Froggy Jumps

The Office Charity ChallengeVersión en línea

Practice some froggy jumps as you learn and/or reinforce some English idioms.

por Oliver Simoes
1

Last Friday, our office held a charity sports competition to raise money for a local children's hospital. Everyone was _____ (ansioso por ela), but things became very competitive.

2

Our team started with a chess tournament. At first, I was losing badly, but then I made a clever move and _____ (levei vantagem).

3

My opponent finally gave up, and everyone gave me _____ (uma salva de palmas) for winning.

4

Next came the team relay race. My teammates and I worked together and went _____ (pau a pau) toward the finish line.

5

When we crossed it first, our coach gave us the _____ (sinal positivo) and congratulated us.

6

She was a humble woman and thought she only had _____ (uma participação menor), but that wasn't the case!

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Of course, our coach played a major role because she would constantly give us _____ (uma injeção de ânimo) by encouraging us to play as best we could.

8

Earlier that day, something funny happened. One of my coworkers had ____. He joked that it meant he was going to receive some money.

9

A few minutes later, another coworker donated a large amount to the charity, so we all laughed since his prediction had _____ (tinha se realizado).

10

In the afternoon, we played a basketball game. Our team was so much better that we won _____ (facilmente). It was our easiest victory of the day.

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Before the final event, I was nervous as I was waiting for the winning team to be announced. I wanted us to win, so I _____ (fiz figa) and hoped for the best.

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In the end, our team won and raised a lot of money for the hospital. It was a great day, and we really _____ (nos desdobramos) to make it a success!