essential idioms 1-6 final
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Unit 1
1- to get on: (to enter, board)1. I always get on the bus at 34th Street.2. Willia gets on the subway at the saestation e!ery orning.
2. to get o"": (to lea!e, des#end "ro)1. $elen got off the bus at 42nd Street.2. %t what station do you usually get off thesubway&
3. to 'ut on: (to 'la#e on onesel"said 'arti#ularly
o" #lothes)1. ary put on her hat and le"t the roo.2. Why is *ohn putting on his hat and #oat&
4. to ta+e o"": (to reo!esaid also o" #lothes)1. *ohn took off his hat as he entered the roo.
2. Is $elen taking off her #oat be#ause it is toowar in the roo&
. to #all u': (to tele'hone)1. I "orgot to call up r. *ones yesterday
although I 'roised to call him up ea#tly at
three o#lo#+.2 /id anyone call me up while I was out&
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1. lease turn on the light. his roo isdar+.
2. Soeone turned on the radiator in thisroo while we were out.. to turn o"": (to sto', terinate, etinguish)
1. lease turn off the light. We do not need itnow.
2. Shall I turn off the radio or are you stilllistening to it&. right away: (iediately, at on#e, !ery soon)
1. She says that dinner will be ready right
away. 2. 5an Willia #oe to y o""i#e right
away&6. to 'i#+ u': (to ta+ees'e#ially with the"ingers)
1. *ohn picked up the news'a'er whi#h wason his des+.
2. Why didnt you pick up that 'en#il whi#hlay on the "loor&
17. at on#e: (iediately, !ery soon, right away)1. $e as+ed e to #oe to his o""i#e at once. 2. I want you to send this telegra at once.
11. to get u': (to arise, to #hange "ro a lying
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2. What tie does your brother usually get
up&
3. he an was so wea+ that he was unableto get up.
12. at "irst: (originally, in the "irst instan#e)1. At first he seeed to "ind 8nglish !ery
di""i#ult, but later he ade !ery good 'rogress.
2. At first I thought it was *ohn who wastele'honing to e.
8er#ises
%. Substitute, in 'la#e o" the itali#i9ed word or
words, the #orres'onding idioati# e'ressionindi#ated in 'arentheses:
1. $e arises at the sae tie e!ery orning.(get....)
8a'le: $e gets up at the sae tie e!ery
orning.2. She telephoned e !ery late last night. (#all
)3. $elen said that she was going to ail theletter immediately.
(right........)4 e sure to extinguish the light be"ore you
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(turn.........). $elen placed on herself her new hat
and stood adiring hersel" in the irror.('ut...)0. Remove your o!er#oat and sit down a "ewinutes. (ta+e........)
. Originally, I thought it was *ohn who was
#alling e. (at....). We boarded the bus at roadway and 6thStreet, (get....)6. he bus was so #rowded that we haddi""i#ulty in leaving.
(get..........)17. *ohn took with his fingers the 'en#il whi#h
was lying on the "loor. ('i#+...)
. %nswer these ;uestions, a+ing use in your answers o" the idioati# e'ressions studied in
this lesson.1. %t what Street do you get on the bus or street-
#ar e!ery orning& 2. %t what Street do you usually get off & 3. Is it easy or di""i#ult to get on a bus whi#his #rowded& 4. Is it easy or di""i#ult to get off a buswhi#h is #rowded& . Whi#h o" your "riends called
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away or u#h later this e!ening& . /o yougenerally put on your hat and #oat when you lea!e or
when you enter your hoe& 6. When do yougenerally take off your hat and #oat&17. When you arri!e at s#hool ea#h day, do youiediately put on your hat and #oat or take off your hat and #oat& 11. What do you do when you lea!e
s#hool ea#h day& 12. I" you wish to hear soe usi#,do you turn on or turn off the radio& 13. What do youdo when you "inish 'laying the radio: turn it on or turn it off & 14. %t what tie do you get up e!ery or ning& 1. %t what tie do your brothers and sisters
get up&
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Unit 2
1. to wait "or: (to e'e#t, await)1. We will wait for you on the #orner o"
roadway and 0th Street.2. We waited for hi "or ore than an hour
and "inally le"t.2. at last: ("inally)
1. We waited and waited and at last *ohn
arri!ed.2. $as he "inished that wor+ at last?
3. as usual: (as always, #ustoarily)1. $enry is late "or #lass again as usual. 2. As
usual $elen won "irst 'ri9e in the swiing
#ontest.4. to "ind out: (to get in"oration, dis#o!er, learn)
1. I was unable to find out the nae o" the an who #alled. 2. Will you 'lease tryto find out "or e what tie that train
arri!es&. to loo+ at: (to dire#t the eyes toward, wat#h)
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wal+ in the 'ar+ and look at the stars at night.0. to loo+ "or: (to sear#h "or, see+)
1. $e has s'ent an hour looking for the 'enwhi#h he lost. 2. I ha!e lost y glo!es. Willyou hel' e look for the&
. all right: (satis"a#tory, #orre#t)1. $e said that it would be all right to wait in
this o""i#e "or hi. 2. Will it be all right withyou i" 1 gi!e you that oney toorrow insteado" today&
. right here, right there, right now, et#.: (ea#tlyhere, ea#tly there, et#.)
1. $e said that he would eet us right here onthis #orner. 2. Right then I saw !ery #learly thathe was not telling the truth. 3. <ets do it right
now.
6. little by little: (gradually, by degrees, slowly)1. I" you study regularly ea#h day, little by
little your !o#abulary o" 8nglish words willin#rease. 2. $is health sees to be i'ro!inglittle by little.
17. tired out: (etreely tired)1. I ha!e wor+ed !ery hard today and a tired
out.
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11. to #all on: (to !isit)1. <ast night se!eral "riends called on us.
2. $ow any salesen call on r. 8!anse!ery day&12. =e!er ind: (do not ind, do not 'ay any
attention to it.)1. “Never mind! she said when I o""ered to
o'en the window "or her.
2. When Willia wished to return the oneywhi#h he owes you why did you say: “Never
mind Wait until net wee+ when you re#ei!e
your salary.>
8er#ises
%. Substitute, in 'la#e o" the itali#i9ed word or
words, the #orres'onding idioati# e'ressionindi#ated in 'arentheses.
1.ary is seeking the 'o#+etboo+ whi#h she lostyesterday. (loo+ ......)
2. As always, *ohn is late again "or the lesson.
(as.......)3 /id you discover what his nae was&
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4. I a extremely tired a"ter all that 'hysi#aleer#ise today.
(tired.......). $e said that he would wait "or us exactly here
on this #orner.(.......here)0. Soe old "riends o" y "athers visited us
last night. (#all.......). "radually# his 8nglish sees to be getting better. (little.......)
. hey are awaiting their brother who isarri!ing tonight on
the "i!e o#lo#+ train. (wait....)6. We waited and waited and finally he arri!ed.(at....)
17. $e said that it would be satisfactory "or us to#all again later.
(all........)..........%nswer these ;uestions, a+ing usein your answers o" the idioati# e'ressionsstudied in this lesson:
1. Why were you tired out a"ter your wal+ in the 'ar+ yesterday&
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4. When $elen o""ered to hel' you with your hoewor+, why did you say, “Never mind! . Is
your !o#abulary in 8nglish in#reasing ra'idly or only little by little? 0. What is the tea#her looking
for in her des+& . I" you lose soething, do youlook for it or look at it& . What tie was it whenyou last looked at your wat#h& 6. /o you li+e or
disli+e to ha!e to wait for soeone who is late& 17.$ow long did you ha!e to wait for the bus thisorning& 11. Why did ary say that we should wait
for her right here in this roo& 12. $ow did you find
out what o!ing 'i#ture they are showing tonight&13. /id you find out at what tie the 'i#ture begins&14. /id you 're'are your hoewor+ last night as
usualf 1. /id the tea#her say that it was all right "or us to write our eer#ises in 'en#il& 10. What are allthose 'eo'le in the Street looking at?
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Unit 3
1. to 'i#+ out: (to #hoose, sele#t)1. I want to pick out soe new ties to gi!e as5hristas 'resents to y "riends.
2. Whi#h boo+ did you pick out to send to$elen&
2. to ta+e ones tie: (to wor+ or go leisurely,not to hurry)1. here is no hurry. ?ou #an take your time
doing that wor+.2. Willia ne!er wor+s ra'idly. $e always
takes his time in e!erything that he does.3. to tal+ o!er: (to dis#uss, #onsider)1. We talked over r. @eeses 'lan but #ould
not #oe to a de#ision.2. With who did you talk over your 'lan to
buy a new #ar&4. to lie down: (to re#line, ta+e a lying 'osition)
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2. he do#tor says that Ara#e ust lie down
and rest "or an hour e!ery a"ternoon..
to stand u': (to rise, ta+e an u'right or standing 'osition a"ter being seated)1. When the resident entered, e!eryone in
the roo stood up. 2. When the BStar-S'angled anner> is
'layed, e!eryone ust stand up and reo!e hishat.0. to sit down: (to ta+e a sitting 'osition a"ter standing)
1. %"ter standing "or so long, it was a 'ieasure to sit down and rest. 2. We sat down onthe 'ar+ ben#h and wat#hed the 'eo'le as they
'assed.. all day long$ (the entire day, #ontinuouslythrough the day)1. I ha!e been wor+ing on this 'roble all day
long.
2. She sho''ed all day long loo+ing "or a newdress.
. by onesel": (alone)1. *ohn did the wor+ by himself. =o one hel'edhi.
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1. It was no a##ident. She bro+e the dish on purpose.
2. /o you thin+ he ade that ista+e on purpose?
17. to get along: (to do, su##eed, a+e 'rogress)1 . *ohn is getting along !ery well in his
study o" 8nglish.
2. $ow is r. $oles getting along in hisnew Cob&11. to a+e no di""eren#e: (to be o" e;uali'ortan#e)
1. When I as+ed hi whether he wanted togo in the orning or in the a"ternoon, he said:BIt doesnt make any difference to e.B
2. /oes it make any difference to youwhether we ha!e our lesson at two o#lo#+ or atthree o#lo#+&
12. to ta+e out: (to reo!e, etra#t)1. Willia took out his hand+er#hie" and wi'ed his"orehead.2. he thie" suddenly took out a +ni"e and atta#+edthe 'oli#ean.
8er#ises
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words, the #orres'onding idioati# e'ressionindi#ated in 'arentheses:
1.I dont li+e to go to the o!ies alone. (by...)2. Suddenly the an removed a re!ol!er "rohis 'o#+et and began to shoot. (too+......)
3. We discussed his 'lan "or se!eral hours.
(tal+....)4. I always li+e to recline "or a hal" hour or soa"ter lun#h. (lie.....)
. It is always di""i#ult "or e to select a good 'resent "or y wi"e. ('i#+...)0.....................*ohn always works leisurely ine!erything that he does. (ta+e....)
. $ow is $elen doing in her new Dren#h #lass&(get.......)
. %t is of little importance to him whether he 'asses his 8nglish eaination or not.(a+e...)6. I a sure that he didnt lea!e that #igarettethere intentionally. (on....)17. We s'ent the entire day loo+ing "or a newa'artent. (all.......)
. %nswer these ;uestions, a+ing use in your
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1. $ow are you getting along in your study o" 8nglish& 2. Whi#h student in your #lass sees to he
getting along best& 3. $ow is your "riend getting along in his new Cob& 4. /o you 're"er to go to theo!ies by yourself or with soeone& . /oes your "riend li!e by himself or with soeone& 0. /id you#oe to the United States by yourself or with your
"aily& . /o you li+e to talk over your 'ersonal 'robles with soeone or do you 're"er to de#idethese things by yourself? . Is it easy or di""i#ult "or you to pick out 'resents "or your "riends& 6. /oessoeone hel' you to pick out your #lothes or do youli+e to pick them out by yourself? 17. What did youdo all day long yesterday& 11. When the BStar-S'angled anner> is 'layed, what should one do:
stand up or sit downf 12. /o you take your time
when you are writing an eaination or do you 're"er to "inish ;ui#+ly&13. What did the tea#her Cust take out o" the drawer o" her des+&14. /uring the lesson do you 're"er to sit in the "ronto" the roo or in the ba#+or doesnt it make any
difference? 1. Why ust 8llen lie down "or se!eralhours ea#h a"ternoon&
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Unit 4
1. to ta+e 'art: ('arti#i'ate)1. $enry was si#+ and #ould not take part in
the eeting last night.2. I did not want to take part in their arguent.
2. at all: (in any degree, in the leastgenerally usedonly in a negati!e sense)
1. $e said that he did not ha!e any oney at
all.
2. When I as+ed her whether she was tired, shesaid, B=ot at all!
3. to loo+ u': (to sear#h "ores'e#ially in adi#tionary or #atalogue where one ust turn o!er
'ages)1. 8!ery student should look up all new words
in his di#tionary ea#h day.2. 8llen said that she did not +now @obertEs
nuber but that she would look it up in thetele'hone boo+.
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1. % !ery 'leasant young woan waited on ein a#ys yesterday.
2. he #ler+ as+ed, B$a!e you been waited onyet, Sir&F. at least: (in the iniu)
1. 8!ery student should s'end at least twohours on his hoewor+ e!ery night.
2. $elen has been si#+ in bed "or at least twoonths.0. so "ar: (u' to the 'resent tie)
1. &o far *ohn has been the best student in our 8nglish #lass.
2. $ow any idios ha!e we studied in this boo+ so far?
. to ta+e a wal+: (to go "or a wal+, 'roenade)1. <ast e!ening we took a walk along
rodaway.2. It is a "ine day. $ow would you li+e to take
a walk through the 'ar+&. to ta+e a seat: (to sit down)
1. $e as+ed e to #oe in and take a seat. 2. %"ter a "ew inutes he said, FWont you
'lease take a seat?!
6. to try on: (to test, try be"ore buyingsaid
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out a blue one.2. Why is it ne#essary to try on shoes be"ore
buying the&17. to thin+ o!er: (to #onsider #are"ully be"orede#iding)
1. I shall think over your o""er and gi!e youy answer toorrow.
2. ?ou dont ha!e to de#ide this atter aton#e. ?ou #an think it over and gi!e e your de#ision toorrow.
11. to ta+e 'la#e: (to ha''en, o##ur)1. he eeting took place in 5onstitution
$all.2. Where did the a##ident take place?
12. to 'ut away: (to set aside, return soethingto its 'ro'er 'la#e)
1. %"ter *ohn "inished reading the re'ort, he put it away in his sa"e.
2. he other told the #hild to put her toys
away.
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8er#ises
%. Substitute, in 'la#e o" the itali#i9ed word or
words, the #orres'onding idioati# e'ressionindi#ated in 'arentheses:
1.?ou will "irst ha!e to search for his nuber in the tele'hone2. boo+. (loo+.......)
3. $e as+ed e to #oe in and sit down. (ta+e........)
4.he a##ident occurred on the #orner o" roadway and 0th Street, (ta+e ). I will consider your 'lan and gi!e you an
answer net wee+. (thin+ )0. $enry did not "eel well enough to participate
in the gae.(ta+e.........)
. 'p to the present we ha!e enCoyed our tri'
!ery u#h. (so...)
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)6.he other said to the #hild, B?ou ha!e
'layed long enough with your toys. =ow 'lease return them to their proper place. ('ut)
17. /id a young an or a young woan attend
to you in that
store& (wait..........)11..........he salesan said to e. Bleasetest this #oat, Cust "or si9e.> (try.... )12. ?ou ought to s'end two hours as a
minimum in the "resh air e!ery day. (at...... )13.........In the e!ening we promenaded
down Di"th %!enue. (ta+e-............ ). %nswer these ;uestions, a+ing use in your
answers o" the idioati# e'ressions studied inthis lesson.
1. $ow any new words do you ha!e to look upin your di#tionary e!ery day& 2. I" you do not +now
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up? 3. In what #entury did the %eri#an @e!olutiontake place? 4. Where did the a##ident in whi#h your
"riend was hurt take place? . $ow any idiosha!e we studied so far in this boo+& 0. &o far , who isthe best student in your 8nglish #lass& . What is thedi""eren#e between “to wait for a 'erson> and “to
wait on a 'erson>&.
Why was $erbert not able to take part in theeeting last night&6. %''roiately how any di""erent #ountriestake part in the Gly'i# gaes ea#h year& 17. /oyou ha!e u#h oney with you or n; oney at all?
11. /oes your "riend s'ea+ 8nglish well or not at
all?
12. I" you go to a store to buy soething, do you 're"er to ha!e a an or a woan wait on you& 13.$ow any 'airs o" shoes did you try on be"ore
buying the 'air whi#h you are now wearing& 14. %reyou a neat 'erson and do you always put away
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Unit
1. to sha+e hands: (to e#hange greetings with a#las' o" the hands)
1. I introdu#ed the and they shook hands. 2. When two woen eet "or the "irst tie,they do not usually shake hands.
2. to loo+ out: (to be #are"ul)I. “(ook out! *ohn #ried as his "riend alost
ste''ed in "ront o" the a''roa#hing #ar. 2. Whydid the dri!er tell ary to look out as she wasgetting o"" the bus&
3. to thin+ o": (to ha!e an o'inion about)1. What did you think of that o!ie whi#h you
saw last night&2. I dont think much of hi as a baseball
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4. to get ba#+: (to retu)1. r. $arris got back "ro 5hi#ago last night.2. When do you e'e#t to get back "ro your tri'&
. to #at#h #old: (to be#oe si#+ with a #old)
1. I" you go out in this rain, you will surely catch cold. 2. $ow did she e!er catch cold in su#h war weather&
0. to a+e u' ones ind: (to de#ide)1. Willia has made up his mind not to go to #ollege th
year.2. $a!e you made up your mind yet as to where you ar
going to s'end your !a#ation&. to #hange ones ind: (to alter ones de#ision or o'inion)
1. We ha!e changed our minds and are going to 5anadinstead o" to 5ali"ornia on our !a#ation.
2. *ohn has changed his mind at least three ties in thi
atter.. "or the tie being: ("or the 'resent, te'orarily)1. )or the time being $elen is wor+ing in the e'o
de'artent.2. We are li!ing in a hotel for the time being , but later w
will try to "ind a sall a'artent.
6. to get o!er: (to re#o!er "ro)1. It too+ e ore than a onth to get over y #old.3. I do not thin+ he will e!er get over the loss o" his wi"e.
17. to #all o"": (to #an#el)1. he gae was called off on a##ount o" dar+ness.2. he do#tor had to call off all his a''ointents "or the da
and rush to the hos'ital.11. "or good: ('eranently, "ore!er)
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2. $as your "riend returned to South %eri#a for good &
12. in a hurry: (hurried, in a rush)1. *ohn is in a hurry to #at#h his train. 2. She is the +ind o
'erson who always sees to be in a hurry.
8er#ises
%. 5hoose the #orre#t "or in 'arentheses:
1. I" a ra#e ting is called off , it is (begun, #rowded, interesting#an#eled).
2. I" soeone is in a hurr y, he is (tired, rushed, ill, ha''y).3. o get over soething is to (li+e it, buy it, o!er#oe it, re
#o!er "ro it).4. When I say that soeone "inaliy got back# I ean that h
"inally (le"t, returned, wo+e u', rested).. *o make u' one+s mind is (to wait, to de#ide, to get u', t
lea!e).0. I" soeone is in the United States for good# he is here (to d
good, te'orarily,,to rest well, 'eranently).. I" soeone says “(ook out!# you should ('ut your head ou
o" the window, be #are"ul, sit down, go ahead).. I" I say that I donEt think much of this boo+, this eans that
(ne!er read it, seldo thin+ about it, ha!e a 'oor o'inion oit).
6. )or the time being eans (u' to now, in the near "uture, "othe 'resent).
17. en shake hands when they (argue, are introdu#ed to ea#
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ati# e'ressions studied in this lesson.
1. /o you o"ten or seldo catch cold? 2. /o 'eo'le catch col
ore o"ten in the winter than in the suer& 3. $ow long does usually ta+e you to get over a #old& 4. When a an is introdu#ed ta woan, should he or should he not shake hands with her& . $ayour "riend gone ba#+ to South %eri#a for good? 0. $as Aeorgsto''ed so+ing for good? . Why did the other tell the #hild t
look out be"oreshe #rossed the Street& . Why was the baseball gae #alled
o"" this a"ternoon& 6. Why did r. Sith #al l o"" his tri' to/etroit& 17. When will *ohn get ba#+ "ro 5hi#ago& 11.When did $elen get ba#+ "ro Dlorida& 12. What do youthin+ o" this boo+& 13. What do you th in+ o" the weather weare ha!ing this wee+& 14. Is it easy or di""i#ult "or you to a+eu' your ind about ost things& 1. I" you ha!e on#e ade
u' your ind # do you o"ten or seldo #hange your indlater& 10. 5an you now gi!e good ea'les o" these idios insenten#es: ge t on, ge t o "", get u', get ba#+ , get along&
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Unit 0
1. to hang u': (to 'la#e u'on a hoo+)1. $e h ung up his #oat in the #loset. 2. he o'erator tol
e to hang up and dial the sae nuber again.2. to lea!e out: (to oit)
1. ?ou ha!e left out $elen @eeses nae on this list: 2
Why did you leave out the se#ond ;uestion on youeaination&
3. to #ount on: (to de'end u'on)1. We are counting on you to hel' us with this. 2. /on
count on Dran+ to lend you any oney be#ause he has none.4. to a+e "riends: (to win or gain "riends)
1. $elen is a !ery shy girl and does not make friendeasily. 2. /uring the tri' Willia made friends with e!eryonon the boat.
. out o" order: (not in wor+ing #ondition)1. he ele!ator was out of order and we had to wal+ to th
tenth "loor. 2. We #ould not use the tele'hone be#ause it waout of order.
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0. to get to a 'la#e: (to arri!e at)1. I issed the bus and didnt get to the o""i#e until ten
oE#lo#+. 2. his train gets to 5hi#ago at ele!en o#lo#+ tonight. 3. What tie did you get home "ro the o!ie
last night.. at ties: (soeties, o##asionally)
I. At times he does u#h better Wor+. ,. At times she"eels a little better but then she be#oines !ery wea+ again.
. to loo+ o!er: (to eaine)1. I want to look over these eer#ises be"ore I gi!e
the to the tea#her. 2. $e signed the #ontra#t withoute!en looking it over.
6. to ha!e tie o"": (to ha!e "ree tie, not to ha!e towor+)
1. $e wor+s only "i!e days a wee+ and has every&aturday and &unday off. ,. I e'e#t to have the whole
stimmer off.
17. to +ee' on: (to #ontinue)1. *ohn kept on tal+ing although the tea#her as+ed hi
se!eral ties to sto'. ,. hey kept on 'laying their radio
until three o#lo#+ in the orning.11. to 'ut out: (to etinguish)1. ?ou #an put out your #igarette in that ashtray. 2. he
"ireen wor+ed hard but were not able to put out the "ire.3. e sure to put out the light be"ore you lea!e.
12. all o" a sudden: (suddenly)
1. All of a sudden *ohn a''eared at the door. 2. All of a sudden she got u' and le"t.
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8er#ises
%. 5hoose the #orre#t e'ression "ro aong those in 'arenthesis:
1. o have time off is to (be busy, ha!e "ree tie, be iii, bewithout
a Cob).2. o keep on doing soething is to (sto' doing it, #ontinue
doing it, begin doing it).3. A t times eans (o"ten, ne!er, on tie, o##asionally).4. When I say that 1 got there at ten o#lo#+., 1 ean that at ten
o#lo#+ I (le"t there, waited there, arri!ed there, stayed there).. o count on soeone is to (li+e hi, arrest hi, doubt hi,
de'end u'on hi).0. I" soething is out of order# it is (old, not in wor+ing #ondi-
tion, odern, old-"ashioned).. I" you leave out soething, you (oit it, sign it, loo+ itEu',
#an#el it).. o look over soething is to (wait "or it, loo+ it u', eaine
it, 'ur#hase it).6. When 1 put out y #igarette, 1 (light it, so+e it, enCoy it,
etinguish it).17. All of a sudden has the sae eaning as (later, early, sud-
denly, slowly).
. %nswer these ;uestions, a+ing use in your answer o" the idio-ati# e'ressions studied in this lesson:
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1. Until what tie did your neighbor keep on 'laying his
radio last night& 2. Why does *ohn keep on studying 8nglish i" he "inds it so di""i#ult& 3. $ow long did it ta+e the "ireen to
put out the "ire& 4. Where ay 1 put out y #igarette& . Whydo you say that you #an ne!er count on Willia to hel' youwith anything& 0. I" we teii $elen our se#ret, #an we count on
her not to teii anyone else& . $ow any days ea#h wee+ do
you have off in your wor+& . /o you always have &aiurdaysoff? 6. /o you always look over your hoewor+ be"ore yougi!e it to the tea#her& 17. Hs the ele!ator in your buildingseldo or o"ten out of order? 11. What do you do when you"ind the tele- 'hone out of order? 12. Why did Willia leave
out the "irst two ;uestions on his eaination& 13. When you
s'eli 8nglish words, do you seldo or ne!er leave out soe o" the letters& 14. What tie did you get to s#hool this orning&1. What tie did you get home last night a"ter the o!ie& 10.5an you gi!e good ea'les o" these idios in senten#es: look
over# look up# look out# look at# look for?