1. Complete the idioms. Decide if they describe a positive or a negative situations. 2. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning, to the first sentence, using the idioms in 1.
предлагаю такие варианты: 1)Who has never tasted bitter, knows not what is sweet. Кто никогда не пробовал горького, не знает, что такое сладкое. 2) A great ship asks deep waters. Большому кораблю-большое плавание. 3)Не brought me two good books. Он принес мне две хорошие книги. 4)The large box is on the table. Большая коробка на столе 5) This text is as difficult as that one. Этот текст такой же трудный, как и тот. 6)He is not so (as) tall as his brother. Он не такой высокий, как его брат. 7)She is not so beautiful as you (are). Она не такая красивая, как ты. 8)I am not as strong as he is. Я не такой сильный, как он.
- Hello Mary! How are you? I have not seen you for ages!
- Hello Kate. I am fine, thank you. I am not too good because of this weather.
- Yes, you are rifgt. We never used to have weather like we have these days.
- No, I know. There doesn't seem to be any satbility any more. It's cold when you expect it to be warm and warm when you expect it to be cold.
- They say it's a lot to do with the greenhouse effect.
- I have heard about that. Doesn't it come from all the carbon gasses we're putting into the atmosphere?
- Not to mention central heating and air conditioning. The gasses stop the sun's heat escaping into space, just like the glass in a greenhouse does.
- So, the heat is trapped in the atmosphere making it hotter and hotter. It may be all for plants, but not for us. I think it is scary.