Idioms are colloquial expressions used in different contexts. Nouns and other words like adverbs, adjectives or prepositions are adapted to form them. In this task go to the following links:
Link 1 1. killed 2. hell's 3. tongue 4. fat 5. bag 6. dragged 1) I spent a few weeks ___ up on my French before the trip. brushing 2) Being in a band when I was a teenager was my closest ___ with fame. brushed 3) She won't speak to me, I think she's brushing me ___. off 4) She ___ aside all suggestions. brushed Link 3 1) I ___ gardening all day. worked like a dog 2) What's James so happy about? He looks like ___. a dog with two tails 3) She can't stop talking about learning English - she's like ___. a dog with a bone 4) I'm ___ after running the marathon. dog-tired 5) I don't like talking about argument we had, it's better to ___. let sleeping dogs lie 6) Be strong, it's a ___ world. dog-eat-dog
Link 4
1) All ___ will be on the President when he makes this afternoon's speech. eyes 2) I was terrible at physics at school. It was all ___ to me. Greek 3) There's no one watching us. You are being paranoid, it's all in your ___. head 4) All ___ broke loose at the protest after someone was hit with a rock. hell 5) The papers on her desk were all over the ___. shop 6) We're all in the same ___ when it comes to feeling ill. Everyone seems to have caught this flu. Correct! boat 7) I'll have to work all __ to get my homework done by tomorrow. out
LINK 1 1-killed 2-hell's 3-tongue 4-fat 5-bagg 6-dragged Link 2 1-brushing 2-brushed 3-off 4-brush Link3 1-Worked like a dog 2-a dog woth two tails 3-a dog with a bone 4-dog tired 5-let sleeping dogs lie 6-dog eat dog Link 4 1-eyes 2-Greek 3-head 4-hell 5-shop 6-boat 7-out
6 cat idioms 1. Killed 2. Hell´s 3. Tongue 4. Fat 5. Bag 6. Dragged _________ Brush off/aside/up/with 1. Brushing 2. Brush 3. Off 4. Brushed __________ 6 dog idioms 1. Worked like a dog 2. A dog with two tails 3. A dog with a bone 4. Dog-tired 5. Let sleeping dogs lie 6. Dog-eat-dog _________ 10 'All' Idioms 1. Eyes 2. Greek 3. Head 4. Hell 5. Shop 6. Boat 7. Out
Exercise #1: 1) Mind your own business, curiosity killed the cat. 2) I haven't got a cat in hell´s chance of winning the match. 3) Why aren't you saying anything, has the cat got your tongue? 4) The world is run by fat cats in corporations. 5) Don't tell anyone, don't let the cat out of the bag. 6) You look like something the cat dragged in.
Exercise #2:
1) I spent a few weeks brushing up on my French before the trip. 2) Being in a band when I was a teenager was my closest brush with fame. 3) She won't speak to me, I think she's brushing me off. 4) She brushed aside all suggestions.
Exercise #3:
1) I worked like a dog gardening all day. 2) What's James so happy about? He looks like a dog with two tails. 3) She can't stop talking about learning English - she's like a dog with a bone. 4) I'm dog-tired after running the marathon. 5) I don't like talking about argument we had, it's better to let sleeping dogs lie. 6) Be strong, it's a dog-eat-dog world.
Exercise #4:
1) All eyes will be on the President when he makes this afternoon's speech. 2) I was terrible at physics at school. It was all greek to me. 3) There's no one watching us. You are being paranoid, it's all in your head. 4) All hell broke loose at the protest after someone was hit with a rock. 5) The papers on her desk were all over the shop. 6) We're all in the same boat when it comes to feeling ill. Everyone seems to have caught this flu. 7) I'll have to work all out to get my homework done by tomorrow.
6 cat idioms 1)killed 2)hell`s 3)tongue 4)fat 5)bag 6)dragged __________________________________________________________ Brush off/aside/up/with 1)brushing 2)brush 3)off 4)brushed __________________________________________________________ 6 Idioms dog 1)worked like a dog 2)a dog with two tails 3)a dog with a bone 4)dog-tired 5)let sleeping dogs lie 6)dog-eat-dog __________________________________________________________ 10 all idioms 1)in 2) nothing 3)head 4)hell 5)shop 6)boat 7)out
Task 4
ResponderBorrar6 Cat Idioms
1) killed
2) hell's
3) tongue
4) fat
5) bag
6) dragged
Brush off/aside/up/with
1) brusing
2) brush
3) off
4) brushed
6 Dog Idioms
1) worked like a dog
2) a dog with two tails
3) a dog with a bone
4) dog-tired
5) let sleeping dogs lie
6) dog-eat-dog
10 'All' Idioms
1) eyes
2) Greek
3) head
4) hell
5) shop
6) boat
7) out
Practice 1
ResponderBorrar1-Killed
2-Hell´s
3-Tongue
4-Fat
5-Bag
6-Dragged
Practice 2
1-Brushing
2-Brush
3-Off
4-Brushed
Practice 3
1-Worked like a dog
2-A dog with two tails
3-A dog with a bone
4-Dog tired
5-Let sleeping dogs lie
6-Dog eat dog
Practice 4
1-Eyes
2-Greek
3-Head
4-Hell
5-Shop
6-Boat
7-Out
#1
ResponderBorrar1) killed
2) hell's
3) tongue
3) fat
4) bag
5) dragged
#2
1) brushing
2) brush
3) off
4) brushed
#3
1) worked like a dog
2) a dog with two tails
3) a dog with a bone
4) dog-tired
5) let sleeping dogs lie
6) dog-eat-dog
#4
1) eyes
2) greek
3) head
4) hell
5) shop
6) boat
7) out
Practice 1:
ResponderBorrar1. Killed
2. Hell`s
3. Tongue
4. Fat
5. Bag
6. Dragged
Practice 2:
1. Brushing
2. Brush
3. Off
4. Brushed
Practice 3:
1. Worked like a dog
2. A dog with two tails
3. A dog with a bone
4. Dog-tired
5. Let sleeping dogs lie
6. Dog-eat-dog
Practice 4:
1. Eyes
2. Greek
3. Head
4. Hell
5. Shop
6. Boat
7. Out
Link 1
ResponderBorrar1. killed
2. hell's
3. tongue
4. fat
5. bag
6. dragged
1) I spent a few weeks ___ up on my French before the trip.
brushing
2) Being in a band when I was a teenager was my closest ___ with fame.
brushed
3) She won't speak to me, I think she's brushing me ___.
off
4) She ___ aside all suggestions.
brushed
Link 3
1) I ___ gardening all day.
worked like a dog
2) What's James so happy about? He looks like ___.
a dog with two tails
3) She can't stop talking about learning English - she's like ___.
a dog with a bone
4) I'm ___ after running the marathon.
dog-tired
5) I don't like talking about argument we had, it's better to ___.
let sleeping dogs lie
6) Be strong, it's a ___ world.
dog-eat-dog
Link 4
1) All ___ will be on the President when he makes this afternoon's speech.
eyes
2) I was terrible at physics at school. It was all ___ to me.
Greek
3) There's no one watching us. You are being paranoid, it's all in your ___.
head
4) All ___ broke loose at the protest after someone was hit with a rock.
hell
5) The papers on her desk were all over the ___.
shop
6) We're all in the same ___ when it comes to feeling ill. Everyone seems to have caught this flu.
Correct!
boat
7) I'll have to work all __ to get my homework done by tomorrow.
out
link1
ResponderBorrar1 killed
2 hell's
3 tongue
4 fat
5 bag
6 dragged
Link2
1 brushing
2 brush
3 off
4 brushed
Link3
1 worked like a dog
2 a dog with 2 tails
3 a dog with a bone
4 dog tired
5 let sleeping dogs lie
6 dog eat dog
Link4
1 eyes
2 greek
3 head
4 hell
5 shop
6 boat
7 out
Link 1:
ResponderBorrar1)killed
2)hell's
3)tongue
4)fat
5)bag
6)dragged
Link 2:
1)brushing
2)brush
3)off
4)brushed
Link 3:
1)worked like a dog
2)a dog with two tails
3)a dog with a bone
4)dog-tired
5)let sleeping dogs lie
6)dog-eat-dog
Link 4:
1)eyes
2)Greek
3)head
4)hell
5)shop
6)boat
7)out
Practice 1
ResponderBorrar1-Killed
2-Hell´s
3-Tongue
4-Fat
5-Bag
6-Dragged
Practice 2
1-Brushing
2-Brush
3-Off
4-Brushed
Practice 3
1-Worked like a dog
2-A dog with two tails
3-A dog with a bone
4-Dog tired
5-Let sleeping dogs lie
6-Dog eat dog
Practice 4
1-Eyes
2-Greek
3-Head
4-Hell
5-Shop
6-Boat
7-Out
Link 1
ResponderBorrar1- killed
2- hell's
3- tongue
4- fat
5- bag
6- dragged
Link 2.
1- brushing
2- brush
3- off
4- brushed
Link 3
1- worked like a dog
2- a dog with two tails
3- a dog with bone
4- dog-tired
5- let sleeping dogs lie
6- dog-eat-dog
Link 4
1- eyes
2- greek
3- head
4- hell
5- shop
6- boat
7- out
LINK 1
ResponderBorrar1-killed
2-hell's
3-tongue
4-fat
5-bagg
6-dragged
Link 2
1-brushing
2-brushed
3-off
4-brush
Link3
1-Worked like a dog
2-a dog woth two tails
3-a dog with a bone
4-dog tired
5-let sleeping dogs lie
6-dog eat dog
Link 4
1-eyes
2-Greek
3-head
4-hell
5-shop
6-boat
7-out
Link 1:
ResponderBorrar1)killed
2)hell's
3)tongue
4)fat
5)bag
6)dragged
Link 2.
1- brushing
2- brush
3- off
4- brushed
Link 3
1- worked like a dog
2- a dog with two tails
3- a dog with bone
4- dog-tired
5- let sleeping dogs lie
6- dog-eat-dog
Link 4
1- eyes
2- greek
3- head
4- hell
5- shop
6- boat
7- out
Este comentario ha sido eliminado por el autor.
ResponderBorrar6 Cat Idioms
ResponderBorrar1) Killed
2) Hell’s
3) Tongue
4) Fat
5) Bag
6) Dragged
Brush off/aside/up/with
1) Brushing
2) Brush
3) Off
4) Brused
6 Dogs Idioms
1) Worked like a dog
2) A dog with two tails
3) A dog with a bone
4) Dog-tired
5) Let sleeping dogs lie
6) Dog-eat-dog
10 ‘All’ Idioms
1) Eyes
2) Greek
3) Head
4) Hell
5) Shop
6) Boat
7) Out
Link 1
ResponderBorrar1-->Killed
2-->Hell´s
3-->Tongue
4-->Fat
5-->Bag
6-->Dragged
Link 2
1-->Brushing
2-->Brush
3-->Off
4-->Brushed
Link 3
1-->Worked like a dog
2-->A dog with two tails
3-->A dog with a bone
4-->Dog tired
5-->Let sleeping dogs lie
6-->Dog eat dog
Link 4
1-->Eyes
2-->Greek
3-->Head
4-->Hell
5-->Shop
6-->Boat
7-->Out
6 cat idioms
ResponderBorrar1. Killed
2. Hell´s
3. Tongue
4. Fat
5. Bag
6. Dragged
_________
Brush off/aside/up/with
1. Brushing
2. Brush
3. Off
4. Brushed
__________
6 dog idioms
1. Worked like a dog
2. A dog with two tails
3. A dog with a bone
4. Dog-tired
5. Let sleeping dogs lie
6. Dog-eat-dog
_________
10 'All' Idioms
1. Eyes
2. Greek
3. Head
4. Hell
5. Shop
6. Boat
7. Out
Exercise #1:
ResponderBorrar1) Mind your own business, curiosity killed the cat.
2) I haven't got a cat in hell´s chance of winning the match.
3) Why aren't you saying anything, has the cat got your tongue?
4) The world is run by fat cats in corporations.
5) Don't tell anyone, don't let the cat out of the bag.
6) You look like something the cat dragged in.
Exercise #2:
1) I spent a few weeks brushing up on my French before the trip.
2) Being in a band when I was a teenager was my closest brush with fame.
3) She won't speak to me, I think she's brushing me off.
4) She brushed aside all suggestions.
Exercise #3:
1) I worked like a dog gardening all day.
2) What's James so happy about? He looks like a dog with two tails.
3) She can't stop talking about learning English - she's like a dog with a bone.
4) I'm dog-tired after running the marathon.
5) I don't like talking about argument we had, it's better to let sleeping dogs lie.
6) Be strong, it's a dog-eat-dog world.
Exercise #4:
1) All eyes will be on the President when he makes this afternoon's speech.
2) I was terrible at physics at school. It was all greek to me.
3) There's no one watching us. You are being paranoid, it's all in your head.
4) All hell broke loose at the protest after someone was hit with a rock.
5) The papers on her desk were all over the shop.
6) We're all in the same boat when it comes to feeling ill. Everyone seems to have caught this flu.
7) I'll have to work all out to get my homework done by tomorrow.
6 cat idioms
ResponderBorrar1)killed
2)hell`s
3)tongue
4)fat
5)bag
6)dragged
__________________________________________________________
Brush off/aside/up/with
1)brushing
2)brush
3)off
4)brushed
__________________________________________________________
6 Idioms dog
1)worked like a dog
2)a dog with two tails
3)a dog with a bone
4)dog-tired
5)let sleeping dogs lie
6)dog-eat-dog
__________________________________________________________
10 all idioms
1)in
2) nothing
3)head
4)hell
5)shop
6)boat
7)out
Link 1
ResponderBorrar1-Killed
2-Hell´s
3-Tongue
4-Fat
5-Bag
6-Dragged
Link 2
1-Brushing
2-Brush
3-Off
4-Brushed
Link 3
1-Worked like a dog
2-A dog with two tails
3-A dog with a bone
4-Dog tired
5-Let sleeping dogs lie
6-Dog eat dog
Link 4
1-Eyes
2-Greek
3-Head
4-Hell
5-Shop
6-Boat
7-Out
6 Cat Idioms
ResponderBorrar1) Killed
2) Hell's
3) Tongue
4) Fat
5) Bag
6) Dragged
Brush off/aside/up/with
1) Brushing
2) Brush
3) Off
4) Brushed
6 Dog Idioms
1) Worked like a dog
2) A dog with two tails
3) A dog with a bone
4) Dog - tired
5) Let sleeping dogs lie
6) Dog-eat-dog
10 'All' Idioms
1) Eyes
2) Greek
3) Head
4) Hell
5) Shop
6) Boat
7) Out
Link 1:
ResponderBorrar1) killed
2) hell's
3) tongue
4) fat
5) bag
6) dragged
Link 2:
1) brushing
2) brush
3) off
4) brushed
Link 3:
1) worked like a dog
2) a dog with two tails
3) a dog with a bone
4) dog-tired
5) let sleeping dogs lie
6) dog-eat-dog
Link 4:
1) eyes
2) Greek
3) head
4) hell
5) shop
6) boat
7) out
Link 1:
ResponderBorrar1)killed
2)hell's
3)tongue
4)fat
5)bag
6)dragged
Link 2:
1)brushing
2)brush
3)off
4)brushed
Link 3:
1)worked like a dog
2)a dog with two tails
3)a dog with a bone
4)dog-tired
5)let sleeping dogs lie
6)dog-eat-dog
Link 4:
1)eyes
2)Greek
3)head
4)hell
5)shop
6)boat
7)out
Link 1:
ResponderBorrar1. Killed
2. Hell`s
3. Tongue
4. Fat
5. Bag
6. Dragged
Link 2:
1. Brushing
2. Brush
3. Off
4. Brushed
Link 3:
1. Worked like a dog
2. A dog with two tails
3. A dog with a bone
4. Dog-tired
5. Let sleeping dogs lie
6. Dog-eat-dog
Link 4:
1. Eyes
2. Greek
3. Head
4. Hell
5. Shop
6. Boat
7. Out
LINK 1.
ResponderBorrar1. KILLED
2. HELL'S
3. TONGUE
4. FAT
5. BAG
6. DRAGGED
LINK 2.
1. BRUSHING
2. BRUSH
3. OFF
4. BRUSHED
LINK 3.
1. WORKED LIKE A DOG
2. A DOG WITH TWO TAILS
3. A DOS WITH A BONE
4. DOG-TIRED
5. LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE
6. DOS-EAT-DOG
LINK 4.
1. EYES
2. GREEK
3. HEAD
4. HELL
5. SHOP
6. BOAT
7. OUT
6 Cat Idioms
ResponderBorrar1. killed
2. hell's
3. tongue
4. fat
5. bag
6. dragged
Brush off/aside/up/with
1. brushing
2. brush
3. off
4. brushed
6 Dog Idioms
1. Worked like a dog
2. a dog with two tails
3. a dog with a bone
4. dog-tired
5. let sleeping dogs lie
6. dog-eat-dog
10 'All' Idioms
1. eyes
2. greek
3. head
4. hell
5. shop
6. boat
7. out
link1:
ResponderBorrar1. killed
2. hell's
3. tongue
4. fat
5. bag
6. dragged
link2:
1. brusing
2. brush
3. off
4. brushed
link3:
1. Worked like a dog
2. a dog with two tails
3. a dog with a bone
4. dog-tired
5. let sleeping dogs lie
6. dog-eat-dog
link4:
1. Eyes
2. Greek
3. Head
4. Hell
5. Shop
6. Boat
7. Out
Link#1
ResponderBorrar1)killed
2)hell's
3)tongue
3)fat
4)bag
5)dragged
Link #2
1)brushing
2)brush
3)off
4)brushed
Link #3
1)worked like a dog
2)a dog with two tails
3)a dog with a bone
4)dog-tired
5)let sleeping dogs lie
6)dog-eat-dog
Link #4
1)eyes
2)Greek
3)head
4)hell
5)shop
6)boat
7)out
Link 1
ResponderBorrar1) Killed
2) Hell's
3) Tongue
3) Fat
4) Bag
5) Dragged
Link 2
1) Brushing
2) Brush
3) Off
4) Brushed
Link 3
1) Worked like a dog
2) A dog with two tails
3) A dog with a bone
4) Dog-tired
5) Let sleeping dogs lie
6) Dog-eat-dog
Link 4
1) Eyes
2) Greek
3) Head
4) Hell
5) Shop
6) Boat
7) Out