Vocabulary Language and Describing People

Talking about Language:

The sentences below are examples of the different types of language in the box. What is

each an example of?

'Life is a journey and sometimes your path will be rocky.'

• obsolete language

• computer jargon

• metaphor

• polysemy

Talking about Language:

The sentences below are examples of the different types of language in the box. What is

each an example of?

'Marry, thou are roinish, forsooth.'

• obsolete language

• computer jargon

• metaphor

• polysemy

Talking about Language:

The sentences below are examples of the different types of language in the box. What is

each an example of?

'It’s not fair that boy with the fair hair won all the prizes at the fair.'

• obsolete language

• computer jargon

• metaphor

• polysemy

Talking about Language:

The sentences below are examples of the different types of language in the box. What is

each an example of?

'What kind of external storage device do you have access to?'

• obsolete language

• computer jargon

• metaphor

• polysemy

Talking about Language:

Complete the sentences with the words in the option box.

I couldn’t understand a word of what he was saying – he was completely ___________________

• inarticulate

• eloquent

• speechless

• succinct

• foot

Talking about Language:

Complete the sentences with the words in the option box.

I love listening to her – she’s such an __________ speaker

• mot juste

• eloquent

• speechless

• succinct

• foot

Talking about Language:

Complete the sentences with the words in the option box.

I couldn’t believe it when she said she’d lost all my money – I was completely _______________

• mot juste

• eloquent

• speechless

• succinct

• foot

Talking about Language:

Complete the sentences with the words in the option box.

We don’t have much time, so I’ll be as _________________________as possible.

• mot juste

• eloquent

• speechless

• succinct

• foot

Talking about Language:

Complete the sentences with the words in the option box.

I think I put my __________________ in it when I asked Sara how Tom was. I didn’t realise they’d split up!

• mot juste

• eloquent

• speechless

• succinct

• foot

Talking about Language:

Complete the sentences with the words in the option box.

I was completely lost for ___________________when Adam told me he’d quit his job.

• mot juste

• words

• speechless

• succinct

• foot