Exercise 1.
1. The government are going to do away with custom inspectors.
2. Somebody decided to do in the gang boss and dump the body in the river.
3. I can’t do up this zip. Can you help me?
4. Why don’t you buy that old cottage and then do it up?
5. After that long walk, I could do with a cup if tea.
6. Don’t do in your back digging the gardens.
7. People can’t do without water.
Exercise 2.
1. I (I’m trying to get across to the people in the office that they’ll have to work harder. – Have you had any luck making them understand?)
2. M (He was rude to the teacher, but got away with it somehow. – I don’t believe he wasn’t punished!)
3. N (How are you going to get by without a car? – It’ll be difficult, but I’ll manage.)
4. A (We get by on only £50 a week. – Really? How do you manage to live on that?)
5. D (He’ll have to get down to some hard work if he wants to pass the test. – He needs someone to tell him to start working.)
6. E (They don’t get on well at all. – Well, they’ve never been friendly with each other.)
7. O (She’s getting on well at university. – I always knew she’d do well.)
8. P (I want an excuse to get out of going to the office party. – Typical! You’re always trying to avoid doing something!)
9. F (Kiki’s got over her flu. – That’s great. I’m glad she’s better at last.)
10. B (She never got over the death of her father. – No. Her mother never recovered from the shock either.)
11. H (I only got round to sending my Christmas cards yesterday. – Oh, at heart you’ve done it at last.)
12. J (Jane got round the boss by giving him a bottle of wine. – She always manages to persuade someone to do what she wants.)
13. K (Did he get through his exams? – Yes, in fact he was very successful.)
14. L (I tried to get through to the complaints department, but the line was busy. – Did you finally manage to speak to someone on the phone>)
15. G (Whatever did you get up to last night? – Nothing naughty, I promise.)
16. C (She thinks she’s being got at. – She always thinks she’s being criticised.)
Словарик:
could do with – нуждаться в
do up – приводить в порядок/застёгивать
do without – обходиться без
do away with – упразднить, устранить, покончить с
do in – убивать/переутомлять
get across to – доводить до сведения
get at – критиковать
get away with – избежать наказания за
get by – обходиться
get down to – приняться за
get on – хорошо справляться
get on with – ладить с
get out of – избавиться от
get over – преодолеть
get round – перехитрить
get through – справляться с/достигать
get up – вставать, просыпаться
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Answers & Comments
Exercise 1.
1. The government are going to do away with custom inspectors.
2. Somebody decided to do in the gang boss and dump the body in the river.
3. I can’t do up this zip. Can you help me?
4. Why don’t you buy that old cottage and then do it up?
5. After that long walk, I could do with a cup if tea.
6. Don’t do in your back digging the gardens.
7. People can’t do without water.
Exercise 2.
1. I (I’m trying to get across to the people in the office that they’ll have to work harder. – Have you had any luck making them understand?)
2. M (He was rude to the teacher, but got away with it somehow. – I don’t believe he wasn’t punished!)
3. N (How are you going to get by without a car? – It’ll be difficult, but I’ll manage.)
4. A (We get by on only £50 a week. – Really? How do you manage to live on that?)
5. D (He’ll have to get down to some hard work if he wants to pass the test. – He needs someone to tell him to start working.)
6. E (They don’t get on well at all. – Well, they’ve never been friendly with each other.)
7. O (She’s getting on well at university. – I always knew she’d do well.)
8. P (I want an excuse to get out of going to the office party. – Typical! You’re always trying to avoid doing something!)
9. F (Kiki’s got over her flu. – That’s great. I’m glad she’s better at last.)
10. B (She never got over the death of her father. – No. Her mother never recovered from the shock either.)
11. H (I only got round to sending my Christmas cards yesterday. – Oh, at heart you’ve done it at last.)
12. J (Jane got round the boss by giving him a bottle of wine. – She always manages to persuade someone to do what she wants.)
13. K (Did he get through his exams? – Yes, in fact he was very successful.)
14. L (I tried to get through to the complaints department, but the line was busy. – Did you finally manage to speak to someone on the phone>)
15. G (Whatever did you get up to last night? – Nothing naughty, I promise.)
16. C (She thinks she’s being got at. – She always thinks she’s being criticised.)
Словарик:
could do with – нуждаться в
do up – приводить в порядок/застёгивать
do without – обходиться без
do away with – упразднить, устранить, покончить с
do in – убивать/переутомлять
get across to – доводить до сведения
get at – критиковать
get away with – избежать наказания за
get by – обходиться
get down to – приняться за
get on – хорошо справляться
get on with – ладить с
get out of – избавиться от
get over – преодолеть
get round – перехитрить
get through – справляться с/достигать
get up – вставать, просыпаться