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  currently - now, used to describe what you are doing or what is happening these

                       days, nowadays or right now. “I am currently working as a professor at Stanford.”

                     to gain something - to receive, to get, to improve in an area - in this context it means
                       that he will learn more technical skills related to finance and this will help him be a
                       better professional.

                       “She hopes to gain experience in the field of technology by working for Apple.”

                     dedicated - describes someone who is devoted to something or someone; used to
                       describe someone who spends a lot of time and energy working on something. You
                       can be dedicated to your work, to your art, to your company, etc. “She has been a
                       dedicated employee for nearly 25 years.”


                     generous  -  giving,  used  to  describe  someone  who  gives  of  their  time,  money,
                       energy, etc. “His father was very generous to his children. He sent them all to college
                       and paid for all their tuition.”

                       to be willing to - to want to do something, to agree to do something. “He was not
                       willing to leave his job to go travel around the world with his girlfriend.”

                     to give guidance - to help someone by guiding or leading them, by teaching them.
                       “His boss wasn’t very good at giving him guidance as to what he was supposed to
                       do.”

                     to watch someone’s back - to look out for another person, to protect another, to help
                       to make sure that nothing bad or negative happens to another. “His big brother

                       always watches his back.”

                     to enhance - to improve the quality of something, to increase, to intensify…“She
                       wants to enhance her knowledge of cooking by attending culinary school.”

                     to  interfere  with  -  to  take  part  or  intervene  in  an  activity  without  invitation  or
                       necessity, to let something get in between two things. In this context, interfering
                       means letting your personal relationship get in the middle of and therefore harm or
                       have a negative effect on a business deal. “She hated it when her father interfered
                       in her work by showing up at her office to talk about his personal problems.”






               6. Describe a foreign country you would like to go to. (A country you have not been to yet)
                       You should say:

                       What country it is
                       What this country is like
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