tank. Then the water rushes out of the tank, swirls around the toilet bowl and down the drain. That's what happens when your toilet is working properly. When it's not, the water starts rising to the top of the bowl, and in the worst case scenario, overflows.

Well. When your toilet is working properly, you take it for granted. I did until that happened to me. But you shouldn't because it can go wrong any time.

In the meantime, I'll give you an example sentence, so let's say it together. Please repeat after me.

The toilet got clogged.

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When you talk about "homework", you may first think of work that teachers give their students to do at home. When you're in school, you can't play video games until you've done your homework. When you're out of school, do you think you're done with homework forever? Unfortunately, you're not.

To do your homework generally means to prepare for something by learning as much as you can about it. For example, when you have a job interview, you prepare for it by learning about the company you're hoping to be hired by. You do your homework.

Working as an interpreter always involves doing homework. It can take one full day to prepare for a two-hour meeting, reading documents, browsing websites and learning the jargon. The better prepared you are, the more confident you'll feel. Doing my homework is part of my life.

Now, would you like to try a quiz? You'll be given three options. Please listen carefully and choose the one that is TRUE. Ready?

You'll have a job interview in two minutes. You know you did your homework and you feel:

1. awkward

2. anxious

3. confident

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Let's say, you eat out with your friends. You enjoy dinner, finish eating, and are ready to pay. You ask the waiter for the bill. You may receive one single bill for the table, in other words, one bill for everyone. It'll be okay if you're paying all together. However, if you want to pay separately, in other words, everyone pays for their own food and drink, then you need to have separate bills. Ask the waiter by saying, “Could we have separate bills?" I would say, though, if you want to pay separately, it may be a good idea to let the restaurant know in advance.

Now, someone in the group may suggest that they should split the bill. Are you familiar with the expression? If you split the bill, you divide the expense evenly.

And finally, if the dinner is on you, you're buying dinner for everyone, in other words, paying for everyone in the group.

Now, would you like to practice together. Please repeat after me:

Could we have separate bills?

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Let's say, you're visiting San Francisco. You go to the supermarket, get a shopping cart, put a bottle of water, dental floss, some apples and vitamins in it.

When you're ready to pay, you go to the checkout. Then the person behind the counter, or the cashier, may ask you “How would you like to pay?" If you don't understand the question, just ask “Would you say that again, please?" Or more simply, “Excuse me?" or “Pardon?" Most likely, the cashier will rephrase the question and say, “Cash or credit?"

If you want to pay in cash, just say, “I'll pay in cash." If you want to use your credit card, say “I'll pay by credit card." You can also say, “Can I pay by VISA?" or “Do you take Mastercard?" The cashier will say “Sure," swipe your card and you're done. Thank you, have a nice day.

Now, would you like to practice together. You have two sentences today. Please repeat after me:

How would you like to pay?

I'll pay in cash.

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Are you familiar with the expression “for here or to go"? If you want to say it in a complete sentence, you can say “Is that for here or to go?"

This is a question you're almost always asked in a fast-food restaurant when you order your meal. If the lady behind the counter who's taking your order asks this question, she wants to know whether you're eating your meal in the restaurant or taking it somewhere else.

If your answer is “It's for here," then the lady will put your meal on a tray and give it to you. If you want to take it home or somewhere else, then your answer will be “To go, please". Then she will put your meal in a bag for you.

For here or to go? You definitely want to remember this question, if you're planning to have a vacation in the U.S.

Would you like to practice together so that you can answer this question correctly? Ready?

If you want to eat your meal in the restaurant, you'll say:

It's for here.

If you want to take it home, then you'll say:

To go, please.

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Let's say you're in a restaurant and you're ready to order. The verb you need is very simple: to have.

If you want a burger and a coke, you'll just say, “I will have a burger and a coke". I'll have a burger and a coke.

Now, let's say, your friend wants a Heineken. So he says, “I'll have a Heineken." You want a Heineken, too. What will you say to the waiter? There're several ways. Let's use the word “same". I'll have the same, please. You can also say, “The same for me, please." But the shortest one would be “same here". Same here.

Now, you don't have to use the word “same" to say you want the same thing. Just say, “make it two". You friend says, “I'll have a Heineken" and you'll say “Make it two, please." In five minutes, you'll both have a Heineken. Cheers!

Now. Would you like to practice together? Please repeat after me:

I'll have a burger and a coke.

Make it two, please.

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Are you following the World Cup in Russia? If you're watching those games live, struggling not to fall asleep on duty or in class must now be part of your life.

Actually, I haven't realized Tokyo is six hours ahead of Moscow, let alone know they use eleven different local times across Russia. No wonder you're always sleepy, staying up late watching those games and getting up early for work. And you're not even a big fan of football!

Well, staying up late reminds me of an English idiom of burning the midnight oil. But I think the idiom is used to mean work late into the night, rather than watch TV until late at night. So, you just want to use the phrase “stay up late" for soccer matches.

Would you like to practice together? Please repeat after me:

I stayed up late watching a soccer match.

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Last week, we talked about jobs that wouldn't be around in 20 years. Today, let's look at the expression “to be around". To be around, in this context, means “to exist".

When you say some jobs will not be around in 20 years, it means they will not exist in 20 years. Other jobs will still be around in 20 years. In other words, they will still exist in 20 years.

Let me give you another example. There's a famous old café in my neighborhood. It's been around for a long time. The café has been in existence for over 20 years.

To be around also means to be present at a certain place, usually at a particular time. For example, when someone asks you if you'll be around tomorrow, they want to know if you'll be at a certain place when they come see you there tomorrow.

Now. Would you like to practice together? Please repeat after me:

The café has been around for over 20 years.

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I read a news story about jobs that won't be around in 20 years because of robots. According to the article, some of the least safe jobs include telemarketers with a 99% chance of automation, followed by loan officers with a 98% and cashiers with a 97% chance of being automated.

Well, come to think of it, the supermarket in my neighborhood has installed self-checkouts. Interestingly, when they first appeared about a year ago, it seemed people hated them. Today, they are as busy as human cashiers.

Personally, I prefer self-checkouts for several reasons. For one, they're faster and easier than waiting in a queue, once you know how to use them. Another good thing about them is that you don't have to depend on the performance of human workers.

Well. Do you think your job is safe or endangered?

Now. Would you like to try a quiz? You'll be given three options. Please listen carefully and choose the one that is TRUE. Ready?

1. Telemarketers are hard to be automated.

2. Cashiers are very likely to survive the next 20 years.

3. Some jobs are already being replaced by robots.