Question

B There are mistakes in seven out of these ten sentences. Rewrite them correctly. 0 My boyfriend, which father is a scientist wants to study mathematics. My boyfriend, whose father is a scientist,________________ wants to study mathematics.___________________________ 00 He made a few suggestions about how we could spend the money. correct____________________________________________ / 10 __________________________________________________ 1 Roosevelt that became famous for his military achievements was the 26th president of the US. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 2 I’d like John to come to our party. He tells so funny jokes. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 3 Our biology teacher made a great influence on Tom’s future career. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 4 Many pupils use their mobile phones at school, what is considered unacceptable. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 5 Richard used to be crazy about British rock groups such as The Rolling Stones. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2006 Pearson Longman ELT 2 6 I read an article who discussed the issue of euthanasia in some depth. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 7 He was such unpredictable that Ann decided to break off her engagement. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 8 I got fed up with being criticised by people from other advertising agencies. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 9 There are a lot of teenagers who have a good command of a foreign language. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 10 Fresh evidence suggests that the woman may be forced to commit suicide. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2006 Pearson Longman ELT 3 C Complete the idioms with one appropriate word. Then explain in English the meaning of each idiom. 0 She was as sick as a ________dog_____________________ . She was very ill.____________________________________ 1 It’s a pity he let the cat out of the ______________________ . _________________________________________________ 2 Margaret has always been the black ____________________ . of the family. ______________________________________ 3 I’m not going to join the rat ___________________________ . _________________________________________________ 4 She has a bee in her _____________________ about dancing. _________________________________________________ /9 5 My Scottish niece, who only speaks English, feels like a fish out of __________ when she goes abroad. __________________________________________________

Answer 1

Ответ:

B There are mistakes in seven out of these ten sentences. Rewrite them correctly.

1 Roosevelt that became famous for his military achievements was the 26th president of the US.

Roosevelt, who became famous for his military achievements, was the 26th president of the US.

2 I’d like John to come to our party. He tells so funny jokes.

I’d like John to come to our party. He tells such funny jokes.

3 Our biology teacher made a great influence on Tom’s future career.

Our biology teacher had a great influence on Tom’s future career.

4 Many pupils use their mobile phones at school, what is considered unacceptable.

Many pupils use their mobile phones at school, which is considered unacceptable.

5 Richard used to be crazy about British rock groups such as The Rolling Stones.      correct

6 I read an article who discussed the issue of euthanasia in some depth.  

I read an article that discussed the issue of euthanasia in some depth.

7 He was such unpredictable that Ann decided to break off her engagement.

He was so unpredictable that Ann decided to break off her engagement.

8 I got fed up with being criticised by people from other advertising agencies.     correct

9 There are a lot of teenagers who have a good command of a foreign language.     correct

10 Fresh evidence suggests that the woman may be forced to commit suicide.

Fresh evidence suggests that the woman may have been forced to commit suicide.  

C Complete the idioms with one appropriate word. Then explain in English the meaning of each idiom.    

1 It’s a pity he let the cat out of the bag. It’s a pity he revealed the secret.

2 Margaret has always been the black sheep of the family. Margaret has always done things that brought embarrassment to her family.

3 I’m not going to join the rat race. I’m not going to compete with them for power and money.  

4 She has a bee in her bonnet about dancing. She never stops talking about dancing.    

5 My Scottish niece, who only speaks English, feels like a fish out of water when she goes abroad.

My Scottish niece, who only speaks English, feels very uncomfortable when she goes abroad.    

Answer 2

Sure, here are the corrected sentences:

0. My boyfriend, whose father is a scientist, wants to study mathematics.

1. Roosevelt, who became famous for his military achievements, was the 26th president of the US.

2. I'd like John to come to our party. He tells such funny jokes.

3. Our biology teacher had a great influence on Tom's future career.

4. Many pupils use their mobile phones at school, which is considered unacceptable.

5. Richard used to be crazy about British rock groups such as The Rolling Stones.

6. I read an article that discussed the issue of euthanasia in some depth.

7. He was so unpredictable that Ann decided to break off her engagement.

8. I got fed up with being criticized by people from other advertising agencies.

9. There are a lot of teenagers who have a good command of a foreign language.

10. Fresh evidence suggests that the woman may be forced to commit suicide.

Now, let's complete the idioms and explain their meanings:

0. She was as sick as a dog. - She was very ill.
1. It's a pity he let the cat out of the bag. - He revealed a secret.
2. Margaret has always been the black sheep of the family. - She's the odd or troublesome one in the family.
3. I'm not going to join the rat race. - I won't participate in the competitive and stressful pursuit of success.
4. She has a bee in her bonnet about dancing. - She's obsessed or overly enthusiastic about dancing.
5. My Scottish niece, who only speaks English, feels like a fish out of water when she goes abroad. - She feels uncomfortable or out of place in a foreign environment.

Each idiom has its own figurative meaning beyond its literal interpretation.