Task 1: match phrases with their definitions

1. A bad apple a. means to listen very carefully and with great interest
2. Cheesy b. is a person who is very clever and interested only in
studying
3. A big cheese c. is a person with much skill or experience
4. A couch potato d. is an important person in a company or an
organization
5. Be all ears e. is a person who has a bad effect on others in a group
6. An egghead f. is someone who brings disgrace, especially to a
family
7. An old hand g. is a lazy and inactive person
8. A black sheep h. a bad quality or in bad taste

Task 2: use phrases from the previous task to complete the sentences.

1. Are you ______ when your teacher is speaking?

2. Are you _______ at making pizza?
3. Would you like to be _________ at a huge company?
4. Is there anyone in your family you can call______?
5. Which band or singer is ______ for you?
6. James is the _______in his family, he ended up being a wastrel and a drunkard.
7. Is there anyone in your group you can call ______?
8. Are you turning into a perfect _______?

Task 3: open the brackets using the verb in the correct form.

1. Maggie (not/ go) to the theater very often.

2. Frank (to go) to the cinema a week ago.
3. I (not play) volleyball this week due to my right hand.
4. We (not have) an early lunch yesterday.
5. Susan (to work) in a bank as a manager.
6. Bella (to talk) on the phone with her friend right now.
7. Look! The snowman (to melt) because the sun ( to shine).
8. Many students (to go) skating and skiing during their winter holidays.
9. Mary (to wear) a blue dress last Christmas.
 10. Our dog usually (to bark) at the milkman, but yesterday Snoopy (not bark

ANSWERS.
Task 1: match phrases with their definitions
1. A bad apple Is a person who has a bad effect on others in a group
2. Cheesy A bad quality or in bad taste
3. A big cheese Is an important person in a company or an organization
4. A couch potato Is a lazy and inactive person
5. Be all ears Means to listen very carefully and with great interest
6. An egghead Is a person who is very clever and interested only in
studying
7. An old hand Is a person with much skill or experience
8. A black sheep Is someone who brings disgrace, especially to a family
Task 2: use phrases from the previous task to complete the sentences.
1. Are you all ears when your teacher is speaking?
2. Are you an old hand at making pizza?
3. Would you like to be a big cheese at a huge company?
4. Is there anyone in your family you can call an egghead?
5. Which band or singer is cheesy for you?
6. James is the a black sheep in his family, he ended up being a wastrel and a
drunkard.
7. Is there anyone in your group you can call a bad apple?
8. Are you turning into a perfect a couch potato?

Task 3: open the brackets using the verb in the correct form.
1. Maggie doesn’t go to the theater very often.
2. Frank went to the cinema a week ago.
3. I am not playing volleyball this week due to my right hand.
4. We didn’t not have an early lunch yesterday.
5. Susan works in a bank as a manager.
6. Bella is talking on the phone with her friend right now.
7. Look! The snowman is melting because the sun is shining.
8. Many students go skating and skiing during their winter holidays.
9. Mary wore a blue dress last Christmas.
10. Our dog usually barks at the milkman, but yesterday Snoopy didn’t not
bark.