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 concentrate on: to think about something in a focused way, without distractions;

“He found it hard to concentrate on his homework while his friends were playing
video games in his room.”

 writing in my journal: you use the preposition in when talking about writing in a
journal or notebook; “I like to write in my journal right before I go to bed.”

 serves: in this context it is referring to what is offered at the café; it’s what a food
establishment offers to their customers; “They don’t serve meat at this restaurant
because it is a vegetarian restaurant.”

 the employees: the people who work at the café or restaurant; “The employees were
upset with their boss and didn’t want to go to work.”

 Over a nice cup of coffee/tea: in this context, using the word over means that you
are doing something, like visiting, while you drink a cup of tea; “We finalized our
joint business venture over dinner last night.” (This means that we finished talking
about our joint business venture while we ate dinner together.)

 escape from reality: to leave the reality of something, like your life or a specific
situation; you want to escape from reality especially if reality is something that is
difficult for you to handle, like a difficult job, having lots of work to do, etc. “Many
people drink alcohol to escape from reality, though this strategy has its own

problems.”

 enjoy ourselves: to have fun, to have a pleasant time; “We enjoyed ourselves last
weekend at our friend’s beach house.”

38. Describe a (recent) time when you looked at the sky (either day or night)

You should say:
what you were doing
when you looked at the sky who you were with what you saw
and explain how you felt when you looked at the sky.

SAMPLE ANSWER:

Last week, my friends and I decided to go camping on the outskirts for the
weekend.

Living in a big city doesn’t offer me much of a chance to enjoy the sky at night

because of the pollution, the lights, and the skyscrapers. That’s the reason why I