V. to sort expr. to sort something (out)

Q: How are names in an address book sorted ?*

A: Names in an address book are sorted in alphabetical order.

Q: When you go on holiday, do you sort out accommodation before you go?

A: Yes, but not always./Yes, when I go on holiday, I always sort out accommodation before I go.

Q: Have you ever had to sort out something that was in total chaos ?

A: No, I haven't./No, I have never had to sort out something that was in total chaos.

Q: If you’re having problems at work, can you usually sort them out on your own ?

A: Yes, usually./Yes, if I'm having problems at work, I can usually sort them out on my own.

Q: What if you couldn’t ?

A: I would ask the boss for some help.

Q: Have you ever fallen out with a friend ?

A: Yes, I have./Yes, I have fallen out with a friend.

Q: Over what ?

A: Usually over money.

Q: Did you sort it out eventually ?

A: Yes, eventually./Yes, we sorted it out eventually.

expr. tell if/whether expr. tell the difference

You can tell whethersomething is real leather by the smell.

I can’t tell the difference between these two wines, but an expert could.

Q: Can you tell the difference between an Australian and an English accent ?

A: Yes, I can tell the difference./Yes, I can tell the difference between an Australian and an English accent.

Q: What about Scottish and English ?

A: No, that's more difficult.

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Q: Can you tell the difference between these things just by/from the taste ?

a. butter and margarine ?

A: Yes, I can. Yes, I can tell the difference between butter and margarine just by/from the taste.

b. whole milk and skimmed milk ?

No, not really./No, I can't tell the difference between whole milk and skimmed milk just by/from the taste.

c. Pepsi and Coke ?

Definitely./Yes, I can tell the difference between Pepsi and Coke.

d. good quality wine and cheap plonk ?

I find that quite difficult to tell the difference./No, I can't tell the difference between good quality wine and cheap plonk just by/from the taste.

Q :Can you tell if someone is intelligent just by looking at them ?

A: No, I can't./No, I can't tell if someone is intelligent just by looking at them.

Q: How can you tell when someone is lying ?

A: You can tell when someone is lying because they don't look you in the eye.

Q: Do you think I’m in a good mood today ?

Yes, I do./Yes, I think you're in a good mood today.

Q: How can you tell ?

A: Because you are smiling a lot.

Q: When you speak English, do people realise you’re foreign ?

A: Yes, they do./Yes, when I speak English, people realise I'm foreign.

Q: How can they tell ?

A: Because of my accent.

adj./adv. upside-down adj./adv. right way up

adj./adv. inside-out adj./adv. back to front

Q: What’s wrong with the way I’m holding this book ?

A: * It's upside-down.

Q: Is it the right way up now ?

A: Yes./Yes, it's the right way up now.

Q: How can you tell if someone’s got their jumper on inside-out ?*

A: You can you tell if someone’s got their jumper on inside-out because you can see the label.

Q: What about back-to-front ?

A: It just looks strange.

Q: Have you ever gone out wearing something inside-out ?

A: Yes, my T-shirt./Yes, I have gone out wearing something inside-out.

Q: How long did it take you to realise ?

A: Just a few minutes./It took me just a few to realise.

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 815