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Words in action
1 Let’s add depth to language a) Label the pictures with the words: a bee, a bat, a kitten, a clam, a bug, coal, a monkey. What adjectives can you think of to describe each picture?
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b) Complete the following similes with the words in a). Listen to the recording and check. as cute as….
as busy as…
as snug as……in a rug
as happy as….
as agile as…
as black as…
as blind as ….
c) Match the similes with their explanations as agile as a monkey
comparing someone’s level of energy to a fast-flying bee
as black as coal
comparing someone who is very cozy to how comfortable a bug can be in a rug
as happy as a clam
implying someone can move as well as a monkey does
as snug as a bug in a rug
comparing the color of something dark to the very-dark coal color
as cute as a kitten
indicating that the person cannot see any better than a bat
as blind as a bat
comparing someone’s happiness to the contentment of a clam
as busy as a bee
someone looks the way a kitten looks
2 Classification Put the words in the correct columns. Some words may go in more than one column. audition • lyrics • composer • playwright • observant • booking office • act • chapter • cover • book review • orchestra • arrogant • conflict • program • curtain • literary critic • soundtrack • action • plot • album • best-seller• instruments • interval • voice • loyal • passion • horror • fantasy • make-up •detective story• paperback • cast • fable• loving • Books
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Theater
Characters
Music
Film