Do you know these expressions?

• Oh, that’s thrown a spanner in the works.
• I’m absolutely knackered!
• Let’s go out on the pull!
• You’ve got to be kidding me!
• Wow, you’re quids in, well done!
• Don’t get your knickers in a twist, just calm down and look for it!
• I’m absolutely skint.
• It was pants!

Now watch the video and check. (Extra task below the video)

Extra task

Look at the situations – what could you say or hear in them? Choose from:

• Oh, that’s thrown a spanner in the works.
• I’m absolutely knackered!
• Let’s go out on the pull!
• You’ve got to be kidding me!
• Wow, you’re quids in, well done!
• Don’t get your knickers in a twist, just calm down and look for it!
• I’m absolutely skint.
• It was pants!

1. When your friend wins some money in a competition, you could say: ……………
2. When you’re in a hurry but you can’t find your phone, your boyfriend/husband might say: …………… 
3. When you had a really difficult and tiring day, you might say: ……………
4. When your friend told you about something really funny that’s happened to them, you could say: ……………
5. When you’ve been watching a film but you didn’t really like it, you could say: ……………
6. When someone suggests going to the cinema but you don’t have money, you could say: ……………
7. When you start to make a cake but after some time you realise that you don’t have enough eggs, you might say: ……………
8. When your single friend would like to go out with the intention of finding a romantic partner, she might suggest: …………

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