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1.7. A) Some common names appear in idiomatic expressions. Put each of

the following items in its correct place in the sentences below.

b) Think of the Russian equivalents to these expressions. Do you know

any other ‘name-related’ expressions in Russian?

eeping Tom smart Alec Jack of all trades

doubting Thomas bobby Tom, Dick or Harry

keeping up with the Joneses robbing Peter to pay Paul

I don't know him from Adam before you could say Jack Robinson

(a) A British policeman is sometimes called a ‘______’. The name comes from

Sir Robert Peel, the founder of the first London police force.

(b) It is often said of someone who can do many different things that he is a____.

(c) Someone who spies on other people, especially by looking through their windows, is called a______.

(d) Oh, don’t take any notice of him. He thinks he knows everything. He’s just a____.

(e) He’s a real snob. He’s only interested in people who are rich or famous. He won’t talk to any______.

(f) When the Wright brothers invented the first aeroplane which actually flew, there was many a ______ who said that air-travel would never be commercially

successful.

(g) No, I’m sure I’ve never met him. He’s a complete stranger. Really,______.

(h) The couple next door is very conscious of their social position. They've got a new car, a modern kitchen, and trendy new clothes. They don’t really need them. They’re just______.

(i) It’s ridiculous to borrow from your uncle to settle your debt to your cousin. That’s just______.

(j) One man insulted another and suddenly,______, they were involved in a violent fight.

ACQUIRING COMMUNICATION SKILLS

1.8. Complete the spoken phrases at the end of each sentence below with a

word or phrase from the following list. In some cases two or more

Items could be used. If no particular form of address is normally used,

write nothing. Some words from the list are used more than once, and

some are not used in any of the phrases.

EXAMPLE:

1. Department store assistant to a woman customer:

- Can I help you, ... ?

ANSWER: madam

2. A parent to their child: What are you doing, ......?

ANSWER: honey, dear, love, darling.

The words to be used:

grandma, officer, viewers, gentleman, Ladies and gentlemen, Sir, caller,

Your Majesty, madam, men, listeners, men and women, Mister, my friend, Granny, daddy, granddad, dear, darling, love, dad, mate, grandpa, mummy

a) Child to his mother: Can I go out, ...?

b) Telephone operator: Please, hold the line, ... .

c) Television presenter to people watching at home: Welcome to the Saturday Night Show, ... .

d) Child to his grandfather: Thank you for the present, ... .

e) Someone to a bank clerk or librarian: Can you help me, ... ?

f) Someone making a formal speech to the audience: I'll try to be brief, ... .

g) Polite shop-assistant to a male customer: Can I help you, ...?

h) Someone to the Queen: Good evening, ... .

i) Customer to a shop-assistant: Can I try on this coat, ...?

j) Wife to her husband: You look tired, ... .

k) Radio presenter to people at home: Now we have a surprise for you, ... .

l) Workman to a man passing by: What's the time, ... ?

m) Policeman to a man who asks for help: Yes, ... .

n) Policeman to a woman who asks for help: Yes, ... .

o) Someone to a policeman: Excuse me, ... .

p) Child to his grandmother: Here are your glasses, ... .

q) Woman shop-keeper in a small, friendly shop to a customer: What would you like, ...?

r) Soldier to his commanding officer: Can I go, ... ?

s) Commanding officer to his soldiers: I want more effort, ... .

t) Child to his father: Goodnight, ... .

u) Someone to a stranger in the street: Excuse me, … .

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