These awkward questions sound like asked by one of the characters in "Alice in Wonderland" but they only seemingly appear surrealistic. In fact, they can be answered positively.
Some things are easy to be overlooked, some not. However, it more depends on the looking individual than on the object itself.
The English expression 'elephant in the room' best explains the fact how our intention to see or not to see things shapes our perception.
The idiom 'elephant in the room' means someone or something obvious that everbody is aware of but does not mention it pretending it does not exist. See the examples below.
'She is being angry at her colleagues every time they leave dirty coffee mugs for her to wash. They don't pay attention to the elephant in the room causing her frustration.'
'While the water has been dripping from the ceiling for a week, they were in the kitchen not noticing the elephant in the room.'
'Young children using ipads in their early years are the elephant in the room. Parents then get their them out of their mind for a while.'
And two more examples from our recent experience of breathing in pollution:
'Burning plastic has been the elephant in the room.'
'Smog in the city is no longer the elephant in the room.'
In the gallery, you will find questions on the pictures, try to solve the puzzles now for yourself or send in the answers.
If you wish to practise the idiom, draw a picture illustrating its meaning, invent a sentence with it, or share with us what the elephant in the room around you is or has been recently at at school@theschool.com.pl.
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