Тренировочные упражнения для 9 класса (идиомы)

Match the words with their meanings.

1. встать «не с той ноги»

2. беспокоящийся

3. озадаченный

4. кошмар

5. справляться с чем-либо

6. уверенный

7. преследовать

1. nightmare

2. anxious

3. confident confused

4. chase

5. deal with

6. get out of the wrong side of the bed

Complete the exchanges with the phrases.

1. Is everything alright?

2. Oh, that’s horrible!

3. That’s a thought!

4. Surely not!

1) A: What about going to the cinema tonight?

B: ______________

2) A: I had a nightmare last night.

B: ______________

3) A: Joe has been staying in France for two weeks now.

B: _____________I saw him yesterday in front of the cinema.

4) A: _____________

B: No, someone has stolen my bike.

Read the story and fill in the gaps.

1. afraid of letting someone down.

2. my legs just wouldn’t move

3. a horrible nightmare

4. got out of the wrong side of the bed

5. shaking like a leaf

6. my heart pounding

Sheila: Good morning, Meg!

Meg: Is it?

Sheila: What’s the matter? I think someone _______________________this morning!

Meg: I’m just a bit tired, that’s all. I had ________________last night. I woke up _________________and with__________________.

Sheila: Poor you? What was the nightmare about?

Meg: Well, I was trying to get to an exam, but___________________.

Sheila: I once dreamt that, too. I looked it up. It could mean that you’re___________________.

Сomplete the sentence.

Meg’s nightmare means _______________________.

1. she will fail her exams

2. she is afraid of letting someone down

3. she has missed a good opportunity

Choose the correct word.

1) I don’t know what your nightmare means! Why don’t you deal with it/look it up in a dream dictionary?

2) Don’t mind, James, he has just got out of the bad/wrong side of the bed.

3) Evelyn woke up in the middle of the night terrified, with her heart shaking/pounding.

4) Don’t worry about your dream: it just shows you’re under/a bit of stress these days.

Put the dialogue in the right order.

1. Yeah, I woke up shaking like a leaf.

2. Oh! That’s horrible!

3. Tired. I didn’t sleep last night.

4. What was it about?

5. Really? Why?

6. Somebody was chasing me!

7. I had a terrible nightmare. Then I couldn’t get back to sleep.

8. Hi, Jerry! How are you?

Match the phrases to what they express.

Expressing agreement:

Expressing disagreement:

1. Surely not!

2. That’s a thought.

3. You must be joking!

4. You could/might be right.

5. Do you really think so?

6. That can’t be right!

7. I doubt that.

8. You’re absolutely right.

Complete the dialogues using the expressions from the list.

1. You can’t be serious!

2. What’s the matter?

3. Is everything alright?

1) – I’m going to sold my favourite guitar.

– __________________

2) – I fell off my bike and scratched my knee yesterday.

– __________________

3) – You’re crying. _________________

– I’ve lost my phone!