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4. You arranged to meet Jack. He said “I won’t be late”. At last he arrives –
20 minutes late. What do you say? You ... .
5. Sue said “I can’t come to the party tonight”. That night you see her at the party.
What do you say to her? ... .
6. Ann says “I’m working tomorrow evening”. Later that day she says “Let’s go
out tomorrow evening”. What do you say? ... .
2. Now you have to read a sentence and write a new sen-
tence with the same meaning.
Examples:
“Listen carefully”, he said to us.
He told
us to listen carefully.
“Don’t wait for me if I’m late”, Ann said.
Ann said
not to wait for her she was late.
1. “Eat more fruit and vegetables”, the doctor said. The doctor said ... .
2. “Read the instructions before you switch on the machine“, he said to me.
He told ... .
3. “Shut the door but don’t lock it”, she said to us. She told ... .
4. “Can you speak more slowly? I can’t understand”, he said to me. He asked ... .
because ...
5. “Don’t come before 6 o’clock”, I said to him. I told ... .
IV. IDIOMS
On the Line
(in danger of being lost)
Lately Tom’s been more conscientious about the accuracy and quality of his
work with the company. He was warned that his job was on the line because of his
lack of concern for his duties. When Tom was alerted that he was in danger of losing
his job, he began to take his obligations with the company more seriously.
Fishy
(strange and suspicious)
When the security guard saw a light in the store after closing hours, it seemed to
him that there was something fishy going on. So he immediately called the central
office.
Horse of Different Color
(quite a different matter)
Eric likes to play jokes on his friends, but he makes sure that nobody is hurt by
any of his pranks. A prank that hurts someone is a horse of a different color! Being
playful is one thing, but hurting someone by one’s prank is quite a different matter.
