Match the idioms to their meanings. Check in Appendix 3. Then, use them to complete the gaps in sentences 1–5.
A again and again; B step by step; C all in all; D on and on; E round and round.
1 slowly, carefully
2 continue without stopping
3 many times
4 moving in circles
5 considering everything
1 Don’t try to finish all your work in a hurry. Take it ..... .
2 I’ve told Mary ..... that she shouldn’t spend all her money on clothes.
3 He suddenly felt dizzy. Everything was going ..... in his head.
4 ....., Jane’s university years were the best years of her life.
5 The teacher went ..... about how important a degree is today.
Сначала связываем значение с идиомой: step by step — постепенно, шаг за шагом (
В первом предложении «in a hurry» противопоставлено постепенной работе, поэтому step by step. Во втором Мэри уже много раз говорили одно и то же: again and again. При головокружении всё «кружится»: round and round. Для общей оценки университетских лет нужна вводная фраза all in all. Учитель продолжал говорить долго и без остановки: on and on.
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