'She's not the most intelligent person in the world!'
Understatement is used when a speaker wants to a make a situation seem less strong or important than it is.
For example, think about this situation:
You have taken ten exams in school and passed them all with a score of 100%. Someone asks you:
'Which do you prefer tea or coffee?'
Question:"____?"
Answer: "Nothing. I'm fine."
Today we have a matching exercise for you to try. All you have to do is read the questions and answers and then decide which question is the best match for the answer.
When you have finished try another exercise: Find the mistakes
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"What do you mean, he rides his bike like lightning?"
"He's always hitting trees!"
Explanation:
Today's joke is based on the expression ...like lightning. We usually use this metaphor to mean that something happens quickly or fast. For example:
French phrases we use in English
The English language has taken 'loan words' and phrases from other languages which are now part and parcel of the language. Here are just a few examples of French expressions which we use in English.
Faux pas: An embarrassing small mistake. Usually used for social settings.
'The beautiful game!'
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