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8 August 2008: Over and Under

Here we are in the middle of the summer and still the weather is bad. But the good thing is everyone seems happy and the excursions are very popular. There have been a great many events happening in Liverpool, everything from music, theatre, exhibitions and the tall ships race. This is because Liverpool is the European Capital of Culture this year so there have been even more things taking than usual.

I thought we might look at expressions with over and under this week. The teachers all think they are overworked and the hot weather is long overdue. I am busy trying to stop the underage students going to the pubs and buying alcohol and cigarettes.

We put over when we want to express the meaning of too much and under when we want to express the meaning of too few.

Exercise
Look at the following sentences and fill in the blank with a word from the list below. There are verbs, adjectives and nouns to choose from. Put in the prefix over or under to express the correct meaning. Don't forget to put the verb in the right tense. You may have to use some of the words twice, once with under and once with over.
  • pay
  • done
  • dose
  • eat
  • drawn
  • estimate
  • achiever
  • populated
  • rate
  • worked
Martin always    when he goes on holiday. He comes back weighing at least ten kilos more than when he went.
He took an    and as a result was rushed into hospital to have his stomach pumped.
I think that film was    actually. It had excellent reviews but I thought it was really poor myself.
They    the cost of having the roof rebuilt and had to borrow some extra money from the bank.
We    how many people would come to the party and had so much food left over we were eating leftovers for a week.
There is no way that he is   . He goes to the office at eleven in the morning and returns home at two in the afternoon.
Some of the villages in Wales are becoming    as the younger people all move into the towns to get work.
The trouble with Tim is that he is an   . He is really very bright but never works hard enough to reach his potential.
When John tried to get some money out of the bank with his card it was refused. Apparently he was    to the tune of £350.
I can't eat this steak. Look at it. It is burnt and   .
I think I was    this month. There is about £140 less in my account than there should be.

The saying this week is "The early bird catches the worm". Can you work out what it means? If you want something badly make sure you get there early or do it before other people and then you have a better chance of success.

Enjoy the Olympics Games!
Best wishes from Harriet and all at English in Chester


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