Page 13 -In the campus a cat was walking along the street. Another cat was coming.- "Hello, Sherry. Where are you going?"the cat asked him. "Hello, Pina. I'm going to go to the pond,"I was a little surprised. I heard the rumor about Pina yesterday. But I don't know if it's true. "What do you have in mind?" Pina asked. "Hmm…, by the way, yesterday, I heard the rumor of you and a strange cat." "You talked about that? The cat is kept in the neighborhood of my house. I met him by chance and we only walked together." "Ah, that solves it. What's the cat like?" "Most of the cats don't like him. He often boasts of his meals and pedigree." Today's points -The point 1- What do you have in mind? "Mind" means like heart. "What do you have in mind?" means do you have something in your heart. Thus, it is used if we want to know what someone thinks. Hello, Libre. …. Are you awake? Sorry, I'm out of it. What do you have in mind? Well … … I saw her. What is her name? Her name is Fiona. Hello, Libre. … oh! Sherry. What do you have in mind? Well … I want to eat tuna. You seem yourself. If the speaker is worry and do not hear you. "Are you awake?" is also used. -The point 2- Hmm…, by the way, yesterday, I heard the rumor of you and a strange cat. "By the way" in the above is used if we change a topic. (1) Have you finished your homework? No, I haven't. It's very hard. By the way, let's go for lunch. It's time for lunch. I must look for something to eat. By the way, do you often talk to Fiona? No. She only comes here sometimes. -The point 3- What's the cat like? "What is … like?" means what do you think about "…" ? or can you explain "…" ? And when the person is put as "…", the character can be asked. What's Sherry's keeper like? He is indecisive and not an active person. But he is a good man and really kind. Have you asked her to go somewhere, Libre? No, I haven't. But we talk with each other in the campus. What's she like? She is attractive and intelligent. "Look like" is also used if we ask a appearance. What does your boyfriend look like? -Note- I met him by chance and we only walked together. "By chance" means accidentally or incidentally or we do not have the plan but it is done naturally. Thus, "I met him by chance" means I met him but we had not made a promise. Fiona comes here sometimes. Where did you see her, Sherry? I saw her at the pond by chance. "Bump into" is the same. I bumped into her. Another cat was coming. "Another" in the above means one more or other than this. It is the adjective. The nouns are put after it. Moreover, it consists of "an" and "other", thus the articles (a/an or the) are not put like "another cat" in the above.

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