Tham khảo tài liệu 'new headway intermediate the third edition student's book_8', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 4 Works awful at the moment and I have to go away on business this weekend Oh. well. A change is as good as a rest. 5 I got a card from Jerry a week after my birthday. Oh. well. Better late than never. 6 We re having a complete break for a fortnight. Sounds hke just what the doctor ordered. 7 Took me ten years to build up my business. Nearly killed me. Well you know what they say. No pain no gain. s Larry s failed his exams. Amy s got chicken pox. Whatever next Oh dear They say these things come in threes you know. 9 They ve got ten kids. Goodness knows what their house is like. The mind boggles. It doesn t bear thinking about. 10 Bob s a weird bloke. Have you heard he s going to walk across Europe It takes all sorts. 3 HUD Play the recording and ask students in pairs to choose a suitable cliche to respond with. Discuss the answers in class. Answers and tapescript 1 Well it takes all sorts. 2 No pain no gain. 3 You can say that again. 4 Oh. well. Better late than never. 5 Oh well. A change is as good as a rest. 6 Better safe than sorry. 7 Sounds like just what the doctor ordered. 8 Never mind. Accidents will happen. 9 They say these things come in threes you know. 10 It doesn t bear thinking about. bĩTiìTD 1 My uncle has never married. He lives in a caravan. He eats only cheese and he has twenty-five cats. 2 James Herriot had three jobs and wrote non-stop for five years before his book became a best-seller. 3 Isn t it lovely when the kids are in bed the house is quiet and we can relax 4 I finally got a date for my knee replacement operation. I ve had to wait eighteen months. 5 I really wanted to stay at home for New Year but my in-laws are insisting that we go to stay with them. 6 When I go abroad I make sure I have life insurance medical insurance and personal possessions insurance. 7 We had a fabulous holiday. Two weeks sitting round a swimming pool reading and relaxing. 8 I ve spilt red wine on your carpet. I m really sorry. 9 I ve lost the car keys I ve burnt .