Instructor: Pomazanovschi Irina, Course: English

Advantages and Disadvantages

 The sight of books removes sorrows from the heart. (African)  A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. (Arabian)  A man is happy when he has books, but happier still when he does not need them. (Chinese)  Every book must be chewed to get out its juice. (Chinese)  Unplowed fields make hollow bellies; unread books make hollow minds. (Chinese)  When you have read a book for the first time, you get to know a friend; read it for a second time and you meet an old friend. (Chinese)  Beware of a man of one book. (English)  Don't judge a book by its cover. (English)  There is no robber worse than a bad book. (Italian)

 To throw the book at someone  To turn over a new leaf  To do something by the book  To be in someone’s good books  To speak volumes about someone  To take a leaf out of someone’s book

1. If the police catch you driving without a license and with no insurance, they will punish you severely. 2. I think you ought to behave in the same way as her and let the lawyer deal with the problem. 3. He decided that it was time to change, and that in future he would try to be much kinder and more sympathetic to people less fortunate than himself. 4. I think the fact that she hadn’t had the good grace to apologize is very indicative of her character. 5. Mrs. Lawson is very pleased with me at the moment because I helped her clear the garden. 6. Our accountant is a little slow, but he is absolutely reliable and follows all the correct procedures in everything.