Idioms
“They told us nothing about what was going on.”
What is a suitable idiom to express this sentence?
Keep someone in the dark
Help to yourselves the cake. We have another one in the fridge.
Rewrite the incorrect part.
Help yourselves to the cake. We have another one in the fridge.
_______ drugs help to reduce pain and swelling.
What is the suitable word to fill the blank?
anti-inflammatory
The fruit which is sold at the farmers’ market is always nice and fresh.
Shorten the sentence!
The fruit sold at the farmers’ market is always nice and fresh.
What does 'so-called' mean?
Something or someone that's not suitable or not correct.
Example:
Her so-called friends reported him, and that's why he got jailed.
To warn someone that they should not talk about a bad situation that most people have forgotten about.
What is the suitable idiom to describe this?
Let the sleeping dogs lie
Write this sentence into reported speech.
Andy: Don’t cross the road without looking left and right first. (warn)
Andy warned me not to cross the road without looking left and right first.
The__________ (real but hidden) cause of the attacks is still unknown.
What is the suitable word for completing the sentence?
underlying
The underlying cause of the attacks is still unknown.
Try just to get on it with, and ask a question if you get stuck.
Find the error and rewrite the sentence.
Just try to get on with it, and ask a question if you get stuck
I really thought he’d changed, but it seems he’s gone back to his old ways.
Replace the bold words with other word?
r_ _ _ _ _
revert
a. ‘Drop a bombshell’ means to …
announce some unexpected news
At this rate, I have finished before you’ve even begun.
Find and correct the error!
At this rate, I will have finished before you’ve even begun.
A – Awareness
D – Desire
K – Knowledge
A – Ability
R – Reinforcement
Rarely use police breeds other than German shepherds.
Correct and rewrite the sentence.
Rarely do police use breeds other than German Shepherds.
After five years without playing my guitar, I’ve recently found my interest in it again.
What word has similar meaning to the bold words.
r _ d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d
rediscovered
What is the meaning of "has gone to the dogs"?
to become ruined : to change to a much worse condition
The new park is located in the city center. It will improve the air quality in this area.
Use one type of participle clauses to combine these sentences.
Located in the city center, The new park will improve the air quality.
Sarah is studying math at a community college.
What qualification will she get?
Associate of Science (A.S.)
or Associate Degree
She gasped when she saw the broken glass.
Make this sentence more formal by using participle clauses
Seeing the broken glass, she gasped.
My boss gave me an evaluation of my work today.
What is the synonym of evaluation?
feedback
“I can’t understand what just happened.”
Read the quote and write down the idiom illustrated.
can’t take it all in
Combine these sentences by using participle clauses
I have completed my course
I left university
Before having completed my course, I left university
Domestic animals tend to eat scraps, vermin, or food humans are not able to digest.
What is 'vermin'?
small animals and insects
The principal rarely tolerated that kind of remarks from the students.
Write this sentences into the inversion form?
Rarely did the principal tolerate that kind of remarks from the students.
a response intended to weaken an opponent's arguments. This may be done by questioning evidence or pointing out logical fallacies.
What stage is this in a debate?
rebuttals