Exercise 2

a) Translate the following sentences paying attention to the comparative phraseological units.

1. He is as pleased as Punch.

2. You are as sound as a bell.

3. She is as clever as a monkey.

4. He is as obstinate as a mule.

5. Just for a moment you were as white as a sheet.

6. Sanary is a seaside resort on the Riviera. It is as dull as ditchwater.

7. He looked as shabby as a beachcomber.

8. You ought to shut up, Larry. You are as crazy as a loon.

b) Fill up the blanks with the words from the list below.

1. He is as drunk as a _______.

2. He is a sober as a _______.

3. He can run like a _______.

4. He is as slippery as an _______.

5. He is as bold as _______.

6. He is as fat as _______.

7. He never needs a doctor, he is as sound as a _______.

8. He drinks like a _______.

9. He treats me like a _______.

10. He is as clever as a _______.

11. He works like a _______.

(Fish, eel, lord, judge, bell, horse, child, hare, brass, butter, whale)

Exercise 3

Translate the following idioms using dictionary and compose your own situations with them.

A. 1. hot dog; 2. clever dog; 3. dirty dog; 4. lazy dog; 5. Jolly dog; 6. lucky dog; 7. red dog; 8. dumb dog; 9. spotted dog; 10. the black dog; 11. big dog; 12. dead dog; 13. sea dog.

B. 1. dark horse; 2. dead horse; 3. milk cow; 4. the fatted cow; 5. the golden calf; 6. lost sheep; 7. old cat; 8. great lion; 9. cooked goose; 10. fighting cock; 11. old bird.

Exercise 4

Translate the sentences and determine what kind of combination a verb with a postpositive form.

1. In my opinion this situation will turn out better than Jane expects.

2. I made up my mind to go to the Department Store and to buy a red silk dress there.

3. Caroline’s husband was broken to pieces because of night shift.

4. This terrible noise gets on our nerves.

5. The criminal was arrested because he made an attempt of murder.

6. You must get over your stupid fear before height if you don’t want to be laughed at.

7. One fine day I went out of my house and saw a beautiful seascape.

8. This young lady is very obstinate by nature. She always turns down our help.

9. You are necessary to enlarge your English vocabulary if you really want to be good at lexical aspect.

10. You mustn’t give way to negative emotions. Try to keep your feelings under control.

11. This gentleman has just gave away my confidence.

12. Stop flying at me in public. You can tell me about your troubles in private.

13. “Yellow press” likes gossiping over famous people.

14. I made up a little story about beauty and perfection.

15. We decided to put up at a very comfortable hotel in the South of the Crimea.

16. Who are you that you should scream at me before my parents?

17. Why do you always set me against my friends?

18. It will be better for us to put up with the given situation and to find way out.

19. Helen’s lifetime dream was to become a professional painter and to work at the Exhibition.

20. In poor countries many people live under awful conditions and make both ends meet.

21. Fortunately the little patient coped with pneumonia and began to recover from it.

22. The plane started off to Paris. It will arrive there in three hours.

23. His hair was smoothed down and cut very short over the ears.

24. Mor took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and entered the sitting-room.

25. The house stood out on the background of the blue sea and green trees.

26. She was out of spirits and that’s why made no reply.

27. Even such tradgic event couldn’t alter the young couple’s plans for future.