ESL in Ho Chi Minh City ESL in Ho Chi Minh City

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1- Which of these expressions mean "at a time in the future"?
some day
one of these days
one of those days
these days

2- Which of these sayings would you like to hear?
That'll be the day
Your days are numbered
This is definitely not my day
You made my day

3- Which is the odd one out?
all day and everyday
day in, day out
day by day
day after day

4- Which one means "from the beginning"?
from day to day
from one day to the next
from day one
from that day forth

5- When you are getting married, you certainly ... ?
end your days
name the day
save for a rainy day
have seen better days

6- Which of these animals can be eaten?
a home bird
a fatted calf
a cold fish
a sitting duck

7- Which does not mean “to have a lot of money”?
in the money
have money to burn
made of money
on the money

8- Which guy is rich?
Thomas
Achilles
Midas
Alec

9- Who is the most wanted by girls?
Uncle Sam
Prince Charming
plain Jane
John Q. Public

10- Which is the odd one out?
Mr Parkinson
Mr Big
Mr Nice Guy
Mr Right

11- Which means "money is not important"?
Money is nothing
Money is no problem
Money is no object
Not for love or money

12- Which doesn't emphasize the power of money?
Money makes the world go round
Money talks
Money makes money
A golden key opens every door

13- Which has nothing to do with money literally?
on the money
value for money
have your money’s worth
have a good run for your money

14- Which of the following isn't about money?
golden handshake
peanuts
goose egg
nest egg

15- Which means lots of money; money earned with hard work?
easy money
pin money
good money
money for old rope

16- How should you spend your money?
throw money around
put your money where your mouth is
spend money like water
money burns a hole in your pocket

17- Complete this proverb " A miss is …"
as happy as the day is long
as pretty as a picture
as cool as a cucumber
as good as a mile

18- Which noun can go with “black and white”?
elephant
sheep
spot
issue

19- What can't you bite?
teeth
fingernails
tongue
lip

20- Complete this proverb "Better the devil you know than…"
a country bumpkin
the black sheep of the family
the devil you don't
the devil's advocate

21- Which one did not originate from Latin?
bona fide
alumnus
carpe diem
fait accompli

22- When having your picture taken, you have to
say when
say cheese
say what
say the word

23- Who is important?
the back-room boys
the boys in blue
the boy next door
the blue-eyed boy

24- Which "old" in these expression is "old, ancient”?
old flame
old woman
old man
old maid

25- What would you say if you do not believe what somebody has said?
a tall story
a sob story
a likely story
a cock-and-bull story

26- Which one is not close to ""What a life!"" in meaning?
Such is life
This is the life
That’s life
C’est la vie

27- Which one doesn’t mean “talk a lot”?
talk a hind leg off a donkey
talk a blue streak
talk nineteen to the dozen
talk turkey

28- Which “talk” do couples prefer?
talk big
talk dirty
talk shop
talk back

29- Which of these two expressions are similar?
facts and figures
the facts of life
the birds and the bees
the fact of the matter

30- Which “big” isn’t good?
big cheese
big name
big mouth
big fish

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Exercise 1: Match the animals with their definitions
Donkey, whale, shark, goose, eel, parrot, tiger, fly

A large fish with very sharp teeth and a triangular fin on its back
This fish is a mammal and it breathes through a hole on its head
This animal is a water bird; it looks like a duck but larger and is famous for being a house keeper
This bird can be trained to copy human voice.
You can see this animal in a zoo. It normally has black stripes. It belongs to the cat family.
It’s a long thin snake-like fish
It’s a small insect with two wings. You can find it in dirty places.
It’s a horse-like animal with long ears.
This insect can jump very high and it has long back legs and only eats plant.

Exercise 2: Match these animals with their babies
Goat, dog, cat, horse, cow, frog, duck, goose, pig, bear
Duckling, gosling, puppy, kitten, foal, cub, calf, kid, tadpole, piglet