Bottle

Verb + bottle

• open a bottle

• shake a bottle

• recycle bottles

• drink a bottle of (beer)

• pass a bottle to (you)

Adjective + bottle

• a plastic bottle

• the bottle is full / half full / empty

Common expressions

• pull a cork out of a bottle

• unscrew the top off a bottle

• put the cap back on a bottle

• the label on a bottle

Exercise

Verb + bottle

1. During the meal, we drank four large bottles of mineral water between the three of us.

2. I can't open this bottle. Could you have a try?

3. I think about the environment a lot. For example, I recycle all my bottles and cans.

4. Alena poured herself a glass of wine, then passed the bottle to me.

5. I think that plastic bottles are much safer to use than traditional glass ones.

6. You're meant to shake the bottle before you open it, so that the contents mix together.

7. The bottle was nearly full when I put it in the fridge last night. Now it's almost empty! So who's been drinking my milk?

Common expressions

1. Can you unscrew the top off this bottle for me?

2. There's no label on the bottle, so I'm not sure what kind of wine it is.

3. I couldn't pull the cork out of the wine bottle. It was stuck fast.

4. Make sure you put the cap back on the bottle of shampoo when you’ve finished.

Note

Note these expressions:

• When we got to our hotel room, there was a complimentary bottle of champagne waiting for us! (a free bottle)

• It‘s one of those parties where you bring your own bottle. (BYOB!)