(Answers from last time: ex 1: went, was ringing, drove, was taking off, were living; ex. 2: It has been decided…., It has been cleaned, Because he hasn’t been selected, It has been fixed on…)
Dear student,
This week I decided to switch to vocabulary practice, more specifically to idioms, which are a great way to test or improve your English knowledge. Therefore, Test Your English Idioms (Peter Watcyn-Jones) is a very helpful instrument, containing multiple choice exercises, crosswords, exercises where you have to match up an idiom with a suitable definition, etc. The learning of idioms can be enjoyable, while at the same opening your linguistic mind.
So, for next time, here is a multiple choice exercise. Let’s see if you know the right idiom:
1. I wouldn’t move there – not for all the…
a. fish in the sea b. sand in the Sahara c. guns in Texas d. tea in China
2. I just couldn’t remember her name even though it was on the… of my tongue.
a. edge b. tip c. top d. front
3. That’s exactly what I mean, Ben. You’ve…!
a. put your foot in it b. killed two birds with one stone c. put two and two together d. hit the nail on the head
4. “If only I hadn’t lent him all that money!”
“Well you did, so it’s no good crying over…milk.”
a. spilt b. stale c. rotten d. stolen
5. She was in such a hurry in the morning that she put her jumper on…
a. sideways b. upside-down c. inside out d. off the cuff
Autor: Alexandru Macovescu
Alexandru Macovescu – Trainer intern A_BEST Limba Engleză, Italiană şi Limba Română pentru Străini
Alexandru este absolvent al Facultăţii de Limbi şi Literaturi Străine, specializarea Engleză-Italiană. În 2010, a absolvit un masterat specializat în Traducerea Textului Literar Contemporan. Alexandru are o bogată experienţă atât în predarea limbilor engleză și italiană cât și în traduceri și interpretariat și exerciţiu în utilizarea, în contexte diferite, a limbilor străine. În prezent, Alexandru predă inclusiv cursuri A_BEST de limba engleză și italiană, limbaj general și de afaceri, precum şi cursuri de limba română pentru străini, în cadrul companiilor.
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