2. The arts gallery housing all handwork silk embroidery picture and oil painting did my soul good.
3. Chris is always looking for some drawbacks in people as well as in himself. He who is ill to himself will be good to nobody.
4. When my pen ran out of ink, Andrew’s spare one was down a treat.
5. I left my homework at home, didn’t manage to catch the school bus, had to walk in a heavy rain, but, looking on the light side of things, I got an A for my essay.
6. Next month William is going to visit his grandparents he hasn’t seen for ages. The boy is as please as Punch.
2.8 Give appropriate and full answers to the following questions.
1. Do you believe that joy shared is joy doubled? Why?
2. Have you ever been in alt all day long? What was the reason for joy?
3. How do young people get their jollies in your town/ city?
4. Can flattery make you quite out of breath for joy?
5. What should happen to make a poor man’s life a bed of roses?
6. Would you be bursting with joy if you won or lost something?
7. Have you ever forgotten anything in your joy? What?
8. Good company upon the road is the shortest cut, isn’t it?
9. How do celebrities enjoy their lives?
10. Is it possible to get every conceivable pleasure? How?/ Why not?
2.9 Fill in the gaps with the information about you and your environment.
1. Seeing ……………………… does ……………… heart good.
2. My friends usually make good cheer ……………………………
3. ……………… goes down a treat when I …………………………
4. I love ………………………………………… to my heart content.
5. ……………… is as jolly as a sandboy every time s/he …………
6. ………………………… is a fair treat for ………………………
7. I try to look on the bright side of things when …………………
2.10 Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Елена, побывав в столице и посетив почти все достопримечательности, была вне себя от радости.
2. Если человек живет только в свое удовольствие, он черствеет и перестает обращать внимание на окружающих его людей.
3. В последнее время Борис изучает турецкий язык, в прошлом месяце он брал уроки скалолазания, завтра он займется еще чем-нибудь увлекательным. Его жизнь бьет ключом.
4. Андрей постоянно всем недоволен. Из-за этого у него нет друзей. Верно говорят, себе не в сладость, другим не в радость.
5. Иван любит повеселиться всласть.
6. Цирк с клоунами, дрессированными животными и воздушными гимнастами – прекрасное зрелище для детей.