10. Choose the correct answer.

1. The PUPIL is part of the

a) ear b) stomach c) eye d) hand

2. The SOLE is part of the

a) hand b) foot c) eye d) ear

3. The CALF is part of the

a) leg b) arm c) chest d) head

4. The WRIST is part of the

a) hand b) foot c) eye d) ear

5. The IRIS is part of the

a) hand b) foot c) eye d) ear

6. The HEEL is part of the

a) hand b) foot c) eye d) breast

7. The PALM is part of the

a) hand b) foot c) ear d) breast

8. The NIPPLE is part of the

a) hand b) foot c) ear d) breast

9. The THUMB is part of the

a) hand b) foot c) head d) chest

10. The SHIN is part of the

a) arm b) leg c) head d) breast

11. Hands up!

A. Explain the meanings and give the context of the following idioms:

• touch wood

• not to lift a finger to do smth.

• be a dab hand at doing smth.

• fit smb. like a glove

• be under smb.s thumb

• rap smb. over the knuckles (give smb. a rap over the knuckles)

• clutch/grasp at straws

• make/lose money hand over fist

• take one’s courage in both hands

• like the back of smb.’s hand

• slip through smb.’s fingers

• be touch-and-go

• be all fingers and thumbs

• be in safe hands

• for dear life

В. Now use one of the words to complete the following sentences.

1 He's quite ill, but he'll be OK on the day of the exam, _________ wood! 2 She won't lift a _________ round the house, jo does everything. 3 John's a dab_________ at that kind of thing- ask him to do it.

4 That dress looks great on you - it fits like a___________.

5 He'll do anything she tells him to do - he's really under her____________.

6 We got я rap over the________for beig late.

7 He says he'll do anything to save the marriage, but in my opinion he's just

_____________at straws.

8 They're making money hand over________ now thev're dome business over the Internet.

С. Jean and Sheila are talking about a bad experience, but the lines of the dialogue have been mixed up. Can you put the correct order in the box on the right? The first line has been done for you.

1. Sheila You dropped them?

2. Jean Well, I took my courage in both hands and went over to these two men to ask for help

3. Sheila How well do you know the city'?

4. Sheila I bet they wouldn't have been able to take it off you. You're stronger than you look

5. Jean Like the back of my hand. I've lived here for years. But when I first arrived I got lost one night and my car broke down

6. Sheila So how did you manage to slip through their fingers then?

7. Jean I really thought it was touch-and-go whether I'd get out alive

8. Sheila Ooh, that was brave of you'

9. Jean What else could I do? Anyway, one of them told me to give him my keys. Well, I was all fingers and thumbs…

10. Sheila What did you do?

11. Jean Well, it was all rather embarrassing They turned out to be plain-clothes police officers I was in perfectly safe hands after all!

12. Jean Yes, but I held on to my bag for dear life! They were both stepping towards me…