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Quiz 1) She says the baseball teams have _____ . a) a fued b) similar fans c) colorful hats 2) He already knows about the _____ team. a) baseball b) hockey c) basketball 3) Who plays at Madison Square Garden? 1364 New York Sports Warren loves sports so he gets tourist tips for New York about the local teams.
a) Basketball team b) Hockey team c) Both teams 4) She has been to the arena _____ .
Warren: So, thanks for telling me about the ballet and all that kind of stuff, but I’m really more into sports and things like that. Do you know of any other things you can do in New York?
a) just once b) a few times c) many times
Antoinette: Oh, absolutely. There are a lot of events for a sports enthusiast in New Antoinete Warren York. We’ve got basketball. The Knicks play. They’re an NBA team. We’ve got baseball. The Yankees and the Mets play, and there’s a feud. Yankees fans hate Mets fans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans.
a) football b) golf c) tennis
Warren: Right. They have two baseball teams.
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5) In Queens you can watch _____ .
Antoinette: That’s right. Warren: Wow.
all that kind of stuff
Antoinette: Exciting. We even have a Subway Series. Well, it used to be a Subway Series because the teams would play different stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth from one stadium to the other. But I think they recently built one stadium for both teams.
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff.
Warren: Oh. Do you think one team is more popular than the other? Antoinette: I think probably the Yankees, unfortunately.
Here, the phrase 'all that kind of stuff' refers to things that are similar to each other. Notice the following: 1. He is into history and all that kind of stuff. 2. I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff.
Warren: The Yankees.
absolutely
Antoinette: Yeah. My family was a Mets fan and don’t tell anyone else in my family that I said that.
Oh, absolutely.
Warren: Oh, so I guess, they don’t get along with each other?
We use 'absolutely' to mean 'yes' but with a lot of emphasis. Notice the following:
Antoinette: Oh, not at all.
Are you coming to the wedding? Absolutely.
Warren: Oh well. Well, I’m from Canada. I really like hockey. I know that you guys have the Rangers. Antoinette: Yeah. We do have the Rangers. They play at Madison Square Garden, so you could easily find, like, buy tickets to see a game there. That’s the same place where the Knicks play. Warren: Oh, they both play at the same place? Antoinette: Yes, they do. Warren: Maybe, I could go to a basketball and a hockey game. Antoinette: You probably could if you stayed long enough. I think they have different seasons, right?
fued There’s a feud. A fued is a rivalry or arguement that goes on for a period of time. Notice the following: 1. They are having a family fued. 2. The two towns have a fued with each other.