VOCABULARY BUILDER
Working from Home
The man follows a simple routine every day. After taking a shower and eating breakfast, he prepares a cup of instant coffee, reads up on the latest tech trends, and checks his email. Since he works from home, he doesn't waste time commuting to an office every morning, increasing his productivity and reducing the level of stress in his life. At noon, he often walks to a nearby deli for a sandwich and a salad, but sometimes he just orders his lunch by phone and gets it delivered to his home. What a convenient lifestyle!
Simple Definitions
- read up on sth (v) = learn or stay up-to-date by reading
- since (conj.) = because or due to the fact
- commute (v) = travel back and forth between home and office
- a deli (n) = (abbreviation of delicatessen) a store that sells salads and other cold meals
- get sth done (v) = pay to receive a service
(adj) = adjective, (adv) = adverb, (n) = noun, (v) = verb, (conj.) = conjunction, sth = something, sby = somebody
Word Challenge
Fill in the blanks with the correct words. You may need to make changes to verbs (tense/3rd person) and nouns (singular/plural).
since read up on commute deli get
1) If he needs to attend an important meeting or event, he can _______ his beard trimmed and hair cut at the barber shop down the street.
2) He needs to update his knowledge of search engine algorithms so he will start to ______ recent developments in this field.
3) He doesn't eat sugar ______ he doesn't want to gain any more weight.
4) There are several good _______ on Park Avenue.
5) For many years he spent three hours a day _______ from his suburban home to the business district.
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Answers to Word Challenge
1) If he needs to attend an important meeting or event, he can get his beard trimmed and his hair cut at the barber shop down the street.
2) He needs to update his knowledge of search engine algorithms so he will start to read up on recent developments in this field.
3) He doesn't eat sugar since he doesn't want to gain any more weight.
4) There are several good delis on Park Avenue.
5) For many years he spent three hours a day commuting from his suburban home to the business district.
