الدرس السابق ⇚ Idioms with parts of the body
examination practice
B. Read the text below and decide which answer a, b, c or d best fits each gap.
Same language, different meanings!
ast summer, I went to ondon on a business trip. (1) i t was my first time outside the US, I wasn’t nervous because
I knew I’d be speaking the same language as the (2) , so I didn’t think I had much to worry about. When I arrived
in ondon, an associate from our ondon office (3) m e up from the airport to take me to my hotel. e was
(4) n ice that when he found out that I’m a huge football fan, he offered to take me to watch his favourite football
team play the same evening.
When we entered the stadium, I saw that the field looked totally different. Actually, it looked like a soccer field and I’m
not really a soccer fan. f course, I didn’t say anything so as not to be rude. evertheless, he must have understood that I
wasn’t having a great time because he said, You’re awfully quiet for a huge football fan. This is a great match and you don’t
seem very interested.’ I tried to come (5) w ith a good excuse but in the end I just told him what football is in the
US and he started laughing. e said, Don’t worry, it’s not like I paid an arm and a (6) f or the tickets. y brother
gave them to me.’ Anyway, during the halftime break, I asked if we could go and look for a restroom. I (7) that
my new friend had a confused look, but in the end he said Well, why don’t you just sit here?’ (8) , my friend had
misunderstood, so I tried to clarify, saying I don’t want to rest. I’d like to go to the bathroom. A place with a toilet, you
know?’ You can imagine my () . Again, my colleague laughed and said, h right, you mean the loo Sure, right
this way.’ To be honest, I could never have imagined that the ritish use a word like that to refer to the bathroom.
That was only my first day in
ondon. As you can imagine, I
came (1) m any cases
of languagerelated faux pas while
I was there, which all make great
stories now to my American
friends. So, the point is, language
can be a really tricky thing, so don’t
(11) t hat just because you
speak the same language as another
person, you’ll be able to understand
each other Without knowing it, you
might be (12) a ll the wrong
messages
1. a. In spite . Although c. Even d. owever
2. a. nationals . natives c. speakers d. immigrants
3. a. drove . took c. brought d. picked
4. a. such . enough c. so d. too
5. a. into . round c. up d. about
6. a. leg . hand c. foot d. head
7. a. remarked . observed c. watched d. noticed
8. a. All in all . Approximately c. bviously d. onsequently
. a. attitude . position c. gesture d. embarrassment
1. a. into . round c. up against d. up with
11. a. assume . determine c. reflect d. regard
12. a. transporting . receiving c. conveying d. transferring
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