Assignments for 27.11.23

NEF Advanced Vocabulary Similes ex. a slide 78

a. Look at the example from the listening script and read the information about similes. Then complete the sentences 1-10 with a word from the list.

Some people can eat like a horse and not put on weight.

1. My husband is as stubborn as a mule– he refuses to go to the doctor about his bad back.
2. She’s as white as a sheet. I think she’s going to faint.
3. He drinks like a fish. He really ought to cut down.
4. He’s as deaf as a post. You’ll have to speak up a little.
5. She sleeps like a log. I don’t think she’s ever had problems with insomnia.
6. Your mother is as blind as a rat. She should get her eyes tested.
7. She’s been as good as gold. She took all her medicine without making any fuss.
8. He’s lost a lot of weight since his illness. He’s as thin as a rake.
9. When I pressed the button, the nurse came as quickly as a flash.
10. My new medication works like a dream. I feel 100 times better.