Vocabulary
Make a sentence using the word "bustling" (adj.)
Full of people or full of energy
Describe the activity of:
WINDOW-SHOPPING
It is the activity of spending time looking at the goods on sale in shop windows without intending to buy any of them
Explain what the idiom means:
She spends money like water.
Spend money like water- spend it carelessly
What is a 'RESIDENTIAL AREA'?
A residential area has only private houses, not offices ...
Transform the sentence:
I haven´t spoken to her since she had her baby (TIME)
The _________________ her was before she had her baby
The last time I spoke to ......
Say 5 words connected with shopping
cash register, cash desk, bill, refund...
Use the idiom in a sentence:
a rip-off
$300 for that shirt? - That's a complete rip-off.
Correct the idiom:
The money is burning a whole in his pocket.
now explain what it means.
The money is burning a hole in his pocket.- spend money as soon as you get it.
What adjectives do you use to describe an area, building that is in poor condition?
Use at least 2 examples.
SHABBY
RUN-DOWN
DEPRESSING
DULL
Transform the sentence:
Jasmin only started her blog in May and she´s already got thousands of followers (BEEN)
Jasmin´s only ______________ May and she´s already got thousands of followers
Jasmin's only been writing her blog since....
What do these words mean, explain in English in 15 seconds:
counter, trolley, purchase, bargain
counter- a long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria.
trolley- a large metal basket or frame on wheels in supermarkets
purchase- the act of buying sth
bargain- a thing bought or offered for sale much more cheaply
What idiom/idioms would you use to say you paid a lot for sth?
It cost an arm and a leg or I paid through the nose for it.
Do those idioms mean the same? Explain the meaning/s.
She's rolling in money.
vs
She's made of money.
She's exceptionally wealthy.
How do you call a place that is:
- a territory meant only for people walking
- a territory containing a large number of houses or apartments built close together
- a very large board on which advertisements are shown, especially at the side of a road
A pedestrian area/zone/crossing
A housing estate
An advertising hoarding
Transform the sentence:
The last time I went abroad was five years ago (BEEN)
I ___________ five years
I haven´t been abroad for ...
I made myself suffer by waiting in that queue.
Through
Why did I ....................... the torture of waiting in a queue?
Why did I put myself through the torture of waiting in a queue?
What is the idiom that means you talk about work?
TO TALK SHOP
Use the words in a story:
- worth, note, waste, mortgage, debt
Student's own answer.
What is the correct word in the sentence:
They knocked down all the houses and built a/an.................estate for small businesses.
Industrial
Transform the sentence:
He hasn´t seen his sister for ages (LAST)
It´s a long __________ his sister
It's a long time since he last saw....
What's the difference between:
- label vs lapel
- off-the peg vs tailored
- receipt vs prescription
label- a small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it.
lapel- the part on each side of a coat or jacket immediately below the collar which is folded back on either side of the front opening.
off-the-peg- ready-made
tailored- used to describe clothing that is made for a particular person by a tailor
receipt- something such as a piece of paper or message proving that money, goods, or information have been received
prescription- a piece of paper on which a doctor writes the details of the medicine or drugs that someone needs
Correct the idiom and explain the meaning:
She bought that book for a sing.
She bought that book for a song.
buy for a song- pay little
What are the words:
- a request for payment of money owed to sb or institution providing one with service
- spend money unnecessarily
- give money to sb and expect them to give it back
- have enough money to buy sth
- put money down the drain
- lend
- afford
What is the difference between:
- the outskirts
and
- the suburbs
- the areas that form the edge of a town or city
- an area on the edge of the city centre where people who work in the town or city often live
Transform the sentence:
I would rather have superpowers than super wealth. (WOULD)
I___________superpowers rather than super wealth.
I would prefer to have.....