Making demands

Today we want to talk about desires.

Desires can be wishes, dreamlike expectations that might never happen and won't chage our lives

Desires can be longings, intense feelings for something that haunt us day and night

Desires can be cravings, unexplainable wants for something sweet, tasty or even unusually acid or bitter.

So then, we can

• want something
• long for something
• yearn for something
• desire something
• crave something

Pregnant women usually have cravings during their phase, and of the strangest things:

chocolate and eggs
bricks with jam
molasses and cheese (which leaves a kind of bittersweet taste)

 

The moral of the story: when a pregnant women has a craving, make sure she gets want she wants.

 

 

When these same women decide they want to have the house remodeled, then all hell breaks loose.

 

There are many types of remodeling: we can talk of

refurbishing

redecoration 

renovation 

reform

redesigning

makeover

What do you notice about most of the verbs?

 

People say there is a thin/fine line between sanity and insanity　 

 

So, where do these people go? It is known as a(n) ....

sanitarium

 

institution for the mentally deranged

 

mental hospital

 

madhouse

 

funny farm or cuckoo farm

 

 

 

Speaking of demands and lists, here is one created for our movie session locale:

 

cozy = comfortable and inviting

 

reclining chairs

 

foot rests

 

3-D glasses

 

1. surround system
2. padded seats
3. neck rests
4. private masseur
5. wake-up system
6. server
7. popcorn (sweet and salt) machine
8. refill system
9. wine tasting session
10. air-conditioning
11. finger food (petits fours) or appetizers
12. touch or voice controlled electronic system
13. live show
14. videotheque
15. dance floor
16. 50 inch screen
17. dessert
18. a notebook or an I-pad
19. men with six-packs

And to think

On top of all these activities, he still finds the time to make notes of the useful expressions in the movie

 

In spite of working all day

 

Despite working all day

 

although he has a lot to do, he still finds the time to do.

 

In addition to = Apart from = Besides

 

Indeed = Certainly = In fact = Undoubtedly = Without a doubt = For sure = By all means

 

She's not the singing type