Idioms, sayings:

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

If the cap fits, wear it.

Here today, gone tomorrow.

Five fat friars frying fish.

While there is life there is hope.

No smoke without fire.

Real weird rear wheels.

First come, first served.

Even a worm will turn.

It is the early bird that catches the worm.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

One good turn deserves another.

A picture is worth a thousand words.

The calm before the storm.

To put the cart before the horse.

A barking dog seldom bites.

Don’t take your harp to the party.

A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.

Adversity makes the man wise, not rich.

Through hardship to the stars.

Return good for evil.

Better unborn than untaught.

You can bring your horse to the water but you can’t make it drink.

rhymes and twisters:

An old woman, old woman, shall we go a – shearing?

Speak a little louder, sir, - I am very hard of hearing.

Old woman, old woman, shall I love you dearly?

Thank you, kind sir, I hear you very clearly.

How many boards

Could the Mongols hoards

If the Mongol hoards got bored?

“What is this life if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare?”

I cannot bear to see a bear

Bear down upon a hare.

When bare of hair he strips the hare,

Right there I cry, “Forbear!”

5. Reading of Vowel Digraphs*

	Aa	Ee	Ii	Oo	Uu	Yy
Aa		[i:] formulae	[eı] aid [aı] balalaika [æ] plaid [e] said		[α:] aunt [ɔ:] August [ɒ] sausage [əυ] aubergine	[eı] way [e] says [ə] always [ı] Monday
Ee	[i:] sea [eı] great [ıə] idea [e] bread	[i:] need	[i:] ceiling [eı] beige [aı] either [e] leisure	[i:] people [ıə] theory [e] leopard	[(j)u:] neutral [jυə] Europe	[i:] key [ı] money [eı] they
Ii	[ə] Parliament [aıə] diamond	[aı] tie [i:] achieve [ı] Freddie [e] friend		[ıə] patriot [aıə] lion	[aıə] triumph
Oo	[əυ] oak [ɔ:] broad	[u:] shoe	[ɔI] boil [ə] tortoise [ı] connoisseur	[əυ] brooch [u:] food [υ] foot [Λ] blood	[əυ] soul [u:] you [υ] could [aυ] thousand [Λ] courage [ɒ] cough [ɔ:] ought	[ı] loyal
Uu		[u:] true [υə] cruel	[(j)u:] juice [ı] biscuit			[aı] buy
Yy	[aıə] hyacinth	[aı] bye		[(j)əυ] yoga