Objective Proficiency p 87. Key and Vocabulary

Ex 6
KEY

 
1. you stood up for your rights / for yourself



2. you stopped behaving as though you were



3. they carried out



4. would / 'd rather all students wrote



5. I hadn't splashed out



6. he had / he'd let me know



7. she had been aware of the strength / she had known the strength



8. would / 'd rather you took off / you didn't wear

Phrase spot
take a turn for the better

To improve in condition, especially quickly or suddenly. E.g. Thankfully he's taken a turn for the better—the doctors weren't sure he'd survive for a while there. My day took a turn for the better when I found out I had gotten the job. She was very sick for a month; then suddenly she took a turn for the better. Things are taking a turn for the better at my store. I may make a profit this year. We thought she was on her deathbed but now she's taken a turn for the better.

 

take a turn for the worse

get worse, deteriorate, as in E.g. Unemployment has been fairly low lately, but now the economy's taken a turn for the worse.   

 

turn of phrase 

the ability to express yourself well. E.g. She has a nice turn of phrase, which should serve her well in journalism.

 
Not know where/which way to turn: to not know what to do in a difficult situation. E.g. The changes have left a lot of people not knowing which way to turn.

Beetroot: /ˈbiːtruːt/ a plant with a round dark red root that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable. Sp. Remolacha. To turn as red as a beetroot.


Not turn a hair: to show no emotion when something surprising, shocking, etc. happens. E.g. She listened to his confession without turning a hair. She didn't turn a hair when we told her the awful news.

Toss: to move or make somebody/something move from side to side or up and down. E.g. Branches were tossing in the wind. 
Toss and turn: to be unable to sleep, or to sleep badly, especially because something is worrying you. E.g. I was tossing and turning all night. I couldn't sleep but kept tossing and turning in bed all night. 

Take it in turns:  (also take turns (in something/to do something)) if people take turns or take it in turns to do something, they do it one after the other to make sure it is done fairly. E.g. The male and female birds take turns in sitting on the eggs. We take it in turns to do the housework. The kids took turns on the swing.

A turn-up for the books: something surprising or unexpected that happens. E.g. He actually offered to help? That's a turn-up for the books!  

Put/turn the clock back: to return to a situation that existed in the past; to remember a past age. E.g. I wish we could turn the clock back two years and give the marriage another chance.



Turn a blind eye (to something): to pretend not to notice something bad that is happening, so you do not have to do anything about it. E.g. The authorities were either unaware of the problem or turned a blind eye to it.
Be put out: to be upset or offended. E.g. He looked really put out.
 
Go: a person's turn to move or play in a game or an activity. E.g. Whose go is it? It's your go.‘How much is it to play?’ ‘It's 50p a go.’Can I have a go on your new bike?

 KEY
a Well, there's a turn-up for the book - I never thought he'd get a girlfriend.
 


b He has a nice turn of phrase.
 


c He turned as red as a beetroot when ...
 


d From the turn of the (last) century, we see...
 


e I didn't know which way to turn when the airline ...
 


f I tossed and turned all last night.
 


g but he's certainly taken a turn for the better and...
 


h Muriel didn't turn a hair when ...
 


i Now, everyone must take it in turns to have a go ...