Grade 2(1),
Dialogue: I’ve swallowed the bait
Mike: What’s wrong with you these days John? You have always
kept your nose clean!
John: It’s all a hoax. I must admit that I’ve swallowed the
bait.
Mike: How come!
John: Unfortunately; I barked up the wrong tree when I counted
on Jessie. It turned out that she had also been planning to get rid of
me.
Mike: Oh; I don’t believe it. That’s pathetic.
Vocabulary Hit
Keep one’s nose clean: to stay out of trouble.
A hoax: a plan to deceive someone.
Swallow the bait: to respond to someone's actions or words in the way
that they intended.
How come: used to ask about the reason for something.
Bark up the wrong tree: to be wrong about the reason for
something or the way to achieve something.
Count on: to depend on someone or expect something.
Turn out: prove to be the case.
Get rid of: take action so as to be free of (a troublesome or unwanted
person or thing).
Pathetic: making you feel sad or upset.
Q. Use these Vocabularies to complete the sentences below:
keep one’s nose clean, how come, bark up the wrong tree, a hoax,
swallow the bait, turn out, count on, get rid of, pathetic,
a. Vic made a ........................ attempt to apologize.
b. If there's anything I can do, ........................ me.
c. So ............... you got an invitation and not me?
d. He described the deception as a cruel …………….
e. The bomb threat ...................... to be a hoax.
f. He’s a shrewd fox! He won’t ...................... this easy.
g. He shook the blankets vigorously to............ the dust.
h. Sid's got to .......................... or he'll end up back in prison.
i. I ……………… when I applied to such good colleges with my
average grades.
Grade 2(2),
Dialogue: All I need is a bit more leeway
Sam: I’m racking my brains to find a way to get the work done before noon.
Kathy: I will give you a hand. I didn’t know you were hard up.
Sam: Honestly; I’ve had enough of this job and I’m doing my best to get a
better one so that I can stand on my feet.
Kathy: You mean you are going to change you line of work!
Sam: No, not at all. All I need is a bit more leeway. I just feel that I’m
boxed-in inside this office. I need some space and a change of air.
Kathy: Go for it!
Vocabulary hit:
Rack one’s brains: to make a great effort to think of or remember
something.
Give someone a hand: to help, aid, or assist.
Hard up: (adj.) in desperate need of something.
Have enough of something or someone: used when
somebody/something is annoying you and you no longer want to do,
have or see them/it.
Do one’s best: to do all one can. Go for it: Go ahead! Give it a good
try!
Stand on one’s feet: to be financially independent or physically
healthy again.
Line of work: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn
money.
Leeway: the amount of freedom to move or act that is available.
Boxed-in: to be restricted or feeling stuck due to one's limited options.
A change of air: a different climate, as a means of improving one's
health.
Q. Use these Vocabularies to fill in the sentences below:
rack one’s brains, give someone a hand, hard up have enough of,
do one’s best, stand on one’s feet, line of work, leeway, boxed-in,
a change of air, go for it.
a. My .................. is entirely unrelated to politics.
b. To the sick the doctors wisely recommend ...... and scenery.
c. She is always ........... because she doesn't lay out her money wisely.
d. A; "I'm thinking of applying for that job." B; " ............. !"
e. She'll have to get a job and learn to .............. sooner or later.
f. I've been .................... trying to recall where we put the key.
g. We have a little ………… to make up here and there in efficiency,
but we are more or less all right.
h. Please ……… all our dedicated volunteers.. for their hard work.
i. Clare moved to the countryside because she felt ……………
j. My father always ................ to meet our needs.
k. It’s time to get rid of this piece of junk. I’ve ..................... It.
Grade 3
Dialogue: Let bygones be bygones
Anne: Our agent’s let us down and spilled the beans. Our secret
recipe is the talk of the town right now.
Suzan: Well, no wonder. Excuse me Anne; but you’re having a
taste of your own medicine. You’ve already played a trick on your
boss to get the job.
Anne: Let’s skip it and let bygones be
bygones.
Suzan: Then, treat me to a coffee.
Vocabulary Hit:
Let someone down: to fail to support or help someone as they had
hoped.
Spill the beans: to tell people secret information.
The talk of the town: to be what everyone is talking about.
No wonder: it is not surprising.
To have a taste of one’s own medicine: when someone gets the
same bad treatment that he has been giving others.
Play a trick on: to deceive someone.
Skip it: used to say that one does not want to do something,
talk about something, etc.
Let bygones be bygones: to allow the unpleasant things that
have happened in the past be forgotten.
Treat (someone or oneself) to (something): to pay for or provide
something to someone or oneself as a special gift or treat.
Q. Use the Repertoire Words to complete the sentences
let someone down, no wonder, spill the beans, the talk of the
town, to have a taste of one’s own medicine, play a trick on,
skip it, let bygones be bygones, treat (someone or oneself) to
(something).
a. I've heard enough about your job, so ... !
b. He got ................................ when she decided to turn up late.
c. John and Marta ……... us . a delightful evening at their home.
d .................. he is not hungry; he has been eating sweets all day.
e. They decided to ..................... and made peace with each other.
f. She....................... him out of sheer devilment.
g. He was................ and many newspapers printed his lectures.
h. Trust her to ................ , she never could keep a secret.
i. The team didn't want to ............ the coach.
