Below are thirty-two idioms, each of which can be associated with one of the headings in the task. Translate and place each idiom under the appropriate heading- four under each.
| Avoid someone like a plague | Be all at sea | Be as miserable as sin | Be as pleased as Punch |
| Be at sixes and sevens | Be browned-off | Be downhearted | Be gobsmacked |
| Be hopping mad | Be hot under the collar | Be in cold sweat | Be in seventh heaven |
| Be keyed up | Be like a cat on hot bricks | Be on tenterhooks | Be on top of the world |
| Be out of one’s depth | Be rooted to the spot | Be scared to death | Be thrilled to bits |
| Cut someone down to size | Go as white as a sheet | Go off at the deep end | Go spare |
| Have a go at someone | Have a long face | Have something on one’s mind | Not believe one’s eyes |
| That’s a turn- up for the books! | Tear someone off a strip | Not knowing whether you’re coming or going | You could have knocked me down with a feather! |
| Feeling happy | Feeling sad / fed up |
| Feeling frightened / shocked | Feeling worried / anxious / nervous |
| Feeling confused / uncertain | Feeling angry |
| Feeling quarrelsome / unfriendly | Feeling surprised |
(taken from Peter Watcyn. Test your idioms. Penguin English Guides, pp. 118-119)
Task 10.Write your own sentences about your “Family relations and emotions” using 5 of the idioms you like