many hands make light work. you're as old as you feel. education is important. good health is essential.

6. What's the matter? You look angry. John looks tired.

Your arm is bleeding. Mary's shouting. The baby is crying. George is running. You're trembling.

Homework exercise

Rewrite the following sentences, substituting an idiom for the italicized section of the sentence.

1.Bill looked very sad, but then, without advance warning, he began to sing.

2.Mary was on the point of leaving when Mrs. Alien invited her to stay for lunch.

3.Professor Smith had not given a talk on Shakespeare for a long time, so he had to review some of the plays.

4.'What's wrong, Fred?' asked Jean. 'You look like you don't feel well.'

5.Anne just told me she can't go with us. Obviously we're disappointed.

6.You should take your raincoat, because it's supposed to rain today.

Drill 2

Dialogue

A:Every now and then I get hungry for French food. There's a good French restaurant near here. Let's go sometime. Why not tonight?

B:No, not tonight. You have to make reservations in advance. It's a very popular place. Besides, it's expensive. And I don't have any money.

A:I'm broke, too. Let's save our money and go next week.

B:Okay. But how?

A:We could do without lunch this week.

B:Do you mean every day? I don't feel up to that.

A:Well, then every other day.

Definitions

every now and then — occasionally

Every now and then I like to take a walk in the country. in advance — before ahead of time

If you want to see that play, you should buy your tickets in advance. be broke — be without money

I'd like to go to the concert with you, but I'm broke. do without — live without something

If there's no butter for our bread, we'll do without.

feel up to — feel able (health or ability) to do something

I ought to go to Jane's party, but I just don't feel up to it now.

every other — alternate

This class meets every other day, not every day.

Substitution drill

Repeat the following sentences, using the substitutions listed.

1.Every now and then I get hungry for French food. John goes to New York.

Mary gives a party. Henry likes to play cards.

we speak Chinese to each other. the weather gets quite cold. the Smiths give a big dinner.

2.You can make reservations in advance.

We bought our tickets

They gave us the information

The teacher told us our grades

Jim gave Anne her birthday gift

I ought to send a telegram

She's going to phone us

3.I'm broke this week. John's

We're

He's

Ellen's

They're

Tom's

4.We could do without lunch this week. breakfast today.

supper tonight. cream in our coffee. butter on the bread. dessert every day. jelly on our toast.

5.I don't feel up to eating any dessert. going to the concert.

participating in the play. giving a speech today. driving to Chicago. arguing with my wife. playing bridge tonight.

6.Let's do without lunch every other day. Let's walk to work

Let's go to the library Let's play golf

Let's study together Let's practice French Let's go swimming