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A D J T E V I D I O M A T I C E X P R E S S I O N S M T C E I A V B E N O U N S C O M P A R I S O N S L A R Y Enriched English Secondary 1 Name: ________________________________ Group: ________________
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Enriched English

Secondary 1

Name: ________________________________

Group: ________________

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CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY Complete the adjectives below. Each one has a clue beside it to help you and a dash for each letter that you need to add. Use the word bank for help.

ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) He wants to be even bigger, even better – the best. _M_ _T_O_S She doesn’t tell lies. _ _U_HF_ _ You won’t find him in the corner at the party. _ _TG_I_G She has no problems. _ _ _EF_EE

TAURUS (Apr 21 – May 20) He loves money, loves having “things”. _ _T_R_A_I_T_C She knows she’s good. _ _L_ - CO_ _I_ _NT She hates to lose. _ _MP_ _ _T_ _E He works 18 hours a day, jogs, and plays squash. E_E_GE_ _C

GEMINI (May 21 – Jun 20) She thinks she’s good. _ _O_D She won’t share her presents with her sister. _ _ _F_ _H He spends half the day in front of the mirror. _ _ _N He behaves like the weather in April. _ _O_Y

CANCER (Jun 21 – Jul 20) She kisses him on the cheek every minute or so. _ _F_C_I_N_TE There he is, over there, on his own in the corner. S_Y He’s like a donkey. _ _U_B_ _ N She seems to enjoy finding fault with others. C_IT_ _ _L

LEO (Jul 21 – Aug 21) She can only ever see one side of things. NA_ _ _W – M_N_ _D He never does all the things he says he’ll do. _ _R_L_A_L_ He never knows what he’s going to do. I_D_C_S_VE You never know what she’s going to do. _ _P_ED_CT_ _LE

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VIRGO (Aug 22- Sep 22) Other people’s points of view always impress him. _ _P_E_S_ON_ _LE She will do what she is told. OB_D_ _ _ T You never know what he is thinking. _ _CR_T_ _E She doesn’t do much. She just sits back and watches. _ _S_ _V_

LIBRA (Sep 23 – Oct 22) He uses his common sense. _ _N_I_LE Her heart rarely rules her head. R_T_ _N_L She has got both feet on the ground. _ _AL_ _T_C He would be a good judge or referee. _ _ _R – M_ _D_D

SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 22) Keep out of her way when she loses her temper. _ _GR_ _S_V_ He knows what he wants and usually gets it. S_R_N_ – WI_ _ED She’s afraid that the whole world is looking at her. _ _L_ - C_ _S_ _ OUS He almost seems to enjoy causing trouble. _ _L_C_OUS

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 – Dec 20)

She can see beauty in a pile of rubbish. _ _ _GIN_ _ _ _E They are fiery and emotional. _ _ _ - _ L_ _D_D These friends do not desert you in a crisis. _ _Y_L He wants to go to wild and unexplored places. _ _V_NT_R_ _S

CAPRICORN (Dec 21 – Jan 19) He always stops to help a disabled person across the road. _ _NS_D_ _ _ _E She wouldn’t hurt a fly. _ _NT_ _ She kisses him on the cheek every minute or so. _ _F_C_I_N_TE He wouldn’t mind if she dyed her hair green. _ _L_R_ _T

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AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18) He jumps into the bath without testing the water. _ _P_T_OUS She’s got a memory like a sieve. _ _ _G_TF_ _ He’s constantly like a child on Christmas Eve. _ X_I_ABL_ She thought a double brandy would help the baby sleep. _ _RES_ _ _S_BLE

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20)

I was moved to tears by the beauty of this sculpture. _ M_T_ _ _ _L He can turn a pile of rubbish into a work of art. C_E_T_V_ Be careful not to upset her. It’s easily done. _ _N_I_ _VE He’s always the last to introduce himself. _ _S_ _VED

Adventurous Affectionate Affectionate Aggressive Ambitious Carefree Competitive Considerate Creative Critical Emotional Energetic Excitable Fair minded Forgetful Gentle

Hot blooded Imaginative Impetuous Indecisive Irresponsible Impressionable Loyal Malicious Materialistic Moody Narrow minded Obedient Outgoing Passive Proud Rational

Realistic Reserved Secretive Self-confident Self-conscious Selfish Sensible Sensitive Shy Strong willed Stubborn Tolerant Truthful Unpredictable Unreliable Vain

Word bank

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1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15. 16.

17. 18. 19. 20.

21. 22. 23. 24.

25. 26. 27. 28.

1. ( ) build sandcastles

2. ( ) Dance ballet

3. ( ) Jump rope

4. ( ) play hopscotch

5. ( ) play with yo-yos

6. ( ) fight

7. ( ) Have birthday parties

8. ( ) swing the hula hoop

9. ( ) ride the seesaw

10. ( ) fly a kite

11. ( ) blow bubbles

12. ( ) dress like a super hero

13. ( ) play with building blocks

14. ( ) eat cotton candy

15. ( ) suck your thumb

16. ( ) play with dolls

17. ( ) hide in a box

18. ( ) play with pinwheels

19. ( ) solve puzzles

20. ( ) fly paper planes

21. ( ) have a slingshot

22. ( ) hang from trees

23. ( ) do cartwheels

24. ( ) have a pet

25. ( ) swing

26. ( ) have a remote control car

27. ( ) ride a tricycle

28. ( ) skateboard

29. ( ) save money in a pig

30. ( ) get hurt

31. ( ) have a teddy bear

32. ( ) play marbles

33. ( ) roller skate

34. ( ) slide

35. ( ) use your mother’s clothes

36. ( ) play with balloons

29. 30. 31. 32.

33. 34. 35. 36.

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What time is it? O’ CLOCK – used for exact hours:

It’s two o’clock. It’s ______________________. It’s ______________________. It’s ______________________.

AFTER / PAST

It’s two -fifteen.

or It’s a quarter* after (past) two.

or It’s fifteen after (past) two.

It’s __________ - ___________. or

It’s _________ after_________. or

It’s _________ past _________.

It’s __________ - ___________. or

It’s ______ after (past) _______. or

It’s ______ after (past) _______.

It’s __________ - ___________. or

It’s _________ after_________. or

It’s _________ past _________. * a quarter= 15 minutes

It’s three -thirty.

or It’s half* past three.

It’s __________ - ___________. or

It’s ________ past _________.

It’s __________ - ___________. or

It’s ________ past _________.

It’s __________ - ___________. or

It’s ________ past _________.

* half = 30 minutes

TO

It’s ten -forty.

or It’s twenty to eleven.

It’s __________ - ___________. or

It’s __________ to__________. or

It’s __________ to__________.

It’s __________ - ___________. or

It’s __________ to__________.

It’s __________ - ___________. or

It’s __________ to__________. or

It’s __________ to__________.

TIME EXPRESSIONS a.m. = ante meridiem (before noon – in the morning) p.m. = post meridiem (after noon – in the afternoon, in

the evening, at night) 12:00 a.m. = midnight 12:00 p.m. = noon

• in the morning = 1:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.

• in the afternoon = noon to about 6:30 p.m.

• in the evening = about 6:30 p.m. to about 9:00 p.m.

• at night = about 7:00 p.m. to after midnight

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When comparing two or more things….

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE 1. Add –er and –est to form the comparative and the superlative

of one syllable adjectives. Near Nearer Nearest

Small Smaller Smallest

Great

Short

Kind

Rich

Bright

Close

Wise

Brave

White

Large

Fine

Strange

TALL TALLEST TALLER

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2. Add -er and –est after doubling the last consonant to one syllable adjectives ending in a consonant-vowel-consonant

pattern. Hot Hotter Hottest

Big

Thin

Dim

Fit

Fat

Sad

3. Change –y into –i and add –er and –est to form the comparative and the superlative of adjectives ending in Y.

Heavy Heavier Heaviest

Easy

Pretty

Happy

Healthy

Dry

Merry

Lovely

Greedy

Holy

Hearty

Busy

Dirty

Lucky

Gloomy

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4. Add more to form the comparative and most to form the superlative of adjectives of 2 syllables or more.

Attractive More attractive Most attractive

Beautiful

Brilliant

Careful

Certain

Useful

Wonderful

Popular

Harmful

Dangerous

5. Irregular comparisons Good Better Best

Bad Worse Worst

Far Farther Farthest

Many More Most

A little practice…

3.

4.

5.

The cat is nicer than

the dog._________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

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Circle the right word in each sentence.

1. Hi / High, I’m Sandra! Nice to meat / meet you!

2. We need a pound of meet / meat for the sauce.

3. That mountain is very hi / high .

4. John goes to work by / bye / buy bus.

5. Good-bye / -by / -buy , Peter! Sea / See you next week / weak .

6. We booked a hotel room with a see / sea view.

7. I was always weak / week in maths.

8. My aunt / ant lives hear / here, in this building.

9. Listen! Do you hear / here the music?

10. When does the plane / plain leave / live for London?

11. She wore a plain / plane but elegant dress.

12. You invited Jane to the party?! Oh, you fool / full !

13. Would you like some more dessert / desert ? No, thanks, I’m full / fool !

14. Maggie bought / both a pair / pear of jeans and a red / read sweater.

15. He got up at four / for o’clock, had breakfast and read / red the newspaper.

16. They were both / bought very tired from the trip.

17. Where are the children? They are sitting under the pear / pair three / tree .

18. There are three / tree birds in the photo.

19. Can I borrow / lend your book, please?

20. Can you borrow / lend me your book, please?

21. She married a Czeck / Cheque / Check .

22. They paid by check / czeck / cheque .

23. Camels live / leave in desserts / deserts .

24. The Smiths have two / to / too daughters and a son / sun / soon .

25. The play wasn’t interesting / interested at all. I was board / bored / boring to

dead / death .

26. Their maid / made does all the housework.

27. Mathew made / maid a delicious cake yesterday.

28. I want to go to the book fair / fare .

Hi

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29. The bus fair / fare was very expensive.

30. “All I want is world peace / piece !”, said / sad Miss Universe.

31. Would you like another peace / piece of cake?

32. A cold wind blue / blew from the vest / west .

33. She stars in a soap / soup opera.

34. Oh, no! There is an aunt / ant in my soap / soup !

35. Mary died / dyed her hair blue / blew .

36. Excuse me, how do I get to the post office? Just turn write / right at the next

corner.

37. You need more flower / flour for that cake.

38. The sun / son / soon is shining.

39. They met in a cafe/coffee .

40. They are crossing the English Channel / Canal on a fairy / ferry .

41. She’s at college / colleague .

We were friends and colleges / colleagues for 20 years.

42. He’s a football coach / couch .

43. The children are sitting on the coach / couch and watching the sports channel / canal .

44. Jane’s favourite toy is her teddy bear / bare / beer .

45. Tom bought / both a knew / new / now suit / suite to wear to the wedding.

46. She drank two / too / to cups of hot sweet / suite tea.

47. We had lunch in a dinner / diner .

48. How money / many children do they have?

49. We sent / cent / scent them a postcard from Mexico.

50. This flour / flower has no sent / cent / scent .

51. She is very nice, and / end funny two / too / to .

52. I go to the course every day accept / except Mondays.

53. It is curtain / certain that she’ll lose that game.

54. I brushed my teeth and then / than I went to bed to read book.

55. Marshal looks forward / looks forward to seeing her girlfriend again.

56. I’ll do / make the decision tonight.

57. We will journey / travel / trip / voyage to Spain next summer.

58. I’ll have a short business journey / travel / trip / voyage this weekend.

59. My mother does / makes the homework / housework after the breakfast.

60. You need a professional trainer / trainee if you want success.

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1. The rice / cups / milk are in the cupboard

2. Did you hear noise / a noise right now?

3. I’m looking for job / a job.

4. Your hair is / hairs are too long.

5. We had very good weather / a very good weather.

6. Our travel / journey from London to Istanbul was very tiring.

7. I don’t have any money / moneys.

8. There are soup / three bowls of soup on the table.

9. I had to buy a bread / some bread to make the sandwiches.

10. There isn’t beer / aren’t beer for everybody.

11. That beautiful table is made of glass / a glass.

12. I can’t wait, I haven’t got time / a time.

13. The news is / are really depressing.

14. Two coffees / Two coffee please!

15. There isn’t many opportunities / aren’t many opportunities like this one.

Choose the correct option. Good luck!

Classify the following words. Good luck!

COUNTABLES

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

answer, paper, light, oil, disk, children, clock, bread, picture, wife, fog, air, time, people, game, friend, job, traffic,

furniture, suitcase, coffee, door, news, sand, accommodation, problem, work, advice, noise, reason, meal,

luggage, flour, space, hair, foot, thing, music, sugar, room, grass, pollution, building, beer, bag, face, weather, food,

experience, blood

UNCOUNTABLES

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

BOTH

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

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in

ago

for

when

at

on

last

every

A. CHOOSE THE BEST WORD 1. I visited London two years__________.

2. We moved in this city _______ my grandfather died.

3. We lived in Paris __________ nine years.

4. We used to go home __________ weekends.

5. The train arrived______ four o’clock in the morning.

6. ________ Monday, I went to school for the first time.

7. They met at the café __________ evening.

8. I saw John two weeks__________ .

9. __________ I arrived home, I saw her crying.

10. The movie started __________seven o’clock.

At the moment

yesterday

next June

yet

two days ago

right now

still

always

1. I __________drink coffee at my breakfast.

2. She’s working on the project__________.

3. We will arrive in Paris _______________.

4. She hasn’t decided________ what she wants to do.

5. It rained __________but today is sunny and the sky is

clear.

6. I met him __________ and he told me he would leave

the next day.

7. __________, I am having dinner and I can’t talk to you.

8. I __________think you should marry Tom.

a. by next year.

b. five months ago.

c. in May.

d. one year ago.

e. since they were kids.

f. on Sundays.

g. when the bus

arrived.

1. They have been learning Spanish _____

2. I went to the Zoo _____

3. I’m going to visit the best museums in

England ______

4. Tina smoked two packets of cigarettes a

day ______

5. He had been waiting for 20 minutes ______

6. I took up knitting ______

7. We get up quite late ______

8. We will have finished school ______

B. CHOOSE THE BEST WORD

C. CHOOSE THE BEST WORD

EXPRESSING TIME

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Physical Appearance

There are 22 adjectives in this word puzzle, some of them are two-word adjectives. Find them.

f g o r g e o u s f f g d f s d y i m p a m g o o d l o o K i n g a v n m k i p i a s d f g h h k l t z x i r z x c d v r x c u r l y c v n n l o r p k w e d r l c n m l t r w y p e s j l k m q w l p y n k l i w q s d f s c v y p w f j e k s t r a i g h t w w s r t l m x b n a x h a s d f g h j k l m b y o u n g x g c o l d f a s h i o n e d k n s b n m e m r d g j k b m p y t e d w g q p r s d e t c v p r e t t y t a l l g m r w r p d l d q y k k p l h a n d s o m e s m n i k j p t n b n g p w r s t u v t a l l u t k n k t h i n j g v n b n m t b n x m w n m l b e a u t i f u l p s y g h j h m p d m w x n k p t w f h m c v p q s e b d a r k b r o w n b s h o r t p s x i p w e p l k b m j p q s w r t c v b n g w v s d f g h j k l l l p c b x e r p h o l d x b l o n d t p s s t p l i g h t

Write the proper adjectives in these sentences. Use the word bank.

1. Thalia´s body is perfect. She is a ________ actress

2. Angelina Jolie is the most _________ woman in Holly Wood

3. I like Tom Cruise, he is very _________

4. She doesn´t wear modern clothes. She is _____ ______

5. My hair isn’t long or short. Its is ______ _______

6. I like Hilary Clinton’s hair. It is ________

7. Mark doesn´t like girls who have dark eyes, but _________ eyes.

8. My father is in his fifties. He is _______ ______

9. Chris is not tall or short. She is _______ ________

10. Angelina Jolie and Brat Pitt is a _______ ______ couple.

11. Jim is 1.75 feet. He is really _________________

12. Peter doesn´t eat too much. He is ______

13. My sister’s hair is not light brown, but _____ _______

14. Jess is not beautiful or ugly. She is very _______

15. Mike doesn´t like his straight hair. He prefers ________ hair.

16. John is in his fifties. He is _______

17. My mother is not tall, she is _______

18. A miss universe apart of being intelligent, needs to be _________

19. My grandfather is 80 years old. He is ________

20. Dan is a little tall. He is ______ _____

21. Belinda doesn´t have curly hair. It is _________

22. Charles is about 200 pounds. He is ______ _______

pretty tall over-weight middle-aged old

beautiful short straight Young old- fashioned medium height

light handsome gorgeous fitness fairly short blond

curly good-looking tall pretty dark brown thin

Word Bank

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� white as a ghost – extremely pale

� bleed someone white – take all of someone's money

� little white lie – a small, harmless lie

� men in white coats – doctors who look after mentally ill people

� white collar worker – a person who works in an office

� whiter than white – a person who is completely good and honest

� white-bread – ordinary and boring

� white elephant – something big, sometimes awkward which is a nuisance or expensive to keep

� put something in black and white – write down the terms of an agreement / contract etc.

� pretend / say that black is white – say the opposite of what is really true

A. Fill in the sentences with the correct idiom B. Match the sentences to the pictures.

1. She talked and talked for hours. She is such a

________________________ woman. So boring!

2. I told her I was a Count. I simply "forget" to mention my last

name… Dracula. It's only a ________________, there's no harm

in it, is there?

3. He'll do anything to get a date with her. He will say

____________________ and jump from roof tops. He's crazy

about her. Well, she is beautiful…

4. What's the matter? You are as ___________________! What

frightened you like that?

5. We shouldn't have bought this summer house in France. It's too

big and we can't afford to keep it.

It's a ____________________. Let's sell it.

6. Now that we put everything ___________________ and signed

the agreement, let's shake hands.

7. They are both ____________________. They even work in the

same law firm.

8. You tried to ____________________ ! You were planning to run

away with all my money! Get out of here before I call the cops!

9. Come on! You always say he is ________________! He never lies

or steals or yells. He's no angel, you know! He is a human being.

He's not perfect.

10. If you keep acting crazy, the _________________ will come to

take you away for real. Now stop fooling around and get back to

work!

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� (not) a red cent – no money at all

� a red-letter day – a very important or special day

� a red rag to a bull – something which makes someone very angry

� (catch) red-handed – to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong

� give someone a red face – to make someone visibly embarrassed

� red-carpet treatment – a special, royal treatment

� red-hot – very exciting or successful

� see red – to be angry

� in the red – lose money, spend more money than you earn

� a red herring – something that takes people's attention away from the main subject

A. Fill in the sentences with the correct idiom

B. Match the sentences to the pictures.

1. She made a big scene about the mess in the kitchen and when he

asked about dinner, it was like ___________________. She

almost kicked him out.

2. Their wedding is the ____________________ story in today's

papers. Every one is talking about it!

3. Susie always brags about her wonderful paintings but I heard

that they aren't worth _______________! No one wants to buy

them because they are terrible.

4. We are going to be ____________________ this month

because of your endless jewelry shopping. We won't have money

to pay the rent.

5. I love going to this store. I always get the

____________________ and feel like a beauty queen.

6. The burglar was caught ____________________ while he was

coming out of the house with a sack of stolen goods on his back.

7. Tomorrow is a ____________________ because I'm finally

getting my flying license. I'm so excited!

8. When my computer went out of order for the third time, I

____________________! I was so mad that I decided to kill it

completely!

9. Not only did John slip on the carpet and fall, but we also gave him

_______________ when we laughed out loud. He was so

embarrassed…

10. I was sure that the "Muscle Man" was the murderer, but that

turned out to be a __________!

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� green as grass – very green

� green with envy – appear jealous, envious

� green stuff – money

� have a green thumb/fingers – have the ability, the talent to grow plants well

� green around the gills – (humorous) looking sick

� give the green light – give permission for someone to do something

� the green-eyed monster – the feeling of being jealous

� have the rub of the green – have good luck (especially in sports)

� a hedge between keeps friendship green – your friendship will bloom if you respect each other's privacy

� grass is always greener on the other side – a far away/different place seems better than where we are

now

A. Fill in the sentences with the correct idiom

B. Match the sentences to the pictures.

1. The new player has had the ___________________ in the last

four games. I like him. I hope his good luck stays with him.

2. His face became as ____________________ and then he threw

up! Yuck!

3. Our neighbors' garden with its lovely sunflowers is more

beautiful than ours. It's not a case of

"____________________." It's really much more impressive.

4. When my younger brother saw my new motorcycle, he was

_______________________.

5. Bob and I are good friends but I prefer not going out to pubs

with him. He drinks too much and I don't want to bother him

about it. "________________."

6. I just bought this fancy sports car and I ran out of

______________________. Can you loan me a few bucks?

7. You were out dancing all night again, weren't you? You look

_____________________. If you don't stop, you will get

really sick.

8. I don't think Jane really hates my new mink coat. I think it was

the ____________________ who spoke from her mouth.

9. Joe definitely has ____________________. His trees and

flowers flourish beautifully!

10. The school head teacher finally gave us

____________________ to start a school band!

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� a blue-eyed boy – a man who is liked and admired by someone in authority

� blue blood – the blood of a noble family, aristocratic

� (until you are) blue in the face – for a long time

� feel blue – feel sad

� once in a blue moon – very seldom, almost never

� out of the blue – something which happens suddenly and isn't expected

� boys in blue – the police

� blue collar worker – of the working class, someone who does physical work

� black and blue – bruised, badly hurt (physically or emotionally)

� true blue – loyal, completely support someone or something

A. Fill in the sentences with the correct idiom

B. Match the sentences to the pictures.

1. I fell and broke my leg while I was playing badminton. Look at it!

It's all ____________________.

2. My husband? Dan? Cleaning? Ha! _______________________

he vacuums but that's all he's willing to do. And only after I ask

him five times.

3. Bob is a ____________________ worker. He is a bricklayer. He

works hard and he loves his job.

4. Our boss, Jack is ____________________. He will never sell

the company. He's loyal to us and to the company.

5. Ron is definitely the ____________________ in the class. All

the teachers love him and they show it. I'm sure he enjoys it too.

6. The last time I saw her was at Jane's wedding. That was 3 years

ago. Yesterday, __________________, she sent me an SMS,

asking to come over and talk. Can you believe it?

7. Because her grandparents made millions, she acts as though she

has ____________________ in her veins. She thinks she's a

princess!

8. You can talk until you are ____________________! I am

determined to become a bull fighter and a good one! So please

stop trying to stop me!

9. Please stop worrying. The ____________________ are

watching our neighborhood at night as well.

10. Whenever I ____________________, I take a long, warm

shower. It always helps and I feel much better when I come out.

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� as black as one is painted – as evil, as mean as described

� black mark beside one's name – a negative though, idea associated with a person

� black something out – prevent the broadcast of a specific TV or radio program

� black out – to faint, pass out, become unconscious

� black sheep of the family – the worst / least successful member of the family

� in the black – not in debt, in a good financial condition

� a black day – when something bad, sad, unpleasant happens

� the new black – something which is the most popular or fashionable at the moment

� pitch black – very black

� in black and white – official, in writing / printing (agreements, contracts etc.)

A. Fill in the sentences with the correct idiom

B. Match the sentences to the pictures.

1. After years of hard work for this company, we are finally

____________________! We covered all our debts and we are

beginning to see some profits.

2. It was midnight, the sky was __________________ and

although I heard my dog, I couldn't see at all.

3. Nancy quit her job. Again! Now she wants to go back being a

waitress at that sleazy bar. You can put a

____________________ because I'm not asking her out again.

4. I remember feeling dizzy. Then I _________________ because

I don't know what happened next. I woke up and saw this

gorgeous nurse beside my bed…

5. The new dentist is not ____________________. He was very

gentle with me and it didn't hurt at all.

6. I woke up late, skipped breakfast and ran to school. On the way,

a woman tripped over me and her dog bit me. I arrived to the

second lesson al sweaty and tired. What a _______________!!

7. Mimi is the ____________________. She always gets in

trouble at school and her grades are poor.

8. The channel 4 studio technicians managed to _____________

the game ____________ at the last minute. They want a raise.

9. Fashion designers say that pink sneakers are the

____________________. People actually like it.

10. According to this contract, I'm the new lawyer here. I have it

written ___________________.


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