Frown stare peep wink glance peer glare gaze glimpse blink

Drone gasp yell chant moan snort scream whimper boo cheer

Sniff cough puff yawn hiccup stammer snore sigh pant whisper sneeze groan

Hiss pant howl chuckle sob sniff

Hum groan boo whisper roar mumble

Mutter sigh scream yell whistle gasp

Exercise 35. What noises made by other people annoy you most, and in what situations? If you think of other noises which have not been mentioned in this exercise, try to find the words for them in a dictionary. For example, I hate the sound of people making the bones fingers click and people singing out of tune.

Exercise 36. List the sounds you would expect to hear in the situations below.

1. in a football stadium on a Saturday afternoon

2. on a crowded beach in summer

3 in the maternity ward of a hospital during the evening

4 at the scene of a major disaster

Exercise 37. Put each of the following verbs in its correct place in the sentence below.

1. He was so nervous he could only …, ‘I…I…I…I’m pleased to meet you.’ 2. Don’t … all the time. Use a handkerchief and blow your nose. 3. If we are out of breath after running we … and …. 4. It is said that people … if they sleep with their mouth open and on their backs. 5. He drank a lot of beer quickly and began to …. 6. If you have a cold and you …, we often say, ‘Bless you’. 7. Don’t speak so loud! Just …, the children are asleep. 8. I always used to … in history lessons. They were so boring. 9. He can’t stop talking. We always … with relief when he goes away. 10. Smoking always makes me …. 11. My children … when I tell them they must go to bed.

Ø Follow the instructions at the top of the exercise.

1. I heard the … of a terrified woman. 2. He gave a tired … of pain. 3. The Queen’s arrival was met with an enthusiastic … from the crowd. 4. The referee made another unpopular decision and the crowd began to …. 5. When demonstrators march through the streets, they often … political slogans. 6. He gave a … of surprise when he found the shower was ice-cold. 7. The taxi driver gave a … of contempt at the small tip. 8. He used to … on and on monotonously and some of his listeners went to sleep listening to him. 9. The little baby began to … weakly. 10. I had to … at the top of my voice to make him hear me above the noise.

Exercise 38. Ways of Looking. Put each of the following verbs in its correct place in the sentence below.

1. That man does look rather strange but you shouldn’t … at him. 2. He made a hole in the fence so that he could … through without being seen. 3. If you go out into bright sunlight after being in the dark, you sometimes …. 4. Small boys often stand outside the bicycle shop and … at the wonderful machines in the window. 5. We … if we are rather annoyed or if we are concentrating. 6. Did you … someone pass the window a moment ago? I thought I just saw someone. 7. I thought he was serious until I saw him … at me to show he was joking. 8. Grandfather has very bad eyes. He has to … at the newspaper to read it. 9. I saw the motorist get out of his car and … furiously at the other driver who had run into the back of him. 10. I saw him … quickly at his watch.

Exercise 39. Walking. Put each of the following verbs in its correct place in the sentences below.

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