| How are these words used? Give the context. do my/your/his best, business is looking up, be in good spirits, a lost cause, bear up

 

1.    What ‘doesn’t sound so hard’?

2.    Whose wishes will France and Great Britain do their best to meet?

3.    Complete the line said by W. Churchill on the train ‘What are you all _________________ at?

4.    Why will they soon have a great need for bricklayers?

5.    What does he mean by asking ‘how are you all bearing up’?

6.    What was said about ‘a lost cause’?

 

Complete the sentences with the following words: do my/your/his best, business is looking up, 

be in good spirits, a lost cause, bear up.

 

It's a tough time but she'll _________

When they arrived, they were ___________.

We are so happy! Our business is ______________

he worked with them until they decided it was ______________.   

He ___________ but he didn't win the race.

2.        ‘Let down people so badly’ – what do these words refer to?

3.        Why, according to the King, can’t Lionel sit on the ‘chair’?

4.        What is under the throne? Please check online why it’s important for British culture.

5.        Why, according to Lionel, will Bertie make ‘a bloody good king’?

 

 | perseverance, have a right, sb will make a good …, a stammer, let sb down

 

I promise I'll never ____ you ______ again 

Like his father, he suffered from a ______________ as a child.

At the end of the day, your ___________ will likely pay off.

I ________ to live here!

She loves children, she will _________ a good teacher!

(it happens) all at once

for a while/in a while

my time (2 meanings)

come to an end

it’s time you + Past Simple

Watch and listen carefully and try to get the following expressions said by the speaker. Give the context they were used in.

mate

let’s break it down

broadsheet newspapers

you name it

it’s no brainer

as well as

get fat

get shot

bright young things

get yourself sorted

army pension

couldn’t bear

like that’s going to hapten

flatshare

wear lipstick

to refresh

a landline phone

do sth time/days on end

leap to a conclusion

have got my eyes on

got to dash

mortuary

walk out on sb

limp

1.      Who feels confused and why?

2.      Who feels embarrassed and why?

set sb up, distinguish myself, a trap, beyond the realm of science

1.      Why is Scully so enraged in the first scene?

2.      Why did she decide not to practise medicine?

3.      What does she mean by saying ‘it stinks’?