Bring and get

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 644.

C Explain the phrases in italics, or find synonyms. Use a dictionary if necessary.

1. Talking to her really brought it home to me how important it is to bring children up in the right way. They shouldn't be allowed to get away with bad behaviour.
2. Whatever brought this problem about, we must get round it somehow.
3. They hope to get over their difficulties by bringing in a management consultant.
4. Her attitude brings out the worst in me, I'm afraid. I just can't get on with her. The whole situation's really getting me down.
5. He told an anecdote which brought the house down. But I didn't get the joke.
6. He gets terribly upset when he thinks people are getting at him, but he usually gets over it fairly quickly.
7. I've been cheated and I want to get my own back. How can I get even with them?
8. Time's getting on, I think we'd better get the meeting over with.
9. It was hard to get it across to them that they had to work harder.
10. What did he mean? I really didn't understand what he was getting at.
11. He's terribly gauche and shy with strangers, he needs someone to bring him out.
12. “I had a terrible night: I didn't manage to get off to sleep till 3 a.m. I was so worried about getting behind with my work.” “You should have got up and got on with some reading. You could have got through quite a lot during that time.”

D Fill the gaps in these sentences with suitable phrases from the list below. You may need to change the form of the verbs.

1. She's a very gregarious person and seems to …………….. everyone.
2. I promised to go food shopping for them and now I can't …………….. it.
3. Was it because they pleaded guilty that they …………….. a fine, instead of a jail sentence? Or was it because the judge had been …………….. ?
4. There's no point in having good ideas if you don't …………….. them …………….. in writing.
5. The UN intervention …………….. a peaceful settlement of the conflict.
6. If you want to …………….. in politics you have to have the right connections and …………….. the people who matter.
7. I'm sorry to …………….. the subject of politics, I know it's a sore point with you.
8. I know how to handle him, so leave it to me – I'll be able to …………….. him.
9. I haven't done the work yet and I don't know when I'll …………….. it.
10. I have to be at work early tomorrow, can you …………….. me …………….. at 5.30?
11. I'm sorry to …………….. this …………….. – I know it's embarrassing.
12. What have the children been …………….. while I've been away?

Theme two: All Part of the Job

A What are the risks doctors encounter in carrying out their work?

How can they minimise these risks?

Now read the text and answer the questions which follow.