EDUCADEMY- Ejercicios A2 1/12/15

EDUCADEMY- Ejercicios A2

What's the verb?

Write one verb that goes with the words and expressions.
Follow the example:

Example: money / someone's life / energy  1. your way / your wallet / your temper  2. a trip / strike / a diet  3. a mistake / a mess / the bed  4. a business / a marathon / away  5. a lot of weight / your jacket / the TV  6. vegetables / a beard / old

A veces en inglés encontramos dos palabras que dan sentido a una idea o concepto y que se unen con "and". El orden de las palabras normalmente es fijo. Por ejemplo: "fish and chips" (no se dice chips and fish).

Lee las frases siguientes y elige el orden más común de las palabras.

1. When I sit down to work at my desk, I like it to be - ? - neat and tidy tidy and neat . 2. Before we make a decision I think we should discuss the - ? - cons and pros pros and cons of the situation. 3. - What would you like to drink? - I think I'll have a - ? - tonic and gin gin and tonic . 4. Nobody taught me how to use the new software. I learnt by - ? - trial and error error and trial . 5. We had a lovely holiday in the countryside. I love the - ? - quiet and peace peace and quiet of small villages. 6. Do you fancy cereal or - ? - toast and marmalade marmalade and toast for breakfast? 7. I've decided to invest in some - ? - shares and stocks stocks and shares . 8. Shall I print this document out in colour or - ? - white and black black and white ? 9. We had terrible weather in Scotland. For three days we had storms with - ? - lightening and thunder thunder and lightening . 10. - ? - Ladies and gentlemen Gentlemen and ladies , I apologise for the delay. The presentation will start in about five minutes. 11. I don't know why you're so stressed about the interview. It's not exactly a matter of - ? - death and life life and death you know. 12. The problem with the kids of today is that they don't know the difference between - ? - right and wrong wrong and right .