A. Find examples of phrasal verbs in the text and use them in the sentences of your own.

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V. Memorize and illustrate the idioms and proverbs in situations of your own. Which of the following best sums up both of the stories?

IV. Answer the questions.

III. Fill in the gaps with prepositions.

1. When I walked … the manager's office, the first thing she asked me was, 'Did you have a good journey?'

2. I reached the village … two o'clock … the afternoon.

3. I was wearing a very tight white skirt and jacket and was afraid … getting dirty.

4. Time was running … .

5. Being late … the interview would be disastrous.

6. I arrived … the first crossroads.

7. Suddenly black smoke began coming … .

8. Five minutes later the car broke … .

9. I saw that I'd almost run … … petrol.

10. Another car hooted … me.

11. I had just been called … an interview … a job.

12. The interview was … 4.15 … the centre … town.

13. As soon as I got … the car, everything started to go wrong.

14. I'd decided to set … … 11.00 … the morning.

1. Where did both characters set off to?

2. Why did both journeys go wrong from the very beginning?

3. Who happened to be a life savor in each story?

4. How did the two stories end?

5. What conclusions can you draw from the mentioned above?

6. Have you ever had an experience of disastrous journeys?

· be at the crossroads

· teach (smb) a lesson

· Where there's smoke there's fire.

· “All hope abandon you who enter here.”

· Less speed, more haste.

· Where there's haste, there's waste.

· All is well that ends well.

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