4 Read the sentences and try to explain the idioms in bold.

1.I had no idea David and Sarah were separating - the news came like a bolt from the blue. ( как гром среди ясного неба)

2. First I lost my credit card, then Tom crashed my car, then I was fired - it never rains but it pours. ( беда не приходит одна)

3. Driving a car with bad brakes is like playing with fire. ( игра с огнем) You're bound to have an accident.

4. All that fuss about the lost file was just a storm in a teacup ( буря в стакане воды)— it didn't really matter at all.

5. I'm afraid Paul's credit card debt is just the tip of the iceberg ( верхушка айзберга) - I suspect he's in serious financial trouble.

5. Find the odd word out.

1. notice, observe, watch, think

2. terrified, scared, thrilled, horrified

3. big. enormous, huge, tiny

4. effect, consequence, cause, result

6. Fill in the correct parlicle(s).

1. The doctor advised her to cut down ( back) sugar and

fat. (reduce consumption of)

2. The secretary cut off to tell them that someone was

asking for Mr Jones on the phone, (interrupted sb while speaking)

3. Their house was cut away from the rest of the

world by heavy snow, (isolated)

4. They had their electricity cut off because they

failed to pay the bill, (disconnected)

5. The editor cut out several paragraphs to make

the text shorter, (removed)

7 Fill in the correct preposition, then

choose any four items and make sentences.

1) to be restricted to an area: 2) to lead to sth; 3) to result from

sth: 4) to deal with sb.sth: 5) to cling to sb; 6) to be

terrified of sth: 7) to get rid of sth

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1 Match the disasters or accidents with the headlines.

Avalanche typhoon volcanic eruption shipwreck

drought famine nuclear explosion plane crash

a- avalanche; b- typhoon; c- plane crash; d- shipwreck; e- nuclear explosion; f-drought; g- famine; h- volcanic eruption.

2 Headlines are short and introduce newspaper reports briefly in an eye-catching way. Read the sentences, underline the key words, and suggest headlines.

1. Four days of heavy rain caused major flooding in Rockwood. 600 peo­ple have been forced to leave their homes. – Major Flooding

2. A massive earthquake has destroyed most of Bay City. Thirty-six people were killed and forty are missing as a result of the quake.- The Earthquake

3. A couple were killed on Tuesday when their car was hit by a lorry. The driver of the lorry, who was drunk, was not injured.- One Accident

4. Read the following news reports (A and B), explain the words in bold and think of a suitable headline for each. Read them again and answer the following questions: a) What happened?, b) When /Where did it happen?, c) What was the cause?, d) How many were injured or died?, e) What action is being taken as a result?

A: Taking off – взлета; runway – взлетная полоса; shattered – разрушенный, разбитый; fuel tank- топливный бак; air-traffic control – контроль воздушного движения; visibility – видимость,обзор; sabotage – саботаж; ruled out – исключено; witnesses- свидетели; nosedived – спикировал; crashed into – врезался в ; crash experts- эксперты аварии; wreckage – крушение, обломки судна.

A – “The Plane Crash”

B: struck – пораженный, поразила; residents- резиденты, жители; evacuate- эвакуировать; extinguish – тушить,гасить; spread rapidly – быстро распространился; rescue operation – спасательная операция; smoke inhalation – вдыхание дыма; minor burns- слабые ожоги; discharged- выписаны; injuries – травмы; battled- сражался,боролся; determine- определить; malfunction – неисправность; wiring system – система электропроводки.

B – “The Fire Disaster”

a). The plane crash happened in the story A. The fire disaster happened in the story B.

b). The plane crash happened at Bucharest airport in the morning. The plane crashed only 3 minutes after taking off from the runway.

The fire disaster happened in the town of Redbrooke, in the built Palmer Court apartment block, after 2.00a.m.

c). In the story A the cause was not known, but it might be the engine trouble or the problem with the fuel tank. In the story B the cause was the malfunction in the electrical wiring system.

d). In the story A: all of the 59 people are believed to have died. In the story B: 29 people were injured, 14 people had no injures.

e). In the story A: crash experts are examining the wreckage and a statement will be issued later this week as to the cause of the crash. In the story B: An investigation is being carried out to determine the cause of the fire. At present it is suspected that it was caused by a malfunction in the electrical wiring system, which would explain why so many flats were affected at the same time.