Методическая разработка. Идиомы.
методическая разработка по английскому языку (7, 8, 9 класс)

Idiom. Eager beaver.

I Ознакомление. 1) Посмотри, прочитай и догадайся, где «eager beaver» идиома.

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II Тренировка.

1. Выбери ситуацию, где идиома употреблена некорректно.

1. Alice is certainly an eager beaver. Any time there is work she is first to help.
2. She was eager beaver to get started.

2. Прочитайте диалоги и замените нужное словосочетание идиомой.

a) - How’s your son doing?

    - Really well lately. I’m not sure what happened but he went from never wanting to do    anything to helping out with everything and asking if there were any other duties he could do.

    -That’s good that he has turned in to hardworking and helpful.

b) - Ryan has been promoted 3 times in five years.

    - He does work very hard and always volunteers for the most difficult assignment.

    - I suppose since Ryan is such a zealous worker, he deserves the promotions.

        3)    Найдите ошибки в предложениях.

• I’m eager beaver to be your Valentine.
• The cartoon is about an eager beaver, which is lonely and wants to find a true friend.
• Being early or on time will earn you the reputation of being an eager beaver.
• The young assistant gets to work very early. New volunteers are always eager beavers.
• The accountant works all the time- first to arrive and last to leave. He is a real eager beaver.

III Применение.

1. Прочитайте диалог и выскажите свое мнение, аргументируя его.

Mother:  Could you do the dusting, dear, please?

Daughter: I’ve already done it! Look! The room is clean!

Mother: Oh! Well done! In that case I’d like you to take out the rubbish.

Daughter: I did it in the morning. I’m doing my homework right now.

Mother: That’s fantastic! You are an eager beaver!

Daughter: I just love you, mommy. Could you come to school tomorrow? The teacher wants to talk to you.

2. Где и когда возможно употребление этой идиомы?

• A newspaper article
• A business conference
• A phone call to some relatives
• A conversation with a friend
• A job application
• Personal letters
• Official letters
• A movie
• Documents
• A talk with a teacher
• A cartoon
• A cover of a magazine
• A title for the story