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Vocabulary Activity

In English there are many idioms that talk about our planet Earth. Here are some

Have a green thumb

Drop in the ocean

Under the weather

Go to the ends of Earth

When it rains, it pours

Steal my thunder

Neck of the woods

Now match the definitions with the corresponding idiom.

  1. : start doing things that are more environmentally friendly
  2. : be good at making plants grow
  3. : the place or area where someone lives
  4. : a very small amount compared to the amount needed.
  5. : to put a great amount of effort into something.
  6. : when something bad happens, other bad things occur at the same time.
  7. : to take the attention or praise that one has been expecting.
  8. : to feel ill or in low spirits.

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Vocabulary Practice

Now fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb from the idiom.

  1. We are at our office. We have put recycling bins everywhere.
  2. Sophie a . Her tomato plants produces dozens of tomatoes.
  3. People in my of the recycle, so all my neighbours have separate bins for rubbish.
  4. Banning plastic bags is just a . We should ban all disposable bags.
  5. I will the of to protect our planet.
  6. Severn Cullis-Suzuki became a young activist in 1992, however Greta Thunberg her .

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