Learn the meaning of and remember 5 commonly used expressions in English through watching online videos and completing quizzes.

What to do first

It's simple, first watch each of our short YouTube videos on expressions (which you will find listed below or on our YouTube playlist for these expressions). In each video you will see two examples of the expression being used. In each the meaning is the same. From these examples guess what the meaning of the expression is (you will be told its meaning at the end of the video).

  1. LIKE CHALK AND CHEESE
  2. A PAIN IN THE NECK
  3. COST AN ARM AND A LEG
  4. CROSS THE LINE
  5. HAVE A WHALE OF A TIME

Then do the quizzes here

After watching the videos, come back to this web page and do the below quizzes. Both of them are on the 5 expressions which watched in the videos.

In the first exercise, you have to choose which of the expressions is correct for the sentence. Use the context of the sentence(s) to help you decide which one is correct.

In the second exercise, you have to match each of the 5 expressions to their meaning (e.g. 'to be annoyed about something').

In both exercises, you should only use each of the 5 expressions once.

After doing this, go to the 3rd part of the expressions quiz to learn and remember more.

Exercise 1

Choose the correct expression from the selection box for each of the 5 questions. Click on the "Check" button at the bottom of the quiz to check your answers.

1.If I had the money, I would love to buy a rolex watch. But they . So unless I win the lottery, I will never own one.

2.Nancy: "What's wrong? You seem angry."
Tina: "I found out that my husband has been had an affair with another woman. For me, he has by doing that. No second chances. I am going to divorce him."

3.Sarah: "How was the party last night?"
James: "We . We were singing and dancing all night long. You really should have come."

4.Don't you think it's strange how Emma and Julie are such good friends? They . Emma is so talkative and Julie is really shy.

5.Rodney: "How was your class today?"
Gemma: ""Not easy! One of the student . She was talking throughout the class and being silly."



Exercise 2

Choose the correct expression from the selection box for each of the 5 questions. Click on the "Check" button at the bottom of the quiz to check your answers.

1.To say that something is extremely expensive.

2.To say that two people or things are completely different to each other.

3.To really enjoy yourself when doing something.

4.To say that somebody or something is (or is being) very annoying.

5.To say that a person has done or said something you consider to be completely unacceptable. It normally then leads to some type of punishment for them.




Now go to the 3rd part of the expressions quiz to learn and remember more.



Practice

Now that you understand them, practise them by creating your own sentences in English with them.