Elementary

Today you are going to learn some words about actions.

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True or false?

0. You can bend your knees.

1. You can point your toes.
2. You can nod your arm.
3. You can shake your head.
4. You can kick with your hand.
5. You can catch things with your hands.
6. You can wave your neck.
7. You can cross your fingers.
8. You can stretch your arms.
9. You can clap your feet.
10. You can fold your back.

Match a-I to 1-9.

a. Cross
b. Shake
c. Fold your
d. Blow your
e. Bite your
f. Nod your
g. Kick a ball with your
h. Bend your
i. Point your

1. foot
2. finger at someone
3. nose when you have a cold
4. head to agree
5. arms
6. hands with a friend
7. knees to pick something up
8. nails
9. fingers

Match each part of the body to a suitable verb. Use some parts of the body more than once.

ARMS / FEET / FINGERS / HANDS / HEAD / KNEES / LEGS / TOES

a. shake: _______________________________
b. wave: ________________________________
c. stretch: _______________________________
d. kick: _______________________________
e. bend: _______________________________
f. fold: _______________________________
g. point: _______________________________
h. clap: _______________________________

Find the sentences that are wrong.

0. I’m going out to stretch my knees.

1. My girlfriend bites her nails. It drives me mad.
2. He crossed his neck for good luck.
3. HE often points his head at me.
4. I picked up a heavy box with just one hand.
5. And then she kicked me with her finger!
6. The audience clapped until their hands hurt.
7. The goalkeeper caught the ball in his arms.
8. You look really silly when you fold your head.
9. Remember to bend your knees.
10. He blows his nails all the time. He’s got a bad cold.
11. Is Peter nodding his head or shaking it?

Intermediate

Today you are going to learn some words about actions.

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Circle the correct option.

0. After years of marriage they still walk along, shaking / holding hands.
1. Georgia crept / strode quietly out of the house before anyone was awake.
2. We waved / clapped goodbye as they left.
3. David ambled / raced around town trying to catch the thief.
4. Stop pressing / shaking me. I’m already awake.
5. The man pointed / punched him twice and ran away.
6. Which button do I need to press / click?
7. He kept clapping / clicking his fingers at the waiter, which was terribly rude.
8. Would you like to go a for a gentle stroll / sprint round the park?
9. She jogged / tiptoed carefully down the stairs.
10. Did you knock / slap at the door?

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

CKICKED / HOLDING / MARCHED / PUSHING / SHAKE / SHUFFLING / SLAPPED /

SPRINTED / STRIDING / STROLLED / WAVING

0. People __________ their fingers in time with the busker’s song.

1. The soldiers ________________ across the field.
2. Amy and her boyfriend came in ________________ hands.
3. HE was _____________ along the road taking great big steps.
4. The young couple _____________________ along the beach arm in arm.
5. Don’t be silly! She’s not _________________. She’s drowning!
6. Everyone was _____________ to get to the front of the queue.
7. That’s a deal. Let’s ____________ hands on it.
8. I could hear the old woman ___________ about upstairs.
9. The runners _________________ to the finish line.
10. I couldn’t believe it when Jane _________ Bob’s face.
Now put the words in the correct column.

AMBLE / CLAP / CLICK / CREEP / HIT / JOG / MARCH / HOLD / POINT / PRESS / PUNCH /
PUSH / RACE / RUN / SHUFFLE / SLAP / SPRINT / STRIDE / STROLL / TIPTOE / WAVE

1. ways of moving quickly:

2. ways of moving slowly:
3. things you do with your hands and fingers:

Circle the best option.

Gavin Johnston was a strange man. Every morning he would jump out of bed 0. run / amble
quickly to the door and 1. stroll / sprint slowly down the High Street. Sometimes he 2. clapped /
shook his hands together noisily. When he reached the end of the High Street, he always turned
round and then 3. crept / raced as fast as he could back to his house. It was quite a sight. He often
used to 4. point / wave his arms in the air, as if he was saying ‘hello’ to an old friend but there was
never anyone there who knew him. People who weren’t used to the sight of Gavin in his pyjamas
often 5. clicked / pointed at him. He once frightened an old lady by 6. clapping / shaking her hand
vigorously. A policeman, who thought he knew how to deal with strange old men, 7. ambled /
marched up to him like an army general and ordered him to go home. But Gavin took no notice. He
8. punched / knocked him in the stomach and 9. pressed / pushed him out of the way. The next
morning, he was running back up the High Street again, 10. pointing / punching at the cars as they
drove past.