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1. Подберите перевод к каждой идиоме урока.

1. it’s all Greek to me

a) испанский стыд

b) уйти по-английски

c) китайская грамота

2. take French leave

a) уйти, не прощаясь и не предупредив

b) французский багет

c) греческие танцы

3. go Dutch

a) голландские мельницы

b) платить по счету пополам

c) уйти по-французски

4. Indian summer

a) китайская грамота

b) бабье лето, поздний расцвет карьеры

c) простите за мой французский

5. pardon my French

a) простите за мой французский

b) уйти по-английски

c) бабье лето

2. Завершите предложения подходящей идиомой урока.

1. I can’t let you pay for the whole bill, so …

2. I am so bored in the office – I think I might … this afternoon. If they ask you, I am in the IT department.

3. Unfortunately, my son has broken a new toy. I found the instruction but … .

4. I really like this singer but he isn’t known all over the world. I hope he get his… soon.

5. …, but it’s an incredibly disgusting show! It’s the worst thing I have ever seen!

3. Прочтите тексты, обращая внимание на идиомы. Составьте похожие диалоги.

A: “Shall we go Dutch tonight?”

B: “No, not this time. Tonight it’s on me.”

A: “I like the idea of going Dutch because it’s a very fair system.”

B: “True”.

AA: “Pardon my French, my cat has been acting like a wacko for a week. What shall I do?”

BB: “Your cat is 2 months old. They are all very playful at this age.”

AAA: “I cannot see Mark anywhere.”

BBB: “I’m afraid he took French leave again.”

A: “I’ve got a letter from my friend Helga. She wrote in Norwegian. Would you like to read it?”

B: “No, thanks. It’s all Greek to me.”

AA: “Indian summer was rather short. I wasn’t able to take enough pictures of golden autumn”.

BB: “The weather was very changeable, indeed.”