|
English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to stay in touch with ~ |
to maintain communication with someone. |
I stay in touch with my friends who live abroad. |
| 2 |
an international driving permit |
Driving permit that allows you to drive abroad. |
I got an international driving permit since I travel a
lot. |
| 3 |
to leave ~ behind |
To forget, on purpose or not, to bring something or
someone. |
We left him behind as he didn't want to join the party. |
| 4 |
to get adjusted to ~ |
to get used to a situation that was initially negative. |
As a smoker, it took me some time to get adjusted to those new
non smoking rules. |
| 5 |
to get familiar with ~ |
to get used to something or someone. |
I'm getting familiar with this new work environment. |
| 6 |
a working vacation |
A vacation during which you work. |
I took a working vacation to go help build a school in
Africa. |
| 7 |
a transition |
a change from one situation to another. |
the transition between living in France and Japan was easier
than I thought. |
| 8 |
one’s surroundings |
one's environment |
I need to get used to my new surroundings. I've never lived in
the country before. |
| 9 |
to do a home stay |
stay at people's house when travelling. |
I did a home stay in Australia. It was more fun than staying at
a hotel by myself. |
| 10 |
to enroll in a class |
sign up for a course |
I enrolled in 5 different classes at university. |
| 11 |
tuition |
Amount of money you need to pay to study. |
There is no tuition for French university. It's free. |
| 12 |
the local cuisine |
Food from a specific country. |
When I travel abroad, I like to try the local cuisine. |
| 13 |
to be confusing |
to be unclear |
This report is very confusing. Nobody understands it the same
way. |
| 14 |
a host family |
family that invites a foreigner to stay with them for a
definite period of time. |
This host family I stayed with in Canada had 2 children who
were almost my age. |
| 15 |
a gap year |
a period of time during which you interrupt your studies. |
I took a gap year to travel around the world. |
| 16 |
an outsider |
not a member of a group or community |
When you arrive in a foreign country for the first time, you
feel like an outsider. |
| 17 |
to study abroad |
study in a foreign country |
Many people study abroad to improve their language skills. |
| 18 |
ESL |
English as a Second Language |
I live in Japan, I work as an ESL teacher. |
| 19 |
an expat |
person who lives in a foreign country (Expatriot) |
There are few French expats in Osaka. |
| 20 |
to fit in |
to look or act the same as a certain group of people |
I don't fit in among Japanese businessmen. I have no watch, and
my briefcase is too cheap. |
| 21 |
the pace of life |
the speed at which people live their lives |
The pace of life in LA is very fast. However, in Hawaii, it is
very slow. |