Complete the sentences below with the following names of animals, using plural forms where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian. Remember animal idioms.
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 746.
A B
А В
Match A and В together to complete the similes. Translate them into Russian and make up sentences of your own to illustrate them.
A B
Match collective nouns in A with the names of animals in B.
Example: a flock of birds
swarm wolves
pack sheep
herd bees
flock deer
pride cattle
lions
Example 1: as gentle as a lamb — кроткий как овечка. As soon as we took the dog out of the box, she was as gentle as a lamb, and she let us carry her home.
busy a horse
sick a bat
strong a dog
quiet a fox
proud a pig
fat an ass
happy a mouse
obstinate a bee
blind a lark
cunning a peacock
Example 2: runs like a deer — бегает как олень (очень быстро).
My friend Nick is the quickest runner in the group, he runs like a deer.
swims a bee
sings a bird
eats a horse
is shaking a fish
sleeps a leaf
has eyes a log
flies around a hawk
goes around a bull in a china shop
birds, pig, hen, crocodile, bull, lion, fish, stag
1. As I had to go to London on business, I decided to kill two ... with one stone and visit my old school as well.
2. Although he had only known her for two weeks he decided to take the ... by the horns and ask her to marry him.
3. You're upset now, but you'll soon forget her; after all, there are plenty more ... in the sea.
4. Mary is about to be married so she invited her girlfriends to her ... party.
5. Don't be fooled. She's not sad at all: they're just... tears.
6. When their grandmother died, Steve and his sister got the ...'s share of her money.
7. We are going to a ... party tonight. David's getting married on Saturday.
8. That's the last time I invite Steve for a meal. He really made a ... of himself last night (= ate much).
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