EVERYDAY ENGLISH 14/2019 Spotlight 55
- You haven’t changed a bit
Elaine and Flo are catching up over dinner in a restaurant. - What about the others?
Flo is talking about having lost contact with her friends from university.
Elaine: So, what have you been up
to? What brought about the
move to Manchester?
Flo: Well, we were just really
tired of London. Mick’s from
Manchester and his parents
still live there, and we just
felt we needed a slower
pace. We also wanted to
spend more time with family.
So, we sold our tiny flat in
the East End and actuallymanaged to buy a much
bigger place in a good area in
Manchester.
Elaine: That’s fantastic. Sounds like
you’ll have a much better
quality of life there. Isn’t Neil
in Manchester?
Flo: Neil? You mean Neil from
university? I wouldn’t know.
Apart from you, I’ve lost
touch with everyone from
university.Flo: I didn’t mean to lose touch,
it’s just that I was always
so busy at work, you know.
Unfortunately, I think it was
a case of out of sight, out of
mind.
Elaine: I suppose it’s easier for me
because I still live in York
and I do bump into people
from time to time. But, you
know, I think the people
who really matter do stay inyour life, whether you’re in
regular contact or not.
Flo: That’s so true. And it’s lovely
to have friends that you’ve
known for ages.
Elaine: Definitely. How would you
feel about meeting up with
a few of the others? I know
that Neil’s trying to organize
a get-together next year.
Flo: I’d love to see everyone
again.Tips
⋅ You can ask What have you been up
to? (ifml.) if you want to know what
someone has been doing recently.
⋅ Asking what brought something
about is the same as asking what
made something happen.
⋅ If you are tired of something, you
have become bored with it or have
begun to enjoy it less.
⋅ When we talk about life outside the
city having a slower pace, we mean
that it is not as hectic.
⋅ When you lose touch with someone,
you no longer have any contact with
them.Tips
⋅ The saying out of sight, out of mind^
is used to say that when something or
someone cannot be seen, it is easy to
forget it, him or her.
⋅ When you bump into someone
(ifml.), you meet someone by chance.
⋅ People who really matter are people
who are important to you or have a
great effect on you.
⋅ Definitely (ifml.) can be used on its
own as a way of emphasizing that
something is true and that there is no
doubt about it.
⋅ A get-together is an informal meeting
or a party.suppose [sE(pEUz]
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