4. First, fill in the gaps with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. Then, match the sayings with their explanations, as in the example.
1 Actions speak ...louder than... (loud) words.
2 His bark is ___________(bad) his bite.
3 She was_____________(proud) a peacock when she won the spelling contest.
4 Absence makes the heart grow____________ (fond).
5 The grass is always___________(green) on the other side of the fence.
6. Blood is _______________(thick) water.
7. Giving up bad habits is ___________(easy) said _____________done.
8. Laughter is_______________(good) medicine.
9 _____________(good) late ____________ never.
10. I've heard that joke lots of times. It's ____(old) the hills.
A Being away from somebody makes you realise how much they mean to you.
В It's better for something to happen late instead of not happening at all.
С He isn't as bad tempered as you think he is.
D That joke is very old.
E Family ties are stronger than other relationships.
F It's more difficult to stop doing something than to say you're going to stop doing it.
G Being cheerful and optimistic helps you forget your problems and troubles.
H Life seems better in other places.
I She was pleased with herself when she won the spelling contest.
J People are judged more by what they do than by what they say.
(taken from Virginia Evans and Jeny Dooley Enterprise Grammar 4. p. 121)
Home task 4.
1. Underline the correct word.
1 She drove very / even quickly along the lane.
2 "We will give you further / farther news as we receive it," the newsreader said.
3 Her parents were more / most pleased when she won the prize.
4 Can't he speak any / much louder than that? No one can hear him.
5 She plays very / much more noisily than any child I've ever met.
(taken from Virginia Evans FCE Use of English. For the Revised Cambridge Examination 1. p. 82)
2. Fill in: like or as.
Sam Sanderson works 1) as a pianist in a restaurant in Chicago. No one in town plays the piano 2)_________well 3)__________he does. He looks a bit 4)_________Stevie Wonder, which is why he is known to his friends 5)__________"Stevie". One night he was playing in the restaurant 6)_________usual, when he was approached by the leader of the biggest jazz band in America. He offered Sam a job 7)_________lead pianist in his band. This made him so happy he felt 8)__________dancing on his piano. So he did.
(taken from Virginia Evans Round up 5. p.128)
Home task 5.
Translate the words and phrases
Services
bank
bureau de change
hotel
tourist information (office)
laundrette
doctor's surgery
optician's
dentist's
health centre
job centre
estate agent’s
Entertainment
Cinema
theatre
concert hall
games arcade
bowling alley
skating rink
disco
club
Shops and shopping
shopping centre
department store
supermarket
butcher's
baker's / bakery
jeweller's
florist's / flower shop
bookshop
greengrocer's
fishmonger's
chemist's
newsagent's
stationer’s
dry cleaner's
off licence
video shop
hairdresser's
record shop
toy shop
hardware store
electrical goods store
clothes shop
corner shop
market
The clothes shop has got a sale on.
There are lots of bargains.
There's a ten per cent discount on everything.
A few items are half price.
You
Can I have ...?
Have you got any ...?
I'm just looking, thanks.
Could you help me? I'm looking for ...
I'll take one of those,please.
How much is it?
Can I pay by credit card / cheque? Could I have a receipt, please?
Shop assistant
Can I help you?
If you need any help, just ask.
Are you being served?
It's on special offer.
Anything else?
Would you like a bag?
Here's your change.
Sign here, please.
Here / there you are.