ELTIS Everyday English Conversations 2

Question 1

A student asks a librarian, 'Could you help me find a book about American history?' The librarian replies, 'Sure, let me check the catalog.' What does the librarian mean?

Accepted Answer

She will look for the book in the library's records

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She wants the student to wait outside

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She cannot help the student

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She needs to ask another librarian

Question 2

During lunch, a classmate says, 'Do you mind if I sit here?' What is the most polite response if you want them to sit down?

Accepted Answer

No, not at all. Please sit down.

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Yes, I mind very much.

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I don't care what you do.

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Why would you ask that?

Question 3

A teacher tells the class, 'Please hand in your homework by the end of the day.' What does 'hand in' mean?

Accepted Answer

Submit or give your homework to the teacher

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Throw your homework away

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Share your homework with a friend

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Keep your homework at home

Question 4

At a school event, someone says, 'It's nice to meet you. Where are you from originally?' Why do they add the word 'originally'?

Accepted Answer

They want to know where the person was born or grew up

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They think the person is lost

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They want to know the person's address

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They are asking about the person's school

Question 5

A friend texts you, 'Want to grab lunch?' What does 'grab lunch' mean?

Accepted Answer

Go eat lunch together quickly or casually

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Cook a formal dinner

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Take someone else's lunch

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Skip the lunch meal

Question 6

Your host family says, 'Make yourself at home.' What do they want you to do?

Accepted Answer

Feel comfortable and relaxed, as if you were in your own home

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Start cleaning the house

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Leave and go to your own home

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Rearrange the furniture