Презентация "English idioms" 5-8 класс

ENGLISH IDIOMS ANIMAL IDIOMS 1. It rains cats and dogs = It rains hard Examples:

• "The weather was horrible on Saturday.  It was raining cats and dogs all day.“
• If it rains cats and dogs, we will take umbrella.

2. Eat like a pig =to eat noisily and unpleasantly Examples:

• On our first date and last date, I noticed that Henry ate like a pig – there was food all over the table.
• My mom always says that my little sister eats like a pig.

3. Eat like a horse = to eat a lot of food Example:

• No wonder he's so fat. He eats like a horse.
• She eats like a horse, so I don't know how she manages to stay so thin.

4. donkey work = to do hard, boring work Example:

• I am tired of doing the donkey work
• If you want a promotion, you have to do a lot of donkey work first.

5. Kill 2 birds with 1 stone = to solve two problems at one time with a single action Example:

•  I killed two birds with one stone and saw some old friends while I was in Leeds visiting my parents.
• John learned the words to his part in the play while peeling potatoes. He was killing two birds with one stone.

Let’s practice

• DONKEY WORK
• KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
• EAT LIKE A PIG
• IT RAINS CATS AND DOGS
• EAT LIKE A HORSE

• НЕОПРЯТНО КУШАТЬ
• ЛЬЕТ КАК ИЗ ВЕДРА
• ОЧЕНЬ МНОГО КУШАТЬ
• УБИТЬ ДВУХ ЗАЙЦЕВ ОДНИМ ВЫСТРЕЛОМ
• ДЕЛАТЬ ТЯЖЕЛУЮ РАБОТУ

ENGLISH IDIOMS RUSSIAN DEFINITIONS 6. PIGS MIGHT FLY = NEVER Example :

• 'I'll pay you back on Friday, I promise.' 'Yeah, and pigs might fly.‘
• "I'll have finished it by tomorrow." "And pigs might fly!"

7. Count sheep = to fall asleep Example :

• If people cannot sleep, they are advised to count sheep.
• I don't even feel sleepy but gotta wake up at 6 in the morning. better start counting sheeps now.

8. A snake in the grass = someone who pretends to be your friend while secretly doing things to harm you Example:

• How could I ever have trusted that snake in the grass? 
• John is such a snake in the grass.

9. As busy as a bee = to be very busy, active Example:

• She's as busy as a bee, always going to meetings and organizing parties.
• I don't have time to talk to you. I'm as busy as a bee.

10. As blind as a bat = not able to see well Example:

• I'm as blind as a bat without my glasses.
• He lost his sight in an accident and is as blind as a bat.

Let’s practice

• As blind as a bat
• Pigs might fly
• A snake in the grass
• As busy as a bee
• Count sheep

• Никогда
• Трудолюбивый
• Скрытый враг
• Слепой как крот
• Засыпать

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