Tugas B.Inggris bisnis 4

57. Social English

57.1 Choose the correct collacation to complete each short dialogue.

1.   Jan:     Have you decided what to do for Sophie’s birthday?

      Gus:    No, I’m afraid I haven’t had any decent / bright / welcome ideas at all.

2.   Liz:      That wasn’t a very nice thing for her to say when we were only trying to get / make /       give her a good send-off.

      Will:    I know, but I’m sure she didn’t mean / lose / drop any harm

3.   Tom:   Are you still on / up / in for a night out tonight?

      Sue:    No, I’m afraid not. I really need to get a big / simple / decent night’s sleep tonight.

4.   Ros:    Congratulations! I hear you’ve been promoted.

      Ana:    Wow! News goes / comes / travels fast!

5.   Flo:     I wish I hadn’t had / got / given a go at him for forgetting my birthday.

      Ed:      Well, I wouldn’t lose any luck / sleep / shock over it! He’s very thick-skinned.

6.   Nell:    I wish I’d spent less time going out with my friends and more time revising.

Tim:    I mean / know / have the feeling. I made exactly the same mistake.

57.2 Correct the collocation errors in these sentences.

1.     I’m very delighted with my wonderful present. (Absolutely Delighted)

2.     I’m absolutely shattered – I’ve been on the go all week. (Very Busy)

3.     It was big pleasure to meet you. (Great Pleasure)

4.     I’m very looking forward to hearing from you soon. (Really Looking Forward)

5.     It got as a bit of shock when I heard that Ellen and Jim had split up. (It Came As a Bit of    Shock)

6.     To be strongly honest, I don’t think he’ll ever make a good teacher.

7.     I didn’t get much luck when I was trying to find a new dress for the party. (Have Much Luck)

8.     I hope I didn’t bring your parents any troubles. (Cause You Any Trouble)

9.     We strongly hope that you will visit us again soon. (Sincerly)

10.  The thought happened to me that he might be in some kind of trouble.

11.  Please don’t come to any trouble on my account!  (Don’t Cause)

12.  Drop me a ring when you want to be picked up from the station. (Phone me/Call me)

57.3 Complete the crossword

Across

1.     I don’t want to go there again tomorroe. I can’t face the thought of it.

2.     He really got to me with his nasty comments.

3.     Oddly enough, I found it a welcome relief to be living in a much smaller flat.

4.     Don’t forget to drop us an e-Mail from time to time.

5.     I’m glad to be seeing the back of my old boss.

6.     The simple reason why I can’t stand him is that he was very rude to my best friend.

Down

1.     You can’t be too tired to come out tonight. That’s a really feeble excuse.