Activism
Name two synonyms for the word "protester"
activist, campaigner
name two phrasal verbs which mean "fall asleep"
any two of these: drop off, doze off, drift off, nod off, crash out
define these words:
down-to-earth
altruistic
shrewd
opportunistic
please, look them up in the dictionary or refer to Vocabulary in Use Advanced unit 8
make these adjectives negative by adding prefixes:
loyal
supportive
honest
truthful
respectful
disloyal
unsupportive
dishonest
untruthful
disrespectful
Even though I’ve lived here in Britain for ages
now, some things still _____________ me.
baffle
name 5 types of protests
sit-in, march, demonstration, strike, petition (or others)
a button on an alarm clock that makes the sound stop so that you can sleep for a few minutes more, before waking you up again: hit ________
snooze
finish these phrases:
be p______lly shy
be b_____lly honest
be h______ly intelligent
painfully shy
brutally honest
highly intelligent
idiom which means "to be very close friends and share secrets"
be as thick as thieves
finish the phrases and explain what they mean:
Through thick and ________
As and _____
part and _____
by and _____
touch and _____
through thick and thin
as and when
part and parcel
by and large
touch and go
(if you're not sure about the meaning of some of these, please, look them up together now)
someone who has taken a new set of beliefs
convert (to)
If you sleep badly, moving around a lot in bed because they are worried about something, you may say that you
toss and turn
name two synonyms for the word "hard-working"
two of these: industrious/ conscientious/ diligent
give a noun form of the word "amiable"
amiability
phrasal verb which means "to make sth seem less important"
play down (also remember the phrase "make light of sth)
a person who publicly supports an opinion
a proponent
I wouldn't l______ any s____ o____ what happened. (worry about)
I wouldn't lose any sleep over what happened
complete these phrases:
His st________ st______ makes him very difficult to work with sometimes.
She b____ a st_____ r______ to her grandmother. (they look very similar)
Tony seems to be full of p___-u_ a____ and can sometimes be d_____ r____.
stubborn streak
bears a striking resemblance
pent-up anger
downright rude
finish these phrases and explain what they mean:
get on like _________
hit ___ ____ immediately
kindred ____
a man/woman after _____
fall head ______ ____ with
see eye ____ _____
get on like a house on fire
hit it off immediately
kindred spirits
a man/woman after my own heart
fall head over heels (in love) with
see eye to eye with sb
(idiom) to do what you are expected to do without causing trouble for anyone:
I was brought up in the middle of nowhere,
where there’s so much pressure to t____ t___ l____
and fit in with everyone else.
toe the line
define the words "councillor" and counsellor"
councillor - an elected member of a local government (town/city/county/local councillor)
counsellor - someone who is trained to listen to people and give them advice about their problems; a lawyer; someone who takes care of children at a summer camp
a synonym for "a slumber party"
a sleepover
translate these phrases:
держать зуб
устроить истерику (usually about children)
иметь живое воображение
задавать высокие стандарты
bear a grudge (against sb)
throw a tantrum
have a vivid imagination
set high standards
translate these collocations:
- заклятые враги
- главные соперники
- безоговорочная (непоколебимая) верность
sworn enemies
arch-rivals/ bitter rivals
unswerving loyalty
Name 5 quirks of the British people according to Lucy from "English with Lucy"
your own answer