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Unit 20

Key Expressions If worst comes to worst

It turned out to be ~

I end up with/in

English Dialogue James: Fred, the party was great! The food was superb, the music was fantastic, and there was a great

turnout.

Tasha: I agree this will be a night Ill always remember. Doing the tango and swing dancing all in the

same night who would believe it?

James: Lets not forget Ralphs proposal to Cindy. Hahaha!

Fred: Well, it looks like it turned out to be a success after all! I was actually worried that it was going

to rain on us.

Tasha: Thats right. The weatherman said there was a high chance of showers this evening.

Fred: Anyway, thank you all for making this a fabulous 30th birthday for me. I ended up with more

than anyone could ask for.

Tasha: The pleasure was ours! Thank you so much for inviting us.

James: Hey, Fred! So when do you think youll be popping the question to Erica?

Fred: Well, if worse comes to worst, maybe never. But lets not talk about that now. Thank you all for

coming!

Translation James: , ! . Tasha: . .

? James: . . Fred: , . . Tasha: . . Fred: .

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Tasha: . . James: ! ? Fred: , . .

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Expression / Technique Master Note

-superb: , *It is equivalent to excellent or outstanding. It is very common expression to use your heart-felt

feeling. Adding a bit of body gesture can give an extra feeling to the expression.

-turnout: , *Its used as a noun and it means the number of people who collectively attend a meeting or an event. It is

also widely used to express the number of people voting in an election.

-proposal: [~/~], ,

-it turned out to be: ~ , ~ *When something or a result came out unexpectedly. You can use this expression when you expected

something to be A but when it ended up with B.

-high chance of : ~

-I ended up with: ~ , ~ *You can use this expression when you talk about the result of something whether or not the result came

out as expected or unexpected. Before you use this expression, you tend to show the progress of your

argument and by using this expression, you can summarize precisely.

Ex) I was involved in a car accident today but I ended up with making new friends.

-the pleasure was ours: *It is another way of saying youre welcome.

-pop the question: (~) Ex) Ive been waiting for years to pop the question to you.

-if worse comes to worst: *if worst comes to worst is also possible expression to pass on the similar meaning.

**SUMMARY: There are so many vital techniques in conversation. And throughout the first twenty units

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of this online lecture, youve learnt the most of the necessary techniques and skills. To summarize your

thought and argument is considered to be the most important job in conversation. Therefore, learning

these frequently-used expressions and practicing short speeches will definitely help you to improve your

English skills.

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