Activity

Lenka "Everything at once"
1. List the animals in the song.
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2. Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.
As ……………. as a fox, as ……………… as an ox. As ……………. as a hare, as ………………… as a bear.
As …………………. as a bird, as neat as a word.As ……………….. as a mouse, as …………….. as a house.
All I wanna be, all I wanna be, oh….All I wanna be is everything.
3. Complete the song with words from the box. There are extra words. Then listen and check.
right / deep / mean /sweet / ugly / tooth / teeth / night / day / long / short / wrong
As ……………….. as a wolf, as sharp as a …………….As …………….. as a bite, as dark as the ……………
As ……………… as a song, as ………………… as a …………………
As………………….. as a road, as ………………… as a toad.
5. Find the English for :
4. Listen and number the lines in the correct order.
……….As hard as nails, as grand as a whale.
………. Strong like a family, strong as I wanna be
………. Bright as day, as light as play
………. As pretty as a picture hanging from a fixture
………. Everything at once.Everything at once, oh. Everything at once
………. All I wanna be oh, all I wanna be, oh. All I wanna be is everything
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6. Listen and correct the mistakes.
As warm as the rain, as stupid as fun …………………………………….
As cool as a cucumber, as funny as the sea
As cold as fire, hot as ice
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Sweet as candy and everything large ………………………………….
7. Write the words in the correct order. Then listen and check.
as / time / a line / as / straight /as / old /as
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as /as /as /as / a queen / buzzed / a bee / royal
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a tiger / a glider / as /as /smooth / as /as /stealth
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pure / wanna / I / as / a melody / pure / as /be
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All I wanna be, oh, All I wanna be, oh. All I wanna be is everything, everything at once.
8. Highlight the corresponding English expressions in the song.
aussi profonde qu'une morsure/ aussi droite qu'une ligne / libre comme un oiseau /
aussi rusée qu'un renard / aussi méchante qu'un loup /aussi vieille que le monde
Activity 1  Idioms with as….as. Read the following similes, can you guess the adjective ?
quiet / stubborn /gentle / light / flat / fresh / hungry / sweet / white / black / good / red
as………………. as a feather.
as………………. as honey.
as………………. as coal.
as………………. as a bear.
as………………. as a tomato.
as………………. as a sheet.
as………………. as a mouse.
as………………. as a lamb.
as………………. as gold.
as………………. as a pancake.
as………………. as a daisy.
as………………..as a mule.
Activity 2  Match the pictures with the correct French and English idioms.
Write the number and the letter next to the picture.
1. Être myope comme une taupe.
2. Être sans cœur.
3. Être bête comme ses pieds.
4. Être propre comme un sou neuf.
5. Être come un coq en pâte.
6. Être d'un calme olympien.
7. C'est simple comme bonjour.
8. Être très occupée.
A. To be as hard as nails.
B. To be as cool as a cucumber.
C. To be as neat as a pin.
D. To be as thick as a brick.
E. To be as busy as a bee
F. To be as blind as a bat.
G. It is as easy as falling off a log.
H.To be as snug as a bug in a rug.
Activity 3  Fill in the gaps with an expression from above.
1. Tom was so embarrassed that he was………………………………………………..
2. Clare was trembling all over and she was …………………………………….
3. I always feel …………………………..…………… after a shower.
4. I'm …………………………………………... I could eat anything !
5. Lisa felt nervous, but she acted ………………………………………
6. I'm ……………………………….………… without my glasses.
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As sly as a fox, as strong as an ox
As fast as a hare, as brave as a bear
As free as a bird, as neat as a word
As quiet as a mouse, as big as a house
All I wanna be, all I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything
As mean as a wolf, as sharp as a tooth
As deep as a bite, as dark as the night
As sweet as a song, as right as a wrong
As long as a road, as ugly as a toad
As pretty as a picture hanging from a fixture
Strong like a family, strong as I wanna be
Bright as day, as light as play
As hard as nails, as grand as a whale
All I wanna be oh, all I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything
Everything at once
Everything at once, oh
Everything at once
As warm as the sun, as silly as fun
As cool as a tree, as scary as the sea
As hot as fire, cold as ice
Sweet as sugar and everything nice
As old as time, as straight as a line
As royal as a queen, as buzzed as a bee
As stealth as a tiger, smooth as a glider
Pure as a melody, pure as I wanna be
All I wanna be oh, all I wanna be, oh
All I wanna be is everything
Everything at once