Vegas Lesson 3 Part 2
Please watch the video below. Remember: Don’t write anything. Just watch and listen. By the end of the lesson you will understand everything!
Listen to Audio #1 below.
Listening before reading is very important. Please, DO NOT read the text yet. If you don’t understand the audio, that’s okay. Listen now, at least two times.
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to comp = to give something for free (Abbreviation of “compensate”)
Remember, in these four groups of sentences below, a native speaker will usually use the 2nd version. So, “to comp” is the advanced phrase we want to learn.
Because the maid didn’t clean our room, the hotel gave us our dinner for free.
Because the maid didn’t clean our room, the hotel comped us our dinner.
The security system failed, so our security company gave us a new system for free.
The security system failed, so our security company comped us a new system.
The new phone wasn’t working, so the phone company gave me a better phone for free.
The new phone wasn’t working, so the phone company comped me a better phone.
You know how Las Vegas is with giving away things for free.
You know how Las Vegas is with comping things.
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to make things right = to improve a situation (after doing something negative)
Remember, the 2nd version (the sentences with “to make things right”) is what a native speaker would say.
After kissing another woman, he tried to improve the situation by apologizing and buying his wife a diamond ring.
After kissing another woman, he tried to make things right by apologizing and buying his wife a diamond ring.
When was caught stealing, Mike tried to improve the situation by returning what he stole.
When he was caught stealing, Mike tried to make things right by returning what he stole.
Bill tried to improve the situation by giving me $50.
Bill tried to make things right by giving me $50.
You know how Vegas is with improving the situation.
You know how Vegas is with making things right.
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Oh, yeah! = I strongly agree!
“Oh, yeah!” is a very common phrase of agreement in American English. Here are our example sentences…
Jessica Alba is beautiful, isn’t she? — I strongly agree!
Jessica Alba is beautiful, isn’t she? — Oh, yeah!
Isn’t that car fantastic? – I strongly agree!
Isn’t that car fantastic? – Oh, yeah!
This new food is delicious isn’t it? – I strongly agree!
This new food is delicious isn’t it? – Oh, yeah!
Vegas knows how to make things right. Don’t you think? — I strongly agree!
Vegas knows how to make things right. Don’t you think? — Oh, yeah!
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to make up a room = to clean and prepare it, as for a guest’s arrival
Excuse me, is our room ready? — Yes, Sir. They just finished cleaning and preparing it.
Excuse me, is our room ready? — Yes, Sir. They just finished making it up.
How long will you be staying with us? I will go clean and prepare your room for you.
How long will you be staying with us? I will go make up your room for you.
Does it usually take this long to clean and prepare a room?
Does it usually take this long to make up a room?
They sent us to our room, and the lady was in it, still cleaning and preparing the room.
They sent us to our room, and the lady was in it, still making it up.
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Sweet! = (slang) Great
We won the game with a three-point shot at the very end of the game. That was great!
We won the game with a three-point shot at the very end of the game. That was sweet!
I really want that new video game. It looks great.
I really want that new video game. It looks sweet.
Your won the lottery? Great!
You won the lottery? Sweet!
They comped you a free night in the hotel? Great!
They comped you a free night in the hotel? Sweet!
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packed = very crowded with people
McDonald’s was very crowded with people. The line to order food was really long.
McDonald’s was packed. The line to order food was really long.
The boat was very crowded with people, no more people could get on.
The boat was packed, no more people could get on.
The streets in Tokyo were very crowded with people on the weekend.
The streets in Tokyo were packed on the weekend.
It was like the lobby was completely very crowded with people, full of people.
It was like the lobby was completely packed, full of people.
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to be like = to say
When my friend told me she got us tickets to see Beyonce, I said, “Awesome!”
When my friend told me she got us tickets to see Beyonce, I was like, “Awesome!”
When he yelled at me, I said “Stop it!”
When he yelled at me, I was like “Stop it!”
She said “I don’t know you.”
She was like “I don’t know you.”
So I said, “Sorry.”
So I was like, “Sorry.”
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unfathomable = very difficult to imagine
There are billions of stars in the universe. That’s very difficult to imagine.
The are billions of stars in the universe. That’s unfathomable.
Bill Gates has billions of dollars. That is very difficult to imagine.
Bill Gates has billions of dollars. That is unfathomable.
He won the lottery three times. That’s very difficult to imagine.
He won the lottery three times. That’s unfathomable.
The MGM has over 5,000 rooms. That’s very difficult to imagine.
The MGM has over 5,000 rooms. That’s unfathomable.