19 ноября 2018
Form 10. Proverbs about learning and education
Exercise 1
Match the beginning and the ending to make the proverbs:
| 1 | Knowledge is a treasure | A | is never spent in vain. |
| 2 | Money spent on the brain | B | at all times. |
| 3 | A room without books | C | but practice is the key to it. |
| 4 | No man is wise | D | is a body without soul. |
Exercise 2
Find Russian equivalents:
| 1 | A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. | A | Много будешь знать – скоро состаришься. |
| 2 | Live and learn. | B | Знать все – значит ничего не знать. |
| 3 | Too much knowledge makes the head bald. | C | Всякое полузнание хуже невежества. |
| 4 | To know everything is to know nothing. | D | Век живи – век учись. |
Exercise 3
Fill in the missing words:
| Power Tomorrow Business Born |
1. No man is *** wise or learned.
2.Knowledge is a ***.
3.Never put off till *** what can you do today.
4. *** before pleasure.
Exercise 4
Make the proverbs:
1. is, too, It, never, to, late, learn.
2. no, royal, to, is, There, road, learning.
3. is, no, burgen, Knowledge.
4. No, can, living, man, things, all.
Exercise 5
Choose the proverb you like most of all and try to prove it. (4 sentences)
I think … . What is more … . Then … . At last …
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