proverbs and sayings

• Engels
• WO
• Studiejaar 3

How many of the idioms
in the video
can you remember?

Ideomatic language use is essential in your writing.

It proves that you have a real grasp of the English langauage.

Try to use it as often as possible.

Remember "The Teacher"

A rolling stone gathers no...

1. flowers
2. sand
3. moss
4. grass

Don't cry over spilt ...

1. water
2. bread
3. drinks
4. milk

Too many..... spoil the broth.

1. people
2. cooks
3. housewives
4. chefs

Don't count your ..... before they hatch.

1. eggs
2. chickens
3. ducks
4. money

Don't make a ......... of a molehill.

1. house
2. mountain
3. heap
4. bulge

THE GAME

You have to pick a card.

Look at the picture and try to work out what the idiom is.

5 points for the correct English idiom

2 points for the correct Dutch idiom

You have to make a sentence, using the idiom before the next person can pick up a card.