2.3.Tasks and activities for teaching phraseological units
Exercise 1.Match each phraseological unit with the correct definition.
1.Call a spade a spade
2. Men in blue
3.Bad blood
4.Banana skin
5. Big fish
a) unpleasant feeling between different people
b) anambarrasment or causes problems
c)an important person in a company or an organization
d) refers to the police or policemen
e) to be truthful about something, even if it is rude or unpleasant
Exercise 2. Fill the blanks with idioms
1.My grandmother is a very __________ person, everybody loves her
(big-deal, warm –hearted, big wheel)
2.After having been married for eighty years, their decisionto_____________came
as huge surprise to their friends
(minting it, hit home,split-up,)
3.He thinks his new plan will undoubtedly _________________
(be nuts about, bear fruit, banana republic )
4.She bought the house ____________
( for a song, in the money, marry money)
Exercise 3.Match each phraseological picture with the correct form
Hatterbox *Bride spark*Hit the hay*On a cloud nine*Busy bee*Tie the knot*
1.___________________
2.___________________
3.___________________
4.____________________
5._________________
6.______________________
Exercise 4.Read the following idioms. Try to memorize the keywords. They
may help you remember the whole idiom more easily. They also tell you
something about what animals are associated with in the British culture.
a) I‘m as blind as a bat without my glasses (keyword: bat).
b) When I sat off round the world, I felt as free as a bird (keyword: bird).
c) I‘ve been as busy as a bee all morning (keyword: bee).
d) I wouldn‘t trust her. She‘s as cunning as a fox (keyword: fox).
e) Be careful. He is as slippery as an eel (keyword: eel).
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