7. Семен работает в компании, которой владеет его отец. Поэтому работа для него – приятное времяпрепровождение.
8. Надеюсь, весь класс пойдет на выпускной. Повеселимся на всю катушку.
9. Родные были очень рады, что приз достался Николаю. А Коля был рад вдвойне.
2.11 Write a letter to your pen-friend of about 150 words describing some jolly event or situation of yours. Find a proper place for at least 3 idioms.
Guess Russian equivalents of the idioms by the pictures given
Other useful idioms and their explanation
A misery guts – a person who complains all the time and is never happy
Smth holds no joy/ pleasure for smb – smth doesn’t make smb happy
Sour grapes – jealous about smth one can’t have
To be black as night – to be joyless and cheerless
To be down in the dumps – to be unhappy
To be in low spirits – to feel sadness and despondency
To be in no mood for/ to do smth – not to feel like doing or experiencing smth
To be in/ get/ have the blues – to be depressed, to have a fit of spleen
To be out of humor – to be sad and unhappy
To be out of sorts – to be slightly unhappy or ill
To have a bad hair day – to have a day when everything seems to go wrong
To just grin and bear it – to accept a situation one doesn’t like
To kick oneself – to be annoyed with oneself for doing smth foolish or missing an opportunity
To knock smb for six – to shock or upset smb very much
To lose heart – to become discouraged
To pull/ make a wry face – to have an expression of disappointment, or annoyance
Proverbs
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy – мешай дело с бездельем, проживешь век с весельем.
Better be envied than pitied – лучше жить в зависти, чем в жалости.
It is more pain to do nothing than something – скучен день до вечера, коли делать нечего.
Joy is always trailed by sorrow – за радостью горе по пятам ходит.
Misery loves company – на людях и горе вполгоря.
EXERCISES
3.1 Combine the words from the box below to make seven idioms. Use each word once only.
3.2 Which idioms do the given pictures make you think of?
3.3 Complete each idiom in the following sentences.
1. As Bruce is peppy, playing chess holds …………… for him.
2. Liz got an F at school. That’s why she’s in no ………….. to do the shopping with friends.
3. It’s clear that nobody wants to stay after classes, but lagging behind is much worse. So, you’d better ………….. bear it.