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1.       We’re going to give a presentation on our new marketing plan next month.

2.       Currently we’re working around the clock to meet our deadline.

3.       Our upcoming presentation must be understandable.

4.       With greatly increased workloads, everyone is under pressurenow.

5.       We have our own ways to relieve our stress.

6.       There’s no way we’re falling behind schedule.

7.       We’re going to have a surprise birthday party for my best friend at my house tomorrow.

8.       Some friends offered to help me with the dishes.

9.       After all, I agreed with them that we would barbecue.

10.   The preparation will take a while.

11.   We have to get things done before she comes to my house at 9 a.m.

12.   I’m going to give her a present that she’ll love immediately.

13.   My car broke down again so I caught the bus to go to work yesterday morning.

14.   I came to work late because I got stuck in a traffic jam for an hour.

15.   My manager was gone for the day so I had to reschedule the board meeting to a different date.

16.   After work, I had a class reunion meeting so I couldn’t have my car fixed.

17.   I forgot to bring my umbrella with me and I got caught in the rain on my way home.

18.   I ’ve been working for my company for more than three years.

19.   I work in the Sales Department and I really enjoy communicating with the customers.

20.   I will go on a 3-day business trip with my department manager this week.

21.   My company will reimburse me for my travelling expenses .

22.   However, my manager asked the company to advance the money for our trip.

23.   After the business trip, I’m going back to my hometown.

24.   Our class is like an icebox.

25.   Most of us are under the weather today, including our teacher.

26.   We asked her to turn the air-con up a few degrees.

27.   One of my classmates has been sent home from school because he was running a temperature last week.

28.   He caught a bad cold , and he still hasn’t gotten over it.

29.   He’s been skipping class because he doesn’t want to give the bugto us.

30.   I went to the beach with my family last weekend.

31.   I forgot to put on sunscreen although my mom had reminded me about that.

32.   I got tanned very badly after that.

33.   It got worse the next day. Whenever I touched my skin, it hurt so much.

34.   I thought my skin color had changed from yellow to dark brown permanently.

35.   I'm afraid that my classmates will laugh at me when they see me.

36.   When I went fishing with my brother last week, I met his girlfriend for the first time.

37.   Although we just met, she left a bad impression on me.

38.   I heard she made rude remarks about people who have difficulty with weight management.

39.   Her thoughtless comments really turned me off.

40.   The worst of it was that my brother didn’t think his girlfriend was annoyed.

41.   I can’t seem to get along with her at all.