A Match up tlre tvor.ds arrd dcfirritiorrs. §rrite your alls§/er§ irr tlre boxes belorv.

1. a big shot B. a general dogsbody 15. a ringleadcr

2. a blackleg 9. a jalłł,alker 16. a scapegoat
3. a busl,body 10. ajunkie 17. a skinflint
4. a clratterbox 11, a kiĘoy 18. a sponger
5. a daledevil 12. a layabout 19. an underdog
6. a figtu,ehead 13. a litter lout 20. a whizz kid
7. a gatecrasher 14. a pain in the neck

A persorr rvho...

a. is alrł,ays borrowing money and living off other k. turns up at a party without being invited to it,
peopIe. i. drops r-ubbisń evórywhere and never puts it in
b. is r,ery Lazy and, avoids respons,ibility and work, the bin.
c. is uńirĘ blamed or punished for somethin$l m. is expected to lose irr a competition with some-
becarrse the public wants to see that someone is o.r" or a weaker person who is always
"l.",
treated badly by others.
punislred or blamed.
d. Iras a lor.y position in a company and gets all the n. can't stop talking
boring jobs that no one else wants to do, o. disapproves of ihings that _other people enjo/
e.g. photocopyrn$ making coffee, etc. . and-ńho tries to stop them from enjoyin$ them-
e. is-ŃremeĘ inteUigent and successfi.il at their se]rres.
job, even though he/she is veryyoung. p. }oves taking risk and doing dangerous things,
f, is impońant and influentiai. q. carries on working when other workers are
g. is unable to stop taking drugs. on strike.
h. hates to spend or $ve money. r, leads others to do wrong or make trouble,
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i. always wants to know about other people's s. is head or chief but in ńame oniy as hdshe has
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pńvate lives. no real power.
} j. Órosses thć street in a careless or dangerous way, t. is a reaĘ aruropne person who most people
t often i.gnoring traffic lights. can't stand.
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te, B Discuss tlre follorving questions.
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1. Name some big shots in your country. Would 6; Harle you ever been a gatecrasher?_If so, tell the
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you like to be a big shot? Why? \Ąłry not? otherŚ about it. What about you? Have you ever
e's lrad gatecrashers at a paĘyo_u held? Who
ve!
2. What is yorrr opinion of blacklegs? How werJthey and what happened?
Lte.
effective are strikes?
the 7. Is it against the law to be a ja;rwalker in your
3. Have )/ou errer know a busybody? Tell other country?
int, students about this person.
:rd, B. Can you think of any spońing event (football,
.r. \Ątlo is the biggest chatterbox in your class? br terrnis, boxing, etc,)-wńere an underdog has
general, are ńrĆn or women the bigger chatter- won?
boxes?
5. Bilt Gates, the founder of Microsoft, was 9. Whiclr would you least like to be lęrrown as -
:the a computer w,hizz kid. Do you know any other a pain in the ńeck, a skinflint or a sponger? Give
fanrous rłrhizz kids? reaSonS.

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