1. The Adventures of Herge

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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