Sayings and Proverbs - The Proverbial Issue

Vocabulary game & video activity

1.Complete the sayings below with a word from the box.

For example "Don't look a gift ... in the mouth."  : horse.

sight – shoe – poison  - bush – chickens – bird – news  -  bites – mother Romans  -  fire – gold - mountain – heart  - beauty - never - book - bed  nose  - best – cooks – juice  - money

Where there's smoke, there's .............

Don't judge a ............. by its cover.

He who laughs last, laughs .............

A bird in the hand is worth two in the .............

Better late than .............

Don’t make a ....................... out of a molehill.

If the .............. fits, wear it.

Get on the wrong side of the .......................

Necessity is the ................ of invention.
Too many ............ spoil the broth.
When in Rome, do as the ............ do.
The blacker the berry, the sweeter the ...........
 

Don't count your ............. before they hatch.

All that glitters is not .............

Out of ............., out of mind.

A barking dog never .............

The early ............. catches the worm.

A fool and his .......... are soon parted.

One man's meat is another man's ..........
Absence makes the ........... grow fonder.
Bad .............. travels quickly.
.................. is only skin deep.

Keep your ................... to the grindstone.

2.Discuss their meanings and usage. Check with your dictionary to solve any doubts or enter http://www.english-sayings.com a large online collection of sayings and proverbs in the English language.

                                   

3.Video clip – 1.30 min.

Watch this short by Jake Hurwitz and answer the questions.

Proverbs from Jake Hurwitz on Vimeo.

a)Which proverbs from the list are mentioned?

b)What’s the issue they are discussing in connection with proverbs?

Answers here!