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Practical English 1 / Language Practice (2)
[I] wonder
: to think about something that you are not sure about and try to guess what is
true, what will happen; wonder who/what/how ; wonder if/whether
(ex) She wondered what experience had moulded him into the cynical man that he
now was.
: I was wondering if/whether

a) spoken used to ask someone politely to help you
(ex) I was wondering if I could borrow your car.
b) used to ask someone politely if they would like to do something
(ex) I was wondering if you’d like to come to dinner.
<Exercises>
1. Geez, I ( ) how long you were waiting?
2. I ( )( ) if I could borrow your book.
3. I ( )( ) if you could babysit tomorrow night.
4. I ( ) what happened
5. She ( )( ) what caused it when all of a sudden
there was an enormous explosion.
6. I was beginning to enjoy the game. I ( )( ) she was enjoying it too.
7. I walk down the street and ( ) what people are thinking.
8. I ( ) if you could help me.
9. I ( )( ) I’ll recognize Philip after all these years.
10. He’s been leaving work early a lot – it makes you ( ), doesn’t it?
11. I ( )( ) if you could drive me to the airport.

12. We ( )( )( ) you'd like to come with us.
13. I ( )( ) I might have a drink?
14. I ( )( )( ) people would still call me a hippie if I

cut my hair off, you know.
15. I ( ) if he would let me borrow his book.
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16.
A: What are you doing? You've been standing by the door for a long time.
B: I ( )( )( ) I should bring my umbrella.
A: I don't think it's going to rain today.
B: Ok, I'll leave it. Bye!
17.
A: Can I ask you something?
B: Go ahead!
A: I left my wallet at home and I ( )( )( ) you would lend me $5.
B: Of course I will. You're always lending me stuff.
[II] get to (auxiliary verb)

: (informal) to have an opportunity to do something; to be given the opportunity
to do something (used when you want to say that a situation or decision allows
you to do something that is good for you. Under other circumstances, this benefit
might not be possible); to begin to do or be
(ex) I never get to see her now that she’s moved to California.
You’re getting to be just like your mother.
<Exercises>
1. She ( )( ) travel all over the place with her job.
2. I enjoy my work as a translator because I ( )( ) work at home a lot.
(= I can work at home because the situation makes it possible)
3. I’m a consultant, so I ( )( ) meet lots of interesting people in my work.
4. The part that I like most about my work is that I ( )( ) travel all
the time.
5. What I dislike about my work is that I ( )( )( ) travel much.
6. I hardly ever ( )( ) meet people in my work. I feel very isolated.
7. I’d like to ( )( ) know you better – could we have dinner sometime?
9. We ( )( ) meet all the stars after the show.
10. Here, I ( )( ) go shopping a lot.
11. I ( )( ) use English every day.
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12. There are historical sites everywhere, so I ( )( ) do a lot of
sightseeing.
13. I ( )( ) go out very often and make new friends. There are plenty of
bars and cafes.
14. Tom ( )( ) go to Disneyland this summer.

15. We actually ( )( ) meet the president when he was here last week.
16. I ( )( )( ) sit down all day.
[III] complacency / complacent / complacently

: a feeling of calm satisfaction with your own abilities or situation that prevents
you from trying harder; self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by
unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies (used to show disapproval); pleased
with a situation, especially something you have achieved, so that you stop trying
to improve or change things – used to show disapproval
(ex) * What annoys me about these girls is their complacency - they seem to have
no desire to expand their horizons.
* When it comes to safety, complacency can be dangerous.
* We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.
<Exercises>
1. There's no room for ( ) if we want to stay in this competition!

2. We’re finally making a profit, but there is no reason for ( ).
3. Doctors have warned against ( ) in fighting common diseases.
4. Despite yesterday’s win, there is clearly no room for ( ) if the
team want to stay top of the league.
5. The election victories had lulled many of our supporters into a dangerous
( ).
6. But his ( ) was soon shaken.
7. He sat back, smiling ( ) at his own cleverness.
8. A ( ) person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do
not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be
uncertain or dangerous.
9. We simply cannot afford to be ( ) about the future of our car
industry.
10. She can cook for hours and feel almost ( ), she says.
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[IV] assign
: to give a particular job or piece of work to someone; to give someone a
particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or thing
: assign somebody a task/role

(ex) I’ve been assigned the task of looking after the new students.
: assign somebody to something
(ex) Jan’s been assigned to the Asian Affairs Bureau.
: assign somebody to do something
(ex) Madison was assigned to investigate a balloon accident.
: assign somebody something
(ex) Assign each student a partner.
<Exercises>
1. They ( ) me a small room.

2. UN troops ( )( ) the task of rebuilding the hospital.
3. He was asked to ( ) two of his employees to the inventory control
department.
4. Each of the children will ( )( ) to the appropriate classes
5. The ticket counter folks refused ( )( ) us a seat, sending us to
the gate.
6. She ( )( ) to the US Embassy in Moscow.
7. He ( )( )( ) work in a Chicago bank.
8. After her promotion took effect, she ( )( ) a research job.
9. You have ( )( ) the task of keeping the records up to date.
10. Academic freedom does not protect materials, discussions, or comments that
are not relevant to the ( ) subject.
[V] let down someone
: to cause someone to be disappointed, often because you have failed to do what

you promised; to make someone disappointed by not doing something that they are
expecting you to do; to work less hard or make more mistakes than the people
who you are working with
(ex) You’ll be there tomorrow – you won’t let me down, will you?
She’s a great player, and never lets her team down.
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<Exercises>
1. I was a bit late but I couldn’t ( ) them ( ) completely.
2. The families of the victims feel that the justice system has let them ( ).
3. Don't worry, Xiao, I ( )( ) you down.
4. Dad said he'd be here to watch my baseball game, but he ( )( )
( ) again.
5. I'm counting on you to close this deal, Robert—don't ( )( )( ).
6. Jenny always felt pressure ( ) to ( )( ) her parents in
her studies.
7. I'm sorry I ( )( )( ). Something came up, and I couldn't
meet you.
8. I don't want to ( )( )( ), but I can't support you in the election.
9. The contractor really ( ) us ( ) when the kitchen wasn't ready in
time for Thanksgiving.
10. When the school board had to cancel the sports program, they really
( )( ) the community.
[VI] let out

: let out something to suddenly make a loud sound such as a shout or cry
(ex) He let out a cry of disbelief.
: let out a scream/cry/roar, etc.
<Exercises>
1. A hand touched her shoulder. She ( )( ) a scream.
2. "It can't be true, " Maria said, letting ( ) a sob.
4. She ( )( ) a cry of rage.

5. As he walked away, he ( )( ) a sigh of relief.
6. When she saw him, she ( )( ) a cry of horror.
7. I ( )( ) a shriek when the dog suddenly jumped on me.
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Practical English 1 / Language Practice (2)

: I was wondering if/whether

1. Geez, I ( ) how long you were waiting?

2. I ( )( ) if I could borrow your book.

3. I ( )( ) if you could babysit tomorrow night.

5. She ( )( ) what caused it when all of a sudden

there was an enormous explosion.

6. I was beginning to enjoy the game. I ( )( ) she was enjoying it too.

7. I walk down the street and ( ) what people are thinking.

8. I ( ) if you could help me.

9. I ( )( ) I’ll recognize Philip after all these years.

11. I ( )( ) if you could drive me to the airport.

13. I ( )( ) I might have a drink?

14. I ( )( )( ) people would still call me a hippie if I

15. I ( ) if he would let me borrow his book.

B: I ( )( )( ) I should bring my umbrella.

A: I don't think it's going to rain today.

B: Ok, I'll leave it. Bye!

A: Can I ask you something?

A: I left my wallet at home and I ( )( )( ) you would lend me $5.

B: Of course I will. You're always lending me stuff.

[II] get to (auxiliary verb)

1. She ( )( ) travel all over the place with her job.

2. I enjoy my work as a translator because I ( )( ) work at home a lot.

(= I can work at home because the situation makes it possible)

3. I’m a consultant, so I ( )( ) meet lots of interesting people in my work.

6. I hardly ever ( )( ) meet people in my work. I feel very isolated.

7. I’d like to ( )( ) know you better – could we have dinner sometime?

9. We ( )( ) meet all the stars after the show.

10. Here, I ( )( ) go shopping a lot.

11. I ( )( ) use English every day.

bars and cafes.

14. Tom ( )( ) go to Disneyland this summer.

16. I ( )( )( ) sit down all day.

[III] complacency / complacent / complacently

1. There's no room for ( ) if we want to stay in this competition!

: assign somebody a task/role

1. They ( ) me a small room.

[V] let down someone

: to cause someone to be disappointed, often because you have failed to do what

[VI] let out

: let out a scream/cry/roar, etc.

1. A hand touched her shoulder. She ( )( ) a scream.

2. "It can't be true, " Maria said, letting ( ) a sob.

4. She ( )( ) a cry of rage.

6. When she saw him, she ( )( ) a cry of horror.

7. I ( )( ) a shriek when the dog suddenly jumped on me.

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