Useful Expressions 2016 written by: Andrew Ng

prepared by: Nardia

1. (was) rushed to the hospital
2. cried in pain
3. bled profusely
4. helped (Ali) up
5. heard a deafening bang
6. (was) covered in blood
7. screamed for help
8. apologized to/ apologized for
9. asked for forgiveness
10. admitted (his) mistake
11. fell (ashamed / embarrassed)
12. regretted
13. learnt a lesson
14. trembled in fear
15. the thief was arrested
16. ran for (someone’s) life.
17. a terrifying experience
18. It was a memorable day
19. took to someone’s heel
20. destroyed the buildings
21. decided to lend a helping hand
22. thanked Ali gratefully
23. praised Ali for his honesty/bravery
24. to show Ali’s gratitude/ appreciation
25. felt (pity/ sympathy) for someone
26. (was) grateful to Ali
27. felt proud of Ali
28. made Ali proud
29. He looked (upset/ sad/ disappointed)
30. Ali blew his top
31. His hard work finally paid off
32. to repay his kindness
33. put in a lot of effort
34. performed CPR on the victim
35. Ali was caught red-handed
36. (was) shocked / petrified/ dumbfounded
37. a flood hit
38. a fire broke out
39. Ali promised to
40. (was) badly injured / hurt
41. suffered from headache/ toothache
42. (was) lying unconscious
43. Much to my (surprise/disappointment)
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 written by: Andrew Ng
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Gap-fill
1. Nobody _________________________ to the injured motorist who was _______________________
beside the road.

2. All the volunteers cheered in excitement after they finished the mural in the orphanage. Everyone was
happy that their ___________________________.

3. The principal _________________________ when he saw students making noise during the assembly.

4. Although Syed had__________________ to pay attention in the class, he still liked to play with the
naughty classmates.

5. In order to ______________________________, the owner of the wallet treated Ali to Pizza Hut.

6. Before the _____________________________, Kamaruddin saw some smoke coming out from his kitchen.

7. The thief who _________________________last month had not __________________________. He stole

a mobile phone from the shop again.

8. After being caught for shoplifting, Najib felt_________________. However, he did not ____________
____________from the shop owner.

9. All the villagers had ___________________________ when the ________________________their village

last month.

10. When I heard someone ___________________________, I walked towards the sound. To my surprise, I
was a wounded man ___________________________.

11. The careless driver quickly ________________________Mdm Tan for knocking down her front gate and
said that he truly felt____________________.

12. The hunter was __________________________ after bitten by a poisonous snake

13. The generous businessman ____________________________ single mother who carried her baby in her
arms so he decided to ____________________________.

14. Everybody in the building was _______________when they __________________________ caused by the
explosion.

15. Even though Jeffrey was _______________________________ by his teacher when he was cheating in the
examination he never ____________________.

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