Family Value

• I was brought up to respect other people’s

opinion.
• I was brought up to be an active person.
• I was brought up on Javanese superstitions.
• My mother has reared her three children
successfully.
• This doll brings back all of the sweet
memories in my childhood.
 Vocabulary
• Encourage – discourage
• Permissive – strict/restrict
• Appreciate – obey/obedient – disobey
• My mom scolded me for breaking her vase.
• I’m always nagging at my mom if she didn’t keep
her promise to buy me something.
• Back then / Back in the day
 Using Comparatives
• The most impressive city I’ve ever visited is
Milan.
• The movie I fancy the most is Harry Potter.
• It’s the greatest show ever/on earth.
• The celebration is getting merrier and merrier.
• I love the beaches as much as the shopping
centers.
• I was the first student to write a novel.
 Euphemism
• I’m a bit scared.
• It’s a little too salty.
• It’s kind of old-school.
• It’s quite challenging.
• It doesn’t that bad.
• I’m afraid the color doesn’t suit you.
• He’s not exactly bright.
• He’s rather difficult to follow the lesson.
• She tends to exaggerate things.
• My grandma’s getting on a bit
• She’s rather hard of hearing
• There’s more talk of downsizing at work
• He’s not exactly bright/clever/practical
• I’ve seen him helping himself to the office
stationary
• I don’t know what to do if anything happened
to him