Verb Patterns
She refused ___ (cook) fish pie again.
to cook
Which idiom means “Good luck!”
Break a leg
You see your friend’s new puppy.
Complete and say with feeling:
“___ cute!”
So cute!/ How cute!
What do we call a school where students live and study?
Boarding school
Moji rodiče mě přinutili jít s nimi na piknik.
My parents made me go on a picnic with them.
He doesn’t regret ___ (get) only 9% in his exam, but he warned his students not ___ (behave) like him.
getting/ to behave
Name two idioms:
① To ignore someone deliberately.
② To completely agree with someone.
Give someone the cold shoulder / See eye to eye
Your classmate just failed the same test again.
“___ bad luck!”
Such bad luck./What bad luck.
What do we call a child whose parents have died?
Orphan
Moji učitelé mě povzbudili, abych pokračoval ve studiu, i když jsem měl špatné výsledky.
My teachers encouraged me to continue studying even though I had bad results.
My teacher encouraged me ___ (take) the exam, but I stopped ___ (study) so hard and decided ___ (change) my subject.
to take / studying / to change
Name three idioms:
① To talk when nobody listens or it’s useless.
② When a situation becomes chaotic or uncontrolled.
③ When someone changes their opinion or decision.
Waste your breath / Get out of hand / Have a change of heart
You just watched a boring film.
“___ long movie! ___ boring!
Such a long movie. So boring!
Paraphrase:
“He felt a strong desire to tell her the truth.” → He felt a strong ___ to tell her the truth.
urge
Pamatuj, že si musíš koupit mléko.
Pamatuju si, že jsem ho viděla na večírku.
Remember to buy milk.
I remember seeing him at the party.
I remember ___ (fail) my first test. My parents made me ___ (retake) it, but I managed ___ (pass) in the end and promised ___ (work) harder next time.
failing / retake / to pass / to work
Give four idioms:
① To be so angry that you can hardly control yourself.
② To have an instinctive feeling about something.
③ When something is too advanced or not understood.
④ To suddenly lose courage before doing something important.
Make my blood boil / Have a gut feeling / Go over my head / Get cold feet
You’ve just come back from a concert that was amazing.
“___ amazing night we had! I’ve never had ___ fun!”
What an amazing night we had! I’ve never had such fun!
Complete the sentence:
“In our class, the ___ of girls to boys is two to one.”
ratio
Zastavil, aby si koupil noviny.
Přestala kouřit před dvěma lety.
He stopped to buy a newspaper.
She stopped smoking two years ago.
I used ___ (hate) maths, but my teacher persuaded me ___ (try) again. I pretended ___ (enjoy) it, stopped ___ (complain) and began ___ (study) every evening. It turned out ___ (be) the best decision of my life.
to hate / to try / enjoying / complaining / to be
Name these idioms.
① To joke or tease someone.
② To say “never!” / strongly refuse.
③ To listen carefully and with interest.
④ To make a big scene or overreact.
⑤ To really love sweet food.
Pull my leg / Over my dead body / Be all ears / Kick up such a fuss / Get a sweet tooth
You’re telling your friend about your terrible morning.
“___ horrible day! I was ___ tired and there was ___ traffic! And when I got to school, ___ mess it was!”
What/such a horrible day! I was so tired and there was such terrible traffic! And when I got to school, what a mess it was!
Fill in the missing word:
“He had to ___ three years in prison.”
endure
Snažila se otevřít okno.
Zkusila vypnout a znovu zapnout počítač.
She tried to open the window.
She tried turning the computer off and on again.