Question

Write the words for the definitions.
a) R________________ – things that you throw away because you do not want them.
b) Pr________________ – rain or snow that falls to the ground.
c) Fl________________ – a large amount of water covering an area of land that is usually dry.
d) Cl________________ – the weather conditions that an area usually has.
e) Con_______________ – to make something dirty or poisonous.

SI ASTA E AL 2-LEA EXERCITIU.
Find equivalents to the following English idioms. Give situations in which most of them may be used:
copycat, dark horse, monkey business, white elephant, crocodile tears, horse of another colour, to take
the bull by the horns, wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Answer 1

Răspuns:

Ex. 1 :

a)Rubbish

Explicație:

Answer 2

Rubbish
Precipitation
Flooding
Climate
Contaminate

2. Copycat- copy another’s behaviour, style, idea. She is a copycat who follows her sister.
Dark horse- someone who keeps their ideas secret. She is a dark horse. I didn’t know she can play the guitarist
Monkey business- bad behaviour. Some monkey business was done by the boys, during the break.
White elephant- expensive but not useful. She realised that the toy will become a white elephant , because she will not be able to play it.
Crocodile tears/ not really sad. The crocodile tears could not trick the judge.
Horse of another colour- something different in comparison with something else- Geography is ok, but math is a horse of another colour
Take the bool by the horns- confront, deal with the problem. Jake was frightened, but he took the bull by the horns and told the truth.
Wolf in sheep’s clothing- looks harmless, but actually dangerous. He appeared to be friendly, but turned out a wolf in sheep’s clothing.