Task 5. So many countries so many proverbs.

Read French, German and Russian proverbs and write their English equivalent with the same meaning.

1.

Французский: Нужда – лучший рысак.

Немецкий: Нужда научит всяким искусствам.

Русский: Голь на выдумки хитра.

English:

2.

Французский: Дать одну свечку Богу, а другую - дьяволу.

Немецкий: Это не годится ни для варки, ни для жарки.

Русский: Ни Богу свечка, ни черту кочерга.

Английский:

3.

Французский: Не надо делать из одного дьявола двух.

Немецкий: Ад не такой раскаленный, каким его представляют.

Русский: Не так страшен черт, как его малюют.

Английский:

4.

Французский: Одна ласточка не делает весну.

Немецкий: Один человек не реализует танец, один цветок не сформирует венок.

Русский: Один в поле не воин.

Английский:

Task 6. Each example below has an idiom with a “travel” word. Can you guess the meaning of each idiom from the context?

Match each idiom (1-6) with its definition (a-f).

· Mary is good at English and she sailed through the test.

· His parents’ job involves so much travelling that all the family lives out of a suitcase.

· When summer comes we’ll hit the road again.

· You shouldn’t eat cake fist, don’t put the cart before the horse.

· My nephew has got itchy feet again. He is going to India for the winter.

· I’ve been training hard to take part in this competition. This time I won’t miss the boat.

Task 7. “Traveling” Story.

You’ve learnt idioms with “travel” words. Your task is to write a funny story using at least 4 of the idioms from Task 6 (10-12 sentences)

Task 8. Как это было…

Надеемся, что после выполнения всех заданий вас переполняют эмоции, чувства, у вас отличное настроение от проделанной работы, вам хочется поделиться с остальными участниками и рассказать «Как это было...»

Ответьте на предложенные вопросы.

1. Какое у вас настроение после выполнения всех заданий?

2. За что вы можете себя похвалить?

3. Что было самым трудным и как вы преодолевали трудности?

Постарайтесь, чтобы ответы на вопросы было интересно прочитать и другим участникам. Ответы вы можете написать в любом жанре. Это может быть рассказ, заметка, сказка, стихотворение и др.

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Класс

Task 1.Unscramble jumbled “holidaymaking” words.

Guess the word from its meaning.

1. These little creatures can completely spoil your picnic – sitmosoque

2. You do it if you want to see interesting buildings and places – gestgienhis

3. This sort of holiday is not for comfort lovers – gnapmic

4. This free rides traveling is both cheap and dangerous – kitinhgchih

5. It is a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) – treevadun

Task 2. Do you know what synonyms are? Synonyms are different words that have the same or similar meaning. For example, big and large are synonyms.

Replace the word in bold with a suitable synonym A, B or C

1. Climbing mountains in spring is very dangerous because of melting snow.

A) alarming B) perilous C) nasty

2. This exotic country comprised several provinces.

A) consisted of B) constituted C) composed of

3. If you want to be slim and healthy you should reduce your fat and carbohydrates intake.

A) cut down B) contract C) shorten

4. He stood thinking about the meaning of her words.

A) meditating B) working out C) puzzling over

5. After the war these problems became even more serious.

A) sharp B) acute C) intense

6. It’s rather late. Let’s find a place for a tent.

A) site B) area C) ground

7. Whatever happens you should follow your principles.

A) persist B) stick to C) hold on

8. If everyone helps we can get the work done by lunchtime.

A) chips into B) chips in C) chips together

9. I won’t allow any disorder in the classroom.

A) stand for B) support C) put up

10. When she saw a spider she let out a piercing scream.

A) shriek B) yelp C) shout

Task 3. Do you know what homophones are? Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation, but different spelling and different meanings.

Choose the correct word.

Example: Please, pass me some (bred, bread).

1. Who is the (air, heir) of the castle?

2. The car (brakes, breaks) don’t work.

3. She (died, dyed) her hair black.

4. Talking to him is a (waste, waist) of time.

5. Let me (site, sight, cite) some words from this book.

6. Wedding (wrights, rites writes) are very unusual in this country.

7. Wild (leek, leak) is very tasty.

8. He was one of the (idols, idles) of that time.

9. His (gilt, guilt) was not proved.

10. The city (counsel, council) decided to build a new theatre.

Task 4. There are several idioms and proverbs in English. How well do you know them?

Answer the questions choosing A, B, C or D.

1. Complete the proverb: It takes two to make ____.

A. a dialogue

B. a fight

C. a quarrel

D. a party

2. Fill in the gap: ____ is thicker than water.

A. Spirit

B. Blood

C. Wine

D. Beer

3. When we say that someone “cries wolf” it means that someone:

A. calls the wolf to come

B. regrets about something

C. is afraid of darkness

D. intentionally raises a false alarm

4. When we say that someone is going to “tie the knot” it means that someone:

A. is going to get married

B. is trying not to forget something

C. is going to give up smoking

D. is going to give up sport

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