general vocabulary 30 Size, quantity & dimension ‘A. Look at the following list and decide whether we are talking about something big (in terms of size, quantity or dimension) or something small. 1. minute amount of dust 14, a giant building 2. a minuscule piece of cloth. 18.2 gargantuan meal 3.an enormous book gg wide avenue _ : 4,amammoth job 17. a broad river __ — 5. huge waste of time 18.2 tall man, —_ 6. vast room 19. a high mountain 7a gigantic wave 20. a deep lake Batiny cor _ 21. shallow poo! 8.2 monumental error 22. a longedistance journ 10, a colossal statue___ ong journey aplenty of food 23. a vast crowd of supporters__ 12. dozens oftimes 2 tons of work 13, a narrow alleyway 25, a great deal of time B, Now complete jentences using one of the expressions above. In some cases, more than one answer is possible. 1. Before you embark on itis essential that you are well-prepared. 2. We spent. working on the plans for the new library 3. Wetoldyou____— not to smoke in here. 4, ____must have blown into the camera and scratched the film. 5. Villages along the coast were destroyed when caused by the earthquake swept houses into the sea. 6. twas. going there; he didn’t even turn up. 7. One of the Roman emperor Nero's greatest excesses was to build of himself in the city centre. Peer Coin ishing. © 201 For reference ae the Engish Deon or Sts (90688062)