Idioms Автор: Гаврилова Елена Валерьевна, учитель английского языка МАОУ СОШ №9 г. Боровичи Новгородской области
Guess the meaning of these idioms: Pigging out Dropping like flies Horsing around Объедаться Падать замертво Дурачиться
Guess the meaning of these idioms: When pigs fly A piece of cake Egg on your face Make do with less Маловероятное событие Проще простого Выглядеть глупо Экономить
Match the “dog” idioms with their Russian equivalents. 1. Every dog has its day 2. Every dog is a lion at home 3. A good dog deserves a good bone 4. A dog in the manger 5. The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on 6. Let sleeping dogs lie Собака на сене По заслугам и честь Будет и на вашей улице праздник Собака лает, ветер носит Не буди лихо, пока оно спит Всяк кулик в своём болоте велик
Match the idioms with the phrases explaining them a) Very pleased about something. b) To do something that makes people angry. c) Last your tongue? d) In a nervous or excited way. e) Fighting badly. f) Somebody rich and powerful. h) To tell people a secret. 1. A fat cat 2. To let the cat out of the bag 3. Like cat and dog. 4. Like a cat on hot bricks. 5. Like the cat that got the cream. 6. Put the cat among the pigeons. 7. Has the cat got your tongue?
Fit idioms in the sentences: Tell me ___________________ what he said. I’m a little _______________ today. ____________________________, we won. ______________________ to the teacher! Don’t talk back under the weather word for word To make a long story short
Home task: Illustrate one of the idioms. Write the situation with this idiom.
Использованные источники: O.V.Afanasyeva, I.V.Mikheeva «English 7» Москва, «Просвещение», 2001 O.V.Afanasyeva, I.V.Mikheeva «English 7 Activity Book» Москва, «Просвещение», 2002 http://www.sixthsense.ru/articles/?PAGEN 1=68 http://www.maru-english.ru/forum/26-100-1 http://www.volosovo-city.ru/2009/09/15/sbornik-reshebnikov-вдоф-10-11-klassov.