Practice 2

Match the idioms with their meanings.

1. having a blast (a) To depart; to start a journey
2. bed of roses (b) To reveal someone's secret
3. call it a day (c) A simple job, task or activity
4. cry over spilled milk (d) To declare the end of a task/activity
5. hit the road (e) An easy, comfortable situation/life
6. kill two birds with one stone . (f) To have a good time or to enjoy
7. piece of cake (g) Complain about something from the past
8. spill the beans (h) Accomplish two different things at
the same time

Practice 3
Fill in the gaps with relevant cohesive devices.

lastly and although moreover however

(a) My father is a well-known professor. He is smart (1) hardworking.

(2) he is a dedicated person. (3) he is very busy with his
work, he never forgets to spend his quality time with us. (4) if he could
not make his time with us, he would buy us something if he has to attend seminar
abroad. (5) I just want to say that my father is an inspiration.

finally therefore so that because but

(b) Many people will attend the event (1) the speaker is famous. (2) ,
we need to prepare a spacious place (3) we can accommodate around three
hundred attendees. We were thinking of doing it at the city hall, (4) it was
fully booked. (5) , we will hold the event at the school hall.

that however when because not only that

(c) I was rushing to school one morning (1) I woke up late. (2) ,I
had also missed the bus. (3) , Lady Luck was on my side that day. Nobody was
waiting at the main entrance (4) I arrived at school. That was the only time
(5) I made such mistake.

since despite and then firstly

(d) As soon as the examination was over, my best friends (1) I decided to spend our
holiday. (2) , we bought direct tickets from K L I A to Langkawi International Airport.
(3) , we chose to stay at Langkawi Beach Resort (4) it was near to
Pantai Cenang. We went back happily after everything was over (5) knowing
that the island would be crowded especially during school holidays.