SLEEPING

LEVEL: Intermediate and up.

Match these phrases with their definition:

PHRASES

1. He's asleep
2. He's sleepy
3. He's a light sleeper
4. He's a poor sleeper


DEFINITIONS

a. He suffers from insomnia
b. He is sleeping now
c. He is easily woken
d. He feels like sleeping


What's the difference between "He went to bed" and "He went to sleep"?


Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrase:

1. Put out of sleep
2. Toss and turn
3. Turn in
4. Wake up with a start


a. When my husband comes late at night, I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b. Last night I was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by a car alarm.

c. It's her birthday tonight, so she will surely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . very late.

d. When I can't sleep I begin to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in bed.

WAYS OF TOUCHING

LEVEL: Advanced

Complete the sentences choosing the right verbs from the following list and making the necessary tense changes.

Touch / caress / embrace / kiss / tickle / tap / push / massage / punch / slap / spank / pinch / yank / shake / grope / pat / stroke / hit

1) In a boxing match one boxer . . . . . . . . . . . the other.
2) My son . . . . . . . . . . . the ball so hard that it broke the window pane.
3) Don't . . . . . . . . . . . me! It makes me laugh too much!
4) Don't . . . . . . . . . . . your foot on the floor. You're making me nervous!
5) I don't think parents should . . . . . . . . . . . their children.
6) My husband was dozing off in the middle of Parents Meeting, so I had to . . . . . . . . . . . his arm in order to wake him up.
7) The repair man . . . . . . . . . . . on the wire and it broke.
8) Nurses sometimes . . . . . . . . . . . patients' hands to comfort them when they are in pain.
9) He . . . . . . . . . . . his wife's cheek with love.
10) If he says that again, I'll . . . . . . . . . . . him across the face!

WAYS OF LOOKING III

LEVEL: Advanced

8. Complete the following extracts with the right verbs:

The kitchen was dark, but Jim knew where every piece of furniture was. He put out his hand touched the corner of the table, a chair-back, the towel hanger, as he went along. He crossed the room so silently that even he could hear only his breath and the whisper of his trousers legs together, and the beating of his watch in his pocket. The bedroom door stood open. And spilled a patch of moonlight on the kitchen floor. Jim reached the door at last and (a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . through.

Jim dipped his hand into the trough and stirred the moon to broken swirling streams of light. He wetted his forehead with his damp hands and stood up. This time he did not move so quietly, but the crossed the kitchen on tip toe and stood in the bedroom door. Jelka moved her arm and opened her eyes a little. The eyes sprang wide, then they glistened with moisture. Jim looked into her eyes; her face was blank of expression. A little drop ran out of Jelka's nose and lodged in the hollow of her upper lip. She (b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . back at him.

There were three steps down form the street door. Then the store extended, narrow and low between the book-packed walls, sixty or seventy feet to a little cubbyhole of an office where a large sallow man worked under a shaded desk lamp. He has heard the street door open and looked that way a moment, (c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . intently through his spectacles. Seeing only a thin, stiffly erect gentleman with a small cropped white moustache, standing hesitant before the table with the sign "Any book, 50 cents", he returned to the folded copy of a religious weekly on the desk in front of him.

We sat round a small table, sipping our drinks and watching the other inhabitants of the bar with interest. For the most part they seemed to consist of very old men, with long, sweeping moustaches, whose brown faces were seamed and stitched by the wind. They sat in small groups, crouched over their tiny tumblers of cognac or wine with a dead air, as though they were hibernating there in this dingy bar, (d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hopelessly into the bottoms of their glasses, wondering when the wind would die down and knowing it would not.

No one answered. The bell rang. Still no one spoke. Frodo (e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at all the faces, but they were not turned to him. All the committee sat with downcast eyes, as if in deep thought. A great dread fell on him, as if he was awaiting the pronouncement of some doom that he had long foreseen and vainly hoped might after all never be spoken.

WAYS OF LOOKING II

LEVEL: Advanced

4) Solve the ANAGRAMS that appear in brackets after the definitions and write an example:

a) To look in a silly and astonished way: (PEAG)
b) To look in an angry way (WOLGRE)
c) To look in a bad-tempered way (CLOWS)
d) To look at someone with desire ar lust (RELE)


5) What is the difference between STARE & GAZE?

6) Can you use these?

TWITCH
GLOAT
FROWN
MAKE EYES AT SOMEONE
WINK AN EYE AT SOMEONE


7) Match the verb of Looking with the right sentence ending:

a. She stared
b. She glanced
c. She gazed
d. She observed
e. She noticed
f. She spotted
g. She scanned
h. She peered
i. She peeped
j. She caught a glimpse of


1. the red Mercedes as it flashed by
2. at the building through the fog
3. a small crack she hadn't seen before
4. at the wall vacantly
5. through a crack in the door to see inside
6. at him quickly to see if she had heard
7. a face she recognized in the crowd
8. at him in deep admiration
9. the people on the beach below carefully
10. the pages of a newspaper in case there was a report on the meeting

WAYS OF LOOKING

LEVEL: Advanced

1) Which of these verbs...

PEER / PEEP / GAPE

...matches this definition?

"To strain your eyes in order to see (e.g. in the darkness; without glasses (when needed); over your glasses)"

Write an example


2) Complete the following sentences using the verbs below:

glare / peep / ogle / goggle / glance

a) Lucas hasn't studied for this test. He keeps . . . . . . . . . . at his classmate's paper.
b) Maia . . . . . . . . . . at her watch to check how many minutes she had till the end of the class.
c) Argentine men openly . . . . . . . . . . at women in the street.
d) Before the fight, both boxers stood . . . . . . . . . . at each other.
e) Frankie . . . . . . . . . . at her in amazement. He couldn't believe his eyes.


3) Both GLANCE & GLIPSE mean "to take a quick look" but: one is Intentional, the other one isn't.
WHICH IS WHICH?

Examples:
Glance at: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Be given / Have / Catch / Get a glimpse of: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CARS - III

Complete the passage with the words below:

(Rear-view) mirror / glove compartment / gear lever / handbrake / seat belt / steering / wheel / brake / horn / speedometer / petrol gauge / accelerator / clutch

She looked at the map one more time before putting it back in the a).......... It was ten past nine. She should make it just in time. She checked the b).......... Yes, she had plenty of petrol for the drive. She released the c).........., put the car in gear, and pressed down on the d).......... The car moved smoothly from the kerb.

Half an hour later, when she looked in the e).......... and saw the police car she suddenly realized that she was going far too fast. The f)........... Registered 95 miles an hour. But she had to get to his house in time or a terrible wrong would be done. She gripped the g).........., forcing herself to be calm; in a practiced routine her left foot depressed the h)........... while her left hand enveloped the i).......... as she changed from fourth to third in faultless synchronization. Maybe the police would leave her alone.

The car slowed, but not enough as, just ahead of her, a deer suddenly sprang up in the headlights. Her foot hit the j)........... At the same moment as she sounded the k)........... Then, suddenly, she was fighting desperately to control the car on the oily surface of the road -and the police were closing fast. It was at that moment that she realized she wasn't wearing her l)............

CARS II

A) Which kind of car would you most like to own? Why?

Van
Jeep
Saloon
Hatchback
Estate car
Sports car
Soft-top


B) Read this insurance claim and use it to complete the chart which follows. Which words go with each part? Choose the correct one.

The accident was caused, I believe, because the lights on the boy's bicycle were faulty. Thus I did not see him until I had turned across the road. Obviously I had to swerve to try to avoid him and that is why I hit the wall. The boy crashed into the bollards at the side of the road. The bicycle ended up with a buckled front wheel. My car is almost a complete write-off. The headlights are smashed, the bonnet is dented and the front bumper is completely buckled. Of course the windscreen was shattered and there are two big dents in the wing. Luckily neither of us was seriously hurt.

dented / shattered / buckled / broken / faulty / smashed

a) The wing is ...
b) The bumper is ...
c) The headlight is ...
d) The windscreen is ...
e) The wheel is ...

CARS - VOCABULARY

What do these words mean in Spanish?

Bonnet - (US) hood
Boot (US) - trunk
Bumper
Door
Exhaust-pipe
Headlight and sidelight (US Parking light)
Hubcap
Indicator light (US turn signal)
Number plate (US license plate)
Tail-light (US also tail-lamp)
Rear window
Registration number (US license plate number)
Roof
Roof-rack
Tyre (US tire)
Windscreen (US windshield)
Windscreen wiper (US windshield wiper)
Wing (US fender)
Wing mirror (US side mirror)


THE INTERIOR

Accelerator pedal (US gas pedal)
Brake pedal
Choke
Clutch pedal
Dashboard
Driver's seat
Door handle
Gear lever (US gear shift)
Glove compartment
Handbrake
Headrest
Heater
Horn
Ignition switch
Passenger seat
Rear-view mirror
Seat-belt
Speedometer
Steering wheel


THE ENGINE AND THE CHASSIS

Air filter
Axle
Battery
Break drum
Carburettor (US Carburetor)
Chassis
Clutch
Dipstick
Differential gear
Dynamo
Exhaust manifold
Fan
Fan belt
Gearbox
Handbrake
Ignition
Leads
Petrol tank (US gas tank)
Radiator
Shock absorber
Silencer (US muffer)
Sparking-plug
Suspension
Transmission shaft (US drive shaft)

PROVERBS

LEVEL: Pre Intermediate and up.

Match each proverb in English with a similar one in Spanish.

English proverbs

1) Jack of all trades, master of none.
2) It's no use crying over spilt milk.
3) A burnt child dreads the fire.
4) Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
5) Too many cooks spoil the broth.
6) Barking dogs seldom bits.
7) The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
8) None so blind as those that will not see.
9) Among the bling the one-eyed man is the king.
10) Haste makes waste.
11) The end justifies the means.
12) Birds of a feather flock together.
13) Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
14) Out of sight, out of mind.
15) The early bird catches the worm.
16) Then there's a will, there's a way.
17) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
18) A close mouth catches no flies.
19) Time is money.
20) A stitch in time saves nine.


Spanish proverbs

A) En la cancha se ven los pingos.
B) A caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes.
C) Perro que ladra no muerde.
D) No hay peor sordo que el que no quiere oír.
E) En el país de los ciegos el tuerto es rey.
F) Vísteme despacio que estoy apurado.
G) El que mucho abarca poco aprieta.
H) El que se quema con leche ve una vaca y llora.
I) Muchas manos en un palo hacen mucho garabato.
J) No hay que escupir al cielo.
K) Al que madruga, Dios lo ayuda.
L) El que quiere, puede. Querer es poder.
M) El tiempo es oro.
N) En boca cerrada no entran moscas.
O) Mejor prevenir que curar.
P) El fin justifica los medios.
Q) Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente.
R) Dios los cría, y ellos se juntan.
S) Más vale pájaro en mano que cien volando.
T) No hay que llorar sobre la leche derramada.

THE WEATHER

LEVEL: High Intermediate / Advanced

Match each word with its definition:

Words:

1) Hurricane
2) Blizzard
3) Fog
4) Typhoon
5) Frost
6) Tornado
7) Drizzle
8) Hail
9) Gale
10) Drought
11) Thunderstorm
12) Haze
13) Flood

Definitions:

A) Violent Tropical Windstorm (in the Pacific).
B) Weather condition below freezing point.
C) Violent Windstorm (in the Atlantic).
D) Wind shaped as a pipe (in land).
E) Violent Snowstorm.
F) Very thin rain.
G) Strong, violent wind.
H) Thick vapour suspended in the air.
I) Period of dry weather.
J) Thin mist.
K) Great quantity of water.
L) Frozen raindrops.
M) Storm of thunder.

WAYS OF CUTTING

LEVEL: Advanced

Match the verbs with the right definition:

Verbs:

1) Saw
2) Cut out
3) Whittle
4) Slice
5) Split
6) Prune
7) Carve
8) Peel
9) Trim
10) Mow
11) Chop


Definitions:

A) Cut into thin, flat pieces.

B) 1.Take the skin off fruits, vegetables; / 2. (of a covering or surface) to come off in strips or small pieces.

C) Cut away parts of trees, bushes, etc. to control growth or shape

D) 1. Cut solid material (e.g. wood, stone) in order to form something / 2. inscribe on a surface; 3. Cut up cooked meat into slices or pieces for the table.

E) 1. Make something by cutting (its shape); / 2. (colloq.) omit: let's ... the details; / 3. (colloq.) quit: I must ... cigarettes.

F) Reduce the size of a thing by cutting away pieces.

G) Cut something with a saw.

H) 1. Cut in / into two or more pieces (usually along a line of natural division); / 2. To ? something open = to break open by bursting; / 3. Divide.

I) Make sth neat by cutting away unwanted parts

J) Cut into pieces by blows with an axe, etc.

K) Cut grass with a scythe or lawn mower

AMERICAN IDIOMS

In each sentence of the following dialog choose the idiom meaning the definition in brackets:


Judy: Today I'm under the ground / under the weather / under the sea (-a- not feeling well).

Ann: Play hooky / Play marbles / Play darts (-b- stay away from school or work without permission). I won't spill the salt / spread the butter / spill the beans (-c- tell the secret).

Judy: I can't. I'm drowned / dead / swamped (-d- over whelmed; covered completely) with work. My job is no party / no picnic / no heaven (-e- not something pleasant).

Ann: Well, Hang in there / Hang up now / Hand in this (-f- be patient, wait). In the long run / In the long time / On the last day (-g- in the end, as a result), you'll be standing high / sitting pretty / lying great (-h- in a favorable situation).

Judy: I hope so. I have to bring home the bread / bring home the beans / bring home the bacon (-i- earn the family's income).