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CHECK YOUR VOCABULARY FOR NATURAL
ENGLISH COLLOCATIONS
53. GESTURES
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A. Match the two parts of the sentences.
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She sniffed the farmyard air and screwed
up her ….
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a
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face.
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2
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He shouted at the other driver and made a rude …
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b
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tongue.
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3
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When he
saw the figures he raised his …
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c
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nose.
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4
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It’s rude to stick out your
…
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d
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gesture.
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5
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He heard
the bad news and pulled a …
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e
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eyebrows.
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B. Choose the best answer to complete these
sentences.
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6
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She stood on the platform and
___________ as his train pulled out of the station.
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a
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waved goodbye
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b
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gave a goodbye sign
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c
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signalled goodbye
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When we
asked if the hotel was going to open, the man just ___________.
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a
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waved his head
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b
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signalled no
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c
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shook his head
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Tom and
Julie sat in the cinema ___________.
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a
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holding hands
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b
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holding their hands
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c
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hand-holding
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Sally
caught sight of Jim and ___________ him a cheery wave.
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a
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did
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b
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gave
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c
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made
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10
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The
traffic cop raised his hand, giving us the stop ___________.
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a
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sign
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b
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signal
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c
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gesture
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The
teacher ___________ to ask about my homework.
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a
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pointed me forwards
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b
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gestured me forwards
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c
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beckoned me over
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C. Choose a verb from the box. Change the form
of the verb where necessary.
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make
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burst
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clap
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shrug
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grin
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cross
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When I asked for directions. He just
_______________ his shoulders.
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13
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When she got the good news she was _______________ from ear to
ear.
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He
_______________ a face when he tasted the bitter coffee.
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She sat down and _______________ her legs.
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The
child fell over and immediately _______________ into tears.
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Come on everybody! Tap your feet and _______________ your hands in
time to the music!
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