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Skill 38-B     My car broke down again.








                                                                                  A. Fill in the blanks to complete the conversations.

                                                                                       •turn down   •put down     •break down

                                                                                  1. A: What are you holding now? Could you hold this box for me?
                                                                                    B: OK. But let me         this bag          .

                                                                                  2. A: What are you watching? It’s so noisy and loud.
                                                                                    B: Sorry, I’ll        the volume.

                                                                                  3. A: Did someone use my computer? It’s not working.
                                                                                    B: Did it         again? I guess you should call a computer expert.


                                                                                  B. Answer the questions and fill in the blanks with your own answer.
          1. A: Brian, put down the newspaper and listen to me!
           B: OK, OK. What’s so important?
                                                                                  1. A: Do you take down notes when you listen to lectures?
                                                                                    B: I don’t usually take down notes.           *             .
          2. A: I was wondering if you could turn down the volume a little.
           B: Oh, sorry about that. I didn’t know it was that loud.
                                                                                  2. A: What do you do when someone has their television turned up way too loud?
                                                                                    B: I just ask them to turn the volume down.   *             .
          3. A: How about going out of town this weekend?
           B: I’d love to, but I can’t. My car broke down again.
                                                                                  C. Complete the conversations by rearranging the words in the parentheses. Make sure to
          What is the point of this lesson? Listen to your teacher.              replace the underlined words with the correct expressions.

                                                                                  1. A: _____________________________.
                                                                                      (is not working | told me | Mom |that our oven)
                                                                                    B: Will someone fix it or are we going to buy a new one?

                                                                                  2. A: _____________________________?
              [Down]
              •put down                                                               (lower | the volume | the TV’s | could you)
              •turn down                                                            B: I’m sorry. You must be distracted because of the noise.
              •break down
              •take down
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