BBC Learning English - Today's Topic : Expressions with body parts

1:My brother speaks French, German, Spanish, Russian and Mandarin. He has a real _____________ for languages.

eye
nose
ear
mouth

2:Don't get in trouble when you start a new school. It's important to keep your ___________ clean.

eye
nose
ear
mouth

3:"He always knows what's going on in the company." "That's because he keeps his ____________ to the ground."

eye
nose
ear
mouth

4:Me and my big ____________! As soon as I said it I knew it was wrong.

eye
nose
ear
mouth

5:As a journalist he has an excellent _____________ for a story.

eye
nose
ear
mouth

6:He may be depressed but he never looks down in the ______________ .

eye
nose
ear
mouth

1)You said: ear
Well done! This is correct. If you have 'an ear for' a language it means you can learn it quickly after hearing it.

2)You said: nose
Well done! 'To keep your nose clean' means to behave and stay out of trouble.

3)You said: ear
Well done! This is correct. 'To keep your ear to the ground' means to pay careful attention to what is happening around you.

4)You said: mouth
Well done! This is correct. This expression means you have said something you shouldn't have.

5)You said: nose
Well done! This is correct. It means he is very good at finding stories and understanding which stories are going to be important.

6)You said: mouth
Well done! This is correct. To look or be 'down in the mouth' means to look sad.

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