FINAL REVIEW

To put off / To look after / Hang out / Get away with / Look forward to / Carry on / Look him/her up

putting off 1. I want to know if my boyfriend is serious about our relationship, but he keeps ________________________ a
conversation about the future of our relationship.

hang out look after 2. My sister asked me ______________________ my niece and nephew, but I want to ______________________
with my friends instead. 3. I witnessed how my friend ______________________ with stealing some things from my aunts jewelry shop. I was got away shocked!

looking forward 4. I was ______________________ to going to Mugla by myself this weekend, but my best friend asked me to go with
her to Kayseri instead.

carries on 5. I fear that if my brother ______________________ with his drinking habits, he will end up in serious trouble. Yet,
he tells me that its none of my business.

looked him up 6. I fear that if he discovers that I have ______________________ on Google and Facebook, he will think I am a
creep.

Useful Vocabulary:
1. Specifically: adv. In particular 2. Complimentary: adj. given for free 3. Famished: adj. intensely hungry 4. Amenities: n. a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place 5. Layover: n. a brief stop or break in a journey, usually due to scheduling conflicts 6. Jet lag: tiredness due to traveling across different time zones. 7. Pester: v. to annoy 8. Ecstatic: adj. extremely happy

IDIOMS:
1. To rip someone off: to steal from someone; to overcharge 2. To feel blue: to feel sad 3. To be broke: to not have any money 4. Hands down: without any doubt; easily 5. To be into: to be interested in 6. To split: to leave in a hurry Fill in the blank.

hands down According to Daniel, Miami Heat is the best basketball team, ________________________ . was broke After the big shopping spree, Sema ________________________ .
As soon as the lesson was over, the students ________________________ . spilt

felt blue Melissa ________________________ after she broke up with her boyfriend.

ripped me off I feel that the shop owner ________________________ because I am a foreigner. I think he charged me too much.

is into Irene ________________________ knitting. She is currently making sweaters, gloves, hats and scarves for her friends.
Fill in the blank. Yearn: verb- to desire; to wish for Grateful: adjective- thankful Instill: verb- to teach Elucidate: verb- to make clear (clarify); to explain Diminish: verb- to lessen, decrease; to make weaker 1. The Thanksgiving holiday celebrated in the United States is a time to recognize all the things you are grateful ________________________ for and give thanks for them. instill 2. His grandmother made sure to ________________________ good morals in him; she always taught him right from

elucidate 3. The evidence helped ________________________ the scene of the crime and the culprit was finally found.
thanks to the medicine.

wrong.

diminish 4. The antibiotics helped ________________________ the pain he felt due to his injury. He was feeling stronger
5. John ________________________ for summer break already. He daydreams about sleeping in, playing video games yearns and then heading out to the beach.

Idioms:
What goes around, comes around: What you do (good or bad actions) will be returned to you; karma Blood is thicker than water: Family is more important than friends or acquaintances Money talks: people who are rich have a lot of power and influence To add insult to injury: to aggravate (worsen) a bad situation Big shot: someone with high social status and importance 1. As households gather to share a meal and give thanks on Thanksgiving, they realize the importance of family ties.

blood is thicker than water Indeed, Thanksgiving is a holiday celebration which stresses that _______________________________________. whatever goes around 2. Be careful of the bad things you do to others because ______________________what goes around, comes around What you do to your neighbor will be done to you. comes around
3. 'He can't act so how did he get the part in the movie in the first place?' 'His father's a millionaire. Its true what they 4. To add insult to injury she told him she was splitting up with him after two years of dating on his birthday! ________________________
big shot 5. He felt like such a __________________________when he returned to his hometown after winning the lottery. money talks say: _____________________________________.