word associations
Find a word associated to each group of 3 words:
- playground, blackboard, homework school
- ring, bride, flowers wedding
- sand, sea, sun beach /seaside
- computer, phone, paperwork office
- hail, rain, forecast weather
- lace, heel, sole shoe
- river, rod, trout fishing
- beer, barman, pint pub
- club, tee, green golf
- documentary, cartoon, soap tv programmes
one word
find one word to define the following:
all the animals on a farm the livestock
all the actors in a play or film the cast
a written account of someone’s life an autobiography
the place where beer is made a brewery
the skin of an orange, apple, etc. the peel
Colloquial English
Match the colloquial expressions to the meaning:
to get cold feet to loose the courage to do something
to get rid of someone/thing to eliminate or to sack
to hold your horses to wait
to jump down someone’s throat to shout at someone
to make ends meet to manage on a small budget
to meet someone halfway to find a compromise
to pop in to make a quick (unexpected) visit to someone
red tape administrative (excessive) paperwork
to be right as rain to be fine
to take it easy to be relaxed
Proverbs
Reformulate the following proverbs in your own words :
Save for a rainy day. Keep some money for a future date when it might be needed
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Same as in French
A rolling stone gathers no moss. People who are always moving, with no roots in one place and who avoid responsibilities and cares.
Still waters run deep. Quiet people are often very thoughtful
Eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves. If you listen to other peoples’ conversations, you may hear unpleasant things about yourself.
Slogans
Finger lickin' good Kentucky Fried Chicken
Good times, great taste Mc Donald’s
Connecting people Nokia
Don’t leave home without it American Express
Keep moving Johnny Walker
Confusable words
wedding – marriage weeding is the ceremony, marriage is the state
school – college – university school is up to 18 years old, college is further education for technical subjects, university is further education where you can prepare a degree.
memory – souvenir a memory is something you remember from the past, a souvenir is something you buy on holiday to remind you of that holiday.
present – actual present means now, actual means real
finally – eventually use finally at the end of a series of events, use eventually after a series of delays or complications (finalement, enfin)