Words in action Let’s add depth to language

1 Let’s add depth to language a) Label the pictures with the words: a bee, a bat, a kitten, a clam, a bug, coal, a monkey. What adjectives can you think of to describe each picture?

b) Complete the following similes with the words in a). Listen to the recording and check.

as cute as…. as busy as… as snug as……in a rug as blind as …. as happy as…. as agile as… as black as…

c) Match the similes with their explanations

as agile as a monkey comparing someone’s level of energy to a fast-flying bee as black as coal comparing someone who is very cozy to how comfortable a bug can be in a rug as happy as a clam implying someone can move as well as a monkey does as snug as a bug in a rug comparing the color of something dark to the very-dark coal color as cute as a kitten indicating that the person cannot see any better than a bat as blind as a bat comparing someone’s happiness to the contentment of a clam as busy as a bee someone looks the way a kitten looks

2 Classification Put the words in the correct columns. Some words may go in more than one column. audition • lyrics • composer • playwright • observant • booking office • act • chapter • cover • book review • orchestra • arrogant • conflict • program • curtain • literary critic • soundtrack • action • plot • album • best-seller• instruments • interval • voice • loyal • passion • horror • fantasy • make-up •detective story• paperback • cast • fable• loving •

Books Theater Characters Music Film