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50 PUZZLES AND GAMES FORPRACTISING YOUR ENGLISH
DOUG GASE
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Jle*r"rnoto Qa.rrcl'Titles in this series include:English Puzzles IEnglish Puzzles 2English Puzzles 3English Puzzles 4Play Games With Engllsh Book 1 Colin Granger 0 435 28060 0Teachefs Book 1 0 435 28061 IPlay Games With English Book2 Colin Granger 0 435 280627Teacher's Book 2 0 435 28063 5
Word Games wlth English 1 Dekdre Howard"Williams & Cynthia Herd 0 435 28380 4Word Games with English 2 Deirdre Howard-Williams & Cynlhia Herd 0 435 28381 2word Games with English 3 Deirdre Howard-Williams & Cynlhia Herd 0 435 28382 0Word Games with English Plus Dekdle Howard-Williams & Cynthia Herd 0 435 28379 0
Heinemann InternationalA division of Heinemann Educational Books LldHalley Court, Jordan Hill, Oxfo.d OX2 8EJ
OXFORD LONDON EDINBUBGH I\4ADNID ATHENS BOLOGNAMELBOUFNE SYDNEY AUCKLAND IBADAN NAIFOEI GABORONE HABANEPOBTSIVOUTH(NH) SINGAPORE
@ Doug Case 1990
First Published 1990tsBN 0 435 28281 6
All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system, ortransmitted in any form or by anymeans, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, orotherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publishers
AcknowledgementsThanks to Brigitte zacharian for help in testing the puzzles in this book, toMlchale Cronick for deft and thoughtful editing, and to them both lor manyvaluable suggestions.
Designed, typeset and illustrated by Plum Design, southamptonPrinted by M&A Thomson Ltd, East Kilbride, Scotland
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Contentslntroduction pages iv-viPuzzles pages 1-50I Pictures and opposites2 Months jigsaw3 Verb mini-crossword4 Don't do it - it's unlucky!5 Calculator5 Folding doors7 Longer, shorter8 ldentity parade9 Find the family
10 Clothes11 Elvis's greatest hits1 2 A + B = C13 Mistakes at the airport14 Famous dates15 Longer, shorter, longer.. .16 Top half only17 Well played I18 People and thjngs19 Whats on the menu?20 Strange pictures21 Letters into words22 Beatles crossword23, Rhyming pairs24 Words and pictures25 Famous names
26 Take them away27 From time to time2A Find the famil ies29 Which medicine?30 Song titles31 A chemical code32 Bottom half only33 Crossword in two parts34 Road signs35 Eye test36 Holiday photos37 Saying the wrong thing38 Heavy syllables39 What are their. iobs?40 Complete the titles41 The United States42 Dominoes43 Crossword in three parts44 lvlissing letters45 World quiz46 Painting exh ibition47 Jukebox48 A superlative crossword49 Missing l inks50 The last word
Solutions pages 51-57lndex page 58
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lntroclr,lctionThere are fifty puzzles in this book. They all help you to practise your English.This Introduction gives you some useful words. You often find these words inthe instructions for English puzzles. (lf you know Book '1 in this series, youalready know most of these words.)
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These are also boxes:
These are pieces:
This is a gr id:squores
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These are the clues:Across, G3 Pastslmple of
'eat'.
s O 6 opposite of 'young'.Down1 Opposrte of 'always'.3 | anived two weeks ...4 opposite of 'begin'.
Across means 'horizontally' ffiDown means'vertically'IH
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This is a line of letters:
N R S T U O V A W P L S Y E
This group of pictures:
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This is a list of names:
Angelo SmithJohn Wilson
Suson Bennell
Wol+ DisneyAnn Jones
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(The miss'ng letters are o and R.The complete word is TROUSERS.)T R U 5 E S
In this word, the lettersin the wrong order:
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(The correct order is C-O-A-T.)A T O C
ln this word there is aspelling mistake: (The correct spelling is GLOVE.)
G L U V E
The word SKATE rs an anagfam
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c e A f i;;q D E C C E A l B E RComplete this film title:'2001 : Al IODYSSEY' '2001 :ASPAC| ODYSSEY'Correct the mistake:
TRIVATE
KEP OUT
PRIVATE
KEEP OUT
Put the words into the grid:
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Draw a line to the correct picture:
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Enjoy doing the puzzles - and remember:When there are letters or numbers in a puzzle,say them to yourself in English.
Use a pencl, in case you make a mistakel
You can find the so/utlons at the back of the book.
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PICT{JRH$ *NP SPP$,SNTKSEach answer in this crossword has five letters.Some clues are oictures. Other clues are words:{or these, write ihe opposlte word in the grid.
Picture clues
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cleanaccomoaniedexpen9ve
asleep
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Look at this piece from the jigsaw:All the letters of the alphabet are on it,except A,G,S,T and U. With those letters youcan make a month: AUGUST.Find the other months and write them in thecorrect places on the assembled jigsaw.
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For this crossword, the clues are groups of verbs. In each group of three verbs, findthe one which does not rhyme with the other two. Put that verb into the grid.
2 Look at the clues for / Down and 5 Down.Of those sjx verbs, which two have the same meaning?
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The crossword is complete - but lookat the clues below: which clue goeswith which answer?Write the correct number and sentencewith each picture.
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ln the crossword there are eightsuperstitions. They are allthings nof to do, because DONTthey are unlucky. z TARRY
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WHEN ON DON']DON'Tt00K BACKW|.]ENYOU TEAVEYOURHO[/E TO 60 ON ]OURNI\
ARE ;NOUtDI PAST6 UNDER NDOOR5 ANOTI,lIR
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[HLII^ItHTilKLookatthisnr.Our, @lf you put it on a calculator:
seven thousand.seven hundredand thirty-five
three hundredand seventeen
three thousand,five hundredand seven
seven hundredand seventy-one
thirty-one thousand,,seven hundredand seventy-three
three hundred andseventeen thousand,five hundred andthrrty-seven
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Th is is the v iewfrom the r ight.
th is is thefrom the front:
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Here are views of four more doors. from left and from the right.theonDiscover what is written them:
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Write the words on these front views:
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ORTERIn this puzzle, from the first answer to the third answer, the words get longer.Number t has two letters; Number 2 has those two letters - and one more;Number 3 has those three letters - and one more.Then, from the third answer to the fifth answer, the words get shorter.
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Do this puzzle inthe same way:
- 's snowing.Short formof TIMOTHY.
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- Ten o'clock.Past Simpleof MEET.
'fr:*Oppositeoi COLD.you want
. pray renn rs
on Saturday? Past Simpleof SHOOT.
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PANANAIDBNTITYAssemble a sentence about each person by taking a
piece from each of the three groups.
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became theBritish Prime
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flewacross theAtlanticin 1927,
haO histrirst
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became Queenof Great Britain
and lrelandin 1837,
made fler{irst recordin 1982,
when hewas twenty-
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when hewas fiveyedrs old.
when shewas
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Find the FAThis family of words has seven members: 'MY' is the f iWhat are the six others? Like ' lVY', each is hidden in aCan vou f ind them?
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HADRIAN'S WALL THE TOWER OF LONDON VICTORIA FA[15
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cl0ilflE8Put the pairs of words on the correct belts. ln each pair,the last letter of theletter of the second
first word is the same as the firstword.
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In this puzzle, thereAssemble
are ten Elvis Presley songs.these seven titles and write
The title of each songthem with the correct
is two words.
Put those seventitles into thisgrid, horizontally.
Findthree more titles by taking the correct letters from the grid.
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Write the words under the pictures in Groups A and B. (The words are inthe boxes, but the letters are in the wrong order.) Then put together a wordfrom Grouo A and a word from Grouo B to make each word in Group C.Group A
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MISTAIII]S ATTIIH AIIBIDOITT
In each of the signs, there iscorrect the mistake and put
a spel l ing mistake (anthe extra letter in the
extra letter). For each one,5ma[ 5q uare.
,1":::T:i'll Deypo.+ures
smokeing
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place Vou could f indsquares, to Spel lat an airport.
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Femoas 0eteAHere are six famous dates:
With the help of the pictures, put the dates beside the correct letters.
The la!riqh+ brothers mode the firs+
)i *'. o; "t" t* r rr.*, " " n'Concorde made ils firslf light (T oulouse, F roncd.
Yuri Goqorin orbiled+he Eorih in Vos+ok | '
Io | | londed on the moon'
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Write each date in two ways.
lf your numbers are correct, thesecalculations are correct:
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LONGER, SHORTIR, LONGER...In this puzzle, from the first answer to the third answer, the words getlonger. Number I has two letters; Number 2 has those two letters - and onemore; Number 3 has those three letters - and one more. After Number 4 thewords get shorter; after Number 7 they get longer, etc.
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Where'sclasgow?- It,s
Scotlani.Short form
ofCHRISTINA.
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What does it1
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t oThis bridgeis made of
l go tup - -seven o,clockthis morning.
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Do you know the Britishused for darts, but it has
game cal led 'darts'? This board is a bit l ike the boardpieces of words on it:
Assemble the pieces to make sixwords - they are all words youcan use to give your opinionof something. For eachword, take a piece f romthe black circle, a piecefrom the grey circle and apiece from the white circle.
Here is one word -find the other f ive:
AARVELLOUS
Use the pieces of words on these dartsto make:- a word meaning'very interesting',
- a word meaning 'not interesting'
Five of the words mean somethingis good - but one means somethingis bad: which one?
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People and thfngs
...a person or a thino ll/*l
mmor things
Read the eleven fi lm ti t les.and the United States.) By
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(They are the titles of films from the United Kingdomreadino each t i t le. decide if the f i lm could be about ...
. . .people
. . . th ings
...peopre
box, which f i lms are about a man?fi lms are about a woman?
Write the titles in thecorrect boxes. (Becareful - you don'tneed a// the boxes!)
In the firstAnd which
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ffiffiMgAfter an accident with some soup, the first menu is difficult to read.Write the words clearlv on the second menu.
Find all the words fromthe menu on this cornerof the tablecloth- l ike this:
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fwturtHere are six more pictures and sixPut the correct number with each
A man with no hair, listening to some music.A piece of bread with a lot of butter on it.A policeman, eating spaghetti and diinking lemonade,A cup of tea with a lot of sugar in it.A rabbit, dancing in the snow.A cowboy frying an egg.
Look at the eighteen nouns in the descript ions. ln their uses here, njneare countabie and nine are uncountable. Put them into the correct boxes'
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You can make more than one word at the same time.Here's an example:lf these words are already you canon the board: letters:
F fr i l L l , : l r
tryo puzzles below.
REMEMBER:When you put your letters on the board, you have to put them all in onel ine of squares. ( l t can be a horizontal l ine or a vert ical l ine.)
Try the
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Can you put these three letters on theboard, to make four new words?
have to make words on a board a crossword.
add these ano maKe lwo newwords at the sameIime (LEFT and OF):
And can you put these five letters onthe board, to make flve new words?
L A T Eo
LL A T E
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Bcafles SsosssosdBetween 1962The titles of 26ACROSS
and 1970, The Beatles wroteof those songs are the clues
and recorded 184 songs.for this crossword.
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Take the letters from the specialsquares: oand put them in the correct orderto make the title of another songby The Beatles. lt's just one word.
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Six of the words inthem with the helptwenty-four words
the box are incomplete. Completeof the pictures. Then put theinto twelve rhyming pairs.
For example:
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PICTURESPut these words into the correct Dictures.
No, thonks.Have you got
any lemonode ?,
Here you are.One coffee andfwo lemonodes.
Vl ould youlike somecoffee ?
Whot wouldyou like ?
Slronliumis a metal.
No, thanks.Inever drink
beer.A beer, please. I +hink +his dooris mode of
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Look at the groups of famous names.In each group, three people are o{ thesame nationality and one person is ofa different nationality.Write the nationality of the threepeople in Grid A, and the nationalityof the other person in Grid B.
(lf you have a problem, you canfind all the nationalit ies at thehni inm nf tho n:no\
American'1 Neil Armstrong, astronaut
Walt Disney, film-makerWilliam Shakespeare, writelFrank Sinatra. sinoer English
GRID A 2 Brigitte Bardot, actressMahatma Gandhi, political leaderVictor Hugo, writerJean-Paul Sartre, philosopher
3 Pyotr Tchaikovsky, composerValentina Tereshkova, astronautWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composerAlexander Solzhenitsyn, writer
5 Confucius, philosopherMao Tse-Tung, political leaderAkira Kurosawa, film-makerLao-Tze, philosopher
6 Federico Fell ini, f i lm-makerSophia Loren, actressLeonardo da Vinci, scientist and artistMelina Mercouri, actress and politician
7 Andr6s Segovia, guitaristFidel Castro, political leaderMiguel de Cervantes, writerPablo Picasso. oainter
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Johann Sebastian Bach, composerJohann Wolfgang von Goethe, writerLudwig van Beethoven, composerVincent van Gogh, painter
GRID B
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Find the words in the boxes below.matches you take away. (The total
For each word, wri te how manynumber is sixty-eight).
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Two preces of this jigsaw arealready in posit ion. Add thefour others ( just look at theshapes of the pieces -don'tworry about the letters forthe moment ).
ffiffiGo roundthe jigsawlike this:
You shouldf ind fivewords.Writethem here:
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The, customer is
Detter late than
One of those fiveand fi lm ti t le (the
words is missingsame word in al l
from this proverb, song titlethree places). Which word is it7
Which word is missing from this proverb, song title and film title?
The postmanrings twice.
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in the rain.go out
ilffiq4'1look back
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KATHERINE MANSF/EID
ARTHUR KOESTLER
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Familv 1family of words has four members: 'THIS'is the first. What are the three others?This
LiketheCan
'TH15', each is hidden inname of a writer.you f ind them?
This family_of words has sevent-----...-J
members: 'ME' is the first. What are the others?Like 'ME', each is hiddenin the name of a United
Nations state.Ztinaaawle:L BYELORUSS IA
5 THE UNITED KNqDoMl+me REPUBLTC oF IRETAND
5 PAKISTANb TUNf stA7 THE BAHAMAS
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These six people are not very well - each has amedicine is best for each person: the letters on
different problem. Decide whichthe pi l ls spel l the problems.
has got a , so Number is the best medicine. \
has gjot a , so Number is the best medicine. \has got a , so Number is the best medicine. \
has got a , so Number is the best medicine. \
has got a , so Number is the best medicine.has got a , so Number is the best medicine.
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At the bottom of the page, thereComplete the titles by using theseverbs, in their-rng form:
is an alphabetical l ist of eleven song t i t lSs.
And... Find thefor each song,numbers in the
correct pictureand put thecrrcles.
Question: One of the songs is not about the present:lt's about lhe future. Which one?
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#*ffi#xrt*Here are some chemical elements and their svmbols:
Alumin iumCalciumLaroonChlorineCobalt
FluorineHydrogenlodine
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Use the symbols to do this crossword. (Allthe answers are in the picture.)
Across
1 Calcium + Sulphur +Hydrogen.
3 Cobalt + Neon.4 Copper + Phosphorus.
5 Carbon + Hydrogen + Aluminium+ Potassium.
7 Calcium + Nitrogen +Aluminium.10 Fluor ine + lodine + Sulphur +
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2 Cobalt + Oxygen+ Potassium.
4 Chlorine + Oxygen +Carbon + Potassium.
6 Hydrogen + Aluminium+ Fluorine.
8 Nickel + Neon.Sulphur + Hydrogen + lodine
+ Phosphorus.
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BOTTOM HAtF OWIVComplete the words and pictures by adding the top
Draw a line from each word to the correcthalf of each one.pictu re.
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First, colour the twelve British road signs:A=red B = b lack C=blue D = ye l low
Then read the meanings and put the numbers in the correct places.
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1 You've got to stop here.2 You can't enter this street.3 You've got to drive faster than thirty miles per
hour here: 30 m.p.h. is the mrnimum speed.4 You can't travel by bicycle here.5 You can't turn right here.6 You can only travel by bicycle here.7 You can't turn left here.8 You've got to go straight on here: you can't
turn left or right.9 You can't overtake here.
10 You can never park here.1 1 You can't drive faster than thirty miles per
hour here: 30 m.p.h. is the maximurn speed.
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On each eye test chart, there are the letters of two words.With the help of the pictures, find the words and write
them on the backs of the chairs.
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THE PLANE.iloMnryqJuE-ryLONDON!Use these wordsto complete the
titles for thephotos:
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:#myiryfum+nrmoWMfrmWThe speakers in these pictures are all saying the wrong thing:
Now they are al l saying the r ight thing:
Here are eight morepictures with speakerssaying the wrong thing.Move the sentencesso that they are allsaying the r ight thing.
English Puzzles 2 Heinemann International
Throw me fhe rope. and me the s
Throw me the rope. Hond me lhe sponner. Tell me your nome.
Pass me fhe solf.. Gef me a buckef.
Reod me q s+ory. Ploy me o song'
Give me Your hand' Dro- ^n iiQ. how me Your PassPofi
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BETWEENBoth words have two syllables (UN-DER, BE-TWEEN),but the stress is different.
nEVorF/,,the stress is on the first syllable:the f irst syl lable is 'heavier ' .
lnlBeTWEEl! , the stress is on the second syllable:the second syllable is 'heavier'
Here are twelve more words. Put them onto the correct
There are six l ike this.
and six l ike this:
scales.
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?r/6ar arte il&? 7b4"Each of the names is an anagram of a 1ob. For example:C. TROOD = DOCTOR
7Find the other jobs, andadd the correct nu mbersfrom the p ictu res.
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G@Nf,PLETtr THE TITLtrSA lot of English words end with the letters 'er'. Here are twelve.Use them to complete the film titles on the posters.
LETTERHIGHER
SWMJT4ER-FRtstoPnrn DRIVER
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Quest ion:Why are the posters in groups of three?
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Mistakes at the airoort
I1 BALL12 BOY13 BRUSH14 BELT15 CHAIB16 FLOWER17 F ISH18 BOO[./j19 SHOP20 BAG
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Remember: Thewords' jeans' , ' t rouse$' and'shorts '
I. 9 TOILETIS TP 10 TAXIYS YT 11 BUS$ES SE 12 No SI/oKUNG EO 13 MENM ND 14 CARB PARK RH 15 WTOI\,IEN Hu 16 oUT oFT oRDER F
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WONDERFULI EKKI ] 'LL
EXCELLENTTERRIFIC
FANTASTIC
The word meaning'very interesting' is FASCINATING.The word meaning'not interesting' is BORIN6.
@18 People and thingsThe eleven titles go into these three boxes (the otherboxes are empty):
@19 what 's on the menu ?
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The word meaning 'bad' isterrble. Allthe other words -including tefflfic - mean'good'
SHE KNEVI ALL THE ANSWEPSHE WALKED bY NIGHTHE RAN ALL fh. WAYWKO WAS TM1 LADf?WHO ]S 4ARRY KELLEPPA,M
IT CAAE FROA OUTERS?ACE
BENEATH THE SEA
In the f i rst box, these f i lms are about a man: 'Hewalked by night', 'He ran all the way', 'Who i5 HarryKel lerman?'These f i lms are about a woman: 'She knew al l theanswers','who was that lady?'
The five new words are:OTHER, FOR, ATE (the pasttense of eat), sHE and TEN.
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@ 26 Take them away
One more song:
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@ 24 Words and pictures
Remember: A lot of nouns can be countable anduncountable. ln the first group of pictures, the nouns'beer ' , 'metal ' , 'coffee' and' lemonade' are countable;in the second group of pictures, they are uncountable.
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NEVER7l$1 rroverb: Ihe customer is always right.(- 2 | 5or9: You always hurt the one you love.\J/ Fllm: The postman dlways rings twice.
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Remember: the -ing form o{ 'dance' is 'dancing (not'dan(eing') .The long abbut the Jututeis what are you doing sunday?(You (an also say: 'what are you doing ot sunday?')
@ 31 A chemical code
HALK
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BATHROOM
@ 33 crossword in two Parts
All the words include the letters TH ln the first part ofthe crossword, the pronounciation is'soft', /0/; in thesecond part of the (rossword, the pronunciation is'had', l6l .
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"M'K'W"W'W"K
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OOTHPASTE
SHAMPOO
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THE FRONT I OF IOUR HOTEL.5 ouR RooM wAs f HtRtl.12 THE OLD ]OWN, WITHI /IS I NARROW STREETS.I A cAsrLE I rHA- l wFVsrrEDz 5UE AND [...@FRTEND MARTA.I t lHE BEACH f-w' 'TE IWE WENT 5W MMiNG.10 TOM A\D ILL wlH [i]-IEIR I (R tI\D MAI\U-6 \^/HOs ITHIS?9 I wHosE l r t t r aHt Ht5t /1 THE TCE,CREAMS I wERt IDELTCOUSII t l I l.F] s E5TA T ME1t WAITER, I IH6R6 I IS A FLY N MY SOUPI'
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i This is the first line o'f a lot of jokes. For examplelWa;tet there's a fly in my soupl- Don't speak too loud, sir I haven't got one foreveryoooy.
Waiter there's a f ly in my soup!- I 'm sorry, madam, Are you a vegetarian?
@ 37 Saying the wrong thingSend ne a postcard
@ 38 Heavy syllables
@ 40 Complete the titles1 The grass is greener.2 Bigger than l iJe.3 Higher and h igher4 The )azz sirger5 The swimmer
7 Harry and Walter go to New York.8 christophercolumbus.9 Alexander the Great.
10 Dangerous corner11 The Pink Panther-12 A letter to arezhnev.ANSWER TO QUESTIONiIn the f i rst group, 'greenea, 'biggei and higher 'are al l
In the second group, 's inger ' , rwimmer'and 'dr iver 'al laome f rom verbs ( 's ing' , 'swim', 'dr ive') .In the third group, 'Walter ' , 'Christopher ' and'Alexander' are al l names.The words in the fourth group { 'cornef, 'panthef and'lettea) can't go into the other groups.
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The five verbt in the first part have the vowel sound /a/The five verbs in the second part have the vowel sound /e/ .The five verbs in the third part have the vowel sound /r:/
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The famous city k
CHESS GLASSES DRESS2 JARROT CARROT CHERRY3 BEER CHEESE WEEKEND
N RUNNER WINNER BANNTR5 o Booa scHooL DooR6 LADDER MIDDLE WEDDING7 BALLET BILL ROLLERSKATES8 WOOD BOOK FOOT9 BILLIARDS PUTLOVER VILLAGI
1 0 N IHINNSR SUNNY FUNNY
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@50 rhe last wordYou can't make an omelette without breaking eggsThe best things in l i fe are free.something h better than nothing.You can't put old wine in new bottlesThere is a time to speak and a time to be silentA hungry man rs an angry man-Big fish eat little fish.When one door ( loses, another door opens.one man's meat is another man's poason.Tomorrow never tomes,tJ you don't like the heat, get out o{ the kitchen.Art is long, life is short.
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@46 Paint ingexhib i t ion1 Washing machine. 7 Running shoes.2 Frying pan. 8 Fishing rod.3 Rocking chair 9 Writing Paper.4 Answering ma.hine. 10 sleeping bag.5 Shopping bag. 11 Reading lamp6 Swimming pool. 12 DinjngroomRemember the double letters in 'shopping"and'swimming'.Also remember that there is no e in 'wri t ing' , 'dr iv ing'a n d ' d i n i n g ' .
@ 47 Jukebox
The commonest let ter in the Engl ish language i5 E
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to do puzzles about ParticularIndex. For example, if you wantadjectives, do Puzzle 40.
points, you can findto do a puzzle about
Adjectives- comparative 40- for opinions 17- of nationality 25- opposites 1- possessive 9- superlative 45, 48Adverbs of frequency 27Ages IAirport signs 13Bathroom things 32canlcan't (permission) 34Chemical elements 31Clothes 10Comparative adjectives 40Compound nouns 12, 46Connectors (and, but, eic,) 49Countable nouns 20, 24Da tes '14Direct and indirect objects 37Eating utensils 16-er ending 40-est ending 45Famous people a, $, 25Famous places 9,45Fi lms 18Food and dr ink 19Frequency adverbs 27Future, present, past 47Geographical features 35have got to (obligation) 34Hobbies 42lllness 29lmperatives 4, 37Indirect and direct objects 37lnfinitive of verbs 3-rnq ending 30, 45Jobs 39Menus 19lMonths 2most + adjective 4858
Nationalities 25Nouns- compound 12,46- countable/uncountable 20, 24Numbers 5,25Objects (direct and indirect) 37obligation (have got to) 34Opinions 17Opposites 1Past, present, future 47Past Simple a, M, 43.47Permission (ca n lcan' t) 34Possessive adjectives 9Prepositions of place 4, 38Present Continuous 30, 47Presenl, past, future 47Present Simple 47Pronouns 18,28Pronunciation 3, 23, 33, 38, 43Proverbs 50Road signs 34Songs 11,22,30,47Spelling 13, 35, 44Stress 38Superlative adjectives- with -est ending 45- with the most 485uperstitions 4th i s lth at/these/ those 28Uncountable nouns 20, 24United States 41Verbs- can, have got to 34- imperative 4- infinitive 3- -ing form (in nouns) 46- past, present, future 47
Simole 8, 14, 43, 47t Continuous 30, 47
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Puzzles are funl PLzzles make you think, and Englishpuzzles nEke you think about the English language.
With English Puzzles, in class orat horne, you canpractise the E nglish you aleady know (vocabulary,
gramnEr, spelling...)-and leam sonE rnole.TheE are four books in the senes:
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