(mm BAC OXDET VCE Jl. A. BAHAPEBA, B. B. AHCOH, AHTJIMMCKHE WMOMBI ENGLISH IDIOMS 000 sttaasrenscr20 Atipne BQ npece» Mocraa 2008yan an. 110'373.72075.) BK 81.2 AHTIS Bas Peyenzenmss: Kener Tein, apsbeccop Boo ‘enoreponcnoio yninepentera (CUA), Tianagewso H. , xomop gintonornecens Haye, nposbeccopHepraconoro FoeyaaperBe nia yanepenera Bunapena J. A. Seon B. B. English idioms ~ Anrauiicnnte wamow: YaeGnoe noco- ue. ~ K O00 ill Jloroe-Mv, ~ 2008. — 384 cua. — ‘AMER. YE, ISBN 978-5-8112-3305-2 ‘Vatnce nace aeons Gonee S00 samc: nacre ssipaneni ie poche erbaentom rytmposai Ne Tea “diy apna, ata ao 9 Tae a, warps ‘epmavrse nanikon yorpedaens ssencrecr Soporen pet YedGnoc macau mpestrveno au cryateon such yea be byl ace om pore Waa compen Teoma SO va 373.720758) 812 AWTS asrencrty O00 il orae Mn Ihooe ocnponscaene Tec Son sara pie ete pee se vane orn 0 se. Yokae te rome noeuie 8 He repos. no orunew nein npoci raps. no apes 0057, Kea yt Buutroponctan a lof “ena 2 S02 Se ovonanase, Email vp logout Bape Aon BB Doo wets Neamaecromae epee Opn Two marks of complete mastery of a foreign language are the ability to use humor ‘appropriately and the unconscious use of idioms. This text is a great resource for understanding and becoming comfortable with English idioms. There is a good balance ‘between British and American idioms and the sources for English quotations range from classic literature to Time magazine. Because the text is user-friendly, it will move the dil gent student 10 a new level of using the English language, 1 am sure that this text will Benefit anyone who uses it T congratulate Ludmila Vinareva and Valentina Yanson on the production of this excellent text, Their diligent work will be repaid many times over by the inereased Inowledge and competence of those students who engage this text Dr. Kenny PayneForewerd ‘This textbook is intended primarily for students of univer- sities and institutes for foreign languages. The aims ofthe text- book are to facilitate the aquisition of oral skills by students, promote communicative competence in language learmers by using “communicative activites”. The textbook intends to develop such language skis as reading, speaking, writing and cultural understanding. This book contains the idiomatic phrases and sentences that occur frequently in British and American English. Twenty topics are covered (Family Life. Dwelling. Daily Programme. Meals. Shopping. Social Etiquette. Education. Weekend. Culture. Literature. Religion. Getting about Town, Travelling/Vacaton. "Nature/Weather, Medicine. Sport. Polities. Law. Business. Miscellany). The units are similarly organized. Each unit contains aI of idioms, cultural context, texts and vocabulary exercises. All the texts are authentic and thought-provoking. The linguistic items are introduced in meaningful situations (contexts) 10 facilitate understanding. Some examples illustrate the typical vways in which each phrases used, The phrases in the book come from many books by some English writers. Many have been collected from current newspapers and magazines. Others have come fiom existing dictionaries. “Standard English” is used. Different kinds of exercises and activities are provide: translation, reading, speaking and writing (composition). They are graded to provide progression from manipulation to com- ‘munication. The instructions to the exercises are appropriate. In Stage I (conveyigg meaning), the idiomatic items are pre- 4 sented to the students. In Stage 2 (checking for comprehen- aion), exercises test how far the students have grasped the ‘meaning ofthe items. In Stage 3 (consolidation) the students deepen their understanding ofthe items through use and cre- ative problem-solving activites. The posteading stage is devoted to integrating the new stage information from the text ‘ith what the students already know. The usual means of doing this is through a writen assignment, but other techniques are available, including discuss plays, and project work. Some exercises can be done independently either in class or at home. Others needa class to look natural ‘Cultural materials often cause more compreherision prob- Jems than language. Soto make the work more meaningful the caltural material is given in the book. Non-native speakers ire adequate preparation for eultre-tied items, along with joms and colloquial expressions. The textbook contains Russian equivalents of more than 500 English idioms. There is appealing artwork inthe book. ‘The artwork i related to some idioms. The textbook has a table of contents which indicates where to locate specific topics. ‘We hope the textbook will be useful for students who are learning how to understand idiomatic English, and for all people who want to know more about the language.wIoms It is difficult o use idioms accurately and appropriately in 4 foreign language. Before you can use them you need to be able 10 recognize and understand them. ‘An important fact which must be sessed isha ioms are not only colloquial expressions, as many people believe. They can appear in formal style andin slang. They can appear in poetry or in the fn- tangeof Shakespearean the Bible. Wha, then, san idiom? We can Say that an idioms ia number of words which, taken together, mean Something different from the individual words of the idioms when they sind alone. The way in which the words are put together is often odd illogical or even grammatically incorrect These are the special features of some vocabulary. Because ofthe speci features Of sme idioms, we have to leam the ioms as a whole and we oen canndt change any part of it (except, perhaps, only the tense ofthe verb) English is very rch in idlamatc expressions Infact ts iff alt 10 speak or write English without using idioms. An English native speaker is very often not aware that hes sing an idioms; pe haps he does nt even realize that an idir which he wes is gram matically incorect A non-native lamer makes th comet tse of ldiomatie English ove ofhis main ims, andthe fact that some idioms axe illogical or grammatically incomect eases him difficulty. Only Carel study and exact earning wil help. The comect use of idiomatic English should be the aim of every learner It isan aim which is worthwhile and satisty- ing, Mastery of idioms comes only slowly, through careful study and observation, through practice and experience, but remember: practice makes perfect and all things are dificult before they are easy. (From English Idioms and How to Use Them by J. Seidl, W. Me Mordie) FAMILY LIFE IDIoms ‘Study the following: A 1. Be / look the very picture of one's (father..), be the spiting image of smb 2.(As) prety as a picture 5. Keep one's look / lose one's looks 44 Beauty les in lover's eyes; Beauty isin the eyes of the beholder ‘5. Appearances are deceptive 6. Inthe flower of life (one's age) in the prime of life 7. Bear / cary of one's age well 8. You ae as old as you fee! 9. A chip off the old block 10, Like father like son 11. Bea character 12. Actions speak louder than words B 1. Marriages are made in heaven 2, Wedding dress / ring / breakfast / reception / cake 3. Be ead over eas in love ‘4. The apple of one's eye ‘5. The baby of the family 6A black sheep 7. Family circle 8. Family hearth / Hearth and home 9. Bring up / raise family 110, Family skeleton = a skeleton in the cupboard / closet UL. Accidents will happen / occur inthe best-regulated families. 12, Mary in haste and repent at leisure 1Unt 1 A 1. Be / look the very picture of one’s (athe older relative. E.g: John looks the very pleture of hs father 2. (As) pretty as a pleture very prety, Eg: Now, there that girl ~ she as prety as a picture. You look as prety asa picture inthat dress, 13. Keep one's looks —to continue tobe physically atractive. E.g. She hep her looks even inthe old age. ‘4. Beauty lies in lover's eyes (saying) — different people have dif- ferent opinions about what is beauifil, 'S. Appearances are deceptive ~ something that is deceptive seems to be one thing but is infact very differen. E.g: Jes usually best not to judge by appearances. They say, appearances are deceptive. 6, In the flower of life (one's age) / in the prime of life~ to be at the time in your ife when you are the strongest and most active, Eg: He was about 40 years old, and inthe prime of fe 7. Bear /carry off one's age well—to look younger than one actu- ally is. 8, You are as old as you fel a phrase often used to make some- ‘one feel happier ifthey are sad because they think they are getting too old. 9. A.chip off the old block —a person very lke his or her mother or father in character / appearance. Exg: “That daughter of hers”, observed the Colonel, “is a chip ff the old Block” 10, Like father like som — used to say that boy behaves lke his father, especialy when this behavioue is bad, E.g: “Like fthor lke son”, the girl said with affectionate laugh- ten, “In our family we're smart.” 11, Be a character —to be an interesting and unusual person. E.g. HeS quite a character — he has so many tales to tll 12, Actions speak louder than words (saying) ~ used to say that You ‘are judged by what you do, rather than by what you ay you will do, = 0 look lke an unk Hi. Marriages are made in heaven (proverb) ~they are fated to hap- pen because mysterious force is controlling events. E.g: The marriage of Manuel and Susan was perhaps average It ‘was certainly not made n Heaven, nor was i a failure 22. Wedding dress ~ a long usually white dess worn at a traitional, wedding ‘Wedding ring — a usually gold ring used in the mariage cer- femony and wor on the third finger ofthe left hand to show that ‘one is maried ‘Wedding breakfast ~ a meal after a marriage ceremony for the families and guests. Although it scaled a breakfast, the meal is a lunch or dinner. ‘Wedding cake ~ a cake made fora marriage ceremony. (CULTURE CONTEXT “There are many types of wedding in Britain andthe US depend- {ng on whether a person is Christian, Moslem, Hindu, te. Many ‘people get married in church, Other people get marred at a registry office (BrE)/ office ofthe justice ofthe peace (AmE), often followed bby a party at home or ina tel ‘There are special names for some of the people in the wedding ‘eremony. The woman who is getting marted is called the bride and the man is called the bridegroom or groom, The man has a male fiend with him called the best man and the bride has some female fiends called the bridesmaids. tis traditional forthe bride to wear a long white dress and a white veil and to cary flowers in bouquet She is also supposed to wear “something old, something new, some- thing borrowed and something bive” because ths wil bring her luck. ‘The groom wears a suit or sometimes a tuxedo (in the US) ot mom- ing suit in Briain). Tuxedo also tux ~ a man’s jacket, usually black, ‘wom on formal ocasions, e.g. weddings. 'A wedding cake in Britain is usually white, often with three levels, one on top ofthe other, and is cut by the Bride and groom at the wedding reception. What islet after the wedding is cut up and sent in small boxes 10 people who were not at the wedding. The top level (iris sometimes kept uni the fist chilis christened, In Americasaved (usually frozen) by the bride and groom and eaten on thet-first aniversary. ‘3. Be head over ears in love = madly in love = very much in love = This is what we would say head over heels in love (Am) E.g. It was obvious tha they were very much in love 4. The apple of one’s eye —to be loved very much by someone. xg Ben was abvays the apple of his father's eye. 5. The baby of the family —a younger child in a family, often the youngest. Eg: He's the baby of the family. 6. A black sheep - someone who is regarded by other members of their family oF group asa failure or embarrassment. Eg: She¥ the Black sheep of the family. 7. Family cirele ~the closely related members ofa family. Eg: Dont say anything about it ouside the family circle. ‘CULTURE CONTEXT Family Circle ~ a magazine for women containing information about Food, the family, healt, with shor stories, et. ‘8, Family hearth / Hearth and home —the earth isthe area around the fre in a house, especially the floor ofthe fireplace. The hearth is often thought of asthe centre of a family’s life. Hearth and home ~ your home and family E.g: The joys of hearth and home. 9. Bring up / raise a family ~to look afer one’s children and help them grow. Eg: Many women return to work after raising thelr families 10, Family skeleton = a skeleton in the cupboard / closet ~ an ‘embarrassing or unpleasant secret about something that happened to. person in the past E.g. They have askeleton or two in their closes, as well a their neighbours. 1 Accidents will happen / occur in the best-regulated families (aying)~ a phrasoused when there has been an accident, mean- 10 : uit ing that it is impossible to avoid them and so not worth worrying bout them, Eg: My dear friends, accidents will occur in the best-regulated families. 12, Marry in haste and repent at leisure (proverb) —to fallin love with smb and marry him her soon and then to be sony for and wish one had not done i E.g: Love at first sight isa dangerous thing, Nothing is truer than ‘that wise old proverb ~ marry in hast, repent at leisure. TESTING VOCABULARY |... Match the following English idioms to ther respective dic tionary definitions. > (As) prey ava picture | * Someone's favourite person] or thing + Inthe prime of life + An interesting person ‘+ Asskeleton in the cup-board | + A younger child in the family ‘© Bring up a family + Love smb dearly + Achip ofthe old block | © ‘The members of a family + Family cicle + Be ike one ofhisher parents in character and behaviour ‘+ Thebaby ofthe family | * Look after child try to give it-some beliefs and atiudes ‘+ Be head over ears in love | # Be in the best and most pro-| ‘ductive period of one's ite + Bea character © Thewors member of imily + Ablack sheep + Behave like one’s father ‘+ Theapple of one's eye | # A hidden and shocking secret “+ Like father like son + Very prety BB. Use some idioms to make up a story. A student stats it with "I have a friend named Mary.” Other students should fake tums building upon this sentence, turn by tur, "unit LA. In the following sentences, there 1s an idiom. Decide what ‘you think Is the key word, then look in your dictionary to see IF you are right. Rewrite the sentences in non-idiomatic English. B. Expand on the sentences. 1D Model: Mary is as preny as a picture: She has large Bue eyes, a delicate nose, exquisite teeth, and a becnifil skin. She not only attractive. Mary isa wonderful person; she friendly and reliable. 1. Sweet litle Mary is as prety asa picture. 2, John was struck down by a heart attack inthe prime of life. 3. The Browns’ new house is prety as a picture, 4, John looks like his futher areal chip off the ‘old block. 5. Mary kept promising to get a job, John finally looked her in the eye and sald, "Actions speak louder than words! 6, Bill ‘and Mary are head over heels in love with each other. 7. Nick’s ear the apple af his eye. 8. Don isthe black sheep ofthe family. He is ‘always in trouble withthe police. 9. Dian’s grandmother brought her up. 10. My brother was expelledfrom the university a year ago. ‘That's ou family’s skeleton in the closet. 11, John isthe very picture ‘of his father. 12. My grandmother kept her looks even in er od age. IM. A. The following sentences all contain an idiom with one key ‘word missing. Choose one of the four altematives fo com- plato the idiom. 1B. Agree or disagree with these statements, Give your own viows with reasons. 1. My friend isa chip off the old __ (brick, block, buck, bug). 2.You are as old as you __ (gue, find ft, feel). 3. Marriages are made in_ (hearth, hell heaven, harmony). 4. __ (aets,actlons, abilities, accouns) speak louder than words. 5. My mother carries off her (ache, age, award, aim) wel. 6, Beauty lies in (leader 5 ady’, aver, lads) eyes. 7. Actions _ (Sa: speak sing, screech) louder than words. 8.1 am head over _~ (eyes, elbows, eye- ‘rows, cars) in love. 9. My brothersister isthe black (ship, sheep, shop, shed) ofthe family. 10. Without the help of the govern- rent there could be only loss of ___ hear, health, house, hearth) ‘and home and starvation for workmen who lost ther jobs. 11.1 don’t have any skeleton in tke __ (coairoom, closet, elub-house, cfoak- 2 ait room). 12, Mary in haste and __ (race, rack, rage, repent) at Aeisure, MA. Read the following passages and choose the correct key ‘word to complete the idioms. Use a dictionary to check your ‘answers. Translate the passages into Russian. 'B. Sum up every person mentioned in the extracts 1. Michael was not vain of his good __ (looks / legs), he knew ‘be was handsome and accepted compliments, not exactly with inifer- ‘ence, but a he might have accepted a compliment ona fine old house that had been in his family for generations. (From Theatre by W. . Maugham) 2. Mrs Gosselyn was a tal, stoutish, elderly woman, much taller than her husband, who gave you the impression that she was always. trying to diminish her height. She had the remains of good _(loks / ‘kes), so that you said to yourself that when young she must have ‘been beautiful. She wore her hair parted inthe middle with a bun on the nape of her neck, Her classic features and size made her at frst, ‘meeting somewhat imposing, but Julia quickly discovered that she was very shy. Her movements were stiff and awkward. She was, ‘dressed fusily, with a sort of old-fashioned richness which didnot suit her. (From Theatre by W. S. Maugham) 3. Julia talked to Mrs Gosselyn of Michael. She fold her how Cleverly he acted and how popular he was and she praised his looks. ‘She saw that Mrs Gosselyn was proud of him, and with @ lash of {intuition saw that it would please her if she it her see, with the ‘usmost delicacy as though she would have liked to keep ita secret but, betrayed herself unwittingly, that she was (head / hand) over ears, in love with him. (From Theatre by W. 8. Maugham) 4. Nan didnot care to conceive that other people might be pro- ‘oundly different fom herself. Nan had, moreover, a tendency 10 be ‘hostile towards unmarried people of ether sex, regarding them asin some way abnormal and menacing. In the sacred intimacy of the ‘home Nan was often pleased to refer to “our mariage”; but she did Bunit ‘ot think that this was a subject which either in particular or in gen- eral, could be discussed or even mentioned in the company of strangers ~ and everyone beyond the family (home / hearth) was to her a stranger. (From The Sandcastle by 1. Murdoch) 5.-He's told Avice Crichton that he'll get he apart in your next Play. “Who the devil is Avice Crichton? = Oh, she's a young actress know, She's as prety as @__(por- trait picture). He says he can get you to do anything he wants. He says you just eat out of his hand, ~ What nonsense! I don’t believe a word of i (From Theaire by W. 8. Maugham) 6.10's true the boy looked so innocent and seemed even a trifle shy, but appearances were (deceptive / decent), (From Then and Now by W.'S. Maugham) 7, George Meadows was a main of ity and his wife, Ms. George Meadows, was a year or two younger. They weee beth fine people in the = (pride /prime) of life. Ther thfee daughters were lovely and their fwo sons were handsome and strong. They had no notions about being gentlemen and ladies; they knew their place, were happy and deserved their happiness, as they were merry, industious and kindly. (Prom Home by W. 8. Maugham) 8, Hisheir was a nephew, son of his brother killed ina motor acci- ent, nota bad boy, but nota chip off the __(oldad) block, no si, {ar from it (From Creatures of Circumstance by W. S. Maughain) 9. — You don't want i to come into Cour”? = No, though I suppose it might be rather fan, ~ That etiely depends on how many __ (ckeletons / scalpel) yu have in your cupboard, (From The Silver Spoon by J. Galsworthy) 10, But Sally was worried, and she sil flt rather a - (bland (lack) sheep with her sisters. + (From Golden Miles by K. 8. Prichard) “ unt The following sentences all contain some Idioms. Reed and translate thom Into English. Use a Russian-English diedonary + and the English-Russian Phraseological Dictionary by AV. Kunin. 1. Bevep Sun wax. ane Kari posit noxOK Ha Bes Apyrotl seep pasronopawit, waew 1 aascxesmn esevanu, (I. TancToL Boia w sup) 2. A nesyuixa-ro xpacansi 19 ee6s, eax eaprinna. (A.Thacenesth, Boeamsi acon) 3, Sesab oua, ontxo JebeBe3e, Om ponte» Same (A. Spey. Bp) 8 5 an omoro oponersa w ocrouice. (H. Toren. Cmapoceamcrvenaveysa) S. [RONBHLICA aaeCE BCKOpe NOCHE TEBE, H, KEK-# HONNMAIO, OH NO YUH ‘mnoGsen a Kirt (1. Tonerot. Ana Kapenuna) 6B wor aos Be [perure, kak aennuy’oxa, a Gyaere oGwxas, we cnoGposars sam! {(@. Peuienuos. Cmantevnus) 7. NacT,no-skauosy, oTuoM oMnae- [Reve (B. Bepecacs.B onie 200) 8. Mie ropanso uenpuarrnee 640, Jocza Tu rarorines cenefof aamso, asso norepanu acts Kane ‘yuna ~ neanka aaxnocrs! (A. Mucencxuh, BsGarawyvewoe mope) ‘9. Anneva Tetposna snpyr noaymana, «70 ona covepuienno He 3ia- F ero, 70 BCX eFO HACTORLIAR AEH TAHTCA 3a CEMMO saMKAME, ‘GKasoo. Tocnednu yuxsoH) 10. A wexmoven ws ayxoonoro 8AM, ‘onua aaGnyauias, (M, Cantunoe-Uleapnn.)Sepucxue ovepeu) M1 Rewnt the folowing text in iomatic English. ‘Ana looks like her mother. Sh is beautiful, interesting and ‘unusual person. She is good at music. Anni agi of afew words. ‘Aan never les people down. She loves he brother and her parents ‘very much and se likes to spend her time with them. Ann's mother loves her dearly. She dots on her. Annis the youngest child in the family ‘Ann's mother i 45, but she is til very atracive. At this time of her ie she is active and energetic. The woman doesn't ook her age ‘Ann's brother i igh-minded person just like his father in his ‘youth He des bad in behaviour and studies. Tey say, he's a failure, ‘The boy wants to leave his allege. His parents Keep the fact secret. But here's nothing to be done shout its Things do happen. ryUnit VIL Link each of the pletures with one ofthe laloms (pp. 17- 18). ‘Comment on the meaning of each of them. Use them in stu: ‘ations of your own, 1. Marriages are made in heaven. 3. black sheep. 2, Family skeleton, 4. The baby ofthe family. Vil Make up short conversations in the following situations. Use the idioms given in Unit 1. |. Your fiend wants to get martied, you thnk he'she sto youtg. Tell him / her what you think he/she ought todo, 2. Your parent doesn’t lie the person you are going out with. Tel _Your parent what a good person your frend i. 3. Your boy tiendgirfiend wants to have a big wedding, but you ‘want 1 have a very small on. Discuss it. XA. Read and translate the following passage into Russian. ‘Make up a story about Jon and Holly and ther family history. Use some idioms given In Unit When they reached the house Jon pulled out a crumpled leter ‘hich Holly read while he was washing ~a quite short letter, which ‘must have cost her father many pang to writ “My Dear, ~ You and Val wll not forge, | trust, that Jon knows nothing. His mother and I think he is too young at present. The boy is very dear, andthe apple of her eye. “Your loving father, J. (From The Forsyte Saga. To Let by J. Galsworthy) 'B. Read and transiate the dialogue into Russian. Make up @ ‘story about Edward, his success and fallures. Use idiomatic Engiish. ~ Edward is quite an educated man, you know. ~I.can hardly believe that. = He was at Haversham School, I understand, and he got any ‘number of scholarships and prizes. He got a scholarship at Wadham (Oxford, but he ran away to sea instead, He was rather a harum-scarum, — He doesn't lok much like a sailor. = Oh, he gave up the sea many years ago. He's been all sons of things since then.units Unit = Jack of all rades and master of none. Now, understand, he's a write, (From Cates and Ale or The Steleton inthe Cupboard by W. 8. Maugham) C. Read and translate the following passage into Russian. Describe the Craigs family ite in idiomatic English. had heard a good deal ofthe Craigs from Miss Gray during the previous tree weeks, They hed taken the cottage next to hers, and at Fist she feared they would be a nuisance. She liked her own com= ‘pany and didnot want tobe bothered withthe tivalities of social iner- se. But she very quickly discovered that the Craigs were as plin- disinclined to strike up an acquaintance with her as she with ‘them. Though in that litle place they could not but meet two or three ‘mesa day, the Craigs never by so much asa glance gave an indica- tion that they had ever seen her before. Miss Gray told me she thought it very tactful of them to make no attempt to intrude upon her Privacy, Craig vasa handsome man, with are, honest face, a grey moustache, and thick strong grey hair. He held himself wel, and there was bluff heartiness of manner about him that suggested broker who had retired on « handsome fortune. His wife was a ‘oman hard of visage, tall and of masculine appearance, with dul, fais hair too elaborately dressed, a large nose, a large mouse, and a ‘weather-beaten skin. She was aot only plain but grim. Her clothes, ‘prety flimsy and graceful, sat oddly upon her, for they would better suited a girl of eighteen, and Mrs Craig was certainly for. Miss told me they were well cut and expensive. “They were obviouty disposed to keep themselves to themselves, ‘Miss Gray used often to see them walking up and down the lawn of | thee garden arm in arm; they not alk s though they were so happy tobe together tat conversation was unnecessary; and it warmed her heart to observe the afection which that dour, unsympathetic woman ‘30 obviously felt for her tll, handsome husband. And it looked as though he loved her as mush as she loved him. Every now and then the would give hera glance, and she would look up at smile, and he fave her check a ite pat. Because they were no longer young, thei Trutual devotion was peculiarly touching (From The Happy Couple by W. S. Maugham) 9Unit X. A. Speak on one ofthe following topics: 1. Almost every family as a clown. 2. wish my father oF moth- cer would .. . 3. About my of my fiends family. 4. About my best fiend B. Use the Idioms given in Unit 1. Use the English-Russian Phraseological Dictionary by A. V. Kunin and pick out some floms In which may be grouped under the heading: ) Man's ‘Age, Appearance and Character; b) Family Life: Use these Idioms in your stores. PROJECT 1. Consult the English-Russian Phraseologica! Dictionary by A. v. Kunin, copy as many idioms as possible out of i, ‘associated withthe topic under the following headings or cat- ‘gories: Family Life. Man's Appearance and Character. Study the Information given ia the dictionary on Page 14 and classify the idioms according to thelr types. 2. Use the American Idioms Dictionary by Richard A. Spears. Pick out some idlomatie phrases and sentences iilstrating the ‘meanings of them. Group the Idioms according to thelr types. 3. Of « book you've read copy out some idioms related to the topic «Family Lifes. Comment on thelr meanings and describe the types ofthese sot expressions. (Consult the English-Russian Phraseological Dictionary by A. V. Kunin. 1 Selection. ~P.14, 18). DWELLING IDIOMS Stuy the following: 1.Set up house / home 2. Keep house 3. Keep a good house 44, Take pains to make the house / flat as attractive as possible “5. Be in apple-pe order Live in (grand) styl, live in opulence 77 Be well/ comfortably off; be well-to-do 1. Make smb feel at ome 12, Home from home; Home away from home (AmE) 13. Home bid 14, Within the walls of 15, Under the same roof 16. Answer the door 1, Show smb the door 48. Kick downstairs 19, Not enough room to swing a cat 20. Live cooped / penned up together 21. The more the merrier 22. Walls have ears ‘Ano roof over one's head A condemned house For domestic reason Home life Home sweet home aunt 2 28. Be homesick 29. An Englishman's home is his castle 30. East or West, home is best. There's no place like home. 1. Set up house / home ~ start to live in a house, especially with ‘another person. E.g.: Helen and John are thinking of etn up house together 2. Keep house —to do all the cooking, cleaning (et) in a house. E.g: He keeps house and Igo out to work 3. Keep a good house —to be good at receiving guess, Eg: He lives in a small cottage but he certainly knows how to beep 0 good hour 4 Take pains to make the house / flat as attractive as possible — tomake a great effort to doit E.g: She takes great pains to make her house as intresting and attractive as possible. 5. Be in apple-pie order arranged Eg: His hows is always in apple-pie order to be in perfect order or perfectly CULTURE CONTEXT A house sa building fr people to live in and often has more than one evel storey. ‘A cottage is small, usually od house, especially inthe country and inthe US is usually used as a holiday home. ‘A bungalow isa firly modem house built on only one level. ‘A set of rooms (including a kitchen and bathroom) within a lag. er building is called flat in British English or am apartment of ‘condominium in Amecican English, An apartment is usually rented, and a condominium is usually owned by the person who lives there ‘A small one-room flat is a edsiter in British English. ‘Alarge, grand house is called a mansion or (if it belongs toa kiig or queen) a palace. ‘The place where you live is your home, whatever type of house it {s,€@: Afer the party we went home to our flat. British speakers often consider that your hgne is the place where you belong and feel com= n Unit2 - orleans more than jut shoe, Our new house is ein Ja 10 Took moe lik a Peal home In Arrcan English home ean ‘Gb ued forte actual bling. eg: She has a beaut home. 6. Live in (grand) style; live in opulence (‘opjulans} ~ to be wealthy, aen, ery ich Eig: They lie in grand syle. They have a magnificent opulent 1.4 well / comfortably of; be welht-do tobe rich enoogh to tbe abet do and buy most of he things that they want Eg Tle came from a wll-o-do fami Walid families do ot lve inthis neighbourhood. A. Receive gusts / visitors: play host t9 smb ~ to provide he plac, food, ec fra special mesting, event recive gests and Provide food rink, and amusement forthe Esp: She ony receiver guests on Monday afternoons 9. Keep open house — welcome vistors at ny time. Eg. We hep open hose ot Chia, (0. Make onestfat home ~to behave ey sit where oe kes, 8 if ope were in one's own hoe. Exp: Mate youself at home. be Bak in half an how: Make smb fel a home. Eig: She has away of mokng eveyone fel a home 12. Home fom tome; tome away from home place a plas ani comforble, welcoming, 88 o's own house Eg: He doesn? mind paying handsomely for his “home from home" I. Home bird — someone wh prefers 0 say at home rater than ing to pres, reveling, - Eig He seldom gcs out Inthe evenings. He home bird 1a. within the walls of inside a ceain area. and not beyond it Exp: He fund hse forthe frst time in his if, within the walls of library Js. Under the sme roof inthe same house Eg: She and can live under the same roof 2nat 2 16, Answer the door — to open the door to let someone in Eg: Will you answer the door? 17, Show smb the door ~ to make it cleat someone isnot weleome and should lave Eg: When he became aggressive his host showed him the door 18, Kick downstairs ~ to push someone or something downstairs with the foot or feet. Eg: Be of or I'l ick you downstairs! 19, Not enough room to swing a eat — very litle space. Eg: He found his frend in a litle flat where there was not ‘enough room fo swing a cat 20, Live cooped / penned up together —t lve in a building, room that is too smal E.g: There is no need to coop ourselves up any longer 21. The more the merrier ~a phrase used to tell someone that you. will be happy if they join you in something you are doin. Eg: Let him stay in The nore the merrier 22, Walls have ears ~ other people may hear us. xg: Let’ not discuss thie mater here. Walls have ears, you know. 23. Ano roof over one’s hend ~ someuher to live. Exg: He has not any job, But atleast he’ gota roof ver his head. 24, A condemned house — a house which is not safe enough to be lived in or used. E.g. The ire department colled ita condemned house 25, For domestic reason — concerning family relationship and life at home. E.g: He had to leave for his home for domestic reason. 26, Home life ~ relationship with your fal xg. The child has had an unhappy home ie. 27. Home sweet home ~ used to say how pleasant i isto bein your home. 28, Be homesick — having a great wish to be at home, when one is way from it. People feel homesick because they miss thei fam- ily and friends or places and customs tha are familia to them, 4 4 yaa i ' g 883 * aya aye dae oP dab g - PEeE boa | 3 e & bit fee perias gia gi 4 a. oP itt enti] ne on p wep tt $. fhe ji q z i a # Ha t igloo od? PE Gn ED pili y seb22 5 *E 3Unit 2 29.An Englshmas home i his caste prone an do whatverhe wantin is hse Elta Ego~ The eights don Met nd mae Pool dn Engluhans home cate 23, East oF Wes, tome is best / The {Est We ame bat There no pe ke home (grovel) ~aperons own hone bebe ps inthe word Eg! Occasionally we goto London and when Se retun we aiways0 thse, “There npc ie hes TESTING VOCABULARY 1 A.Match the Engiis : nich ne folowing English idioms fo thelr respective cel Soe eee ae’ ote idee sameeren : seo at Miteronetaome | SARE ce ji + reese vine | Reb tiryen : ber; weleome " ‘* There's not enough room to} * Be tic swing a cat 7 i cee Mebcfnsome | compe orm scalterteeserrs + semamercnte | SOM TA no . | stones Unt 2 > Keep open house eo et ‘+ Be inthe same building Show smb the doorw > Make © great effor to do) smth + Feel unhappy because one is| missing his home and his family Use some idioms to make up a story. A student starts it with “Our fiends have a large beautitul house.” Other students ‘should take turns building upon this sentence, turn by turn. ‘A.In the following sentences, thee is an idiom. Decide what "you think is the key word, then 1ook in your dictionary to $00 Wyou are right. Rewrlte the sentences in non-idiomade English 8. Expand on the sentences. Model: 15 open house tonight. We expect alot of quest 0 come tocowr place. The more the merrier {It's open house tonight. 2. My grandmother keeps house. '3.Ms Brown gave his son a lot of money to setup house. 4. Betty tok. ‘great pains to conceal-the truth from her friends. 5. Mary let every- ‘thing in apple-pie order. 6. 1 was delighted to receive my friend, 7 John made bis fiends feel at home. 8. The Smiths want o try and ‘gta thee eatves all under the same roof. 9. Come in and make ‘Yourself t home. 10. Of coure you can join us. The more the merir. 1. The Blacks’ flat was very small. There wasn't enough room to swing a cat. 12. Shhh, walls have ears. Someone may be listening. 13. My friend took pains to decorate the room exactly right. 14. My. fiends family is quite wello-do, 15. Some people have the ability to set up home wherever they happen to find themselves. 16. The house was condemned as unfit for people to lve in. 1M A. The following sentences all contain an idiom with one key ‘word missing. Choose one of the four altematives to com- ‘plete the idiom. B. Use these sentences in some meaningful context. 1. They took __ (pace pains, pains, pals) wo getter on time. 2. The Grand Hotel i playing house, hostess, hospital, host) to tis nUnt 2 ‘year’s sales conference. 3. The office is too small, There's not ‘enough room to __ (sway, swipe, swing, swish) a cat. 4. Walls hhave ___ (eyes, ears, eyebrows, eyelashes), 5S, We can't live under the same __ (ruffle, roof, robe, rayon) ot we argue all the time, 6.All last Weck we were (caged, cooped,caned, captured) up in ‘the house by bad weather 7. I's a wealthy neighbourhood. Only, (ivell-turned-ou, wellsoxdo, wellthought-of, well-rounded) families live her. 8. It was an old house that had been (condensed. com. ceded. concealed. condemned). 9. You may come with us. The (much, many, more, mos) the mere. 10. He rarely goes out. He Ba home (birdie, buddy, bird, Bue). VA. Read the following passages and choose the correct key word fo complete the idioms. Use your dictionary to check ‘Your answers. Translate the passages into Russian. 'B. Sum up every person mentioned Inthe extracts. 1.About forty-two years old and a very __(wellondo / well. ead) bachelor, Thriplow was a-timid man, bat his timidity took a curious form, for it drove him, whenever he hed a holidey abroad, ita discomforts you didnot connect with timidity. He couldn't bea social contacts, and so he chose fr the scene ofhis escape those parts ‘of the world where there were few fellow-tourss (From The Lowery Ticket by Gr. Greene} 2. Salle MeBride just put her head in at my door. This is what. said: “I'm so __ (homeless / homesick) that I simply can't stand it Do you feel that way?” I smiled afte and said no, I thought feould, pull through. At least homesickness is one disease that I've escaped T never heard of anybody being asylumsick, did you? (From Daddy-Long-Legs by J. Webster) 3. The house was furnished in extremely good tase, with judi ious mixture ofthe antique and the modern. Julia had insisted that she must have her bedroom as she liked, and having had exactly the ‘bedroom that pleased her in the old house in Regent's Park which ‘they had occupied since the end ofthe war she brought it over bod- ily I was the only oom in the house in which Julia (t/a completely at home. (From Theatre by W. S. Maugham) 28 unt 2 ‘vn It was 4.10 1912, when I was seven, we gota house of ou ‘court of __ (condemned / conduced) houses, and it had four 8 and oniy one door — the street door. (From Not Like This. Childhood by J. Walsh) ‘5. A retired aétress had built herself sumptuous residence in his nmediate neighbourhood and kept __ (opulent / open) house. (From The Razor 8 Edge by W. S. Maugham) 6.Mr Pickwick found himself, forthe Fist time in his fe, _ (in / within) the walls ofa debtor's prison (Ftom Pickwick Papers by Ch. Dickens) 2. room i which Waker an Kity were —_ (reeled / rev) ws patos was used a very le dain Tom seh ben at Hong Kon na cemfoabl and ely te ves large ary Tey were he st 9 cme and they Entered Chinese servants in uniform were handing round cocktails Eee Slver Mes Townsend greted the la her east ashin and Toki ai tl Wr who e was take nde. (From, The Painted ell by W.S. Maugham) 8. The ist winter of my life was spent atthe magnificent, superb, platial new hotel, the Murray Hill. And inthe following spring we ‘moved 1 the house in Tarytown.. that for almost ten years was to bbe our home, And what a house! What home, __(sweesh/ sweet) home that was tous (Ftom Ir Me O Lord! by R. Kent) was that of a 9, The address which the inspector had given us was that good-sized house about a mile on the London side of the village (Our __ (ring rif) atthe bell was answered by a pretty dark-haired girl whose eyes were red with recent weeping, (From The ABC Murders by A. Christie) i it fer MeLaren and to your 10, Will you write a note to Commander McLaren {ends the Spences? I shall want to see al of them, andi is essential that they do not at once show me the __ (dorm / door). (From The Mystery ofthe Spanish Chest by A. Christe) 2»nit 2 11 ove came tthe detain e ination hat no woman stl eve seep ander ny ofing/ ro agin a crea al ct One toked ne Yoo ad wondered wat had one ass Brie twas hoo Heol ened he howe, Wet Jr tenant a Teen eo sm enna. to my cling hve Seems kee (eo: on Radon hed pens clings awe eto wit new ea af ~ (om Rawdon Roby DH. Lawns) 12. We dy soppdat he ate of ei vil Poot ju and rang the bell Is a perplexed frown da taba Ns ocean tt sled. The ‘answered. oo (Prom The Kidnapped Prime Minister by A. Christi) V. The folowing sentnces al contin some ims contain some kom, Read ng the English-Russian Phraseoiogca! Dictionary Sed te Bn vareclogical Dictionary 1. Kor 6 eo cna peanomsie, 5. ona sep Gia yazan. (A, Tero on Sen) 2. Ha, wn sagen Senn eu sc sna aoe (Apu Ko ae son?) sno Caproni WATE MeHtR? — cnpocn OGnomos, ~ Hanpacno! ~ Oruero wang cue? Br te a eye a mua sot at ofa, ta Fyn Often) 4. Se Mama Guaeany nak E64 soa, ronopuaaermow acceso. (@7Bcroecrt Medpocmon) 5. Bet we owe sans Tact Pe ve aso ne now Nec, ma Oa Oi Row pero (Topo. Ofrawon 6 Ka xexayveSouwacrek neranero.(A.Ocpncrit Bedvoon we mp) 7. Haron no tro rain fo sox en Mpxsiaocs Hotes 08 purus eS. (A Octponct Bes ue emonamc) 8B couche 2 apecropt nner Tora» cooc moet sponge way Sernaes noi enews UI Tpeoponr. anapampce a> maven) 9. O8camnes 1x Stn Nope Bea, 0 Te tp cuenta werupgt cea eruoecor ona ne ewe 30 unit2 naxoGoro. (Fl, Mensineoe-lesepexnit Ha zopas) 10. Axo eo joan nanon, aGnony erne yACT, W ele MOTO PEON %anepe xopuzope(B. Kavepit, ea Kamumana) 11 B wae i nomtare were Gvino x6xoxy yracTs. CpOGOANO® NPOCTEAH Pere r ronnoce Tasux MEXAY Gono # CTORHHOM, HA KETOPOM i epean, (Jt Manns-CuGupts. Bop) Dnt acho te ptr p22) wir one of eee Link sac oot ant meaning each of hem. Use tum station your ow” Ttshave ers 3 Not enough room to ving ct 2. Home bi 4. Keep open house. {ju Rewrite the following text in idiomatic English. Jace and Mary are god at receiving guests. They are howseproud posh af her make a feat effort to make their hous as neresting and Jct as possible. Everything is preety amanged i ther howe Fer and Mary have enough money to buy everything they want They Pec retihy, And they ike to sce their fiends in thee house Jack and Mary are hospitable peopl. They welcome vistors a any ime, And they want thei guest to behave ely as if they were in thie own Pa ster fiends say their pace is as pleasant and comfortable 28 err own house, Mary prefer say at home. She seldom goes out in the evening, She mises her family and her home when she's away ‘Mary says ber home i the best place inthe word for het Vil. Teli an episode or reconstruct a situation trom # book you Soe aes g that wil lead you to say “So as the proverb goes.” Proverb: East ot West, home is best 1X, Build up bits of text with the following as concluding sen- tonces: 1. So the boy didnot fee! at home in such a splendid house. 2. That ss why Helen took great pains to please her guess. 3. So the hotel i ary en to recsve guess. 4. You will receive a warm weleome when you come to England. 5. This old hou ‘condemned, seis unsafe, It should be aUnt 2 X. Use the following as intial sentences and expand on them. | During your visit, just make yourself at home. 2. OF course you «an join us. The more the merrier. 3. How can you live in a small fat Tike this? There's not enough room to swing a eat. 4. Oh, my sister is 8 very quiet person, just a home bird. S. We keep open house on Saturdays, 1X1, Mako up short conversations in the following situations. Use ‘he iioms given in Unit 2. 1. Your friends have rearranged all ofthe furniture inthe house, Explain to your relatives where they put the furniture and why. 2. You've been to avery enjoyable party. Compliment the host / hostess on his/her house, 2X, Read and transtate the folowing passages Into Russian. ‘A. Mako up a story about Dorothy's house. Use some idioms ‘ven in Unit 2. Dorothy was conscious of her delight inthe sober luxury ofthe drawing-room, She satin an arm-chai, there were lovely flowers here and there, on the walls were pleasing pictures; the room was shaded and coo, it was friendly and homelike, (From The Painted Yell by W. S. Maugham) B. Make up a story about Hilda and Edwin, their house, the way they furnish their rooms. Use idiomatic English, Something unfamiliar in the aspect of the breakfast-room, as limpsed through the open door from the hall, drew him within, Hilda had at last begun fo make it into “her” room. She had brought, ‘an old writing table from upstairs and pu it between the fireplace and the window. Edwin thought: “Doesnt she even know the light ought to fall over the left shoul- der, not over the right?” Letterpaper and envelopes and even stamps ‘were visible; and a miscellaneous mass of leters and bills had been pushed into the space between the flat of the desk and the smal Keep late hours + Vern regular + Have one’s hands ful ‘+ Not seep at al + An early bird Very busy + Blow away the cobwebs | + Have a boring time + Have a tedious time 2G outside in order to help yourself think clearly 5 Astana + Bow bay + Abrparascleckwork | 5 Apron ho ties ge + Not sleep a wink catly a + Goto bed and gt at te ‘+ While away the time times: ee 5 Notdowstoke afar — [© Nocdoany work + Spend time in a lazy way 2. Use some isloms to make up a story. A student starts 1A student starts it win “y woking ay begin 08 ook inte morning” or ‘strdonts should take turns bulling upon the son tence, turn by turn. oe 2 nit 3 . A.In the following sentences, there is an idiom. Decide what ‘You think isthe key word, then look in your dictionary to see you ore right. Rewrite the sentences in nonidiomatic English. B. Expand on the sentences. 0) Model: The ministers arguments were complicated. They had a Tedious time. The minister said that people had to show courage ‘and determination daring difficult time: 1.-The minister's arguments wete complicated, They hada tedious time. 2 How about shiling away the time by telling the child firy ‘ory? 3. Peter hasn't done a stroke of work tonight. 4. I¢was one of those days: missed the bus, lst my key, and then it rained. 5. Don't uti off tll tomorrow. 6. Let's go for a walk It might help to blow the cobwebs away. 7. Is already May. Time flies! 8. Come on! We ‘don't ave all day. 9, We are having a working lunch to discuss our ‘plans ode 10. John won't come, He hs his hands fl. 1, Putt off til Tomorrow. A woman's work i never done, 12. My mother will get up at six, She's an early bird, 13. My friend isnot sleping now. 1 know, fhe keeps late hours. 14. Ieanmot elp you now. I'm wp to my ears in ‘Work 15. Le’ finish this work fist, Busines before pleasure, I. A. The following sentences ail contain an idiom with one key ‘word missing. Choose one of the four alternatives to com plete the ior. 1B. Use these sentences in some meaningful context. 1. All work and no play makes Jack a_ (daft, darn, dull, dumb) ‘boy, 2 The students haven't done a (tripe strke, strobe, strap) Cf work. 3. The Fovleses must have time to (burst, burble, Burge, burn). Goto bed with the __ amp, fad. am, ladle) and ‘he with the lark, 5. Chales didn't sleep a. (wing, wink, wince, twin) that night. 6. Hurry up! We don’t have _—_ (all-in, all, all-out Uilnime) &ay' 7. Jack won the contest. It was his __ light, uc. Trg. lush) day. 8. The early bird catches the __ (word. worm. whirl, ‘work 9. Early to bed and early to___(rase rail. rise, rinse) makes ‘man healthy wealthy and wise, 10;Never put __ (af. on over. ff) till tomorrow what you can do today. I A. Read the following passages and choose the correct key ‘word to complete the idioms. Use your dictionary fo chock [your answers. Translate the passages into Russian. 8Unit 3 1B. Sum up every charactor mentioned in the extracts, 1. “Djinn of All Desert", said the Horse, “sit right for any one to be idle, withthe world so new-and-all?” “Certainly not", sid the Djinn. “Well”, said the Horse, “there's a thing inthe middle of your Howling Desert (and he's a Howler himself) witha long neck and Jong legs, and he hasn't done a stroke of (work / word) since said the Djinn, whistling, “that's my Camel, for all the ‘Boldin Arabia! What does he say about it?” “He says “Humph” said the Dog, (From How the Camel gor his Hump by R. Kipling) 2."Wel, you want to go away. Il get my coat.” “The other man asked with surprise, “Don’t you want to speak to your wife?” The thin voice was decided, “Not me. Never do today ‘hat jou can put__(off/of til tomorrow. Shel have her chance later, won't she?” ‘Yes, yes", one of he strangers said and he became very cheerful. ‘Don’t you worry too much. While theres life (From 1 Spy by Gr. Greene) 3. "The day remained warm and sunny A desire came to Mr Fer- raro to take a real holiday, and he nearly told his chauffeur to drive to Richmond Park, But he always prefered, if it were possible, combine business with _(pleasaniness / pleasure), and he thought that if he drove out now to Canon Wood. Miss Saunders should be arriving about the same time, after her lunch interval, to start the afternoon's work, (From Special Duies by Gr. Greene) 4. Rigden clearly could make nothing ofthe line in question. “Now, Rigden, go on.” Rigden was beginning to look desperate, He gazed into the book, his lip. "Get a move on”, said Mor. “we haven't got__(whale/ ally day” (From The Sandcastle by |. Murdoch) 5. Once a week we torured ourselves by devoting a moming to French. Kralefsky spoke French beautifully, and to hear me mase- “4 Unit 3 the language as alos more han he could tear. He very ‘Sonound tines quite welt try fo ech me rm the or fra texebook, So these wee st aside in favour ofa theevolume Seto books but even with hese twas phil ig Sf think woul eshe us op ae low the obles/ cote) aay ite went fore sor walk, he weal ammoune. ‘Grom My Family and Other Animals by . Durel}) 6.*1 say, mum, there's a whole crowd going on to Maidenhead to ine and dance, and they want Tom and me to go 00. You don't mind, do you?” : “The blood rushed to Julia's cheeks. She could nt help answering rather sharply. “How are you to get back?” “Oh, that'l be all right. We'll get someone to drop us.” Her heat sank. It was with the greatest difficulty that she man- ‘aged not to make a scene. But she controlled herself, “Al ight, darling, But don’t be too late. Remember that Tom's got to rise withthe (lark uch)” (From Theatre by W. S, Maugham) 7. Julia and Charles dined atthe Savoy. They had come late, they dined wel, and by the time Charles had finished his brandy people ‘were already beginning to come in for supper. "SGood gracious, are the theatres out already?” he aid, glancing a his watch" How quickly the time light /fles) when T'm with you. (Grom Theatre by W. S. Maugham) 4. ulin and Gimmie had 0 sooner sat daw tbl than he went sagt he pine never sep (vig wind) al ight or inking of you" he sai eae (From Theaire by W. S. Maugham) 4, The aun beat down andthe gle was 50 awl you el your eyes would shoot out of your ead. The cath eck and crumble, 2G eet tee. The olives went fo rack and al. Iwas sin fipnesT unt get wink of seen sep) Te nights ae es nots he tiny Iva TR ving nen oven tamed and Tose and my bed wets bo at eo stand 6unt 3 [At last [heard a litle sound, the sound 1 knes, and 1 almost laughed. was right, it was the fll moon and the attacks came as re ular as ___ (clock / clockwork). That was a to the good. | threw ‘myself ver the wal imo the olive grove and ran straight othe house. (From 4 Man from Glasgow by W. S, Maugham) 10. How are you to-day, Sydney? You're looking very wel Busy asa__(becle/ bee 8 sual suppose You're simply amazing (From For Services Rendered by W. S. Maugham) V. The following sentences all contain some idioms. Read and translate thom into English, Use a Russian-English dletionary and the English-Russian Phraseological Dietionary by AM. Kunin, |. Cxosa crano cxyuno, Cnona ie aa, 0 neaarh, iyza nara 261. (6. TopGar08, Ofsimrosenvas Apxmuka)?. Sanerno 610 Ye no ostomy may roenionia Tonezxuna, 70 y wero x0noT nOnOH por i rena crpausen xy (®.Hocroescxst Zeon) 3.9 nee Gun no [RON por caNuIK HeOGxONIMX ANON, TOMY TO HyAHO Gui20 Ipurorosu kaaprupy nam TIpinaroea ce watenbxow zowne (AE Mast-CuGupax.Mpucaroaceve wuamuons) 4, Ha apyron eH, ‘nt eaer nn saps, hoa ye mpocuyaact. Beck aos cixe cna, (A Ty a, Bapeuuins-xpecmisina) 5, Bhexani Te caer, a 33pe, 8 80% !pamiivick nosso nevepow. (A. Nexon. Mos aexans) 6. ¥zpOM, HT fener, xornaeue Tew Tevea pero CHAN 8 cOCeRIH KONSTAN, A ‘onvanes m rower 8 can. Poca Gnectena Rey — Ha ANTON can, a epyrnesisox Tewio-epaciisk nncronnax GapOapitea Ha Gansu nomyxax. (B. Beases. Cmapas xpenooms) 7. ~ Bero-70, Howny a aa He ewextina, - Twxnnw ronocon nporosopiina Bapeape, (T. Meauinexiti. Mapse) 8. Howsso Gambian vora ne no3soaana Mike ‘coumayrs ras, ts sun paa, soraa crao cacrars (B, Apeenves 110 Vecypuiciuy spao) 9. Boo nesee wero we dean, nae 0 rnaneu ne yaapu. (A. Oerposcxnl. Heaarenume) 10. Kax aanen ws, Yyiummepewtera, Tax H Me yRapw anbuew o nae, ANKE Mi OHO! ‘een He mpoten. (A. Yexoe. Tp cecnpn) 11, Tha ew xenon W nansuew 0 naneu we yaapuus! Kaxoh Tu wwe moMoutnax! (M. Ilonox0s, Foduamas yesuta) 12, Toexyuas morop, .. Co6otsxo8 fommeria, 10 Tor paSoraet KaK acts. UL. Neow0s. Boamue ‘Beruougscka) 13. ~CaM HeTaA 20 eRery,— Op OF, —KBKCTER, oce oGexa untetny pane Ha ovaur, a OW HHanbueN we weBeNY- 6 Unit 3 yt noxa He nunc cam, (M,Fipnuseun Kouecsa were) 14... OM, ‘or nevero zears, NPORYAMBBETER NEwKOM HMO WNL HaCAM MPO Cocnaaer y Gone, (H. Fonapos. OGwxxosennas vemopua) 1S. Kancro pas 8 onio #3 WonkcKINX socepecenu x w Jitrpu Tler- posi oF nevero nears noexani 8 Gonsusoe cen0 Kayunno, 706s yn ran yay sanyo. (A. Nexoa. Crmpar) Vi Translate the following sentences into English. Use the Idioms from the list of prompts below: ‘Sweat one’s guts out; ile away one’ time; do smuh carelessly in €@slipshod manner: rollup one sleeves and set to work: run around like a squirrel in a cage: one can hardly keep one's exes open: by the "sweat of smb3 bros; work ndeftigabl si evidding one thumbs; Inod of be drowsy: get out of bed on the wrong side; owiddle one’ tian /waste oe’ time; be all ums; Jack ofall trades: ang on the phone: Be ready to drop (with faigue). 1. pawn. we aaMevan, To, wenonAn nopytienne rene- ‘panna, of Gea oratrxa pepries wax Gena w xonece. (J; MaNnn ‘CxGupai, venus 2 «OW 63 YMasky FOBOpH © NOXORE, OT apa 1 © TOM, 70 Teneps MOK WH O 4eM He AyNaTE OHS ‘Gakayn ao cenrx6pa. (B. Oceesa. Bacex TrySavesue70 mowapuaan) 3. A Arman cH HINErD He aetaer. Y MEHR TORE Ae20 MB PYX fanircx: nero He axxoni. (B. Jocroewexh. Howom) 4. Hawa KKamiroviowia aupyr Seana, wo € Mor manaeT, XOvEr cnaTs, celta we aerna W aacnyna, (B. Kagepus. fsa nanumana) 5. ~ ero sue ta Texeone? Onars, eepito, .. Kanone Downnsne taseannaea? (B-Tenapanon. Cpadu recon) 6. ny nae yeni ha expan urpaey, SIMINBaEr PASH UIT’, ORM cx0BON, acrep Ha 8ce yk (A. Hexoa. Tp cecmps) 7. Syauua, vepoxtHo, feranaceroms eneB0H| Worl, NOTEMY To cuesa 38 CTOOM XMYpaR Incepmitas (K-Cratioxoei, Hevisca) 8. Or yeranoert cast aaxpi bance rnes8, HO MOWeM-T0 He enanock: KazanOeD, 470 MewlaeT ‘yan ys. (A. Hexon, Tew 2000) 9. Yeopaa ow Mens 3a T, 470 Mu nyero ne aenaess,paGoraes enyetx pyran. (C. Awrovon, Teewa) 10... Tu aonaen Guan eur va Rone, aeysuD pyaB, porary. (H. Typrenes. Pyoun) 11. Crave Gusto ere. Boo Hous MAI Mpocit= ‘net y rane kaceani WocaMtt 0 caworo paccoera. (B. ApCENER. BB copa Cuomy-Aaua) 12. Ta We anpase 3exarb wa Goxy, ora ‘Mowe aenareo-16)3h, noxa eer ciik.(B.Tonapos. Otiaxo0) 13. On npavosen cxasan wie, 70 canas aysuian H Gesapesian ”Unt (A. Nexos, Havant xeuait) 14, On paGoran We noxsanas py, vakoneu yawnes, To eaexao ye MNOro...(H. Bywu. Focnodut 1s Can-dpansuexo) 15, Tpyaueses, xaK MBI YT, .- 20 CENLMOFO NOTY, ne Gyreus. (E. Karepan. Bporsosan npxaca) 16. Kurenw Gane owrenoro soapacra... acy pyxana... TpyAWUIEKB Nore Nua (B. Teunpmoe. Tzoi ae) VIL Link each of the pictures (pp. 49-50) with one of the idioms Usted below. Comment on the meaning of each of them. Use ‘them in situations of your own. 1. The early bird catches the worm. 3. Blow away the cobwebs 2. As regular as clockwork 4.As busy a a bee, Vil. Rewrite the following text in idiomatic English. Jack always gets up early in the morning. He comes to his office at 9 d'elock. Jack is a very busy person. He has a lot of work. Sometimes he has a business meeting at breakfast or lunch. Then Jack goes toa restaurant He does his work first and then enjoys him= ‘self aterwards, His urgent work is never lft ill ater Jack likes ‘work too hard. He goes out only to breathe in the fresh air and help himself think more clearly. Towards the end of the working day he is very tired. When he is nervous, ack isnot able to sleep a al. Jak’s fiends ay that his work makes him too busy and dul (0% Tall an episode or reconstruct a situation from a book you ‘have read that wil lead you to say "So asthe proverb goes... Proverb: “Go to bed with she lamb and eise with the lark.” X. Build up bits of text with the folowing as concluding sen- fences: 1. So you should keep regular hours. 2. Remember! The eatly bird catches the worm. 3. woman's work is never done. 4. Never put off ill tomorrow what you ean do today. 5. By doing nothing we lean todo ill 6. Don't worry. I's just one of those days. 7. So divide your time between work and play. 8, It's a well-known saying: “All, ‘work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” a UnitaUna 3 Unit 3 1X. Use the following as Initial sentences and expand on them. 1. My fiends an early bird. 2. Lnever sept a wink that night. 3, Our teacher is as regular as clockwork. 4. My mother won't goto the ary. She has her hands ful. 5. My father will ave a working lunch ornorrow. 6 1's your lcky day. 7 I's not my day. 8. What shall we ‘do to while away the time? 9. Yesterday evening I had a tedious time. 10, The student hasn't done asiroke of work. 11, Time flies! 12. We don't have all day! 13. Stop idling away your time. 14. Yeu must roll, up your sleeves and set to work. 15. 1 gould hardly keep my eyes ‘open. 16. Lam all thumbs toda. = ff A SS Sa YY La Ky ay XII Make up short conversations in the following situations, Use ‘the idioms given in Unit 3. ZL oH 1 Yon omnes ou ow vein. You ge al edt get hme to your fai Explain ist your bss. Aik on of yurempljes ny she aay ae. 3. Conpan he manger of our block o lahat te 00 smh nt gt and you ca sa {Your niu having ig pay. i200 he ma ing Go nest dor nd compan about tens. "ou have an ipo sam tomar A fed of our cones over and ast goo amvie ih ie Yon ed eve wt go mye Tr ong 8 art pay omar nigh Conic our He 0 wih 904 they XIl, Read and translate the folowing passages into Russian. ‘A. Make up 2 story about Martha; write about her dificutios with her Baby-daughter Carolin. Use some idioms given in Unie 3. The two rooms atthe top ofthe block of flats were filled with light from the sky... Martha lay warm in the blankets, listening to Caroline wake. She always woke the moment the child ist sired she woke instantly if Caroline murmured in her sleep at night Caroline st up. Martha through eyes Kept half closed, saw the tiny ‘energetic creature in its white gown rlling over and stretching, wo 0Unit 3 small rosy fet playing in the ar. Then Caroline clambered re- solutely 10 her fet, clutched the edge ofthe cot, put her chin on i, and looked out ofthe window at the sun, “Martha shut her eyes and tried to sleep again, She could not. Her long day was regulated by the lock to Caroline's needs and she went to bed at night exhausted by Caroline's experience (From A Proper Morrage by D. Lessing) 2B. Invent story about Monica and her decision to have ab. Use idiomatic English, {as fed up. As I lay awake in the grey small hour ofan autumn morning, | reviewed my life. Thre a. mis not the most propitious time for meditation, as everyone knows, and a deep depression was settling over me, 1 had just returned from New York, where the crazy eyclone of ict in which people seem to survive over there had caught me up, Whirled me blissfully round, and dropped me into 2 London which Seemed flat and dull. | felt restiess, dissatisfied, and bad-tempere. “Surely.” 1 thought, “there's something more to life than just going ‘ou to partes that one doesn't enjoy, with people one doesn’t even like? What a pointless existence itis ~ drifting about in the hope that something may happen to relieve the monotony. Something has tobe done to get me out ofthis rut” Ina flash it came to me “PIV have a job!” I said it out loud and it sounded prety good to ime. The more I thought about it, the better | liked the idea, especial ly fom the point of view of making some money. (From One Pair of Hands by M. Dickens) . Make up a story about George and his dally routine. Use Idiomatic English. George lived 6n the second floor of a large block of fats and when I came to his door I heard the sound of piano playing. George was pla to see me. He seemed in great spirits and extremely happy. He had a lesson twice @ week and forthe rest of the time practised He told me that he worked ten hours a day. “Daddy said I was bora tired, wasn't really lary | didn’t see the use of working at things that, 2 bored me." I asked him how he was getting on withthe teemed 1 be saisied with his progress.” (Ft0m The Alien Corn by WS. Maugham) tovnta story about Water ls work and his ies and dl Fa’ Use some ome given In Un 3 Water had no charm, That was wy Re was ot poplar. ity remained vey ogra wor Its enh rer ali Trio be the goverment acteologi ae noel ry. He seamed ‘Shave nae te dics that par hie wh is wie. He pat herot wha it very duland tec” he sid on another osasion, aed is sly ded” Te aay tere He didnt know how o be ope. He wat fof ening but head books wih sexed 1 Kity vet Tei Ihe nas no buy with sone scene eat e would ead Book tou China orion wok, He never relaxed She ide Rat he sul’ He was fond of games: he played emis and bridge. She spp he was clever, everyone seed hk e 38 but eno ery acceso when he was wih oor he people Rete nd wes th nod, sha ever oi eeaig. Heteas a wet lhe a9 par (From The Pane Vl by W.S. Maughan) E, Describe Mr Skate's working doy, his duties and the Ministry. Use idiomatic English. Richard Skate was a thi, pale man of early middle age. Al his tife had been spent in keeping his nose above water, lecturing at night-schools and acting temporary English master at some ofthe Smaller public schools and in the process he had got a small house, a wife and one child His whole world now was the Ministry of Propaganda... he was happy. For his nose was now well above water: he had a permanent Joba he was a Civil Servant, ‘Propaganda was a means of passing the time: work was not done for its usefulness but for its ovn sake ~ simply as an occupation “To senda minute to anybody else in the great building and to receive an answer took at least twenty-four hours: on an urgent matter an 83nit 3 exchange of three minutes might be got through in a weck. Time out- side the Ministry went at quite a different pace. (From Men at Work by Gr. Greene) F Invent a story about Denis, comment on the feeling he was formented by. What was there about his If that aroused his distress? Use idiomatic English. (Oh, this journey? It was two hours cut clean out of his life; two hours in which Denis might have done so much, so much — witen the perfect poem, for example. or read the one illuminating book. Instead of which his gorge rose atthe smell ofthe dusty cushions against which he was leaning ‘Two hours. One hundred and twenty minutes. Anything might be ‘done in that time. Anything, Nothing. Oh, he had had hundreds of hours, and what had he done with them? Waste them, spilt the pre- ‘ious, minutes as though his reservoir were inexhaustible. Denis ‘arid inthe spirit, condemned himself utterly with all his works. ‘What right had he to sit in the sunshine, to occupy comer seats in third-class carriages, to be alive? None, none, none. “Misery and a nameless nostalgic distress possessed him, He was ‘twenty-three, and oh! so agonizingly conscious of the fact. (From Crome Yellow by A. Huxley) PROJECT 1. Consult the English-Russian Phrascological Dictionary by A.V. Kunin, Read about the system of stylistic labels given inthe dletionary (P. 9, 10, 16). Pick out some Idioms that can be used {orthotopic "The Daily Programme”. Comment on the divergence ‘in their stylistic characterisation 2. Look up in a dictionary the unknown! idioms among those Iistod below to make sure of their meaning. Comment on their ‘stylistic characterisation ‘To kil time; to get down to work; hardly have time to breathe; t0 talk shop: to tke ones time: to resume one's work (studies. 10 Work ‘overtime; to get (have? time to catch one's breath; to pass the time. st MEALS IDIOMS Shut the followin’ 1. Appetite comes with eating 2. Have ahuge /big/ voracious appetite 3. Lose one’s appetite “& Spoil / run one's appetite 5. The belly has no ears 6. Bread and butter 7a ikea bird 8. Eat like a horse 9.1 could eat horse 101 couldn't eat another thing 1 Big Tight / fussy picky (AE) eater 12. Bat amb out of house and home 13, Eat smb's bread 14, High tea 15, Packed lunch 16. Cooked breakfast 17 Have asnack /a bite 18, Square meal 19, Home cooking 120, Wine and dine smb 21. Make one's: mouth water 22. Melt in one’s mouth 235. Smack one’s ips; Lip smacking good (AME) A. To my taste 25. Touste 26. Tastes differ = Everyone tos own taste 8