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   Critters Well, we should get going.
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   Tutor Use it at the end of a visit, a dinner, or a meeting when you want to leave without sounding rude. It works with hosts, coworkers, and people you don't know well.
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   A Star Is Born Let's hit the road.
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   Tutor Use it before a trip, a drive, or any time you leave to travel somewhere. It sounds relaxed, so it fits friends and family better than a formal meeting.
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   Open Season 3 Let's get a move on.
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   Tutor It means "hurry up." Use it with friends when you are late or close to late. Don't use it with a host or your boss, because it can sound like an order.
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   Tutor We'd better hit the road.
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   Tutor "We'd better" means "we had better." It adds a small warning: if you don't leave now, there may be a problem, such as traffic or being late. Use it with friends and family.
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   Tutor I should head out.
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    Tutor Use it when you, not the whole group, need to leave. It works at work, at a party, or after a call. It is softer than "I'm leaving."

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1. Question 1

   You are at a friend's parents' house after dinner. Which line is the most polite way to say you want to leave?

   A Let's get a move on. B We should get going. C Time to go.
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2. Question 2

   What does "Let's get a move on" mean?

   A Let's move to a new house. B Let's hurry up. C Let's take a short break.
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3. Question 3

   Your friends have packed the car for a weekend trip. What is a natural, friendly thing to say?

   A Let's hit the road. B I'd better be off. C I should head out.
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4. Question 4

   Which sentence is correct?

   A We'd better to leave. B We'd better leave. C We better leaving.
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5. Question 5

   You are leaving a party alone, and your friends are staying. Which line fits best?

   A Let's hit the road. B Shall we? C I should head out.
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