{"id":63,"date":"2024-04-30T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T12:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/idioms\/module-1-exercise-3\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T15:56:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T12:56:56","slug":"module-1-exercise-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/idioms\/module-1-exercise-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Module 1 Exercise 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Please read through the expressions given.<\/strong>
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Try to understand their meaning.<\/strong>
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Use each expression in the sentence you think it suits the best<\/strong>
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Run the self-check<\/strong>
5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>If needed|learn the expressions you didn\u00b4t know or used wrong in the first trial of the self-test<\/strong><\/p>\n

Expressions to be used in the slots:<\/strong><\/p>\n

call it a day
on hold
back to square one
are still going strong
the end is in sight
got off to a flying start<\/p>\n

1. We had come a long way in the negotiation when Jim suddenly returned to the first point on the agenda. All the time seemed wasted. We felt we were just thrown .<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Finally|we decided to put some of the plans for some time.<\/p>\n

3. By four o\u00b4clock it was time to and we could finally go home.<\/p>\n

4. The project has been extremely challenging. Luckily|though|.<\/p>\n

5. Their project started in a wonderful way: they .<\/p>\n

6. Today they are already known all over the country and .<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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