C. Choose five of the expressions and use them in the sentences of your own

B. Now match the expressions to their explanations

A gift horse in the mouth

Like a drowned rat

Out of

On the bright side

Somebody red-handed

A business

Run… short of

Look… down your nose at

Catch… for it

someone’s eye

1) attract someone's attention

2) flee from

3) be cheerful / optimistic

4) be ungrateful for what you are given

5) have no more left

6) apprehend somebody in the act of doing something

7) feel superior to

8) have an insufficient supply of

9) manage a company

10) be completely soaked

5. Expressions with head and heart

In the dictionary pick up the expressions with the words head and heart. Study them.

For each sentence, write head or heart in each of the blanks.

1) I’d hate to go up the Eiffel Tower I don’t have a ______ for heights and I get terribly nervous.

2) When he lost the election he really took it to _________, and his confidence in himself was very badly shaken.

3) We brushed the differences under the carpet but matters came to a ______ when we had to decide whether we wanted to rent the flat for another year.

4) Anna loved Bill passionately, and when he left her and went off with someone else, it broke her __________.

5) It’s been very difficult financially since I lost my job, but I’m just managing to keep my ______ above water.

6) He’ll never survive the 3-month army training course – his ________ isn’t in it and he'd be much better working in an office.

7) People kept saying that we would find my cat and that it would be fine, but in my ____of hearts I knew that I would never see Tiddles again.

8) I am pleased that Jason got the top scholarship but I hope he won't let it go to his _________.

9) I have never seen Sally so happy - she is _______ over heels in love.

10) Come one, you mustn’t lose __________ now. We’ve covered hundreds of miles and only have half a day’s walk left.

Ø ADVANCED GRAMMAR PRACTICE

І. Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses

A. Read through the passage and underline the relative clauses. How many can you find? What kind of word introduces a relative clause?

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