DTFL Unit 8

DTFL UNIT 8Mishaps

APOLOGY / APOLOGIZEI’m sorry I cheated on you with your

best friend. Don’t leave me!

BREAK (SOMETHING)

He broke his piggy bank.

CHARGE (SOMETHING)

(SOMETHING) IS CLOGGED

A clogged pipe

A semi-clogged pipe

An unclogged pipe

(SOMETHING) IS CLOGGED

A clogged artery can cause a heart attack.

DESERTED (SOMEONE/SOMETHING)To leave somebody The man deserted the dog. The man deserted his friend in the desert.

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DIRECTIONS

DISHWASHER

DRIP (SOMETHING) She is dripping water.

DRYCLEANER

FLOOD (SOMETHING) The tsunami in Japan flooded the

streets.

HORRIFIED

INK An ink stain

LOCKSMITH

OFFEND (SOMEBODY) He offended her, so she tossed water in

his face.

OFFER (SOMETHING) TO (SOMEBODY) He is offering the girls some beer.

PLUMBER

PUDDLE OF (SOMETHING) A puddle of water

RESCHEDULE To make an appointment again

RUIN (SOMETHING) She spilt some wine and ruined her

shirt.

(SOMETHING) IS SOAKING WET The man’s suit is soaking wet with rain-

water.

SOLUTION An answer to a problem

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SPILL (SOMETHING) I spilled coffee on my keyboard.

SUGGEST I suggest you clean up the spilled milk

before your mom comes home. I suggest you study harder.

TRICKY A little difficult to do Math is tricky.

TRIP (NOUN) VS. TRAVEL (VERB)

UNFORTUNATELY Unluckily / I have bad news to tell you…

CATCH (SOMETHING) I need to catch the bus. I need to catch a taxi. I need to catch the subway. I need to catch the train. I need to catch my mom before she

leaves.

CHECKOUT COUNTER A place where you pay A place where the cashier is

DRY OUT (SOMETHING) She dried out her laundry.

EMERGENCY NUMBER 911 is an emergency number.

EMERGENCY CONTACT My mom is my emergency contact if

something happens to me.

Mom

FLAT TIRE I got a flat tire.

GET LOCKED OUT OF (SOMETHING) I got locked out of my car. I got locked out of my house. I got locked out of the building.

GET LOST I got lost. My mom got lost. I always get lost when I travel.

GET LOST! Get away from you! Go far away from me!

LEAVE THE WATER RUN-NINGForgot to turn off the water and the water keeps running.

I left the water running. He always leaves the water running.

LOOK UP (SOMETHING) She looked up the word in the dictionary.

MAKE SENSE- make sense = I can understand- Doesn’t make sense = I can’t under-

stand

(PHONE CALL) My girlfriend said she is sleeping now, but It

doesn’t make sense because I can a guys voice in the background.

TOW TRUCK

GET JUMPED Someone attacked you

GET ROBBED (F) / GET MUGGED (INF) Someone stole something from you. Get robbed = Formal Get mugged = Informal

BLANK SLIDES

I’m sorry I cheated on you with your

best friend. Don’t leave me!

I _________ you clean up the spilled milk before your mom comes home.

I _________ you study harder.

A little difficult to do Math is __________.

- _______________= I can understand- _______________= I can’t understand

(PHONE CALL) My girlfriend said she is sleeping now, but It

__________________because I can a guys voice in the background.

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