bee branch bud bush butterflies daisies grass roots green fingers

hay landscape leaf roses thorny tree weather woods

Insert words from above into most appropriate sentences below

1) It’s all well and good using renewable energy but those wind turbines are a real blot on the
________________. They ruin the countryside. (very ugly, not pleasant to look at)

2) It wasn’t the directors of this company that did all the work; it was the __________ _________ that
made this company so successful. (basic, ordinary people that form the organization)

3) Andrew’s garden is fantastic. He really does have _________ _________. (be very good at gardening)

4) They are not having a party in this office. We need to nip this idea in the ___________ right now.
(stop something before it becomes a problem)

5) That’s it! No more pizza and beer! I’m going to turn over a new ____________. (change, start again)

6) Europe has always been a ____________ issue for the Conservative Party. (difficult, complicated)

7) Scottish independence has nothing to do with the EU. You’re barking up the wrong __________ if you
think they are the same thing. (mistaken, misdirected, misunderstood)

8) I think I’m going to hit the __________. I’m really tired. (go to bed)

9) You can’t have seen him! He’s been pushing up the __________ for the past 5 years!

10) Stop beating around the ___________ and tell your boss that you want a pay rise. (delaying,
procrastinating)

11) That job was difficult at the beginning but now it’s all coming up ___________. (have a good result)

12) The economy is looking a lot better but the country isn’t out of the __________ yet. (danger)

13) He may look confident but he always gets ____________ in his stomach before he performs in front
of an audience. (get nervous)

14) The government has decided to accept the olive ____________ extended by the union and both
sides have now resumed talks. (peace offering)

15) Are you feeling under the ____________? You have been looking a bit tired and ill since you arrived
at the office this morning. (feeling ill)

16) Don’t start talking to him about independence. He has a real __________ in his bonnet about it.
(obsession – normally negative)

Now write five sentences using the expressions from above:

e.g. Brexit is just a storm in a teacup if you ask me. etc.