B1.1. Different Meanings
1. Fill out the empty spaces with the right words.
fork bed table shelf room sink frame bulb light
⇒ During Christmas dinner the whole family sits down at the .
⇒ Only my older brother had his own . I had to sleep in the same room with my twin sister.
⇒ When we entered the office, we weren’t able to turn the on. It was clear that a needed to be changed.
⇒ This set of silverware has been in our family for over sixty years. It consists of spoons, knives and .
⇒ My fiance bought a really fancy . Now our bathroom looks like it is from an exclusive hotel.
⇒ I wanted to hang some family pictures on the wall, but I need to buy decorative first.
⇒ I’ve been suffering from a prolonged pain in my back. I think I should buy a more comfortable .
⇒ My books no longer fit on my since I’ve started studying– there are too many of them.
2. Now, get to know some other meanings of those popular words.
a fork – a place where a river or a road divides into two parts
a bed – a place in the garden where you grow flowers or vegetables
a table – a set of information presented in rows and columns
a shelf – an area where the water is shallow
room – space
to sink – to go under when swimming
time frame – a period of time within which something must be done
a bulb – a thick underground part of a plant
light – not heavy
3. Fill out the sentences below with the new meanings of the words.
We were slowly drifting down the river when we saw a . We didn’t know the river well, so we didn’t know whether to go the right or left. Finally, we decided to turn right, but it was a mistake, because we got stuck on a . The only solution was to get out of the boat and push it. Unfortunately, it wasn’t , so it didn’t go smoothly. At least the water was shallow, so we couldn’t .
A local gardener gave me some tulip , so I’m going to grow them on a next to my veranda. I am only worried if there will be enough for all of them.
I wanted to summarize all of my expenses in a , but there was so much data that I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to complete the task within the set time .
