Do you know the English expression “keep it under (one’s) hat“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Noel: Keep it under your hat, but I won the lottery last weekend.
Claire: That’s amazing! Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.
Does it mean:
a) put something under (one’s) hat
b) keep something a secret
c) tell everyone
d) keep some money
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Answer: b) keep something a secret
Do you know the English expression “to have a brainwave“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Petra: Have you worked out how to get more money?
Fran: Yes, I had a brainwave yesterday. I’m going to start my own business!
Does it mean:
a) have a good idea
b) have a headache
c) have trouble thinking
d) have an illness
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Answer: a) have a good idea
Can you complete this English expression? It means “to suddenly become angry”.
Lose (one’s) ……
a) heat
b) cold
c) cool
d) peace
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Answer: c) cool
Lose (one’s) cool
Do you know the English adjective “abysmal“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Dave: How was the new TV show last night?
Ollie: It was abysmal. I couldn’t watch it.
Does it mean:
a) very good
b) too late
c) very complicated
d) very bad
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Answer: d) very bad
Can you complete this English expression? It means to not know what time it is.
Lose…….. of time
a) record
b) change
c) track
d) clock
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Answer: c) track
Lose track of time
Our new graded reader KILLER is now available.
It is the 4th book in the Old Secrets – Modern Mysteries series.
When James Winchester was a spy, he made many friends, and many enemies. Now someone wants him dead. Who is it? And why? The answers lie in James’ secret past.
The decisions James made in Cambodia in the 1970s and the Middle East in the 1980s come back to haunt him. They will either keep him alive, or have him killed.
A fast-paced action story, which shows how our past choices can change our lives.
Do you know the English word “chatterbox“? Read the conversation below. Can you guess the meaning?
Rebecca: Sue called. I was on the phone for two hours.
Ben: She’s a chatterbox, isn’t she?
Does it mean:
a) someone who gossips about people
b) someone who talks a lot
c) someone who likes to call people
d) someone who telephones you
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Answer: b) someone who talks a lot
