ANNOYING INCIDENTS
Identify the mistake and correct it
My relatives went on and on for the party.
My relatives went on and on about the party.
“I was just about to…” means:
A) I planned something long ago
B) I was intending to do something very soon
C) I regret something deeply
B
True or False?
“Black and blue” means extremely sleepy.
False, it means heavily bruised
Which comparison fits Russian winter?
A) as hot as fire
B) as cold as the Arctic
C) as sweet as honey
B
It’s not quite freezing but unpleasantly cold.
Which word describes this?
Chilly
Your coworker says that he organized the party even though you did everything. Which phrase describes this?
ake all the credit
Rewrite this sentence using was bound to:
The party was certainly going to be memorable
The party was bound to be memorable
Fill in the gap
I __________ a muscle dancing at the party at 2 AM.
strained
We ate and ate and ate until 3 in the morning.
What technique is this?
repetition with and
Translate the phrase
На улице льёт как из ведра
It’s pouring down outside
Tell your partners one thing that would drive you mad during a New Year toast. Use one of target or emergent phrases in your answer.
Possible answer: It drives me mad when people go on and about their personal stuff instead of just wishing everyone a happy year.
Make a regret
You burned your wish too slowly.
I wish I had burned my wish faster
You ate too much herring under fur coat and now feel sick.
What can you do next? Use our target verb
vomit
Complete the exaggeration
It was so cold I nearly __________.
died, froze to death, turned into ice
Light rain begins to fall during the outdoor fireworks.
Which verb describes this?
Spit
Complete the gap with the correct phrase
With the New Year approaching, take time to get ___ __ ____ ______ from the past year so you can start fresh and focused on what lies ahead.
rid of your frustrations
Correct the sentence.
If only it wouldn’t have poured down, we could have gone outside.
If only it hadn’t poured down, we could have gone outside
I’m not dead, but I look like I’m sleeping deeply after too much champagne.
Which phrase am I?
be out cold
Add exaggeration to the sentence
The queue for champagne was long.
The queue for champagne was kilometers/miles long
Make the sentence stronger using advanced weather vocabulary.
It was very cold and windy.
It was bitter and blowing a gale
Use point the finger of blame in a New Year disaster scenario.Create 1-2 sentences
When the Olivier salad fell, everyone pointed the finger of blame at me.
Make a past plan using due to
Possible answer:
Father Frost was due to leave, when he remembered that he had forgotten to give the kids their presents.
Continue this sentence with 2 illness/injury words:
After jumping into the thick snow, I realised I…
example answer:
…was black and blue and could barely limp home.
Create a dramatic newspaper headline about the party. Use exaggeration
Example idea
10,000 Litres of Russian salad disappear in 30 seconds!
Describe the weather this evening using two weather words + exaggeration.
example sentence
It was so bitter and windy I felt like my face was freezing off.