The Dog of Pompeii

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Louis Untermeyer (1885–1977) was an American poet and author.

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In A.D. 79, the volcano Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupted.

It buried the ancient Roman city Pompeii in ash and lava.

The remains of this ancient city were discovered hundreds of years later. The Dog of Pompeii is a fictional short story inspired by this historical event. In the story you meet

Tito and his faithful dog Bimbi. Tito and his dog Bimbi lived under the wall by the town gate. They really didn’t live there; they just slept there. They lived anywhere. Pompeii was a joyful old Roman town. Shining chariots filled the streets; laughing crowds packed the open-air theaters; the great stadium hosted fake battles and popular sports. Once a year the Caesar visited the city and the fireworks lasted for days. But Tito saw none of these things. He was blind – had been blind from birth. He was known to everyone in the poor area. But no one could say how old he was, no one remembered his parents, no one knew where he came from. Bimbi was another mystery. Bimbi never left Tito’s side. He was not only dog, but nurse, pillow, playmate, mother and father to Tito. Did I say Bimbi never left Tito’s side? I was wrong. Bimbi left Tito alone exactly three times a day. Early in the morning, while Tito was still dreaming, Bimbi would disappear. When Vurderingseksemplar

Tito woke up, Bimbi would be sitting quietly at his side with a fresh bread at his feet. Tito would stretch; Bimbi would yawn; then they would eat breakfast. At noon, no matter where they were, the two would return to their place by the gate. Tito would curl up in the corner and go to sleep, while Bimbi would disappear again. In half an hour, he’d be back with their lunch. Sometimes it was a piece of fruit or a scrap of meat, often it was nothing but dry bread. But sometimes Bimbi brought him one of those cakes with raisins that Tito liked so much. At suppertime, the same thing happened again. Whether there was much or little, hot or cold, fresh or dry, food was always there. Tito never asked where it came from

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and Bimbi never told him. There was no danger of going hungry or thirsty. There was plenty of everything in Pompeii – if you knew where to find it – and if you had a dog like Bimbi. Tito was never unhappy, but he was not the merriest boy in Pompeii. He could not run around with the other boys and play kings and robbers with them. But that did not make him sorry for himself. Even though he could not see, he could hear and smell things the others never noticed. When he and Bimbi went out walking, he knew just where they were going and exactly what was happening.

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“They are giving a grand dinner tonight: roast pig, and stuffed goose, and a great stew – I think bear stew – and a fig pie.”

And Bimbi would note that this would be a good place to visit tomorrow. Or, as they neared the Forum, “Mm-m! What good things they have: dates and honey and sweet onions! Come, let’s go to the

Forum.” And so, the two of them entered the center of Pompeii. The Forum was the central square, and everything happened here. There were temples and bazaars and shops and the town hall. Everything glittered. The buildings looked new—which, in a sense, they were. After the last earthquake twelve years ago, they had rebuilt the whole town. There was scarcely a building older than Tito. The brilliant new Pompeii had taken the place of the old. No one knew what caused these earthquakes. Records showed they had happened in the area since the beginning of time. There was talk about earthquakes this afternoon as Tito and Bimbi came to the Forum. “I tell you,” rumbled Rufus, the bath master, “there won’t be another earthquake in my lifetime. Earthquakes, like lightning, never strike twice in the same place.” “No?” asked a stranger. “How about the two towns of Sicily? They were ruined three times by the eruptions of Mount Etna. And were they not warned? And doesn’t that smoke above Mt. Vesuvius mean something?” “That?” grunted Rufus. “That’s always there.” “Yes, yes,” said the stranger. “But the smoke seems higher than usual and it’s spreading. They say when the smoke above Vesuvius grows to the shape of a tree, run for your lives.” Tito could hear the speaker draw his toga about him and Vurderingseksemplar leave. “Now what did he mean by that? I wonder,” grunted Rufus. Tito wondered too. But by nightfall, all was forgotten. If the smoke had increased, no one saw it in the dark. The next morning there were two of the beloved raisin cakes for his breakfast. Bimbi thumped his tail next to Tito. Did Bimbi want him to play a game or was he trying to tell him something? There was a thick fog in the air – a fog that made him cough. Tito walked to the gate by the sea. But even the salty air seemed smoky. When Tito went to bed that night, he did not sleep well. He had too many bad dreams.

Tito woke early the next morning. Or rather Bimbo woke him. The dog dragged Tito to his feet and pulled the boy along. Somewhere. Where, Tito did not know. His feet stumbled. It was hard to breathe. The air was hot. And heavy. So heavy that he could taste it. The air, it seemed, had turned to powder – a warm powder that stung his nostrils and burned his sightless eyes. Then he began to hear sounds. Peculiar sounds. Like animals under the earth. Hissing and groaning like a dying creature. The noises came from under him. He not only heard the noises – he could feel them. The earth shook. Then, as Bimbi half pulled him across, the ground jerked and Tito fell. He got to his feet, Bimbi helping him on again. The noises grew louder; they came closer. Now there were cries from people rushing by. Tito heard Rufus shout as he ran past. Time was lost in a nightmare. It was then the crashing began. First a sharp crack, then a roar, then an explosion that tore earth and sky. Lightning above was answered by thunder below. A house fell. Then another. By a miracle, the two friends were in a more open space. It was the Forum. They rested here awhile. Tito had no idea of the time of day. Something – perhaps the lack of breakfast and lunch – told him it was past noon. He was hungry. But it didn’t matter. Nothing seemed to matter. He was getting sleepy, too sleepy to walk. But walk he must. He knew it. And Bimbi knew it; the sharp tugs told him so. Nor was it a moment too soon. The ground of the Forum was safe no longer. It was beginning to rock, then to pitch, then to split. As they stumbled out of the square, all of the columns of the temple of Jupiter came down. It was the end of the world – or so it seemed. To walk was not enough now. They must run. Tito was too Vurderingseksemplar frightened to know what to do or where to go. He had lost all sense of direction. He started to go back; but Bimbi pulled at him. What did the creature want? Then suddenly, he understood. Bimbi was taking him to the sea. Far from falling buildings and heaving ground. Now new dangers threatened. All Pompeii seemed to be thronging toward the sea. They might be trampled to death. But the chance had to be taken.

It was growing harder and harder to breathe. The air was all dust now – dust and pebbles, pebbles as large as beans. They fell on his head, his hands – stones from the black heart of Mount Vesuvius. The mountain was turning itself inside out.

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pain smerte determined fast bestemt fumes røyk staggered sjanglet fainted besvimte oars årer wept gråt wailed jamret comforted trøstet restoring restaurere ash aske emerge dukke opp discovered oppdaget wonder lurer på murmured mumlet Suddenly it seemed too late for Tito. He could not go on. He fell. In a moment Bimbi was beside him. He licked Tito’s hands, his feet, his face. But there was no answer. The boy did not move. Then Bimbi did the last thing he could – the last thing he wanted to do. He bit his friend, bit him deep in the arm.

With a cry of pain, Tito jumped to his feet, Bimbi after him.

Bimbi was determined. He drove the boy on, snapping at his heels. Sick with hunger, half dead with fear and fumes, Tito pounded on. How long, he never knew. At last Tito staggered through the sea gate and felt soft sand under him. Then he fainted ... Someone was throwing sea water over him. “Bimbi,” he called. And then louder, “Bimbi!” But Bimbi had disappeared. Voices shouted. “Hurry – hurry! To the boats.” “Can’t you see the child’s frightened and hungry! He keeps calling for someone! Poor boy.” They put him in the boat. The oars splashed; the boat rode over waves. Tito was safe. But he wept continually. “Bimbi!” he wailed, “Bimbi! Bimbi!” He could not be comforted. Eighteen hundred years passed. Scientists were restoring the ancient city of Pompeii. They were working their way through the stones and ash that had buried the entire town and taken two thousand lives. Much had already been brought to light – statues, bronze instruments, mosaics, household articles, even paintings. Columns were dug up, and the Forum was beginning to emerge. In one place the Director paused. “Come here,” he called to his assistant. “I think we’ve discovered the remains of a building in good shape. It must have been a bakery. And here’s Vurderingseksemplar a curious thing. What do you think I found under this heap of ashes? The skeleton of a dog!” “Amazing!” gasped his assistant. “You’d think a dog would have had sense enough to run away at the time. And what is that flat thing he’s holding between his teeth? It can’t be a stone.” “No. It must have come from this bakery. You know it looks to me like some sort of cake turned to stone. And those little black pebbles are raisins. A raisin cake almost two thousand years old! I wonder what made him want it at such a moment?” “I wonder,” murmured the assistant.

Adapted from “The Dog of Pompeii” by Louis Untermeyer

UNDERSTANDING

1 Answer the questions. a Where do Tito and Bimbi live? b How is Tito different from the other boys? c Why does Bimbi leave Tito three times a day? d What is Tito’s favorite food? e Why is the air filled with ash and the ground moving? f Why does Bimbi bite Tito? g Where does Bimbi take Tito? h Where do the people put Tito? i Why is Tito crying after he is rescued? j What do scientists discover eighteen hundred years later? VIEWPOINTS 2 Discuss the questions. a Why do you think Bimbi disappears? How do you know? b What can you say about the relationship between Tito and Bimbi? c Have you ever felt strong feelings for a pet? Tell about the pet or about your relationship. TEXT ANALYSIS 3 Answer the questions for analysis. Narrator: Who tells the story? Setting: Where and when does the story take place? Characters: Who is the story about? Plot: What happens in the story? Conflict: What is the problem?Vurderingseksemplar Theme: What is the story really about?

VOCABULARY

4 Natural disasters A volcano eruption like the one in Pompeii is a natural disaster. Find the Norwegian terms for these natural disasters: a tsunami b volcano eruption c flood d hurricane e earthquake f tornado g wildfire h drought i avalanche

Do you know any terms for natural disasters in other languages?

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5 The odd one out

Which word is the odd one out? Explain why. a pebble stone rock egg b mouth knee eyes nostrils c peculiar strange curious normal d wail weep comfort cry e crowds ash smoke fumes f groan bury roar hiss g cough yawn smile wink h earthquake lightning thunder fog i raisins dates honey figs j trample sleep stagger stumble WRITING WORKSHOP 6 My reflections Write a paragraph with your reflections on “The Dog of Pompeii”. Here are some questions to help you get started: • What are your thoughts and opinions on the short story? • How did the story make you feel? • Why did you respond this way? LANGUAGE LAB 7 Direct speech Add the missing quotation marks to these lines from the story. a That? Grunted Rufus. “That?” grunted Rufus. b I tell you, rumbled Rufus, there won’t be another earthquake in my lifetime. 323 Vurderingseksemplar c No? asked a stranger. How about the two towns of Sicily? d Now what did he mean by that? I wonder, grunted Rufus. e Bimbi, he called. f Come here, he called to his assistant. g Amazing! gasped his assistant. h I wonder, murmured the assistant.

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8 It or there? a There was no danger of going hungry or thirsty. b ___ was hard to breathe. c ___ was a temple in the Forum. d ___ was past noon. e ___ was too late. f ___ was a thick fog in the air g ___ was plenty of everything in Pompeii.

9 Irregular verbs in the past tense. Get a crossword from your teacher and complete it with the past tense form of the irregular verbs from the story.

10 Contractions Write the full form of each contraction from the story. a you’ll meet you will b didn’t live c he’d sniff d let’s go e won’t be f doesn’t g that’s always there h it’s spreading I can’t you see j we’ve discovered k you’d think

11 Prepositions Find the missing preposition from the story. Choose from the list below.

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a The ancient Roman city of Pompeii in Italy b The fireworks lasted ___ days. c Early ___ the morning d When Tito woke ___ e Bimbi sat quietly ___ his side ___ a fresh bread. f There was plenty ___ everything ___ Pompeii. g But that did not make him sorry ___ himself. h Let’s go ___ the Forum. i Time was lost ___ a nightmare. j Bimbi was taking him ___ the sea.

Make a vocabulary star. Your teacher will give you a handout.

The Chemistry of Love

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Try to think of a song, film or poem about love. It’s not hard to think of one, is it? Love seems to be an important theme in all cultures. There are many kinds of love: sisterly and brotherly love, the love between a parent and a child, the love between close friends, romantic couple love, and even the love for a pet. Love is a basic human emotion, but science has struggled to understand exactly what it is. Psychologists and researchers have proposed a number of different theories. But in all its forms, love seems to be a miracle drug! Having good, loving relationships with other people gives you a general sense of wellbeing. The warm feeling you get when you feel loved by family members and close friends is invaluable. Knowing that someone accepts you for who you are, supports you and cares for you can make you feel safe, peaceful and optimistic. Love can have physical health benefits as well. For instance, it can reduce pain and stress. The physical contact you have with someone you love helps the body release hormones that make you healthy and happy. Giving or receiving a warm hug or cuddling with someone actually has an effect on the chemistry in your body. One of the hormones released by physical contact is oxytocin, also known as “the cuddle hormone”. It makes you more relaxed and content. It can give your self-esteem a Vurderingseksemplar boost. In addition, oxytocin has a positive impact on your physical health. It strengthens your immune system and lowers your blood pressure. Some say it even reduces cravings for sweets! Other kinds of physical contact, such as holding hands, kissing, getting a massage – even a friendly pat on the back – have some of the same effects. Imagine if doctors prescribed hugging as a medicine for depression, anxiety and stress! When we fall in love, a cocktail of chemicals rushes through our bodies. These chemicals have physical effects.

Adrenaline is one of the hormones that gives you butterflies in your stomach and makes your heart race and your palms

sweat. In the early stages of a relationship, couples can be intensely focused on each other. They may experience loss of appetite, sleeplessness, intense energy and a feeling of bliss. This is all caused by the different love hormones. Sooner or later, the head-over-heels stage of a love relationship ends. However, if the chemistry between a couple is right, new love takes over and replaces passion with a feeling of attachment and comfort. To sum up, good relationships with other people are essential to a healthy and happy life. There are lots of benefits from being part of a loving family or having supportive friends. Many of these benefits come from the hormones released in the body when we feel loved and share a special connection with someone. When we are in love, the body experiences a rush of hormones that have both physical and psychological effects. Truly, love is a wonder-drug!

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UNDERSTANDING

1 True or false? If the sentence is false, write what is true. a Scientists have found an exact definition of love. b Feeling loved can be good for your health. c The body releases a hormone called oxytocin when we hug someone we love. d Most doctors prescribe kissing as a medicine for high blood pressure. e Adrenaline makes your heart beat faster. f Love hormones are dangerous.

2 Explain what these two hormones do, according to the article. OXYTOCIN ADRENALINE VIEWPOINTS 3 Discuss the questions. a Do you think the article is right – that it is actually good for our health to have close relations with family and friends? Share some of your own experiences with a classmate. b Can you think of other things in life that are also good for our general wellbeing? c Have you ever experienced that a warm hug or cuddling with a pet makes you more relaxed and content? d What can you do to make your friends and family feel loved? VOCABULARY Vurderingseksemplar 4 Related words a Translate the sentences. • Mia and Liam’s relationship ended when Liam moved to Canada. • I met many of my relatives when I visited my grandparents in Ohio. • He is related to me on my mother’s side. b Look closely at the translations of the words in italics. What is the connection between these words? Are they related? c Write a short text where you include all three words: relationship, relatives, related.

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5 Concord Choose the correct form of the verb. a There are (be) many kinds of love. b This basic human emotion ___ (seem) to be a miracle drug. c Having good relations with friends and family ___ (give) you health benefits. d Physical contact with loved ones or a pet ___ (release) hormones which ___ (make) you happy. e One of these hormones actually ___ (strengthen) your immune system and ___ (lower) your blood pressure. f When we fall in love, a cocktail of chemicals ___ (rush) through our bodies. g Sooner or later the overwhelming passion from the beginning of a relationship ___ (end), but if the chemistry between two people ___ (be) right, new feelings ___ (replace) the passion. 6 Find the correct form: there is, there are or it is? a There are many songs and films about love. b ___ not hard to think of one, is it? c ___ many kinds of love. d ___ lots of benefits from being part of a loving family or having supportive friends. e ___ important to have good relationships with others. f ___ many hormones in your body. Comma Rules (or Commas Rule!) • Use commas in lists. Imagine if hugging was prescribed by doctors as a medicine for loneliness, depression, anxiety and stress! • Use a comma between two sentences joined with and Vurderingseksemplar or but.

Love is a basic human emotion, but science has struggled to understand exactly what it is. • Use a comma in front of a tag-question (halespørsmål).

It’s not hard to think of one, is it? • Use a comma to separate extra information from the main sentence.

One of the hormones released by physical contact is oxytocin, also known as “the cuddle hormone”.

7 Rewrite the sentences and add the missing commas. a Mia and Liam were together for three years but their relationship ended recently. b I met many relatives in Ohio: my grandparents cousins aunts and uncles. c Giving a hug makes you feel good doesn’t it? d Other kinds of physical contact such as holding hands have some of the same effects.

WRITING WORKSHOP 8 The article “The Chemistry of Love” is a five-paragraph essay. a Find the introduction, body and conclusion of the text. b What main argument is presented in the introduction? c What main idea is discussed in each body paragraph? Write down the topic sentences. d Sum up the conclusion in one sentence. Write down the topic sentences. d Sum up the conclusion in one sent Conclusion Body IntroductionVurderingseksemplar 9 Write a brief text about a time when you felt loved.

DIGITAL DIVE

10 Use the internet to find more information about one of the “love hormones”. (There are others in addition to the ones mentioned in the article.) Write 3–5 sentences about the hormone you choose.

Match these famous couples. Do you know why they are famous?

Anna Tarzan STARTING POINT Louis Lane Beauty Robin Hood Lancelot Queen Victoria Cleopatra Marie Curie Yoko Ono Oscar Wilde Pocahontas

John Lennon Pierre Curie Prince Albert Jane Kristoff Superman Julius Caesar John Smith Guinevere Lord Alfred Douglas Maid Marian The Beast

Partners in Love and Science

One of history’s great love stories is that of Marie and Pierre Curie. In the late 1800s, a young woman from Warsaw, Poland wanted to go to university. But Polish universities did not admit women. So Marie travelled to France. She studied physics, chemistry and mathematics at Sorbonne University in Paris. Marie was a brilliant young scientist. She spent all her time in the library or laboratory. One day in the lab, Marie caught the eye of a French physicist named Pierre Curie. Soon their passion for science turned into a passion for each other. The couple married in 1895. They started a famous partnership in science. Working together in their laboratory, Marie and Pierre discovered two new elements: radium and polonium. They

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Pierre and Marie Curie around 1903.

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named polonium after oppkalte polonium etter discoveries oppdagelser breakthroughs gjennombrudd cancer kreft treatment behandling struck her: rammet devastated sønderknust carried on fortsatte named polonium after Marie’s homeland. In 1903, the Curies and scientist Henri Becquerel won the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on radioactivity. Their work and discoveries created breakthroughs in the fields of x-rays and cancer treatment. Tragedy struck in 1906. Pierre died in an accident with a horse. Marie was devastated, but she carried on with their work for the rest of her life. In 1911, Marie Curie won a second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry.

UNDERSTANDING

1 Answer the questions. a Why did Marie Curie study in France? b What did Marie and Pierre discover? c In what fields did their discoveries create breakthroughs? d What happened in 1906?

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2 Great lovers Choose one of the famous couples from the Starting Point task. Find out more about them. Prepare to tell their love story to your classmates in a two-minute talk. EXPLORE MORE 3 Watch the trailer for the movie Radioactive about Marie Curie’s life and achievements. Would you like to see the whole movie? Why or why not? LANGUAGE LAB 4 There is ... or There are ... Find the missing verb in each fact, is or are. a There is radiation in space. b There ___ 206 bones in the human body. c There ___ water on Mars. d There ___ 118 elements in the periodic table. e There ___ nothing inside an electron.Vurderingseksemplar f There ___ an active volcano on Jan Mayen island. g There ___ no poisonous snakes in Canada. h There ___ more insects than animals on Earth. i There ___ a scientific explanation for love. 5 Describe what you see in the school science lab in the photo on the next page. Start your sentences with there is or there are. Write 5–8 sentences.

6 Confusing words Choose the correct word: there, their or they’re. Then translate the sentences to Norwegian. a Their school is in Toronto. b ___ favourite subject is science. c ___ are nine pupils in the class. d ___ learning about photosynthesis. e ___ doing experiments today. f ___ school uniforms are blue. g ___ is a science test next week. h ___ busy studying for the test. Vurderingseksemplar i ___ are two science labs at ___ school.

WRITING WORKSHOP

7 Imagine that one of the pupils in the picture has a crush on his or her lab partner. Write a dialogue between these two during science lab.

Love and Relationships 295 William Shakespeare

What do you know about William In 1564 an extraordinary boy was born in a small English Shakespeare? town called Stratford-upon-Avon. The boy’s name was Brainstorm in William Shakespeare. He grew up to write some of the most small groups remarkable plays and poems the world has ever seen. and then share Not much is known about the man William Shakespeare. your information Official documents tell us that he married Anne Hathaway, in class. had three children, owned a share in the Globe Theatre in London, and died in 1616. Shakespeare spent most of his adult life in London, where he wrote plays for and acted in a theatre company called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. So few facts are known about Shakespeare that some people think that such an ordinary man could not possibly have written the masterpieces he is famous for. But there is no proof that anyone other than William Shakespeare wrote the plays and poems that bear his name. Modern readers often find Shakespeare’s texts difficult to read. He uses words and expressions no longer in use today, such as “wherefore art thou Romeo”, which means “why are you Romeo?” Characters behave differently too. For example, in the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet the servants insult each other by biting their thumbs! Shakespeare wrote his plays mostly in verse. That means the lines follow patterns of rhyme and rhythm. When Romeo first sees Juliet he says: O she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night

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memorable minneverdige performed oppført, blir spilt stages scener, teatre adapted tilpasset countless utallige Real people did not actually speak like this, but Shakespeare’s audiences expected to hear verse on stage. William Shakespeare shook the world with plays about sex, money, power, violence and love. Over 400 years later, Shakespeare’s powerful stories, memorable characters and beautiful language are still popular. His plays are performed on stages around the world. Lines from his works often show up in everyday language and popular culture. Surely you have heard “To be, or not to be: that is the question” from Hamlet? Shakespeare’s works have been adapted for movies, musicals, operas and ballets. They have also inspired countless other works of literature and art.

UNDERSTANDING 1 Read the text about William Shakespeare and find the missing information. a Shakespeare was born in a town called ___. b He ___ Anne Hathaway, and they had three children. c He was part owner of the ___ Theatre in London. d The acting company he worked for was called Lord Chamberlain’s ___. e He died in ___. f “Wherefore art thou Romeo?” means “___ are you Romeo?” g Shakespeare wrote his plays mostly in ___. h “To be, or not to be: that is the ___” is a quote from Hamlet. Vurderingseksemplar

In Shakespeare’s day and age only men were allowed on stage. All the female roles were played by men.

CREATIVE CORNER

2 How many other words can you make with the letters in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE?

VOCABULARY

3 Idioms from Shakespeare Have you ever been “in stitches” over a joke? Do friends call you a “night owl” for staying up late? Is it easy to “break the ice” when you meet new people? These everyday idioms were first used by Shakespeare in his famous plays. Match each idiom from Shakespeare to its meaning.

idiom a in stitches b night owl c break the ice d a pickle e all Greek to me f wild goose chase g catch a cold h the world is your oyster

meaning 1 a difficult situation 2 get sick 3 someone who stays up late 4 impossible to understand 5 laughing hard 6 anything is possible 7 start a conversation 8 hopeless search for something

4 Find the missing idiom from the exercise above. a Please close the window, or we’ll all catch a cold. b My brother is a ___ and often reads until 2:00 am. c When you are young and healthy, ___. d The comedian had the audience ___ with his stories. e After wandering around for hours, I realized we were on a ___. f Maria is in ___; she has two dates for the party. g The rules of cricket are ___. h Talking about the weather is a good way to ___.