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Exercises

2.1 Look at these dialogues and comment on them, as in the example.
Example: A: £98 for a meal! that's outrageous!
B: Not the meal, you twit! The room!
They seem to be talking at cross-purposes.
1 JOE: So that's what I'm going to do, take it all away.
ANN: What about -
JOE: And if they don't like it they can just go and do what they like.
ANN: If she -
JOE: Not that I have to consult them, anyway, I'm in charge round here.
ANN: I wonder whether it -
JOE: You see, I'm the kind of person who can take a hard decision when it's needed.
It seems that Ann can't get ....................... ..
...................
2 MICK: I got very upset when you said I was childish.
GRACE: I didn't, honestly! All I said was that you seemed to get on very well with the
children. Honestly.
MICK: Oh, I see. Oh, sorry.
It seems that Mick got the .............................. ...............
...
3 DAN: So, area-wise the down-matching sales profile commitment would seem to
be high-staked on double-par.
, REG: Eh? Could you say that again? You've got me there.
It seems that Reg can't make ..................................................
4 MADGE: I don't expect someone with your intelligence to understand this document.
ERIC: Thank you.
Madge seems to be talking ..................................................

2.2 What idioms opposite do these drawings represent?

start
.-

get to 1 come to

82.3 Fill the gaps to complete the collocations.
1 She is very direct and always ................................. her mind.
2 I get bored with small ................................ let's get down to serious matters. I'm in
.;
love with you.
3 The boss gave me a real ................................. to after that stupid mistake I made. Still, I
was in the wrong.
4 You're behind the times! Darren's girlfriend was last week's oint.

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