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7 December 2007: Expressions with Lose

It is almost the end of term and there are exams this week so everyone is looking tired and a little anxious. We had the Christmas party on Wednesday evening which was great fun. The staff are having their Christmas dinner this evening and everyone is looking forward to that. Then on the 14th the school will be closed for three weeks but don't worry... there will be a new Stay in Touch lesson on the 21st December so we won't wish any one a Happy Christmas yet! And of course you will be getting details of the 2008 competition for former students very soon. The prize being a FREE two week course at English in Chester!

It is always a good thing to increase your vocabulary so we will look at expressions with lose today.

Exercise 1
Try to match the meanings with their expressions.
Drag-and-drop your chosen answer into one of the spaces below. Only use each answer once.
to lose sight of
to lose your hair
to lose out
to lose track of
to lose weight
to lose face
to lose count of
to lose your nerve
to lose your temper
to lose consciousness
MeaningExpression
1:to become angry suddenly
2:to no longer know where someone lives or what they are doing
3:to become too frightened to do something
4:to become bald
5:to forget an important fact
6:to lose all sense of awareness
7:to no longer remember how many times something has happened
8:to no longer be respected by people
9:to not get the opportunity or advantages that others are getting
10:to become slimmer
Drag-and-drop your chosen answer into one of the spaces below. Only use each answer once.
to lose sight of
to lose your hair
to lose out
to lose track of
to lose weight
to lose face
to lose count of
to lose your nerve
to lose your temper
to lose consciousness
Exercise 2
Now fill in one of the phrases from above into the gaps in these sentences.
I didn't recognise you in that photo. It must have been taken before you   . I hadn't realised how dark you were when you were young.
She    while working in Africa but she has put it all on again now.
I wish he would listen to me. I've    how many times I have asked him to keep the gate locked.
People were very surprised when Brown decided not to call an election in July. I fear he may have    with the electorate.
He was going to ask Julia to marry him but    at the last moment and started talking about the weather instead.
If you don't complete the application form correctly you may    on some of the benefits you are entitled to.
We must be careful not    the focus of this meeting, which is to discuss future marketing policy.
Peter said that he no longer knew what James was up to as he had    his whereabouts.
Patsy fell off the roof and    for a few minutes. She is all right but has a terrible headache.
Be very careful not to make David angry! He can    very quickly!

The word this week is materialistic which means thinking that possessions and physical comforts are the most important things in life.

"People today are considered to be more materialistic than at any time in history."

Enjoy your holiday if you are having one and don't forget to revise your English so you can enter the competition!

Best wishes from everyone at English in Chester


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