Introduction unit Uzbekistan and the world: The geography of Uzbekistan Unit 2

Idioms Definitions

A piece of cake	Feel depression or sad
I’ve no idea	To start performing better
On top of the world	To exaggerate
On pins and needles	To call for help when you don’t need
Have\feel the blues	Feeling great
Couch potato	I don’t know
Step up your game	Easy to do
Pull yourself together	Very nervous or worried
Blow smoke	Extremely lazy
Cry wolf	To calm down and behave normally

12. 
    Choose the correct idiom that fills the gap.
    

1. 
   Do you believe that Jane is in trouble or is she just ________ ?
   

Couch potato\ blowing smoke\ crying wolf

2. 
   I’m not _______. I have really met Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in the market.
   

Blowing smoke\ pulling myself together\ having the blues

3. 
   Anita hasn’t got her driver’s license. She failed her exams. She is ________.
   

On top of the world\ having the blues\ couch potato

4. 
   I know that you have had a very bad day. But stop shouting at the children and ________.
   

Feel the blues\ piece of cake\pull yourself together

5. 
   I heard that your sister had entered the university. She must be _________.
   

On pins and needles\ on top of the world\ blow smoke

LESSON EIGHTEEN

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

1. 
   Match each type of crime with its right name.
   

1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
12. 13. 14.
15. 16. 17.
18.

a) pickpocket b) bandit c) burglar d)smuggler e) mugger f) shoplifter g) inspector h) jury i) judge j) thief k) eyewitness l) victim m) suspect n)witness o) court p) arrest q) bribe r) interrogation

2. 
   Match the words from the left with their suitable definitions from the right.
   

1. Hijacking a) damaging public or private property (for

example with spray paint)
2. Murder/homicide b) driving beyond the speed limit
3. Shoplifting c) holding people in transit hostage (usually
on plane)
4. Smuggling d) breaking the law in business
5. Speeding e) taking someone’s life through violence
6. Terrorism f) stealing
7. Theft g) stealing merchandise from a store
8. Torture h) acts of crime against a group
(political/religious) or another country
9. Vandalism i) bringing products into a country secretly
and illegally
10. White collar crime j) extremely cruel and unfair treatment (often
towards prisoners)

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