Daily Life - High School Reunion (C0287)

A:

I hate coming to high school reunions.

B:

It will be great honey. We will get to see your old classmates and catch up to see how they have been doing.

A:

Yeah I guess so. Oh look! There is Robert Matthews! Rob!

C:

Hey Bill! Wow great to see you!

A:

Likewise! It’s been a long time! This is my wife Dorthy.

C:

Pleasure to meet you. So Bill, how have you been?

A:

Can’t complain! We have 2 children who are in college and my business is going well. What about you?

C:

Ah you know me! I am a dedicated bachelor. I never married although I do have a beautiful daughter with Mary, you remember her? We were high school sweetheart, didn’t really work out between us, but I really can’t complain either.

A:

That’s good. Have you seen Frank? I was hoping he would come tonight.

C:

You didn’t hear? Frank passed away last year.

A:

Are you serious?

C:

Nah! I’m just yanking your chain. He’ll be here soon. I saw him just last week and he told me he would show up.

Key Vocabulary

catch up

meet each other

dedicated

have strong loyalty to someone or something

likewise

also

yank your chain

deceive someone in a friendly or playful way

high school sweetheart

the person who you loved in high school

Supplementary Vocabulary

reminisce

to reflect and muse about old times

stereotype

to generalize a particular person or group; a generalization, a simplified image

jock

an athlete, stereotypically popular but not very smart

nerd

a stereotype of someone who studies well but lacks in social skills

cheerleader

a person who leads the cheering at sports events; a person who rallies the crowd

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