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John Millen

King Arthur seated his knights at a round table so that they would all be equal. There is no 'head of table', so no one is more important than anyone else. King Arthur's round table is  famous in history because it represented a situation where one man was equal in status to the man sitting next to him
Round words
What is ...?
1. a roundabout
a) a game played by  children
b) a road junction where traffic moves in one direction around a central island
2. the daily round
a) exercises done every day
b) the things you have to do every day
3. a round of applause
a) a long period of rain
b) a short period of hand clapping to show someone they have done well
4. a whip-round
a) a collection of money made by a group of people to be given to someone as a gift or used to buy a present for them
b) a tool used for gardening
5. a round robin
a) a letter, signed by many people, complaining about something or asking for something to be done
b) a tree that only grows in Australia
6. a round trip
a) a trip somewhere and then back home again
b) a trip on an air balloon
7. a round-up
a) a large dish of noodles
b) a systematic gathering of people or things
8. the milk round
a) a series of visits made by large companies to universities to offer jobs to students when they have finished their education
b) a special delivery of milk to a supermarket
Round the bend
Do you know the meanings of these important phrasal verbs?
1. to drive someone round the bend
a) to love someone very much
b) to make someone very bored or angry
2. to go for a walk round the block
a) to go for a long walk in the countryside
b) to go for a short walk nearby
3. to go round in circles
a) to play baseball very well
b) to keep doing or talking about the same thing without achieving anything
4. to run round like a headless chicken
a) to be very busy doing lots of things but getting nothing done
b) to be very short of time
5. to have a millstone round your neck
a) to have a lot of money in the bank
b) to have something in your life that has become  a big problem
6. to get your mind round something
a) to stop thinking about something
b) to eventually understand something difficult
7. to run rings round someone
a) to make a lot of plans for the future
b) to be much better or more successful at something than someone else
8. to get your tongue round something
a) to manage to pronounce a difficult word or phrase
b) to eat until you feel sick
9. to twist someone round your little finger
a) to get engaged
b) to be able to persuade someone to do exactly what you want all the time
10. to get round to doing something
a) to be persuaded to do something you don't want to do
b) to eventually do something after you've been thinking about it for a long time
Dialogue
Complete these dialogues with the correct phrase
1. You don't look very happy.
I'm not. My mother has been driving me (round the block / round the bend) these past few weeks. I don't know what's wrong with her.
2. Are you okay?
I need some fresh air. I'm going for a walk (round in circles / round the block).
3.You look tired.
I am. Last week I've been running (round in circles / round someone) trying to get everything ready for the party on Saturday night.
4. I think Danny is having a few financial problems at the moment.
You're right. The mortgage on his new flat has become a millstone (round his head / round his neck).
5. I'm getting on very well with Cindy.
I know. She'll do anything for you. You've got her twisted (round your little finger / round your big toe).
Answers
Round words: 1. b / 2. b / 3. b / 4. a / 5. a / 6. a / 7. b / 8. a
Round the bend: 1. b / 2. b / 3. b / 4. a / 5. b /  6. b / 7. b / 8. a / 9. b / 10. b
Dialogue: round the bend / round the block / round in circles / round his neck / round your little finger



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