Spotlight PLUS1514/2019 Englisch für den Alltag
“In” or “out of
touch”
If you are in
touch with
something,
you know what
is happening
in a particular
subject or area:
- It is so
important to
keep in touch
with what’s
happening
around you.
If you are out
of touch with
something,
you don’t know
or understand
what is
happening in
a particular
subject or area: - The
government
is totally
out of touch
with ordinary
people.
3. In touch
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs from the list below.be | get | keep | lose | putA. Do you have Elaine’s number? I’d like to in touch with her.
B. I’m sorry that I’m so rubbish at in touch.
C. It would be great if you could me in touch with Peter.
D. you still in touch with your friends from university?
E. When he moved to South America, he touch with his friends.M- Always busy
Complete the dialogue from Everyday English with the correct words from
the list below.ages | bump | contact | life | mind | sight | time | touchFlo: I didn’t mean to lose (A) , it’s just that I was
always so busy at work, you know. Unfortunately, I think it was a case
of out of (B) , out of (C).
Elaine: I suppose it’s easier for me because I still live in York and
I do (D) into people from time to
(E). But, you know, I think the people
who really matter do stay in your (F) ,
whether you’re in regular (G) or not.
Flo: That’s so true. And it’s lovely to have friends that you’ve known
for (H).M