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Unit 29: Annoying advice
Verb patterns

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  19. 19I'm really sorry...
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  22. 22Looking to the future
  23. 23Becoming familiar with things
  24. 24From rags to riches
  25. 25Against the odds
  26. 26Our future on Mars?
  27. 27Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
  28. 28Dodgy dating
  29. 29Annoying advice
  30. 30I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks

Session 1

How much of William Shakespeare's writing can you quote? Probably more than you think! Learn some idioms from 'the Bard' which are in common use today.

ክፍለ-ስራሓት ናይዚ ምዕራፍ

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Activity 2

Don't get your Shakespeare in a twist

Learn from the Bard!

In 6 Minute Vocabulary we learned some popular idioms which came from Shakespeare, such as the be-all and end-all, forever and a day, and a wild-goose chase.

But can you remember their meanings? This is your chance to use some lines from Shakespeare!

ነቲ ጽሑፍ ብምንባብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ

To do

Choose the correct idioms from Shakespeare to complete the sentences.

A wild-goose quiz

8 Questions

Don't spend forever and a day on this quiz, just try to choose the correct Shakespeare idioms to complete the sentences!

ኣገናዕ፡ ፈተናኹም ዛዚምኩም
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
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Next

Well, it might not be the same as writing Hamlet, but at least you've correctly used some of Shakespeare's lines. But which plays do these lines come from? Next, we have a 'quote battle' between two of his most famous plays.

ናይ ስዋስው ክፍሊ

ምሉእ መወከስ ስዋስው ተመልከት

Session Vocabulary

  • be the be-all and end-all            
    be the most important thing

    a dish fit for the gods
    the best possible food you can serve

    be not for the faint-hearted
    be not suitable for people who lack courage or determination

    forever and a day
    a very long time

    be a foregone conclusion
    be a result that is certain to happen

    in one fell swoop
    all at once and suddenly

    have a heart of gold
    be very kind and caring

    a wild-goose chase
    a situation where you waste time chasing something you can’t get

ምሉእ መወከስ ማህደረ-ቃላት ተመልከት

መራገፊ ማእከል

ትሕዝቶ ናይ ሓድሽ ትምህርቲ