IDIOM FOR IELTS: Vocabulary for a 7+ πŸ”₯ #shorts #ielts

IDIOM FOR IELTS: Vocabulary for a 7+ πŸ”₯ #shorts #ielts

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English, Other

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10th Grade - University

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Hard

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The video discusses a personal experience of narrowly missing a library book pickup, using the idiom 'by the skin of your teeth' to describe the situation. The idiom is explained, and viewers are encouraged to reflect on similar experiences where they just missed or barely made it on time.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec β€’ 1 pt

What did the speaker miss at the library?

A meeting

A book pickup

A movie screening

A study session

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec β€’ 1 pt

What does the idiom 'by the skin of my teeth' mean?

To achieve something easily

To do something without effort

To narrowly miss or achieve something

To miss something completely

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec β€’ 1 pt

Why is the idiom 'by the skin of my teeth' considered humorous?

Because it is a common saying

Because teeth don't have skin

Because it is a new idiom

Because it rhymes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec β€’ 1 pt

What would have happened if the speaker arrived 2 minutes earlier?

They would have been too early

They would have been late

They would have missed it by a larger margin

They would have made it by the skin of their teeth

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec β€’ 1 pt

What does the speaker encourage the audience to think about?

Times they were late

Times they forgot something

Times they were early

Times they narrowly missed or made it on time