What does it mean?

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1. What does “shufti” mean? 9. What does “gobsmacked” mean?
a) A small drink before bedtime. a) Impossible to repair. Completely destroyed or
b) A quick look at something. broken.
c) A general word to describe small mammals. b) To be amazed or very surprised by something.
d) A hat for winter that covers the ears. c) Unused or unwanted.
d) To be very shy.

2. What is a “sarnie?” 10. What does “misgiving” mean?

a) Tight underwear. a) To give the wrong recipient.
b) A new teacher in the first year of work. b) Not understood.
c) A sandwich. c) A bribe or illegal payment.
d) A person from Sardinia. d) A serious doubt or anxiety about something.

3. What does “to canoodle” mean? 11. What does “to diddle” mean?
a) To kiss and cuddle. a) To attack.
b) To ride in a small boat. b) To deceive or con somebody out of money.
c) To put spaghetti into tins. c) To ignore.
d) To not do any work. d) To have a romantic relationship in secret.

4. What does “to sway” mean? 12. What does “shortcoming” mean?
a) To oscillate or move from side to side. a) Something greatly exaggerated.
b) To move very slowly. b) Less than expected.
c) To collapse. c) A short distance.
d) To protect or reinforce. d) A personality defect.

5. What does “dicey” mean? 13. What is a “doddle?”

a) A person that likes to gamble. a) A bed made on the floor from cushions.
b) An ugly colour. b) Something easy.
c) To be very square or cubed. c) A happy person of little intellect.
d) Risky, not safe or not sure. d) A Scottish biscuit made with whisky.

6. What is a “barney?” 14. What does “brawn” mean?

a) A man that is never serious? a) A long beard.
b) A temporary toilet in a field. b) Bad sunburn.
c) An argument or fight. c) Extreme intelligence.
d) A small, agricultural building. d) Physical strength and big muscles.

7. What does “edification” mean?

a) Improving the mind through learning.
b) An ornate building.
c) Demolishing a building.
d) Moving house or changing address.
15. What does to “get shirty” mean?
a) To walk as a form of transport.
b) To become confrontational or angry.
c) To buy clothes.
d) To signal a romantic interest in somebody.

8. What does “go for a waz” mean?

a) To die. 16. What are “crow’s feet?”
b) To urinate. a) Feet that belong to a bad dancer.
c) To hide at work and read, play cards or do b) A person’s feet after they have spent all day
 What does it mean? – 14 – Practice

barney brawn canoodle crow’s feet dicey diddle doddle

edification get shirty gobsmacked misgivings sarnie shortcomings shufti
sway waz
Match the words in the box above with the sentences below.
You will need to conjugate the verbs or convert to plural when

1. I should not have drunk so much tea. I need to go for another ______________ again.

2. We sent the workers on a team-bonding exercise in the forest for their ____________ in
hopes of improving their problem-solving skills as a unit.

3. There was a lot of noise in the street so I went outside for a ____________. It was my
neighbour playing baseball with his kids and their friends.

4. I won’t go in that shop again. The shopkeeper _____________ me out of 2 euros for
something that cost only 1 euro 50 cents.

5. She sat on the porch watching the trees _____________ in the wind.

6. I hadn’t seen her for years and immediately noticed her hair was starting to go grey and that
she had ______________.

7. She was starving. The only thing she had eaten all day was a cheese _____________ at
lunchtime.

8. My sister has very few ______________ except for her inability to be on time for anything.

9. I am sleeping on the sofa because my wife and I have had a very big ______________.

10. She decided not to invest in the scheme as the business plan was way too ____________ in
her opinion.

11. This job requires brain instead of ____________ although there will be some heavy-lifting.

12. The exam was an absolute ____________. I passed with a mark of 96% first time.

13. He presented his business plan to the investors but many of them had serious
____________ about the logistics.

14. The young couple were sat on a park bench ______________ and laughing while listening
to the band playing in the bandstand.

15. I was completely _______________ when my son won the election and became mayor.

16. My boss ______________ when I told him I could not work that weekend.
 What are the answers? - 14
1. What does “shufti” mean?
a) A small drink before bedtime.
b) A quick look at something.
c) A general word to describe small mammals.
d) A hat for winter that covers the ears.
2. What is a “sarnie?”
a) Tight underwear.
b) A new teacher in the first year of work.
c) A sandwich.
d) A person from Sardinia.
3. What does “to canoodle” mean?
a) To kiss and cuddle.
b) To ride in a small boat.
c) To put spaghetti into tins.
d) To not do any work.
4. What does “to sway” mean?
a) To oscillate or move from side to side.
b) To move very slowly.
c) To collapse.
d) To protect or reinforce.
5. What does “dicey” mean?
a) A person that likes to gamble.
b) An ugly colour.
c) To be very square or cubed.
d) Risky, not safe or not sure.
6. What is a “barney?”
a) A man that is never serious?
b) A temporary toilet in a field.
c) An argument or fight.
d) A small, agricultural building.
7. What does “edification” mean?
a) Improving the mind through learning.
9. What does “gobsmacked” mean?
a) Impossible to repair. Completely destroyed or
broken.
b) To be amazed or very surprised by something.
c) Unused or unwanted.
d) To be very shy.
10. What does “misgiving” mean?
a) To give the wrong recipient.
b) Not understood.
c) A bribe or illegal payment.
d) A serious doubt or anxiety about something.
11. What does “to diddle” mean?
a) To attack.
b) To deceive or con somebody out of money.
c) To ignore.
d) To have a romantic relationship in secret.
12. What does “shortcoming” mean?
a) Something greatly exaggerated.
b) Less than expected.
c) A short distance.
d) A personality defect.
13. What is a “doddle?”
a) A bed made on the floor from cushions.
b) Something easy.
c) A happy person of little intellect.
d) A Scottish biscuit made with whisky.
14. What does “brawn” mean?
a) A long beard.
b) Bad sunburn.
c) Extreme intelligence.
d) Physical strength and big muscles.
15. What does to “get shirty” mean?
 Answers
1. I should not have drunk so much tea. I need to go for another waz again.

2. We sent the workers on a team-bonding exercise in the forest for their edification in hopes
of improving their problem-solving skills as a unit.

3. There was a lot of noise in the street so I went outside for a shufti. It was my neighbour
playing baseball with his kids and their friends.

4. I won’t go in that shop again. The shopkeeper diddled me out of 2 euros for something that
cost only 1 euro 50 cents.

5. She sat on the porch watching the trees swaying in the wind.

6. I hadn’t seen her for years and immediately noticed her hair was starting to go grey and that
she had crow’s feet.

7. She was starving. The only thing she had eaten all day was a cheese sarnie at lunchtime.

8. My sister has very few shortcomings except for her inability to be on time for anything.

9. I am sleeping on the sofa because my wife and I have had a very big barney.

10. She decided not to invest in the scheme as the business plan was way too dicey in her
opinion.

11. This job requires brain instead of brawn although there will be some heavy-lifting.

12. The exam was an absolute doddle. I passed with a mark of 96% first time.

13. He presented his business plan to the investors but many of them had serious misgivings
about the logistics.

14. The young couple were sat on a park bench canoodling and laughing while listening to the
band playing in the bandstand.

15. I was completely gobsmacked when my son won the election and became mayor.
 Description Game – What does it mean 14
How to play:
Cut into strips of two words and place in cups. Each student takes one and then describes the
two words to the class as effectively as possible. For intermediate levels the teacher could
To gocomprehension
describe the words as a listening for a waz To go to
game. the toilet
A great time-filler and an effective
consolidation activity.
Barney Row

Brawn Intellect

To canoodle To court

Crow’s feet Bingo wings

Dicey Risky

To diddle To con

Shortcoming Flaw

Misgiving Doubt

To get shirty To lose one’s

temper
Doddle A piece of cake

Edification Education

To sway To swing

Sarnie Cuppa

To have a shufti To have a

butcher’s
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