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You: I have to see an attorney in the morning. My flight home is later — around
6 p.m.
III. GRAMMAR EXERCISES
1. Read these sentences and then write a new
sentence with the same meaning. Use the word(s) in
brackets in your sentences.
Example: I couldn’t sleep although I was tired. (despite)
...I couldn’t sleep despite being tired (or
despite the fact (that) I was tired)...
1 Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German. (despite) Despite ...
2 In spite of her injured foot, she managed to walk to the village. (although) ...
3 I decided to accept the job although the salary was low. (in spite of)
I decided ...
4 We lost the match although we were the better team. (despite) ...
5 In spite of not having eaten for 24 hours, I didn’t feel hungry. (even
though) ...
IV. IDIOMS
Drive Someone Up a Wall
(annoy someone greatly)
Wow! What a great set of drums!
Yeah, they’re great, but I can’t play on them when my folks are at home. They
say I drive them up a wall with all the loud banging.
You know, I am always very nervous at a dentist’s office, and the noise of the
drill simply drives me up a wall.
In Jig Time
(extremely quickly; in a very short time)
My dentist always tries to calm me down, saying that it won’t hurt and that
he’ll do everything in jig time.
Shape Up or Ship Out
(behave properly or leave)
Al has been constantly reprimanded for being negligent on the job. Finally, in
desperation his supervisor exclaimed, “Shape up or ship out!”
I remember my last visit to the dentist finished with his crying out, “Shape up
or ship out!”
V. USEFUL EXPRESSIONS
At the dentist’s
Can you recommend a good dentist to me?

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