1. A ….... in the hand is worth two in the bush.
2. He seems inoffensive, but actually he's a ….. in sheep's clothing.
3. He walked to school at a …... 's pace.
4. She was so nervous before the exam she had …... in her stomach.
5. Don't count your ….... before they're hatched!
6. I can't get her to agree; she's as stubborn as a …....
7. The new airport is a complete white …....
8. I'm sure Jean wasn't really upset; those were just …. tears.
9. Don't puzzle me; I hate it when you try to …... me.
10. Our company is having some serious financial problems. We're a lame …...
at the moment.
11. It's been a long time since he came here. We haven't seen him for ….. 's years!
12. It was a difficult problem, but he decided to take the …... by the horns and tell his father he was leaving the family firm.
13. Peter has done most of the work, so he should get the …..'s share of the money.
II. Listening
1. Listen to the “Rainforest song” by J.P Taylor. Then do the exercises below.
a) Listen to the first paragraph and cross our the words you don't hear.
Here’s our beautiful song about a place,
That’s threatened by the entirely human race.
Want to let you and me know
We Want to let you know
B) Listen to the second paragraph and choose the correct option.
Tropical PAIN/RAIN falls on tropical trees,
Tropical rainforest, won’t you PLEASE/ SEE,
Help us SAY/SAVE it now,
Help us save it NOW/KNOW.
C) Listen to the chorus and fill in the blanks.
Oooh!, it gives us ____________ to breathe.
Oooh!, the animals call it ________________.
Oooh!, its ______________help you and me.
Oooh!, ________ us save it before it’s gone.
D) Listen to the fourth paragraph and match the two parts of the sentences.
a) They burn and a) for their family
b) But we all know it’s doing harm b) to go
c) There’s no place c) somehow
d) Monkeys rush from tree to d) cut it down to farm
e) Calling out for e) coming now
f) Fire is f) to the animals
g) Must escape g) tree
E) Listen to the last paragraph and number the sentences in the correct order.
Here’s what we must do ___________
To let the forest just burn away ________
Got to say it proud __________
All the birds in all the trees ________
Got to say it loud ____________
Every insect and every leaf is important, too __________
2. a) Make sure that you know the meaning of the words below:
glass, light, brick, space, fashion, carry on, the same, vice versa
b) Listen to the conversation between several people. Try to memorize their answers. Be ready to: 1. reproduce the dialogue; 2. provide your own answers to the given questions.
A: Where do you think people will go on holiday?
B: I think _______________________________.
A: Where do you think people will live? What will the house of the future look like?
B: I think houses will ______________________.
C: I think because the population is going to get bigger _____________________.
A: What kind of hairstyles will people have in the future?
D: I think ___ _______________________.
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