Task 1. HUMAN NOISES

Match the words in the box with their description below. Use your dictionary to check your answers.

sniff sneeze sigh pant scream boo gasp stammer cough cheer puff chant whisper

groan yawn snore

1. to sing a regular beat - chant

2. to speak very quietly - whisper

3. to breathe with difficulty - pant

4. to breathe fast - puff

5. to make loud cries - scream

6. to hesitate and repeat sounds when speaking - stammer

7. to make loud noises with the nose and throat when asleep - snore

8. to send air out of your lungs suddenly because your throat hurts - cough

9. to breathe deeply showing you are sad, relieved, etc. - sigh

10. to make a sound to show that you do not like an actor, politician, etc - boo

11. to shout encouragement - cheer

12. to breathe in air through your nose - sniff

13. to open your mouth wide and breathe in and out deeply when you are tired or bored - yawn

14. to blow air suddenly out through your nose and mouth because of an irritation inside your nose ( a reflex action) - sneeze

15. to moan deeply - groan

16. to take a short, deep breath, showing surprise or pain. - gasp

2. ANIMAL NOISES

Match the noises on the left with the animals that make them on the right.

Noise - Animal

croak frog

squeak mouse

howl wolf

quack duck

buzz bee

grunt pig

hiss snake

neigh horse

bray donkey

bleat sheep / goat

crow cock(erel)

roar lion / tiger

bark dog

miaow / purr cat