Ø Read the article. sleep rough. First hand. fall through the cracks. deprived. transient. to be hailed as. underwhelming. petty criminal. last chance saloon in short supply end up behind bars the next big thing seasonal work

Ø Read the article

Ø Choose the right definition

sleep rough

a)to have a safe and sound sleep

b)to spend the night in the open; be without a home or without shelter

First hand

a)information or experience is gained or learned directly, rather than from other people or from books.

b)Try doing something for the first time.

fall through the cracks

a)to not be noticed or dealt with

b)to take drugs

deprived

a)being ill

b)not having the things that are essential for a comfortable life

transient

a)existing, happening, or staying somewhere for a short period of time only

b)depressed or vulnerable

drift

a)to move slowly with no control over direction

b) to move easily

to be hailed as

If a person, event, or achievement is hailed as important or successful, they

a) are praised publicly

b) severely censured

underwhelming

a)to describe the response or reaction to something, when people were too affected by it

b)to describe the response or reaction to something, when people were not very impressed or excited by it.

petty criminal

a)wrongly accused person

b) a type of criminal who's crimes not considered serious when compared with some other crimes

Ø Insert the right idiom:

last chance saloon in short supply end up behind bars the next big thing seasonal work

1) Memory drugs are the ___________________in medicine.

2) I mean, you can't come to an island in winter looking for _______________________!

3) This is his ____________________________as he is not getting any younger and we really have to look after him now.

4) It makes her weird, but being weird's no grounds for arrest or half the population would ___________________________.

5) Popular, colourful and __________________, parrots once again became expensive status symbols.