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Colour Idioms
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- to be green with envy - to have green fingers - to show a white feather - once in a blue moon - out of the blue , - to be yellow
1 Use the appropriate colour" adjectives from the box to complete the sentences.
blue, green, black, brown, red, white, yellow
l) One of them wrote to us out of the several years later. 2) You dont need fingers to fill your home with beautiful autumn leaves. 3) Could you buy a loaf of bread, please? 4) humour involves jokes about sad and difficult situations. 5) He appeared in the doorway, as snow, eyes wide in horror. 6) He has always been..., a real coward. 7) This sort of information is like a rag to a bull for the tobacco companies. 8) Im afraid hell show a feather on the battlefield. 9) Geralds lips were with cold. 10) He told a lie and became as as a beetroot. 11) The night was as as coal, they couldnt see anything in front of them. 12) At the sight of his cousins new jeep Chris became with envy.
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I. Idioms with the infinitive
- to be honest - to begin with - to tell you the truth - to cut a long story short - to put it another way - to get back to the point ( ) - so to speak
ll. Idioms with the gerund
- frankly speaking- - generally speaking - - roughly ['rʌfli] speaking rpy6o - strictly speaking - - supposing -
A. . Complete the sentences with the appropriate words.
1) Finally Softie changed her mind, to it another way, she made a new plan. 2) Im sorry Ive taken so much of your time, telling you about my weekend, now to back to the point, Id like to acquaint you with the companys new project. 3) I never found a common language with Jimy, to honest I was relieved to say goodbye to her. 4) They got married and were very very happy. To a long story short, they lived long and died on the same day. 5) I have so much to tell you: to with, lve been offered a new interesting job. 6) Jack wasnt the most important person in the firm, always played second fiddle, to speak. 7) Laura is too young for this job, to you the truth, I dont think its her level.
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B. . Match the expressions with the sentences.
| 1) frankly speaking 2) generally speaking 3) strictly speaking 4) roughly speaking 5) supposing | a) When I say this, lm trying to be accurate. b) It may be a possible situation. c) I want to give my honest opinion. d) She spoke without giving any details. e) The information Im giving you is general and not exact. |
2 . Read the dialogue and complete it with the phrases from the box. Whose opinion do you support and why?
a) generally speaking; b) to cut a long story short; c) supposing; d) to be honest e) to begin with; t) to get back to the point; g) so to speak
A: Well, what can you say about this new sci-fi film? B: (1) Im rather tired of all those cyborgs, androids, war machines and things. I don t think that people will ever allow them to get out of control, to take the upper hand of us (2)... A: You are very optimistic, arent you? (3) ld like to say that the process is already under way. A failure in a computer system can leave a huge city without electric power, for example. (4) we already depend on ITs too much. B: (5) I can agree with you but I believe in the power of human intellect. If scientists work together, they can very soon solve the problem. A: (6) they are late. What will become of the world, what will become of us? B: Don t panic, theres still time. (7)..., the film is not quite in my line, though the special effects are very impressive.
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1. Answer the questions and retell the text. 1. Where do we negotiate? 2. How are good negotiators born? 3. How do good agreements help us? 4. What tips can be used by you if you want to reach and exceed your objectives?
Situations: 1. You are negotiating a prospective purchase of consumer goods. Indicate the samples you have chosen and state your idea of a discount. Promise to confirm your final choice by letter. 2. Meet your customers representative in Rostov-on-Don to explain why you delay opening a L/C. Ask him not to postpone deliveries as your Russian partner expects the goods within the contractual dates. 3. Meet a prospective customer in the showroom you run. Tell him about the goods on display, specify the prices and terms of sale. Offer your catalogues and price-lists. 4. Speak to the sellers representative in Moscow about the results of the final tests at your Russian partys plant. Some results are not quite satisfactory. Make your suggestions to settle the matter.
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Situation: 1. There is a delay in delivery of equipment under your contract with . Call the companys representative to explain why the delivery is urgent and what you will have to do if the delay becomes too long.
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