FAMILY IDIOMS
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
My uncle Jim has nothing to do with the rest of my family. He's a bit of a weirdo, the ______ ______ of the family, I would say.
BLACK SHEEP
REPHRASE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
She's an only child.
She ______________ brothers or sisters.
DOESN'T HAVE
You never know with Tara. One minute she’s fine, and the next she’s not – she’s so ________!
MOODY
CHOOSE THE RIGHT OPTION:
I got to the interview on time due to/ in spite of the fact that my train was late.in spite of the fact
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
I was ______ _______ my grandmother. We are both called Mary.
NAMED AFTER
I can’t believe the taxi isn’t here yet. We ________ for half an hour already! (wait)
HAVE BEEN WAITING
That factory’s closing next month and hundreds of people are going to be _______________.
FIRED / MADE REDUNDANT / LAID-OFF
We had to break the news gently so that / so as not to upset her mother.
SO AS NOT TO
TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
"Paco és una escopinyada de son pare."
We ________ our kitchen ________ by a professional because we haven’t had time to do it ourselves. (decorate)
HAVE HAD / DECORATED
My husband can be very ________ sometimes; he’s always right, even when he’s wrong!
STUBBORN
I watched the entire film, yet / therefore I can’t remember anything about the story!
YET
Rephrase the following sentence:
Martha and Sarah have a fantastic relationship.
Martha and Sarah / They get on like a house on fire.
CORRECT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
Is Tom really taking dancing lessons or is he having us?
... IS HE HAVING US ON?
The worst part of my day is _______________ to work. It takes me 50 minutes to get to the office.
COMMUTING
REPHRASE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE:
Prices have risen. Production costs have increased. DUE TO
Prices ________________________
due to ¡ncreased production costs / the increase in production costs / the fact that production costs have increased
COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE
We are all musicians at home. It _______________.
IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY
My teacher is always telling me off. I think she ___________ for me.
HAS IT IN
I'm not surprised about her results. She made a huge effort and ____________________ for months.
KEPT HER NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE
JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A LINKER:
*PAY ATTENTION TO REGISTER
I thought it was an amazing book. It was a bit depressing.
I thought is was an amazing book, it was a bit depressing though.