KNOCK
5 minute
practice in English Language
Use the word ‘knock’ in conversation
(knock, knocks, knocked, knocking, knock-out)
Two
friends have been planning a holiday.
Here we
are at the ferry for our holiday island!
I worried about our taxi! That knocking sound in the engine!
There’s
only one ferry a week. Missing it would
have knocked the bottom out of our holiday, made it useless.
I don’t fancy knocking around in this port for a week,
wasting time.
The
driver was so careless. I hoped he
wasn’t going to knock anyone down.
He’s jolly chap, though.
He did
laugh when we told him about Grandma back at our café at home.
Just fancy!
She’s knocking on. She is old. She has no teeth
left so she couldn’t pronounce the name of the island anyway!
When
she tried, I was knocked back with amazement.
Her voice knocked me sideways with surprise.
She’s
great! The owner laughed, and so did
she.
So did our travel agent. ‘Knock it off’, she said, ‘stop fussing. The king has made a rule.’
He
didn’t want people laughing at the island’s name. He didn’t want knock-about comedy and silly jokes.
So?
So
tourists called it
Kappa.
That ferry to Kappa looks a bit small. You’re so
tall that something might knock your block off.
We did
get a knock down price and the trip isn’t long, so we’ll be fine.
If I feel too nervous I’ll take my knock-out drops
and go to sleep.
I do
like travelling with the locals. It knocks spots off all those package
holidays. Stay awake and wear your
amazing kaftan. That will knock the locals dead. They will be astonished!
How’s our luggage?
I heard someone knock something over.
It is
fine. What’s this? A
steward bringing us a tray? Handsome chap, that steward.
Yes, he’s a knock-out for looks. Local drink. We’d better knock it back, drink it quickly.
If it’s
too awful I can always knock mine over.
Nobody else has a drink, though.
The
steward wants us to follow him.
He’s knocking at the door of the captain’s cabin.
I
recognise that laughter from our café at home.
It’s Pat our know-all friend!
Useful friend,
I must say.
Who is with Pat?
Must be an honoured guest.
The steward looks respectful.
I know!
So do I! We needn’t worry
about the island’s name!
Grandma! She
seems to be the Captain’s Grandma too!
Grandma! Great!
And Pat! What a surprise. You could knock me down with a feather!
ENDS
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This follows ‘know’, ‘kingkeen
’, ‘keep’, ‘key’ and ‘kick’
and is the last file concerning the island holiday.
Before ‘know’ in ‘leanlaugh’ Pat has been very poor and sad.
The Cambridge Advanced
Learner’s Dictionary has a book and a CD.
There are other good dictionaries.
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