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Photocopiable worksheet Pearson Education Limited 2009
A Match the sentence halves to complete the sentences. Use the dictionary
entries for change to check your answers.
1 If you change your mind about the party,
2 The sweet shop has changed
3 Kates opinion has completely changed. Why
4 Jo had a change of heart and decided
5 Lets go away for the weekend. A change
6 I need some loose
7 Politicians dont usually
8 People dont often change
their spots, even if they say theyre going to!
is as good as a rest.
to go to university.
give me a call.
hands more than 3 times in the past 2 years.
change sides.
change to pay for the parking ticket.
has she changed her tune?
B Use the idiomatic expressions with change from Part A to complete the
sentences.
1 I need a break - Im planning a skiing holiday. A change is as good as a .
2 Have you got any change to buy a bar of chocolate, please?
3 Sue has had a change of about her job. Shes decided to stay.
4 That house has hands a lot in the last few years. I wonder why?
5 Petes changed his hasnt he? Now he wants to do a course at college.
6 Ive changed my . Id like to come with you to the concert.
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Idiomatic Expressions
with Change
Photocopiable worksheet Pearson Education Limited 2009
Objectives: To learn idiomatic expressions with change
Dictionary skills: Finding idiomatic expressions and denitions within dictionary entries
Tasks: A Match sentence halves together
B Complete the gaps using idiomatic expressions from Part A
Teachers Notes for Quiz 1:
Idiomatic Expressions with Change
Procedure
A Students can work alone or in pairs to complete the matching activity. Ask them to check their
answers in the dictionary entries for change (verb change
1
and noun change
2
).
Answers:
1 If you change your mind about the party, give me a call. (change
1
- verb - sense 4)
2 The sweet shop has changed hands more than 3 times in the past 2 years. (change
1
- verb - sense 11)
3 Kates opinion has completely changed. Why has she changed her tune? (change
1
- verb - sense 14)
4 Jo had a change of heart and decided to go to university. (change
2
- noun - sense 1)
5 Lets go away for the weekend. A change is as good as a rest. (change
2
- noun - sense 3)
6 I need some loose change to pay for the parking ticket. (change
2
- noun - sense 4)
7 Politicians dont usually change sides. (change
1
- verb - sense 5)
8 People dont often change their spots, even if they say theyre going to! (change
1
- verb - sense 16)
B Students use the idiomatic expressions from Part A to complete the sentences.
Answers: 1 rest 2 loose 3 heart 4 changed 5 tune 6 mind