not sleep a wink
Not sleep at all
Phrase of the Week: 3rd September 2018
Hang (on) in there
Don’t give up
Phrase of the Week: 27th August 2018
a rule of thumb
A helpful, accurate guide which is based on practice not on theory.
QUIZ OF THE WEEK commencing 30th July 2018: Negative prefixes
Can you add the correct prefix to these adjectives/verbs?
Examples: DISagree UNimportant INcomplete
1) _____conscious
2) _____mature
3) _____popular
4) _____reliable
5) _____respect
6) _____sense
7) _____loyal
8) _____decisive
9) _____polite
10) _____logical
Answers below.
Phrase of the Week: 20th August 2018
‘by and large’
In general; when everything is considered.
Phrase of the Week: 13th August 2018
‘get your skates on’ (informal, British English)
= Hurry up
Phrase of the Week: 6th August 2018
‘off-the-cuff’
Not prepared in advance (e.g. a remark)
Phrase of the Week: 30th July 2018
‘bear (bore/born(e)) the brunt of something’
Suffer the main effects or force of something unpleasant
QUIZ OF THE WEEK commencing 23rd July 2018: Sports and Hobbies
Can you match the activity with the equipment you need?
Then check the answers at the bottom of the page.
1) BADMINTON
2) PAINTING
3) GARDENING
4) BIRDWATCHING
5) STAMP COLLECTING
6) COOKING
7) GOLF
8) SEWING
a) a whisk
b) a spade
c) a tee
d) a needle
e) an album
f) a shuttlecock
g) an easel
h) binoculars
QUIZ OF THE WEEK commencing 16th July 2018: Animal noises
Words for ANIMAL NOISES are not the same in all languages! Can you match the animal with the verb/noun we use in English for the sound it makes?
When you’ve finished, check your answers at the bottom of this page.
1) COW
2) HORSE
3) PIG
4) MOUSE
5) CAT
6) LION
7) DUCK
8) BEE
9) DOG
10) SHEEP
a) quack
b) grunt
c) moo/low
d) buzz
e) baa/bleat
f) bark
g) neigh
h) squeak
i) roar
j) miaow
