Advanced English Conversations - Robert Allans, Ahmet Mustafaoglu, Metin Emir 2019

Set (29) - She deserves a pat on the back

Dialogue

Charles: This is the second time I’ve failed her driver's test, and I'll do the next time unless I practice parallel parking.

Diana: Oh come on! That’s not the end of the world. You are one of millions in the same boat. You don’t really have to despair.

Charles: Jenny’s passed it from the first time. She deserves a pat on the back.

Diana: Jenny is going a long way because she’s a go-getter.

Charles: Anyway; I have to get out of some of my commitments to do some practice. I’m always beat. You know.

Diana: Well; I’m afraid the driver’s test committee are taking you for a ride. I heard they make more money when people fail.

Vocabulary

Not the end of the world: not the worst thing that could happen.

In the same boat: sharing a particular experience or circumstance with others.

A pat on the back: (noun) praise.

Go a long way: to make success; to be adequate.

Go-getter: (adj) ambitious.

Get out of: to try to avoid or escape (a duty or responsibility).

Beat: (adj) completely exhausted.

Take someone for a ride: to deceive or cheat someone.

Exercise;

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate expressions;

not the end of the world

In the same boat

a pat on the back

go a long way

go-getter

get out of

beat

take someone for a ride

a. You want to be known as a .......... who gets the job done well.

b. Don't worry about the dent. It's ..........

c. The only reason she stays late at work is to receive .......... from her boss!

d. Thank you for your generous donation; I'm sure it will ..........

e. It's amazing what people will do to .......... paying taxes.

f. Oh man! I can’t lift up my head. I’m completely ..........

g. We were two mums .......... and able to make each other feel better.

h. Obviously, you've been .......... Why did you give him five thousand francs?