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Advanced English Conversations

Speak English Like a Native

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You may have asked yourself whether there is some effective method that can make you speak English fluently, efficiently and with confidence.

Well, there is such a method!

ACTIVE ENGLISH will first and foremost help you gain mastery and command of those tricky idioms and phrases that are so common in English. In this book you are going to be acquainted with 100 active dialogues that present the language functionally. In other words, you are going to learn exactly where and how to use the phrases effortlessly and with ease.

All you need to do is to do the exercises below the dialogues and subsequently create similar dialogues on your own. This will integrate the phrases in your head in the form of a network. As a result, you are expected to master all the idioms and the phrases practically.

ACTIVE ENGLISH is designed to make a difference in the field of acquiring English as a Second Language.

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Set (1) - Ive swallowed the bait

Dialogue

Mike : Whats wrong with you these days John? You have always kept your nose clean! John : Its all a hoax . I must admit that Ive swallowed the bait . Mike : How come ! John : Unfortunately; I barked up the wrong tree when I counted on Jessie. It turned out that she had also been planning to get rid of me. Mike : Oh; I dont believe it. Thats pathetic .

Vocabulary

Keep ones nose clean : to stay out of trouble.

A hoax : a plan to deceive someone.

Swallow the bait : to respond to someone's actions or words in the way that they intended.

How come : used to ask about the reason for something.

Bark up the wrong tree : to be wrong about the reason for something or the way to achieve something.

Count on : to depend on someone or expect something.

Turn out : prove to be the case.

Get rid of : take action so as to be free of (a troublesome or unwanted person or thing).

Pathetic : making you feel sad or upset.

Exercise;

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate phrases:

keep ones nose clean how come

bark up the wrong tree a hoax swallow the bait

turn out count on get rid of pathetic

a . Vic made a ............ attempt to apologize.

b . If there's anything I can do, .. me.

c . So .. you got an invitation and not me?

d . He described the deception as a cruel .

e . The bomb threat . to be a hoax.

f . Hes a shrewd fox! He wont . this easy.

g . He shook the blankets vigorously to . the dust.

h . Sid's got to or he'll end up back in prison.

i . I when I applied to such good colleges with my average grades.

Set (2) - Let bygones be bygones

Dialogue

Anne : Our agents let us down and spilled the beans . Our secret recipe is the talk of the town right now. Suzan : Well , no wonder . Excuse me Anne; but youre having a taste of your own medicine . Youve already played a trick on your boss to get the job. Anne : Lets skip it and let bygones be bygones . Suzan : Then, treat me to a coffee.

Vocabulary

Let someone down : to fail to support or help someone as they had hoped

Spill the beans : to tell people secret information.

The talk of the town : to be what everyone is talking about.

No wonder : it is not surprising.

To have a taste of ones own medicine : when someone gets the same bad treatment that he has been giving others.

Play a trick on : to deceive someone.

Skip it : used to say that one does not want to do something, talk about something, etc.

Let bygones be bygones: to allow the unpleasant things that have happened in the past be forgotten.

Treat (someone or oneself) to (something): to pay for or provide something to someone or oneself as a special gift or treat.

Exercise ;

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate expressions:

let someone down no wonder spill the beans

the talk of the town to have a taste of ones own medicine

play a trick on skip it let bygones be bygones

treat (someone or oneself) to (something)

a. I've heard enough about your job, so.!

b. He got when she decided to turn up late.

c. John and Marta .. us .. a delightful evening at their home.

d. . he is not hungry; he has been eating sweets all day.

e. They decided to . and made peace with each other.

f. She him out of sheer devilment.

g. He was . and many newspapers printed his lectures.

h. Trust her to ., she never could keep a secret.

i. The team didn't want to .. the coach.

Set (3) - Live within your means

Dialogue

Eric : Its such a shame we are so broke . Everyone is splurging out there; I feel like two cents. Carl : Tomorrow is our pay day and were going to be loaded . Arent we? Eric : What we earn is just a drop in the ocean compared to Steven. Carl : That guy is born with a golden spoon in his mouth . Its time you came down to earth and learned how to live within your means.

Vocabulary

Broke : (adj) having little or no money.

Splurge : (v) spend (money) freely or extravagantly.

Feel like two cents : to have a feeling of complete worthlessness or unimportance.

Loaded : (adj) having a lot of money; wealthy.

A drop in the ocean: a very small amount.

Born with a golden spoon in ones mouth : Born into a wealthy family.

Come down to earth : to become realistic.

Live within ones means : to spend less or only as much money as one is earning.

Exercise;

Fill in the gaps with appropriate expressions :

live within ones means splurge

loaded a drop in the ocean feel like two cents

come down to earth broke

born with a golden spoon in ones mouth

a. I'm glad to have finally broken up with Steven, he always made me .

b. Billionaires swarmed into Nice to . millions during the summer holidays.

c. Most of the students at the exclusive private college were

d. Her new boyfriend's absolutely ...

e. We're just .. compared to the big investors

f. He began to save money when he finally learned to .

g. I was excited to book a vacation, but I when I checked my nearly-depleted bank account.

h. He went .. owing two million pounds

Set (4) - Fed up with cutting corners

Dialogue

Mary : The New Year is just around the corner . Its time to shop around for bargains. Suzan : Yeah, youre right. Everything is sky-high nowadays and Im fed up with cutting corners just to make ends meet . Mary : Why dont you cut down on smoking then? Suzan : You may say Im making excuses . But it does give me some solace . Mary : Get out of here !

Vocabulary

Around the corner: very near.

Shop around: to go to several shops before you decide what to buy.

Sky-high: very high.

To be fed up with: annoyed, unhappy, or bored, especially with a situation that has existed for a long time.

Cut corners: do something perfunctorily so as to save time or money.

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