Make Your Way 8, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

The language booster: Expressions with road – track – lane – street Look through the list of people and decide what part roads might play in their lives. 5 • Read through the sentences below and then decide which person from above they describe. • Match the expressions in italics with the definitions below. Example: A boy from the ghetto probably hangs out on the street. It’s where he meets his friends, chats up girls etc. a a boy from the ghetto b a promising student c a drunk d a drug addict e a travelling salesman f a grandfather g a drug smuggler h adventurous holiday makers 1 I’m afraid he has reached the end of the road . If he doesn’t stop soon I fear for his life. 2 I never see my husband. He seems to always be on the road . 3 Forget your one for the road , you’ve had far too many already. 4 We like to go to places off the beaten track to get away from the crowds. 5 If he wants to go to Oxford University, he’s on the right track . I only hope he keeps on studying hard. 6 My parents didn’t want me to marry him as they considered him to be from the wrong side of the tracks . 7 I don’t really like visiting him as he always wants to take a trip down memory lane . I’ve heard all his war stories before and I’m sure they’re exaggerated. 8 The police are hot on his tracks and it won’t be long before they catch him. a close behind b doing the right thing c travelling d not from the right background e come to the point where there is no hope f talk about the old times g the last drink of the evening h far away from civilization 108 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv