The Best English Learner Муниципальное общеобразовательное учреждение Гимназия № 9 Березники, 2009 Чепурова Ольга Юрьевна, учитель английского языка ( )

The First Level

Find the ending to the proverbs: 1. East or West 3. A friend in need 2. Like father 4. Two heads are better 5. An apple a day 6. The appetite comes 7. Better late a. than one b. with eating g. than never d. home is best e. like son f. is a friend indeed c. keeps the doctor away

Keys: 1. d 2. e 3. f 4. a 5. c 6. b 7. g

The Second Level Choose the Russian equivalent

All in good time a. Всему своё время. b. Время – деньги. c. Время - лучший лекарь.

No news is good news a. Плохие вести быстро доходят. b. Ничто не ново под луной. c. Отсутствие новостей – хорошая новость.

Love me, love my dog a. Старую собаку новым фокусам не научишь. b. Любовь зла – полюбишь и козла. c. Любишь тепло, терпи и дым.

Scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours a. Око за око. b. Ты мне, я тебе. c. Что посеешь, то и пожнёшь.

Love conquers all a. Любовь слепа. b. Для любви нет преград. c. В любви и на войне все средства хороши.

a. В чужой монастырь со своим уставом не ходят. b. Куй железо, пока горячо. c. Москва не сразу строилась. Rome was not built in a day

Honesty is the best policy a. Дарёному коню в зубы не смотрят. b. Нечестно живёшь – себя подведёшь. c. Вор вора в полицию не сдаст.

Rats desert a sinking ship a. Бегут, как крысы с тонущего корабля. b. Кот ушёл, мышам раздолье. c. Разошлись, как в море корабли.

Barking dogs seldom bite a. Лает, а в дом не пускает. b. Любишь меня, люби мою собаку. c. Кто много грозит, тот мало вредит.

Things done cannot be undone a. Делу время, потехе час. b. Глаза страшатся, а руки делают. c. Было, да прошло.

Better … than never a. early b. lately c. late d. sometimes Choose the right variant:

He that never … never fell a. climb b. climbed c. climbing a. is climbing

Live and … live a. do b. give c. let d. can

There … no smoke without a fire a. is b. are c. was d. were

There is no place like … a. school b. hospital c. home d. garden

Let sleeping dogs … a. bark b. lie c. dream d. sleep

When in Rome … as the Romans do a. do b. play c. ask d. want

You cannot make an omlette without … eggs a. broken b. break c. breaking d. broke

What man …, man can do a. done b. has done c. do d. to do

You never know what you … do till you try a. can b. must c. may d. should

The Third Level

Pick up the English proverb which is closest in meaning to the Russian one: Лиха беда начало. Лиха беда начало. a. The early bird catches the worm. b. To start from scratch. c. Many hands make light work. d. Well begun is half done.

Pick up the English proverb which is closest in meaning to the Russian one: Плохому танцору и ноги мешают. Плохому танцору и ноги мешают. a. A bad workman always blames his tools. b. Handy Andy. c. Jack of all trades. d. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Pick up the English proverb which is closest in meaning to the Russian one: Собака на сене. Собака на сене. a. Jack of all trades. b. A dog in the manger. c. Let sleeping dogs lie. d. It’s a dog-eat-dog world.

Pick up the English proverb which is closest in meaning to the Russian one: Друзья познаются в беде. Друзья познаются в беде. a. A fair weather friend. b. A friend in need is a friend indeed. c. A man is known by the company he keeps. d. Birds of a feather flock together.

Pick up the English proverb which is closest in meaning to the Russian one: Хорошо там, где нас нет. Хорошо там, где нас нет. a. Good fence make good neighbours. b. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. c. There’s no place like home. d. Nothing to write home about.

Pick up the English proverb which is closest in meaning to the Russian one: Рыбак рыбака видит издалека. Рыбак рыбака видит издалека. a. Blood is thicker than water. b. All for one and one for all. c. The best of friends must part. d. Birds of a feather flock together.

Translate it into English: У стен есть уши. У стен есть уши. Walls have ears.

Translate it into English: Нет дыма без огня. Нет дыма без огня. There is no smoke without fire.

Translate it into English Легко пришло, Легко пришло, легко ушло. Easy come, easy go.

Translate it into English В темноте все кошки В темноте все кошкисеры. All cats are grey in the dark.

Translate it into English: Привычка – вторая Привычка – втораянатура. Habit is the second nature. Habit is the second nature.

Translate it into English: Всё хорошо, Всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается. All is well that ends well.

The Super Final

Put the words in the right order to make a proverb: is, master, practice, best, the Practice is the best master.

Put the words in the right order to make a proverb: the, killed, cat, curiosity Curiosity killed the cat.

Put the words in the right order to make a proverb: roads, Rome, all, to, lead All roads lead to Rome.

Put the words in the right order to make a proverb: beginning, a, makes, a, good, ending, good A good beginning makes a good ending.

Put the words in the right order to make a proverb: today, than, a hen, tomorrow, an egg, better Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.

Put the words in the right order to make a proverb: speaks, words, actions, louder, than Actions speak louder than words.

Put the words in the right order to make a proverb: the good, often, the best, enemy, is, of The best is often enemy of the good.

Put the words in the right order to make a proverb: teach, don’t, a fish, swim, to Don’t teach a fish to swim.

Put the words in the right order to make a proverb: laughs, he, best, who, last, laughs He laughs best who laughs last.