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Question
Expressions in English classified under different heads.
Pair up with your partner, guess and match the columns. (Use a dictionary.)
| A | B | ||
| (1) | Principle | (a) | a generally accepted, evident, truth |
| (2) | Quotation | (b) | short striking messages for the public |
| (3) | Moral | (c) | a short witty remark stating truth |
| (4) | Idioms | (d) | a popular, well-known truth |
| (5) | Slogans | (e) | established expressions which do not convey exactly the same as individual words |
| (6) | One-liners | (f) | words cited from a speech/text of a famous person |
| (7) | Maxims | (g) | a lesson derived from a story or experience |
| (8) | Proverb | (h) | a rule to govern one’s behaviour |
Match the Columns
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Solution
| A | B | ||
| (1) | Principle | (h) | a rule to govern one’s behaviour |
| (2) | Quotation | (f) | words cited from a speech/text of a famous person |
| (3) | Moral | (g) | a lesson derived from a story or experience |
| (4) | Idioms | (e) | established expressions which do not convey exactly the same as individual words |
| (5) | Slogans | (b) | short striking messages for the public |
| (6) | One-liners | (c) | a short witty remark stating truth |
| (7) | Maxims | (a) | a generally accepted, evident, truth |
| (8) | Proverb | (d) | a popular, well-known truth |
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