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1
2
3
4
a) green
b) red
c) yellow
a) blue
b) brown
c) black
a) green
b) blue
c) yellow
a) pink
b) white
c) yellow
5
6
7
8
a) blue
b) black
c) brown
a) green
b) white
c) yellow
a) blue
b) green
c) pink
a) red
b) pink
c) green
BLACK
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1. the black sheep of the family 2. black and blue 3. in black and white 4. to black out 5. to give someone a black look
Now choose an idiom or expression from above to complete the
following sentences. You may need to change the expressions a bit.
Check your answers at the bottom of the page.
1. After drinking nearly a bottle of whiskey, I
and woke up on the sofa. 2. I didn’t offer him a drink and he
. 3. My sister is . She was
an alcoholic at 15 and pregnant at 16. 4. My lawyer explained everything to me
. There could be no mistake. 5. They hit me and kicked me until I was
all over.
RED
Match the
colour idioms and expressions with their meanings.
Check your answers at the bottom of the page.
1. to catch somebody red handed 2. to be in the red 3. red tape 4. to roll out the red carpet 5. to see red 6. to go/to turn red
Now choose an idiom or expression from above to complete the
following sentences. You may need to change the expressions a bit. Check your answers at the bottom of the page.
1. We were five years
ago and we almost had to sell the house. 2. There’s a lot of to
deal with if you want an identity card in this country. 3. She looked at me and smiled and I
as
as a beetroot. 4. I was trying to steal
a car. 5. When I went to China on business, they
for me. 6. He crashed into the back of my car and I
.
BLUE
Match the
colour idioms and expressions with their meanings.
Check your answers at the bottom of the page.
1. (to come) out of the blue 2. to feel blue / to have the blues 3. once in a blue moon 4. a blue film 5. a blue joke
Now choose an idiom or expression from above to complete the
following sentences. You may need to change the expressions a bit. Check your answers at the bottom of the page.
1. He’s a really funny comedian, but women don’t like him much.
He usually tells . 2. My ex-girlfriend sent me a text message
this morning. 3. My boyfriend took me to see a
on our first date. I was so
embarrassed. 4. I for a long time
after my wife left me. 5. We go to night clubs
.
GREEN
Match the
colour idioms and expressions with their meanings.
Check your answers at the bottom of the page.
1. to be/to go green with envy 2. to have green fingers/ to have a green thumb
3. to be green 4. the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)
Now choose an idiom or expression from above to complete the
following sentences. You may need to change the expressions a bit. Check your answers at the bottom of the page.
1. I when I saw his new
BMW. 2. Those roses look wonderful. You must
3. He much too
. He just doesn’t have the
experience to work by himself yet. 4. My cousin seems to have a better life in France, but then
MIXED
COLOURS
Match the colour idioms and expressions with their meanings.
Check your answers at the bottom of the page.
1. as good as gold 2. to show yourself in your true colours
3. to tell a white lie 4. a golden opportunity 5. (to come out) with flying colours 6. to be/to look as white as a sheet
Now choose an idiom or expression from above to complete the
following sentences. You may need to change the expressions a bit. Check your answers at the bottom of the page.
1. I passed the test
2. What happened to you? Have you seen a ghost or something? You
3. She asked me where I was and I couldn’t say ‘out with Sofia’, so I
4. You can't turn down this job offer in Lisbon. It’s
5. - Thanks for looking after Sam. Was he any trouble?
- No, he was
6. When people drink they usually
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Colour (UK
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the team colours - los colores del equipo
to colour - colorear
to colour something blue - colorear algo de azul
to dye - teñir
you shouldn't let that colour your judgment - no deberías dejar que
eso influya en tu opinión
to colour – ruborizarse, sonrojarse, ponerse colorado
colour blind - daltónico, daltoniano
colour blindness - daltonismo
colour coded - codificado con colores
colour scheme - combinación de colores
colour supplement - suplemento a color (revista)
what colour are her eyes? - ¿de qué color son sus ojos?
in colour - en color
in full colour - a todo color
to see the colour of sb's money - ver a alguien con el dinero en la
mano
she won with flying colours - ganó con toda facilidad
to feel off-colour - sentirse indispuesto,-a
colour therapy (UK) - cromoterapia
colour-fast (UK) - no desteñible
dominant colour - color dominante
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1. b) red – a red light (un semáforo rojo)
2. c) black – a black cat (un gato negro)
3. a) green – a green frog (una rana verde)
4. b) white – a white snowman (un muñeco de nieve blanco)
5. c) brown - brown chocolate
6. c) yellow – yellow bananas
7. a) blue - a blue car (un coche azul)
8. b) pink – the Pink Panther (la pantera rosa)
Answers - Nivel Intermedio / Avanzado
BLACK - MATCHING
1. The black sheep of the family – la oveja negra de la familia.
2. black and blue – amoratado / amoratada
3. in black and white – por escrito
4. to black out – desmayarse, perder el conocimiento
5. to give someone a black look – ponerle mala cara a alguien
BLACK – COMPLETING SENTENCES
1. blacked out
2. gave me such a black look
3. the black sheep in our family
4. in black and white
5. black and blue
RED - MATCHING
1. to catch somebody red handed – pillar a alguien con las manos en la
masa.
2. to be in the red – estar en numeros rojos
3. red tape – reglas, trámites, burocráticas, papeleo, formalidades
4. to roll out the red carpet – recibir con todos los honores
5. to see red – salirse de sus casillas
6. to go/to turn red – sonrojarse
RED – COMPLETING SENTENCES
1. in the red
2. red tape
3. went / red
4. caught red handed
5. rolled out the red carpet
6. saw red
BLUE - MATCHING
1. (to come) out of the blue – venir como cosa llovida del cielo/cuando
menos se lo esperaba
2. to feel blue / to have the blues – sentirse triste, deprimido/a
3. once in a blue moon – de uvas a peras (ocasionalmente)
4. a blue film – película erótica
5. a blue joke – chiste verde
BLUE – COMPLETING SENTENCES
1. blue jokes
2. out of the blue
3. blue film
4. felt blue / had the blues
5. once in a blue moon
GREEN - MATCHING
1. to be/to go green with envy – morirse de envidia
2. to have green fingers/ to have a green thumb – tener buena mano con
las plantas
3. to be green – ser novato/a, ingenuo/a, tierno y joven, inexperto/a (o
ser ecologista, verde)
4. the grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence) - El
pasto (o la grama) es siempre más verde en el otro lado (de la cerca)
GREEN – COMPLETING SENTENCES
1. went/was green with envy
2. have green fingers/a green thumb
3. is / green
4. the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
MIXED COLOURS - MATCHING
1. as good as gold – tan bueno como el pan
2. to show yourself in your true colours – quitarse la mascara/mostrar
uno su verdadero carácter
3. to tell a white lie – decir una mentira, piadosa
4. a golden opportunity – una oportunidad excelente
5. (to come out) with flying colours – (salir) airoso, triunfar
6. to be/look as white as a sheet – estar pálido como la muerte
MIXED COLOURS - COMPLETING SENTENCES
1. with flying colours
2. look/are as white as a sheet
3. told a white lie
4. a golden opportunity
5. as good as gold
6. show themselves in their true colours
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You are going to listen to a man
talking about his school days.
Before you listen, lets practise some vocabulary. Listen to some words
in Spanish and their English translation. Then, repeat the word. or
phrase, to practise pronunciation
Rasgar(se) - to tear – to tear paper or material. Tear is an
irregular verb. Tear – tore – torn. There are also a phrasal verbs to
tear up. I tore up the ticket. I tore it up. To tear off – I tore off
the label. I tore it off.
Mangas – sleeves. Shirt sleeves. The sleeves on a dress or a jacket, for
example.
Cortar - to cut. Cut and paste – cortar y pegar. Why don’t you cut the
cake?
Piezas o trozos – pieces – cut the cake into pieces.
Amigos - mates
Gustar a alguien o sentirse atraído por alguien. - to fancy . I really
fancy her. I think she’s gorgeous!
Una gama diversa - a diverse range – the company has a diverse range of
products
Bastón - walking stick
Doloroso – painful – my leg’s really painful. I need a walking stick
Comportarse mal – to behave badly or to misbehave
Now listen to some questions and try to answer them while you’re
listening.
1. Did the man like his school uniform?
2. Which two games did he have to play in the games lessons?
3. Which subject did he like best at school? And why?
4. Do you think his experiences at school are mainly positive or
negative?
I went to a grammar school in London. It was an all boys school and we
had to wear a uniform. I remember that the uniform was quite expensive.
Black trousers, a brown jacket and a brown and yellow tie. I hated it.
When I left school at 17, I remember tearing off the sleeves of my
jacket and cutting it into pieces.
We lived a long way from the school and my mum used to take me in the
car. I hated that, too. Most of my friends went by bus or walked to
school. I would look carefully from inside the car before I kissed her
goodbye in case any of my friends were watching.
In the third year, when I was about 14, the school changed from an all
boys school to a mixed school – boys and girls. Although the girls were
three years younger than us, we were all really excited. We gave the
girls marks out of ten for attractiveness and sexiness, and it wasn’t
long before some of my mates had girlfriends in the school. I fancied
two or three girls, but I was too shy to tell them.
In the games lessons were had to play rugby in the winter and cricket in
the summer. Rugby was okay, but most of us hated cricket. It’s such a
boring game. We played football whenever we could. Before school, after
school, in the break time and during the dinner hour. We lived and
breathed football.
We had a diverse range of teachers. They were all different. Some we
liked, some we hated, some we feared and some we fancied. I was in love
with my French teacher, Mrs. Cooper. Although she was married, I always
sat at the front of the class and fantasized about us making love to her
in Paris. French was my favourite subject! My classmates preferred the
younger, and single, Miss. Etheridge. Possibly because of her larger
breasts.
For English we had Mr. Wells. He was an extrovert homosexual who wore a
purple jacket and used to hit us hard on the head if we behaved badly.
Once, he broke his leg and came to work with a walking stick. When we
misbehaved, he would hit us with the stick. That was really painful.
I enjoyed school. I think I was probably lucky to have gone to a good
school and to have had a lot of friends. I’m still in touch with some of
them, despite the fact that I left school more than 30 years ago. Are
school days the best days of your life? Well, maybe not for everyone,
but I think for me they were.
Did you answer the questions? Lets check.
1. Did the man like his school uniform? No, he didn’t
2. Which two games did he have to play in the games lessons? Cricket
and rugby
3. Which subject did he like best at school? Why? French, because he
fancied the French teacher.
4. Do you think his experiences at school are mainly positive or
negative? Mainly positive. He says they the best days of his life.
Used to and would can be used to talk about past habits.
Listen: My mum used to take me in the car.
I would look carefully from inside the car.
Would can be used for past habits but NOT for past situations. I can say
I used to live in London when I was a child, bit it’s not correct to say
I would live in London when I was a child.
Listen and repeat the following words and sentences.
My mum used to take me in the car.
I would look carefully from inside the car.
I used to go to school by bus
I would walk to school
We would play football before school
I used to hit the teachers
I would sit at the front of the class
We used to give the girls marks out of ten
He would hit us with the stick
Listen:
I remember tearing my jacket
Please remember to buy milk and bread
When remember is followed another verb, the verb can be a gerund (ing)
form or an infinitive form with ‘to’.
When it’s followed by a gerund, it usually refers back to the past;
I remember having lunch in the classroom.
I remember fancying a girl in my class.
I remember going home by bike.
When it’s followed by the infinitive form, it usually refers to the
future.
Remember to close the door before you leave.
I must remember to phone her tomorrow.
Please remember to turn off the computer.
Repeat:
I must remember to phone her tomorrow.
I remember having lunch in the classroom.
Remember to close the door before you leave.
I remember going home by bike.
Please remember to turn off the computer.
I remember fancying a girl in my class
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