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Unit 5 Into the wild
In this lesson, you will:
1. learn some idioms about animals by reading;
2. learn the situation on pets in the UK by watching a video;
3. think about the relationship between humans and animals by listening and debating.
Animal idioms
butterflies in one’s stomach
1. as busy as a(n) _______
2. kill two _______ with one stone
3. When the cat’s away, the _______ will play.
bee
birds
mice
Look at the pictures and complete the idioms with animal names.
4. hold your _______
5. It’s raining _______ and ________.
horses
cats
dogs
English idioms are a way of adding colour to the language. For example, instead of saying “It’s raining heavily”, you could say “_______________________”. Another reason to use idioms is that they are concise. For example, to describe someone who is always working or busy doing something, we can say they are __________________.
It’s raining cats and dogs
as busy as a bee
Complete the paragraph with the animal idioms above.
If t