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Vocabulary unit 3
- 1. Vocabulary Unit 3 (page 25) a.to take 4. the biscuit b. to test 1. the water c. to deliver You say she's opening your letters now? Oh, that really takes the biscuit! 6. the goods d. to call 2. the shots e. to bridge 3. the gap f. to see 5. the light What they promise sounds impressive enough - let's see if they deliver the goods. This collection of stories bridges the gap between history and fiction.
- 2. a. to take 4.the biscuit You say that something or someone (really) takes the biscuit when it or they have done something that you find extremely annoying or surprising. b. to test 1. the water to find out what people's opinions of something are before you ask them to do something c. to deliver 6. the goods = come up with the goods to produce what is wanted
- 3. d. to call 2.the shots to be in the position of being able to make the decisions that will influence a situation e. to bridge 3. the gap to connect two things or to make the difference between them smaller f. to see 5. the light If you see the light, you suddenly understand something you didn't understand before.
- 4. Vocabulary Unit 3 1. Tobe over the hill c. to be considered too old
- 5. Vocabulary Unit 3 2. Tobe on the spot The police were called and they were on the spot within 3 minutes. e. To be at a place where an event is happening or has just happened
- 6. Vocabulary Unit 3 3. Tobe in the running a. To have a reasonable chance of winning
- 7. Vocabulary Unit 3 4. Tobe up to the mark d. To be as good as the usual standard Her latest work just isn't up to the mark.
- 8. Vocabulary Unit 3 b. Tofeel ill 5. To be under the weather I’m feeling a bit under the weather I think I have caught a cold.