Replacing words you Don’t Know with Short Phrases – 2

EriChan students also know how to use these words when they can’t think of the right word.

Let’s look at some example phrases:

Using

Example Sentence

Unknown
word

a thing
for

Excuse me, do you have a thing for opening a wine bottle?

Corkscrew

THING

Do you need a thing for cleaning your teeth?

Toothbrush

toothbrush

the act
of

The act of killing
someone

Murder

MURDER

a place
where

A place where people make dishes

Pottery

POTTERY

a person who

A person who does things against
the law

Criminal

CRIMINAL

The state
of

The State
of having
no hair

Bald

BALD

a book
that

A book that tells someone’s life story

Biography

biography

a vehicle
that

A vehicle that takes people
to a hospital

Ambulance

ambulance

an animal that has

An animal that has long
legs and a
long neck

Giraffe

ANIMAL

that looks like

A disk that looks like a CD for playing movies

DVD

DVD

an animal
that has

An animal that has long
ears and hops

rabbit

RABBIT

that
can

A machine that can send copies of documents

Fax

FAX

HAPPY Now you have the idea.
You don’t need millions
and millions of words
to communicate

OK, now you have a go

Enjoy matching up these phrases with the correct word:

A thing that looks like a dish, and comes from outer space acrophobia
An animal has a long
nose and eats ants
winery
People who can’t see
eel
A place people make wine
ant eater
A fish with no fins
flying saucer (UFO)
The state of being
frightened of high places
blind

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