C. Idioms Look at the list of idioms given below. Find their meanings from a dictionary. Read the sentences that follow and replace the words in italics with the appropriate idioms, making suitable changes wherever necessary.
• right up one’s alley - • drive one up the wall – • hit the road – • take (one) for a ride – • in panic mode – a) The old man got irritated at the loud noise outside. b) We were driving, when it started raining heavily. After stopping for an hour, we began the journey again. c) Ramesh gave false excuses for not attending the meeting and deceived me.
d) At the interview when questions were fired at me rapidly, I forgot everything and grew irritated. e) I love thrillers and this book appeals to me strongly. Listening Activity Listen to the dialogue read out by the teacher or to the recorded version and answer the questions that follow: i) one of the places visited by Mahesh. a) Srilanka b) Goa c) Kasi d) Cochin ii) The Art Museum at Trivandrum is .
a) Swarnalayam b) Gitalayam c) Chitralayam d) Saranalayam iii) Varkala is the oldest port . a) Quilon b) Andhra c) Puducherry d) the Andamans iv) Mahesh had been to the Lake Wild Life Sanctuary. a) Chidambaram b) Pulicat c) Kovalam d) Periyar v) Cochin is called the of the East. a) Granary b) Cuba c) Venice d) Pearl a) Build a dialogue of – exchanges between your friend and yourself, on the following situation: You were to board a train to Delhi.
By mistake you got into the wrong train and fought for your seat there. On realising your mistake, you left the train shamefaced, after creating a commotion there. Role-play this situation in the class. b) Speak to the class for a minute, as to how one should conduct oneself on formal occasions.
(You could talk about table-manners especially while eating, general appearance, manner of speaking, etc.) Speaking Activity -A-Prose-The Accidental - - :