2.1.10: Lesson 10

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Don Bissonnette
South Seattle Community College

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Lesson 10

1. Slow down: S: go more slowly

When I was driving, my mother told me to slow down because I was driving too fast. When I was speaking too fast, a student asked me to slow down.

2. Bring about: NS; cause something to happen

When the Brazilian government raised the price of bus fares, it brought about a major protest from poor people. When my wife told my son that he couldn’t go out with his friends, it brought about a big fight between them.

3. Catch a bus or taxi: NS; get on a bus or into a taxi

My friend caught a bus to downtown Seattle because he didn’t want to pay for parking downtown. He then caught a taxi home because he didn’t want to wait for a bus.

4. Take off (in an airplane): NS; leave the ground

My plane took off at midnight when I flew from Seattle to Boston. When I was a boy, I used to like to watch planes take off and land.

5. Check into: NS; register at a hotel or motel

We checked into the hotel in Rome at 3:00 PM on Tuesday and then checked out at noon on Friday. Different hotels and motels have different check in times and check out times.

6. Find out about: NS; get information

The man needed to borrow money from the bank, so he found out about the interest rate at various banks. My son will find out about the job possibilities in Seattle this spring when he comes here for a vacation.

7. Follow through: NS; complete or do a plan

When the man said he would look into getting a job at Microsoft, he followed through a few days later and filled out an application. When you promise to do something, then you must follow through and do it or people won’t believe you again when you promise to do something.

8. Pay down: S; pay for something little by little until you don’t owe any more money and have paid off a debt

When you have a mortgage on a house, every month you pay down on the mortgage. My son borrowed some money from my wife, and every month he paid down his debt to her by giving her $100 every month until he paid off his debt to her.

9. Pick out: S; choose or select from many possible choices

The children picked out a birthday present for their mother and paid for it with their own money. My wife picked out a dress to wear at our son’s wedding.

10. Clean out: S; clean completely so that nothing is left

When my son bought a house, he cleaned out his old apartment and took everything to his new house. When the man moved from Boston to Seattle, he cleaned out his bank account in Boston and opened a new bank account in Seattle.

11. Get into: NS; begin to do something new

I got into gardening when I came to Seattle in 1980. Before that, I had never had a garden of my own. Boys usually get into sports at a very early age. I got into teaching ESL in 1971.

12. Give up: S; stop quit doing something

Most children give up playing with toys when they become teenagers. My brother gave up smoking when he was about 25 years old. He knew it was bad for his health.