Working with Language Fill in the blanks in the following dialogues choosing suitable phrases from those given in the box
Working with Language
Fill in the blanks in the following dialogues choosing suitable phrases from those given in the box
| at hand | at once | at all | at a low ebb | at first sight |
(i)Teacher: You were away from school without permission. Go to the principal ______ and submit your explanation.
Pupil: Yes, Madam. But would you help me write it first?
(ii) Arun: Are you unwell?
Ila: No, not _______ Why do you ask?
Arun: If you were unwell, I would send you to my uncle. He is a doctor.
(iii) Mary: Almost every Indian film has an episode of love ______.
David: Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?
(iv) Asif: You look depressed. Why are your spirits ______ today?
(Use such in the phrase) Ashok: I have to write ten sentences using words that I never heard before.
(v) Shieba: Your big moment is close _______.
Jyoti: How should I welcome it?
Shieba: Get up and receive the trophy.
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(i) Teacher: You were away from school without permission. Go to the principal at once and submit your explanation. Pupil: Yes, Madam. But would you help me write it first?
(ii) Arun: Are you unwell? Ila: No, not at all. Why do you ask? Arun: If you were unwell, I would send you to my uncle. He is a doctor.
(iii) Mary: Almost every Indian film has an episode of love at first sight. David: Is that what makes them so popular in foreign countries?
(iv) Asif: You look depressed. Why are your spirits at such a low ebb today? (Use such in the phrase) Ashok: I have to write ten sentences using words that I never heard before.
(v) Shieba: Your big moment is close at hand.
Jyoti: How should I welcome it?
Shieba: Get up and receive the trophy.