swimming in the ocean. attending that exhibit.

5.Let's make the most of our weekend. our weekend.

the sunny weather. the time we have left. our vacation.

Jim's invitation. Jim's invitation.

our day in the mountains. our good fortune.

6.We don't stand a chance of getting tickets. going with them.

finding our dog. learning her name. selling the car. arriving on time. borrowing the money.

Homework exercise

Write a short Dialogue with some of the following idioms:

take advantage of make the most of look forward to take turns

would rather stand a chance

Drill 7

Dialogue

A:I'm very proud of my daughter. She has quite a good memory. She does her best to remember all she reads. And she's only nine years old.

B:That's very good. Whom does she take after?You or your wife?

A:My wife. As a child Julia learned lots of poems by heart. She still knows quite a few of them.

B:I never could memorize poetry. On the other hand, I remember numbers. I never forget an address or a date.

A:Not even your wife's birthday?

B:Never! Alice would take a dim view of that!

Definitions

do one's best — make the greatest effort that one can

I'm not sure I can be there tonight, but I'll do my best. It all depends on how much work I finish this afternoon.

take after someone — resemble in appearance, personality, or character Peter takes after his mother in personality and his father in appearance.

by heart- by memorizing

In elementary school I learned several of Longfellow's poems by heart. quite a few — many

I haven't any recordings by Tom Jones, but I have quite a few by the Beatles. on the other hand — looking at the other side of the question

Bert is extremely intelligent on the other hand, he's a very lazy student.

take a dim view of something — have a poor opinion of something disapprove of something Mrs. Wright lakes a dim view of the way her sister is raising her family.

Substitution drill

Repeat the following sentences, using the substitutions listed.

1.She does her best toremember everything. please her parents.

learn her lessons. be polite to them.

understand the language. do her work well.

pronounce the words perfectly.

2.Does she take after your wife?

her mother? you?

your husband? her father? her uncle? Mary?

3.Julia learned many poems by heart. Bill learned many jokes

Jimmy learned the grammar rules I'm learning square roots

She has learned these idioms We're learning that story

He learned those facts

4.She knows quite a few poems.

She remembers

She understands

She recites

She likes

She reads

She writes

5.I forget names. On the other hand, I remember numbers. faces.

dates.

addresses.

voices. movie titles. recipes.

6.Alice takes a dim view of my hobby.