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

Set (47) - Why don’t we track them down?

Dialogue

Bill: It’s a shame we lost touch with most of our university friends.

Peter: Why don’t we track them down? Haven’t you kept in touch with or come across any of them?

Bill: A few! Some have settled down, some are tied down, some are living it up and others are in a rut. Recently, I touched base with Steve; but he’s always on the go.

Peter: I hope one day we can get together and hark back to the good old days.

Bill: Yeah; I truly yearn for them.

Vocabulary

Lose touch: to cease to be in communication.

Track down: to find something or someone after looking for them.

Keep in touch with: to maintain communications with someone.

Come across: to meet or find by chance.

Tied down: (adj) to be restricted by responsibilities.

Live it up: To really enjoy oneself.

In a rut: in a fixed, rather boring way of doing things.

Touch base: briefly make or renew contact with someone.

On the go: Constantly in motion, active, or working.

Hark back to: to mention or remember (something from the past).

The good old days: a past period of better times.

Yearn for: to long for someone or something; to desire someone or something strongly.

Exercise;

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate expressions;

lose touch

track down

keep in touch with

come across tied down

live it up

in a rut

touch base

on the go

hark back to

the good old days

yearn for

a. Do you get very nostalgic about ..........?

b. The police have so far failed to .......... the attacker.

c. Others may .......... life on a more even keel but they do not feel entitled to it.

d. I’ve lived in the US for 10 years, so I’ve somewhat .......... with British politics.

e. The newest styles hark back to the clothes of the Seventies.

f. She is constantly .........., running around, pushing other kids, throwing toys.

g. Ken doesn't want to be .......... to any one woman.

h. They .......... their members by issuing a quarterly newsletter.

i. The western cowboys usually went to town so Saturdays to ..........

j. If you're .........., go see an inspiring movie or go to the theater.

k. Turn up your dictionary when you .......... difficult words.

l. Being there gave me a chance to .......... with three some friends.