Name a lack of food during a long period of time in a region
e.g. a severe ________
If you ___ ___ ___, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried.
toss and turn
What disease is it?
- High fever
- Loss of appetite
- Splitting headaches
- Fatigue and feeling off-color
- Rash that turns into itchy, fluid-filled blisters that eventually turn into scabs
Chickenpox
To start the life anew
(have a new ______ of life)
have a new LEASE of life
handicapped
Complete the sentence with a phrasal verb
I hope I can _____ __ this cold before the weekend.
a)pull through
b)bear up
c)put out
d)perk up
a)
Guess the idiom
live from hand to mouth
Guess the idiom
sleep like a log
Complete the sentence with words of formal/informal register
He _____ a nasty stomach bug on holiday and was ill the whole time.
formal - contracted
informal - picked up
an (often short) illness indicating an upset digestive system with symptoms such as a sore stomach, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.
stomach bug
Five synonyms of the word FAINT(all that you remember)
- black out
- fall unconscious
- pass out
Name poor people in
a)formal
b)informal register
a) destitute
impoverished
indigent
b)poverty-stricken
on the dole
on the breadline
broke
penniless
The alcohol must have _____ed my _______.(to cause someone to be unable to think clearly )
cloud one's judgement
What do we say when we feel unwell?
under the weather
off-color
at the death's door
like death warmed up
feel rough
run-down
How can we FALL ASLEEP?
a) on a train
b) in bed
c) after a tiring day
a) nod off
drift off
doze off
b) lie in/sleep in
crash out
c) hit the hay
go out like a light
flake out
Match two halves
1) cause. a)the consequences
2) wreak b)an uproar
3) suffer c)havoc on
4) dire d)contrast
5) underlying e)significance
6) spark f)warning
7) stark g)demonstrations
cause an uproar
wreak havoc on
suffer the consequences
dire warning
underlying significance
spark demonstations
stark contrast
Complete idioms
1) ____ a risk
2)not ___ the world on ____
3)____ the ____posts
Explain their meanings
1)run a risk
2)not set the world on fire
3)move the goalposts
Complete idioms with missing words
1)_____ ends meet
2)____ from hand to____
3)______ your belt
Explain their meanings
make ends meet
live from hand to mouth
tighten your belt
Guess what word collocates with these
a)out of_____
b)get into (= start) the ___ of
c)pick up some of his bad _____s.
e)make a ___ of it
habit
Providing homeless people with somewhere to stay when the weather is cold only ______ the problem, it doesn't solve it.
a)skate around
b)adress
c) resort to
d)eradicate
a)
Name symptoms of drug addiction:
- h_______ i_______
- m________
- d_________
- s_____ (d____)
- (a high l____ of) d____
- w______ s_____s
- w_____ f______
- heartbeat irregularities
- moodiness
- drowsiness
- sudden (death)
- (a high level of) deceit
- withdrawal symptoms
- weight fluctuation
Pronounce all these words correctly
acute
longevity
migration
hygiene
colleague
bunged up
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Complete the text with missing words
A person’s symptoms can depend on the ____ of their sleep deprivation and whether it is ____ or chronic. Research also suggests that some individuals are more likely to ______ symptoms after a lack of sleep and that this may be tied to a person’s genetics. (Stimulus) like caffeine can also mask the symptoms of sleep deprivation, so it’s important to note how you feel __ and off these substances.
1) extent
2) acute
3) experience
4) Stimulants
5) on
Alcohol use disorder can be mild, moderate or severe, ____ on the number of symptoms you experience. Signs and symptoms may include:
1) based
2) down
3) so
4) recovering
5) failing
6) due
7) nausea
Pronounce all these words correctly
typhoid
teetotaler
addict
famine
expertise
sew
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