WorksheetsStories
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
¨Mom, Ella hit the cat¨
¨Don't be a tattle-tale, Mia¨
a myth or superstition
a silly story which is hard to believe
someone who tells stories to get other people in trouble
a sad story designed to elicit sympathy.
¨I'm afraid you can't believe everything Karen says. She's always a sob story about how badly people have treated her¨.
a myth or superstition
a silly story which is hard to believe
someone who tells stories to get other people in trouble
a sad story designed to elicit sympathy.
They say eating carrots help you see in the dark, but personally I I think it's just an old wives' tale.
a myth or superstition
a silly story which is hard to believe
someone who tells stories to get other people in trouble
a sad story designed to elicit sympathy.
When he arrived late he told me a cock and bull story about being trapped in an elevator and then being rescued by a news reporter and being interview in television.
a myth or superstition
a silly story which is hard to believe
someone who tells stories to get other people in trouble
a sad story designed to elicit sympathy.
I said you can't borrow my car, and I mean it. End of story.
a story you don't want to tell in detail
a detailed or complicated story
an attempt to stop discussion or argument about something
something unfortunate that often happens to someone
¨So how come you managed to persuade your father to lend you the car?
Well, it's a long story.
a story you don't want to tell in detail
a detailed or complicated story
an attempt to stop discussion or argument about something
something unfortunate that often happens to someone
We lost our luggage at the airport and had to fill in various forms and keep phoning up the airline. But, anyway, to cut a long story short, we managed to get it back in the end.
a story you don't want to tell in detail
a detailed or complicated story
an attempt to stop discussion or argument about something
something unfortunate that often happens to someone
I din't get the job - they told me I didn't have enough experience. But that's the story of my life, I'm afraid.
a story you don't want to tell in detail
a detailed or complicated story
an attempt to stop discussion or argument about something
something unfortunate that often happens to someone
