Spotlight - 13.2019

LANGUAGE 13/2019 Spotlight 43

4. I’m so annoyed!

What do Cory and Natasha say to express their annoy-

ance? Put the words below in the correct order to form

sentences from the dialogue.

A. fed | getting | I’m | it | up | with

.

B. always | do | does | have | he | that | to | why

?

C. and | I’m | it | of | sick | tired

.

D. a | beyond | joke | that’s

.

E. does | he | he | is | think | who

?

5. Calm down!

What does Natasha say to calm Cory down when he’s

complaining? Fill in the missing letters in the words

below. We’ve given you the first and last letters.

A. Oh, c e on!

B. He’s o y having fun.

C. Look on the b t side.

D. It could be w e.

E. At l t he hasn’t cut anyone’s hand off.

The party is in full swing. Everyone’s having a

great time, but Cory is concerned that one of

their guests is spoiling the party atmosphere.

Cory: Have you seen what my brother’s

doing? I’m getting fed up with it.

Natasha: Oh, come on! He’s only having fun.

Cory: He’s taking things too far — again. Why

does he always have to do that? I’m sick and

tired of it.

Natasha: What’s he doing this time?

Cory: He’s eating spare ribs and throwing the bones

on the floor...

Natasha: What?

Cory: ...and making sexist comments to your friends.

Natasha: That’s beyond a joke. Who does he think he is?

Cory: He thinks he’s a Game of Thrones villain at a great

feast.

Natasha: Well, look on the bright side. It could be

worse. At least he hasn’t cut anyone’s hand

off or tried to feed a woman to a bear, as

Locke did in season three.

The sentences in

exercise 5 are light-hearted

or informal. In a professional

situation, you will, of course,

need something more polite

and helpful, such as: “I’ll

sort this out for you

straight away.”

beyond: be ~ a joke

[bi(jQnd]

, da hört der Spaß auf

feast [fi:st]

, Fe s t e s s e n , Fe s t m a h l

fed up: get ~ with sth.

[fed (Vp] ifml.

, von etw. die Nase voll

haben

light-hearted

[)laIt (hA:tId]

, unbeschwert, locker

sick: be ~ and tired of sth.

[sIk] ifml.

, etw. gründlich satt

haben

sort: ~ sth. out [sO:t]

, etw. klären, erledigen

villain [(vIlEn]

, Schurke, Bösewicht 4. I’m so annoyed!A. I’m getting fed up

with it.

B. Why does he always

have to do that?

C. I’m sick and tired of

it.

D. That’s beyond a joke.E.

Who does he think he is?

5. Calm down!A. come B. only C. bright D. worseE.
   least

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