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English phrases: positive or negative connotations? [C1 lvl]
Read the sentences and decide whether they convey positive or negative feelings.
Example: "I'm having a bad hair day today." = negative because it implies that the person does not feel attractive today.
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Last updated: February 8, 2021
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| First submitted | February 8, 2021 |
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1.
The teacher said that my homework was not up to scratch.
positive
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negative
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"not up to scratch" = "not good enough"
2.
I know that he has my best interests at heart.
positive
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negative
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"he has my best interests at heart" = "he wants me to succeed"
3.
I made a hasty judgement and regretted it immediately.
positive
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negative
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You should always think carefully, and then make a considered decision!
4.
When you call the help centre they put you on hold for hours!
positive
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negative
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Nobody likes to wait on the phone for a long time...
5.
We feel special ties with this beach because it's where we got engaged.
positive
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negative
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Important, wonderful events can create "special ties" with the places where they happened.
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I could feel his eyes boring into me from across the room.
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This means he was staring at me, which is not nice.
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The school has state-of-the-art classroom facilities.
positive
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negative
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"state-of-the-art" = "modern, with the newest ideas, designs, resources, materials etc"
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He always looks down on other people.
positive
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negative
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If you look down on someone, it means that you think you are better than them.
9.
Elisa was the driving force behind this community clean-up project.
positive
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negative
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Well done Elisa for having a big influence on people, and motivating them to clean up their community!
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This area is starting to suffer from brain drain.
positive
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When highly educated people leave an area, that area suffers "brain drain". It becomes harder to support specialist sectors such as medicine, business, law, education, finance etc.
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I'm not sure Jetpunk is the place for specific English teaching quizzes though. Just browsing, playing and commenting naturally is probably the best use of this site for language students.