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As he says, "I know what everyone was .........."

during the wedding ......... in the village church just over two years ago.

He told them he ......... starting work the next day.

He ......... calm.

In a word she is the complete ......... in temperament of Andrew. Here comes another cliche: opposites attract.

They've been seeing each other for 6 months now or, as we used to say, they've been walking ......... together.

 Sometimes I wonder if I ......... ever succeed.

They're trying very hard to finish in time and they're working ......... the clock.

The manager was terrified that his employees would stop work and walk ......... without warning.

These people were not at all fuddy duddy (uninteresting) or indeed hoity toity (supercilious) and their main interest in life was to ......... that all animals were well treated.

As we've got plenty of time to ......... before the train comes, let's have a coffee.

Teacher: The thing to ......... is that in usually means inside a place or a position.

I honestly couldn't follow a word you ..........

There's a very informative programme on the radio tonight on ......... affairs.

It was in the spring when leaves appear on trees and nature prepares herself for renewal. Other things happen too — people ......... in love.

Student: I see. But what's the difference ......... in and into?

You can see me ......... relaxed in the newspaper pictures especially that one with the caption: "ANDREW SMODLEY HANDS THE RING TO SALLY FAIRWEATHER'S FUTURE HUSBAND."

I've just ......... that the price has gone up again.

They thought I would go to ..........

The ......... is palpable. Then suddenly the door bursts open and in walks our heroine, Sally looking like a drowned rat.

Student: Oh, that's easy. I say: I have lived here for 6 years. I can see from the ......... on your face I am right.

The rest of the organisation thought that she and Winton were a dream team (ideal partners) because she was enthusiastic and he was very ..........

The conversation went as follows: "I hear you live in this village, too" — "How do you .........?" asked Andrew.

Fortunately he made it to the pub before the storm ..........

But you must remember that two years ago the two main characters hadn't met, which was surprising when you consider the close ......... of Andrew's cottage and Sally's.

It was late April and the sun had disappeared behind dark heavy rain clouds but Andrew had already set ......... for the local pub.

 Teacher: Very good. Which do you find the ......... difficult?

But then there are those who are never happy unless they have a problem to ..........

The other ......... in this anecdote is a young woman called Sally Fairweather.

Student: Yes, I see I think I understand but you have ......... many tenses in English!

"Don't forget to take those two tablets I ......... and let me know how you are."

and announced what she thought was a cheerful earful (a good piece of news) and that was she had been invited to attend a ......... in the capital.

She too lives in this ......... and remote village where Andrew has his cottage.

She soon got to know one of the local big wigs (important people) in a local organisation ......... at stopping cruelty to animals.

"In London, which ......... on the river Thames, people make a lot of noise all the time."

Student: I think the past simple is for a ......... time in the past and the present perfect is when you don't know when it was.

I've clocked ......... about an additional 20 hours this week in overtime pay

A police officer on horseback was ......... the crowds and she found herself being gently moved by the horse.

Cathy and her father had several pow wows (conversations) about her decision but it usually ......... up with a lot of argy bargy (arguments).

Teacher: Well if you started living in Paris in 1999 and you are still there, you say; I have been living there ......... 1999.

Especially large corporations ......... on an international scale create and pursue a human resources policy covering many different aspects.

Now Sally is an entirely different kettle of fish. Her philosophy runs as follows: "Worrying never gets you anywhere and life is too short to ......... time imagining the worst."

I strongly recommend you make a checklist of points to consider ......... deciding which method of payment to accept.

 Teacher: Absolutely perfect. Now what ......... the Present Perfect Continuous?

Ah there you .........! I wondered where you were.

Teacher: I don't see that as a ..........

I'm afraid you can't make yourself any younger and turn the clock ..........

The trouble with you is you let your boss do exactly what he wants and let him walk all ......... you.

Student: That ......... very good to me. I'll see you next week.

If I get there early enough, I ......... you a seat.

He came into the room, shouted at everybody and then left the room walking ......... in a really bad temper.

What was ......... to him? He saw Sally standing on the platform getting into the train and the train leaving the station.

But Sally changed the subject. "This drink tastes delicious. How did you make it?" — "I put a drop of ginger ale and a piece of lemon in the alcohol and then ......... thoroughly."

The next participant in this village drama is the weather, which ......... a very significant part in English life.

Teacher: What ......... you say that?

One morning there was quite a hubbub (loud noise and activity) in the Fortune ......... when Cathy came rushing into the sitting room helter skelter (running at great speed),

She said she'd help him if she ..........

He never looks where he's going and as a result is always walking ......... things.

Teacher: Right ......... one more. Tell me which form you use if you are going to leave Paris and you tell someone about the length of time from your arrival till now.

The moment he crossed the doorstep, an old school friend comes up to Andrew, ......... to buy him a drink and tells him not to look so worried.

Yes, that's ......... for you to say.

Student: So what am I ......... to do?

Cathy didn't believe any of this and was delighted to be working for Geoffrey Winton if for no other ......... than that living at home was very humdrum (boring).

One of the indicators of success in any business is how ......... types of communication channels they use.

What her mother and father ......... to most was the endless tittle tattle (gossip) in the village about a young woman working for this hot shot (well known entrepreneur),

He had been in his hey day (at his most successful time) an important ......... in a government department for agriculture.

If you take the first left after the post office, you come to Sally's place and if you take the second ......... to the right after that you come to the cottage where Andrew lives.

As far as her father was concerned this was ......... double trouble (two problems) — first working for Fortune and now getting involved in a demonstration.

and I stopped worrying from that moment ..........

But as soon as she reached the meeting point for the rally, there was no time for day ..........

Come on tell me honestly what you ......... to do now.

He refused to go until he ......... seen all the paintings.

Student: Just because you are a ......... speaker.

Teacher: Can you explain to me when you ......... the Past Simple and when the Present Perfect?

From a very early age Cathy had been passionate ......... animals.

She smiled at me when we were standing ......... the altar.

Don't worry even if you make a mistake because if you ........., it doesn't matter.

Six weeks ......... this extraordinary episode Sally got married.

Towards the end of this story I give examples to show the extent of the change he ..........

Naturally he had his umbrella with him and a heavy coat ......... that aphorism his mother always used: "Never cast a clout (remove an article of clothing) before May is out."

I've just been ......... here that man has been released.

She's not really interested in her job and just waits for the end of the day to come. She's just a clock ..........

He asked me what I ......... doing there.

They lived in a des res (very attractive house) and her father, John Fortune, who was really a bit of a fat cat (wealthy businessman) thought that all this animal ......... was a lot of hocus pocus (n

If you were stopped by the police for speeding, what ......... you do?

 At the beginning it was a bit harum scarum (disorganised) and people were running higgledy piggledy (in different and chaotic directions) but soon everything ......... down,

 It goes without ......... that there are more goals that can be achieved with your business than simply generating revenue.

I apologise for the simplicity of these ......... but I want to illustrate the unimaginative nature which Andrew possesses.

knew we shouldn't have trusted them because they suddenly left and walked ......... on us.

I had instructions that I ......... to leave the door unlocked when I came home.

 Teacher: So what do you know ......... prepositions?

When do you finish work or more exactly what time do you clock .........?

She just wished that her father could ......... and be even steven (fair) about her side of the argument.

It's time we ..........

 Because of their expertise the two young engineers have been ......... the opportunity to join our staff.

And then one incident at the end of the rally convinced her that she had ......... the right decision to work for the organisation.

I don't know what's the matter with me today I suppose I'm feeling under the ..........

Teacher: So you want to learn ......... English?

 ......... seconds he rushed out of the pub leaving his coat behind, ran into the pouring rain with no umbrella.

How long do you think it will take ......... we'll be in a position to implement the changes to our distribution system?

She was annoyed that she ......... spoken to like that.

After all she thought her brother was enjoying himself and had gone ......... to work in America as a result of the brain drain (talented people leaving their own country to work for better pay in ano

He ......... silly things like this. Take no notice now.

Student: I think it is I stayed in Paris in 1999. Is that all .........?

Charlie always thought he was the ......... knees because he had a very good opinion of himself.

Now remember don't be late with your thesis and don't forget the ......... is Tuesday week.

For probably the first time in his life Andrew actually ......... his worry from himself to someone else.

"I'll ......... you know as soon as I come back from London." And then she went.

Yesterday the project manager suddenly announced that the launch of the new promotion campaign had been ......... because of software problems.

Andrew showed him the headlines: "Petrol prices rise again" — "But you haven't got a car" said his friend — "I know" retorted Andrew — "still it means everything ......... will

It was a different sort of worry that was ......... a concern. He wants to see her again.

But Cathy had made up her ......... and the next morning wham bam (very quickly) she caught the early train and went off to the rally.

Suddenly Sally looked at her watch: "I must .......... My train leaves in ten minutes."

On the train journey she began to think about what her father had said with his ......... to the rag bag (muddled collection) of ideas in her organisation.

I always keep those two ......... with me when I go out at night.

The man who ......... walking down the road just then, lives next door.

What time do you start work or more exactly when do you clock .........?

I ......... come if I had had time.

The obvious time when people ......... him to start worrying was.

 I didn't think he looked very well when we last saw him — in fact he was really out of ..........

Teacher: I understand what you ..........

Her parents however were not at all pleased ......... where she had decided to work.

and people who had been running about pell mell (in confusion) were now standing ......... and listening to the speeches.

The competition is very strong as each team wants to be fastest and ......... the clock.

I must admit you ......... tried but I'm afraid the answer is still no.

She felt ......... and was pleased she had come to the demonstration.

She used to hob nob (socialise) with people who ......... the same way as she did.

Andrew Smodley is a natural worrier. It is something he has ......... from his father — the king of all worriers.

Long ......... the King!

After the storm ......... finished, many people were found lying in the street.

But I was perfectly relaxed and I ......... it all to Sally. She is certainly a wonderful wife.

She's ......... working there since she left school.

Tomorrow we ......... taking the day off.

They have an expression in Australia when a famous person mixes with the crowd, they say they're going on a walk.........

You have to turn this from left to right — in other words clock..........

An effective customer support system should be ......... as the nerve centre of all company communciation.

How many times ......... you been there?

It's an amazing system so that at whatever time of day you can always get a response as the staff are there ......... the clock

Most people in the pub think to themselves: "What a pretty girl" Andrew sees her as someone who is ......... and needs help.

It doesn't make sense. I can't understand why he ......... at you last night.

In addition to an organisation's vision and ability to set goals it is also ......... that every team member feels part of a unit.

Teacher: Ah, you see "in" means you are there inside ......... "into" means you enter as: You go into the room.

Everyone in the pub looks ......... depressed at this remark and begins to think of all the price increases that will follow.

Andrew doesn't ......... any more now.

You can always be sure that there'll be a delivery today as the service is as regular as clock..........

And if she was really ......... with herself she was beginning to have a teenie weenie (very small) feeling of doubt as to whether she was doing the right thing.

He didn't reveal his name with his first book and published it under a ..........

Now Andrew doesn't have a romantic .......... He never looks up at the leaves starting to grow, sighs and says: "Ah, here comes the spring!"

Teacher: Well, if you ........., I could give you lessons next week.

 A total stranger walked ......... to me and asked if I could lend him some money.

He jumps down from the platform onto the ......... and waves at the train driver to stop. The train stops and Andrew gets onto it.

And he mixes her a ......... drink to protect her from a possible cold.

As far as he was concerned this would be a ......... of time because the speakers at the rally would just talk mumbo jumbo (nonsense).

If you mention someone's mistakes in public, it can only be regarded as very ..........

A company's success will largely depend ......... how far ahead into the future it can forecast.

Even when he won the ......... knees competition at a holiday camp he wasn't ashamed — he just loved it.

who was also ......... by some as a bit of a wheeler dealer (someone who does business in an underhand way).

As it drew near she found she was asking herself ......... whether she had done the right thing. She looked at the horse and it was actually nodding its head and she could have sworn it said okie doki

Teacher: Good question. T and one O is the preposition and T and double O often means extra as in: This exercise is too difficult. And don't forget the third word also sounding the same — the .....

Student: Yes, I want to be able to speak ..........

In fact because he had refused to kow tow to (accept without question) some of the official regulations, he had been forced to take ......... retirement.

I sometimes find that the ......... made by the advertisers are more interesting than the actual television programmes themselves.

I'm sorry to say that the safe has been broken into and someone's walked ......... with all the money.

Where did you ......... for your holiday in the end?

Teacher: Excellent. Now if I wanted to describe my time in Paris in 1999 with the verb 'stay', what ......... I say?

Student: Oh, no two is ......... thank you very much!

He's the sort of person who never worries about anything and has a happy ......... disposition.

Student: If I had to choose one, I would ......... in.

ut that was in the past. Things have changed because something happened to him exactly two years ..........

Student: Well I know that they usually come ......... a noun.

He spoke the language in a regional ........., which made it impossible for me to understand him.

He walks over to her and asks if she is ......... right.

Student: Another problem is I don't understand ......... there are two words sounding the same — T and one O and T double O.

Andrew worried about the weather, the state of the pound, his health, the cost of ......... and once he even worried because he thought he wasn't worrying enough.

They took no notice of the accident and simply walked ..........

But as far ......... Cathy was concerned, he was the bee's knees (someone to admire) and when she left school, she went to work as his assistant in the Society for the Protection of Animals.

 This time tomorrow you ......... sitting in a deck chair on the beach

Student: That's one I never understand ......... hard I try.

When I'm in town, I ......... listening to the birds.