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Replace the words underlined with an expression fronn the box.

get you do.,vn

get hold of

get yotlr orvn back geftLte-saek

get the i,,ieir across gct up speecl

get it striright

get rid of

get trrviry rvith murcler there's iro getting au'ay frour il

1 If yor"ire not carefui, yorire going to be disnussed. ..?i.ql.l]Lfl..'j ?.i1...l

2 Doesn t this gloomy r^,'inter rveather clepress )'ou? """""" 'j:

3 You're going to grot' old otle elay' You callt ignore it """"" " l

4 \\riilie treatecl you really bac111.. ;1311' are yoli going to takereJqq,+e? """ """""""" ''a,:

5 These trains start ve ry slor'r'lv but tirey sootl accelerate:

6 Ann talks rveil but she doesdt ahvays g,ojllllluluEaie-lYhat slglsa!1gl-a=94X'

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7 1'hepipes irave Lrurst, \'-t'e rrrust tr:)'to f!ry] a plttrr-rl:e;'

8 Let'.s unde-rgi4nd€4eb-s$e(. I clont u'ant to go ollt rvitlt yor'ti l,

9 philip is the teac[er's firr.ouriie. She lets hin dQ rvhate:ler-fl.-:gan-t!i

lS i feel a.,t'ful. I can't seem to shake off this colrl' " 'l

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Complete each sentence with a eolour, in a suitable form 6f the vvord"

1 Wlren Bill sarv my nel\r car he rvas """!')'u:9?'?""" $'ith enYri

2 Tina neYer comes here tto$'' lVe only see her ollce in !1 """" """""" moon'

3 lVhen the Yisiiors from lapirn arrived, the colnpany girve them the """"" "" """'

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4 i'm fed-up rvith this job' I feel conpletell'" " """ "" otT'

5 iuliet letter rvas unexpected. It arrived cornpletely out of the

6 Tire .-collar"lvorkers receir,'ed a rise, but the rvorkers on the shop {iotlr

rvere told iheY had to rvait.

7 lve decided to celebr;rte by going outa1rc1 painting the tonn

g Tbn1. cndt be tri-isted yet with too tluch respoilsibilitl" he's still

9 You can talk until yciu're . irr the face, but he stili rvorit listel'

10 Tliey fell deeper ancl deeper^ ir-rto the . and theu l'ent bautrrrnPt'

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Match each sentenee (1-10)with a comment from the same speaker, (a-j).

t tiosh, it's irrcle<1ibl1'hot today. ...{ .

2 I'm really terribly sorrlr ilborit clirrnaging your c;lr. ...........

3 I fbel thirt proof-of Smith'.s guilt has norv been establisl-red.

4 Wcl1, that's the last itenr ive had to discuss.

5 Why clidn t you phone rne at ail?

5 Itt a good p1an, I suppose.

7 You ma,v be the office nranager

I 'llhe search has goue olr nor\r for three rlal's. ...........

9 Dorit \vorry about the missing trroltev.

10 Hrven't you heard about Gordon and Eileen then? ...........

a But that cioesnt give 1's11 the rigl-rt to speak to ne lilte that.

b Cirances arc it's just an aihlinistrati\re error.

c Beyond a shaclon'of eior"rbt, in tny opinion.

d For all you knon', I might be deadl

e I thought it rvas common knorvledge.

f I could realiy c1o rvith a cold drink.

g As far as it goes, lhirt is.h So I think that covers everi'thing.

i Ancl hope appears to be facling, iin afraid.

j A11 t can sa)/ is that it certiriniy rvon't happcir again.

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eomplete eaeh sentenee with a word or phrase from the box.

tl-re last

the light

better days

eye to e).e

rny \vay

red

things

a lot

ttJhtolrgh

the iunn-v sicle

1 I startecl this qroi,ect, and I intend to see ..il.lt1l.!!:?.v:..,

2 If You trsk ne, this restaurant has seen . . The c16r-:ol is ver\t old.

3 We1l, so much ibr }ach. I thinh tve've se en . of him for a while.

4 I don't think u'e really see . over this matier, do u'e?

5 Come on, laugh! Can't you see ,...................... ?

6 When Brenda told me I had been dismissecl, I sarv ............

7 I dor-r't thir-rk I ciilt sce . to lending you the tltoney trfter all.

8 N{;rrk anrl Ellen }rar.e been sccirtg . of each other latelli

g At last! I{ob has seelt ....................... and come round to my r,,.ay of thinking.

10 (lhostsl f)on't be silly! \bu'r'e seeing ..................'.'.. !



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I N4artin did his dutl'as a soir'Martin .'..'...."...'Y!1:1'9..4X!if*'!':g'l

2 You dicliit shorv much tact, dicl yotl?

3 I think the rvhole idea is a flight of ftrncy

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We hil e a. relartioilship rvhich nealls sotnething'

l{e have

I have my cloubts about this plalt.

I .............. .. ...

I can only pity his perfortnauce, Iil afriricl'

FIis perfolmartce .............

Srnoking definitely harms the l-realth'

Srnoking

It rvoulcl be of soure use to knorv u'hat they inteud to do'

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Jirn cloesrit sltorv uttv lcsPCci to his teilcheJ's'

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Iin afraici ,vor:r directions \r'eretl't much help'

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of sight

of breath

of my control

of chirracter

of irll propor:iiotr

of order

1 I clont spencl ali m)'l time in the office,l gei out 'f'?'4"99'2'Yy"' cluite a lot'

2 She cloesrit usi.ially behave like tliat' itt completely out """""'

3 I rvish youd get ollt ".'....'..,........... ! I can't get past'

4 After running up the stairs I lvas qr"lite orlt "" """""""""' '

5 The gulllters couldtit tire at the castle becartse itlf iis ollt....................... .

6 fhis rvas ir smail problern lvhich has been exaggerated out """"""""" "" '

7 Dorit bother trying the lift, it's out ' aq'tin'

8 The railrval' rvorkers are out ' irg:'Iin'

9 i cau'i do an1'tiriug, I'rn afraid, it's otrt

10 Tlie rirlcrs \r.eirt over the top of the hill attd lr,ere sooll out

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