2.1 WORDS OF WISDOM: METAPHORS

 0    35 schede    josehbaltazar
inizia ad imparare

Scarica mp3 Stampa Gioca Testa il tuo livello
 
Domanda English Risposta English
I'm over the hill.
Read the metaphor and choose the correct meaning
inizia ad imparare
I can't do something well enough because I'm too old.
Why are metaphors used?
inizia ad imparare
Metaphors add colour to descriptions and help us to visualise a subject.
How do they help to communicate an idea?
inizia ad imparare
They help to communicate an idea because they allow us to compare one thing to another.
go badly
inizia ad imparare
go downhill
having to choose one thing or another
inizia ad imparare
at a crossroads
have a great future
inizia ad imparare
(You'll) go far
become number one
inizia ad imparare
reach the peak
reproduce without thinking
inizia ad imparare
regurgitate
difficult to believe/accept
inizia ad imparare
hard to swallow
badly thought-out
inizia ad imparare
half-baked (idea)
something to think about
inizia ad imparare
food for thought
keep time free
inizia ad imparare
put aside some time
using time badly (not doing anything with time=
inizia ad imparare
wasting precious time
don't have time to do something
inizia ad imparare
can't afford to spend time
survive after you would expect to be dead
inizia ad imparare
live on borrowed time
My teachers said, "You have a great future ahead of you"
inizia ad imparare
You'll go far.
A friend told me she was related to Albert Einstein, but I find that difficult to believe.
inizia ad imparare
hard to swallow
You should keep some time free to visit the National Gallery when you're in Edinburgh.
inizia ad imparare
put aside some time
He had a badly thought-out plan to start a website selling cars.
inizia ad imparare
half-baked
I began my career by winning two tennis tournements, but then things started to go wrong.
inizia ad imparare
go downhill
Our dog had been sick for years and was expected to die at any moment.
inizia ad imparare
living on borrowed time
He was at the height of his career when he decided to retire.
inizia ad imparare
the peak
Someone once said "all children are born geniuses". That's something for us to think about.
inizia ad imparare
food for thought
As a small child, Akiko was obviously bright.
bright; intelligence as light
inizia ad imparare
intelligent
Nico shone at maths from an early age.
shone at maths; intelligence as light
inizia ad imparare
was especially good at something
The solution came to me in a flash of inspiration.
came to me in a flash of inspiration; intelligence as light
inizia ad imparare
a clever idea that comes suddenly
Everyone thought I was dim, but I eventually passed all my exams.
dim; intelligence as light
inizia ad imparare
not very intelligent
We analysed the findings and then constructed a theory.
constructed; Theories as buildings
inizia ad imparare
developed
Do you have any statistics to support this theory?
support; Theories as buildings
inizia ad imparare
help prove
Your evidence is very weak; that's where your idea falls down.
falls down; Theories as buildings
inizia ad imparare
fails because a particular reason
The foundations of the argument aren't very strong.
foundations; Theories as buildings
inizia ad imparare
basis
We made a killing from his latest investment.
a killing; Business as war
inizia ad imparare
a big profit
The marketing department launched an aggressive campaign to promote the product.
launched an aggressive campaign; Business as war
inizia ad imparare
began an intense series of actions
Our new adverts are targeting eighteen-year-olds.
targeting; Business as war
inizia ad imparare
aimed at
The two companies decide to join forces in 2009.
join forces; Business as war
inizia ad imparare
merge together
Crea delle schede

Devi essere accedere per pubblicare un commento.