SENTENCE AUCTION

RULES

1. READ THE SENTENCES AND DISCUSS WITH YOUR GROUP

WHETHER IT IS CORRECT OR INCORRECT.
2. DECIDE IF YOU BET OR NOT.
3. CHECK YOUR RESULT.
4. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO COLLECT YOUR MONEY AS LONG
AS YOU CORRECT THE SENTENCE AND USE THE IDIOM IN A
NEW ONE.

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 Every student's rule of
thumb should be: study
hard!
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I ONLY HAVE
SOME BITS AND
PIECES TO FINISH
MY THESIS.
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I can’t believe I’ve lost yet
another smart phone! This is
larger than life!

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Carol’s career in the
university is Social
Communication.
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Kassandra has already started
her thesis but she finds it hard to
get down to do it.

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The resason why Mathew
can’t do anything by himself
nowadays is because his
parents have always wrapped
him in cotton wool.
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I can’t believe Brandon told Nicky
she was fat! He really did shoot
himself in the foot. He has to
apologize!
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Nakia is going to mess her
presentation. She’s so nervous! She’s
a fly on the wall!

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When you want to master a
skill, it all comes down to
practice! You need 10.000
hours of practice to become an
expert!
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I know my boyfriend is cheating
on me. I don’t have a glimmer
of hope but his attitude has
changed! And I think that’s all I
need to be sure!
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Nathan got a big opportunity! He
can go to Hong Kong to study
his Master’s. He’s giving it a shot
right now. He’ll give an answer
next Monday.
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This company’s guiding
principle is honesty. We all have
our responsibilities and make
sure we do our best to
accomplish them.
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I work as a stock broker and sometimes
it’s difficult to get through the day. I
normally drink 8 cups of coffee, go to the
gym late at night and I go to bed at
midnight. That’s how I carry on with my
job!
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My kids always ask me for candy
when we go shopping. Sometimes I
buy them some but other times I have
to get my foot in the door and tell them
no. Eating too much candy isn’t
healthy!
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Many Venezuelan migrants have to come
across many difficulties in foreign countries
such as abuse and racism. We tend to forget
they’re just trying to look for a better way of
living.

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