The Adventures of Herge

An unexpected successful achievement Match Small chunks Humorous A wry (look) An unexpected successful achievement A cartoon strip A part of something To foil an( attempt) To stop a plot or crime A (military) coup A story in drawings

Chunk, wry, carton strip, foil, coup Fill the gaps Chunk, wry, carton strip, foil, coup Bill’s ………sense of humour made it difficult to be taken seriously at the office. The prisoners’ attempt to escape was………….at the last minute when the police received a tip-off. Three hours is quite a ……… out of my working day. He vaguely wanted something more diverting than the newspaper ………………….. to read. It was a tremendous ………………for the local paper to get an exclusive interview with Prince Charles. wry foiled chunk carton strip coup

Match the right amount due to a person when sth is divided up fine line the right amount due to a person when sth is divided up fair share out of bounds; you can’t go there ill will a point where it is difficult to see the difference between 2 things nitty-gritty the heart of the matter No-go bad feeling towards another person

Match which gives the answer revealing the truth real deal which gives the answer revealing the truth tell-tale wishy-washy a genuine and excellent example not definite, lacking in strength or clarity, indecisive

no-go, nitty-gritty, wishy-washy, ill will, fine line Fill the gaps no-go, nitty-gritty, wishy-washy, ill will, fine line Let’s get down to the …………….- how much will it cost? Shorts are ………….. here- you have to wear long pants and shoes.. As a parent, I knew that there was a ………….. between panic and caution. I bear him no ……………. The candidate gave a few unsatisfactory …………………… answers. nitty-gritty no go fine line ill will wishy-washy