DIALOGUE
"The Dinner"
(Hsieh, Ken and Peter are dining with Cindy and Tom)
Brian: (To Corvin) Where in Germany are you from?
Peter: (Putting his fork down) I was raised in Bonn .
Hsieh: Bonn ? Isn't that the "City Of Music "?
Ken: What are you talking about, Hsieh?
Peter: That's right, Hsieh. Some famous composers were born in Bonn . Mozart for example.
Hsieh: You see, Ken? I do know some things.
Ken: You surprise me day in and day out.
Cindy: Is there really one currency in Europe now?
Peter: Yep. It is called the Euro. It is the currency used throughout the European Union.
Ken: It must make traveling easier.
Peter: Yes. It is also easier to pass through the borders of the other countries of the European Union.
Cindy: Really? Like the Canadian - US border?
Peter: Right. We just need to show a valid passport or even a driver's license.
VOCABULARY
To raise (v.)
It's hard to raise children in the city today.
example (n.)
Can you give me an example of what you mean?
currency (n.)
The system or money that a country uses. (DEFIN.)
FAST PHRASE
day in and day out
They never stop working. They do it day in and day out.
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