Mind Your MannersCommunication Workshop

Form 11

Word Corner: match to make collocations

1.Money2.Spicy3.Merengue4.Economic5.Political6.Sense of7.Irish

a)refugeesb)accentc)humourd)asylume)musicf) foodg)problems

Match the multi-part words and their meanings

1. go into2. go back3. drop someone

off4. hurry up5. pick someone

up6. hang on7. catch up with

a)stop a vehicle so someone can get out somewhere

b)stop a vehicle so someone can get in

c) waitd)meet someone

latere)enterf) do things quickly

1. Actually, I’m going back home. I’m in a bit of a hurry.

2. Please, can you _______? We’re going to be late.

3. I’m going to the sports centre. Get in the car and I’ll _______you_____ at the station if you like.

4. Peter left an hour before us, but we ________ him at the hotel.

5. A note on the table: ‘Mrs. Jones, Laura and I ____ ___town. We’ll be back at four. Best wishes, Ewa.’

6. Have a nice time. I’ll ________ you _____ from the cinema at ten o’clock.

7. This is ridiculous. I’ve been _________ here for half an hour, and he still hasn’t arrived.

up with, on, back, off, up (x2)

- Hey, Anne? Are you going into the centre?- Well, actually I’m going 1)___ home. I’m in a bit of a hurry.

- Do you think you could drop me 2)___ near the post office?

- OK, but hurry 3)___. I’ve got to pick 4)___ my sister in twenty minutes.

- Great! Hang 5)___ a second. I’ll just get my bag.

- I’m going to the car park. Catch 6)______ me there!

up with, on, back, off, up (x2)

- Hey, Anne? Are you going into the centre?- Well, actually I’m going 1) back home. I’m in a bit of a hurry.

- Do you think you could drop me 2) off near the post office?

- OK, but hurry 3) up. I’ve got to pick 4) up my sister in twenty minutes.

- Great! Hang 5) on a second. I’ll just get my bag.

- I’m going to the car park. Catch 6)up with me there!

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‘Modern man is educated to understand foreign languages and misunderstand foreigners.’

G. K. Chesterton, English writer(1874-1936)