Panitia Bahasa Inggeris

Similes

panitiabi@cbn.edu.my — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:54:05 +0000

As afraid as a grasshopper
As agile as a monkey
As angry as a wasp
As big as a whale
As blind as a bat
As brave as a lion
As bright as a lark
As busy as a bee
As calm as a cat
As cheerful as a bear
As crafty as a fox
As deaf as a beetle
As dizzy as a goose
As docile as a lamb
As faithful as a dog

As bashful as a schoolgirl
As chubby as a cherub
As devoted as a mother
As eager as a bridegroom
As feeble as a child
As fickle as a friend
As happy as a child / a king
As harmless as a babe
As hungry as a hunter
As lovely as Venus
As old as Methuselah
As rich as Croesus
As strong as Hercules / Samson
As wise as Soloman
As regal as Juno

As active as quicksilver
As bald as an egg
As beautiful as the rainbow
As bitter as gall
As black as coal
As blunt as a hammer
As boundless as the ocean
As cool as a cucumber
As brittle as glass
As constant as the sun
As easy as ABC
As fit as a fiddle
As flat as a pancake
As large as life
As pale as death

Phrasal Verbs

panitiabi@cbn.edu.my — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:55:04 +0000

Add in - insert

Add up - total (numbers)

Back out - withdraw

Back away - move backwards

Back up - support

Carry on - continue

Carry out - accomplish

Carry over - continue

Do away with - abolish

Do over - do again

Do up - clean / decorate / exhaust / wear out

Fix out - equip

Fix on - select

Fix up - arrange

Get on - manage

Homonyms

panitiabi@cbn.edu.my — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:47:47 +0000

AIL - ALE

AIR - HEIR

BALL - BAWL

EARN - URN

HIM - HYMM

HALL - HAUL

HOLY - WHOLLY

I - EYE

HOLE - WHOLE

IDLE - IDOL

KEY - QUAY

KNOT - NOT

LEAD - LED

LOAN - LONE

MEAT- MEET

Word Substitution

panitiabi@cbn.edu.my — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:23:55 +0000

GO WITH - ACCOMPANY

BY ONESELF - ALONE

LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD - AUDIBLE

KEEP AWAY FROM - AVOID

COMFORT IN HIS SORROW - CONSOLE

MAKE UP ONE’S MIND - DECIDE

FIT TO BE EATEN - EDIBLE

FAR AWAY - DISTANT

GO OUT OF SIGHT - DISAPPEAR

PUT UP WITH - ENDURE

WALK BEHIND - FOLLOW

CHEER AND CLAP - APPLAUD

EASILY BENT WITHOUT BREAKING - FLEXIBLE

NOT GUILTY - INNOCENT

OVER AND OVER AGAIN - REPEATEDLY

Idioms

panitiabi@cbn.edu.my — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:06:54 +0000

THE APPLE OF ONE’S EYES

A favoured person

TO RECEIVE WITH OPEN ARMS

To welcome cordially

A BAG EGG

A bad (worthless) person / a rascal

TO BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH

To talk in a roundabout way

TO BELL THE CAT

To do something which is very dangerous

IN COLD BLOOD

Deliberately

IN THE SAME BOAT

In the same circumstances

A BULL IN THE CHINA SHOP

One who is very clumsy or who is very angry and destructive

TO BUILD CASTLES IN THE AIR

To day-dream

A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK

Resembles the father

TO HAVE A BONE TO PICK

To have something to say which may lead to a quarrel

CHICKEN-HEARTED

Weak and cowardly

TO GO AS THE CROW FLIES

To go in a straight line

DONKEY WORK

Work needing no skill

TO PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE

To do things by yourself

Proverbs

panitiabi@cbn.edu.my — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:45:07 +0000

ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER

We appreciate people better when we are parted from them for some time.

ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS

It is better for one to carry out one’s promise than to make empty promises.

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD

The appearance of a thing or a person can be deceiving

ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY

One must not spend one’s life working

AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

One will not fall sick easily if one eats fruits regularly.

BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP

We cannot judge the qualities of people or things by their appearances.

BEAUTY IS IN THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER

Those who own something will find it beautiful, even if it is not.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER

Persons of a similar character or with similar likes tend to go together.

BLOOD THICKER THAN WATER

Kinship is a strong tie that one cannot escape.

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME

One should help one’s family before thinking of helping others.

COURTESY COSTS NOTHING

One does not lose anything by being courteous and polite to others.

DON’T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE HATCHED

Do not boast of successes before all difficulties are overcome.

DON’T CRY OVER SPILT MILK

There is no feeling miserable over something bad which cannot be undone.

DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

Do not judge a person or thing by his or its appearance.

EASIER SAID THAN DONE

It is easier to talk about doing things than to actually do them.

After Exam Activities for the Afternoon Session

panitiabi@cbn.edu.my — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:40:16 +0000

A number of exciting English language activities have been planned for the Afternoon Session students. Amongst them are an Inter-Class Debate for Form Two, Inter-Class Choral Speaking for Form One and a Talentime Competition , open to students from both Forms.

In the Talentime Competition, students will be judged on the choice of song, clarity of voice, pronunciation and enunciation and of course singing ability. Songs chosen should have a meaningful message, and not be just Yeah, yeah ,yeah! . Students interested in the Talentime, feel free to see Puan Lalitha to find out further details.

GREETINGS FROM THE ENGLISH PANEL SITE

panitiabi@cbn.edu.my — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:21:37 +0000

Welcome to the Convent Bukit Nanas English Panel site