ANSWER KEY BASIC CONCEPT LISTENING & SPEAKING

SPEAKING (Page 84-96)

Page 84 Page 91
1. a break 1. cut to the chase
2. a holiday 2. get up on the wrong side of the bed
3. a look 3. fixed in his ways
4. the test 4. every cloud has a silver lining
5. place 5. put all your eggs in one basket
6. a rest 6. biting my tongue
7. care of 7. back to the drawing board
8. my place 8. went the extra mile
9. my chances 9. between a rock and a hard place
10. notes 10. find your feet

Page 86 Page 92
1. get a life 1. if it's not one thing, it's the other
2. got over it 2. kicked the bucket
3. get started 3. let the cat out of the bag
4. got off 4. sit on the fence
5. get excited 5. let sleeping dogs lie
6. getting nowhere 6. bite the hand that feeds you
7. get permission 7. hit the nail on the head
8. got a shock 8. heat of the moment
9. got divorced 9. keep an eye on
10. got the sack 10. over the top
11. getting used to
12. got lost Page 94
13. get away 1. the spitting image
14. get upset 2. take a rain check
15. get the impression 3. under the weather
16. get drunk 4. pulling my leg
17. get going 5. smelt a rat
18. get the message 6. practice makes perfect
19. get a job 7. rule of thumb
20. get out 8. tongue-in-cheek
9. the ball's in his court
Page 89 10. till the cows come home
1. an arm and a leg
2. a blessing in disguise Page 96
3. it's a small world 1. working against the clock
4. over the moon 2. break a leg
5. a drop in the ocean 3. playing devil's advocate
6. actions speak louder than words 4. water under the bridge
7. chip on his shoulder 5. flogging a dead horse
8. a piece of cake 6. you can't judge a book by its cover
9. once in a blue moon 7. you are what you eat
10. jumping the gun 8. bending over backwards
9. drives me up the wall
10. hold your horses