Topic: POSSIBILITY & PROBABILITY

Complete these colloquial expressions.

1	Your ........ is as good as mine where they are. Perhaps they got caught in traffic. a) thought b) guess c) idea Well done! If you say, 'your guess is as good as mine', you're making it clear you don't know the answer to a question. Sorry, try again.Your answer has been saved.

2	I think it's on the ........ that they'll win the cup this year. They've spent so much money on new players they can't fail to win. a) signs b) stars c) cards Well done! If you say something is 'on the cards' you think it is very likely to happen.Sorry, try again.Your answer has been saved.

3	I'm sorry, but there's not a hope ........ hell of me getting the job done today. I've got too much on. a) of b) in c) with Well done! If there's 'not a hope in hell' of something happening, it is almost certainly not going to occur.Sorry, try again.Your answer has been saved.

Now complete the gaps with the missing words.

4	A) Your guess is as as mine whether John will turn up for work today. B) A rise in prices is the cards following a series of strikes in the industry. C) They don't have a in hell of winning the next election. Have you seen that latest opinion poll? Well done!Try again.Your answer has been saved.

Make them your own!

1) Do you know who's going to win the next election in your country or is it a case of 'your guess is as good as mine'?
2) If a price increase was on the cards for something you'd been thinking of buying, would you get it before it went up?
3) Do you think there is a hope in hell that governments will deal effectively with the issue of global warming?