Split into pairs and make up a dialogue using as many idioms as possible.

45 Compare the sentences:

You have to feed the cat when I’m away. (we are talking about one specific cat)

I think the cat is the most graceful animal. (we are talking about the species called “cat”)

46 Does the elephant have the same meaning in both sentences? Which refers to a particular animal and which to the species?

a) When we were at the zoo the elephant was having a bath.

b) The elephantis the largest animal in Africa.

47 Complete the sentences with the wherever necessary.

1 A lot of people have emigrated from ........ Europe to .............United States.

2 Large parts of ......... Netherlands lie below sea level.

3 ............Mount Everest is the highest mountain in Asia.

4 ............African elephant is taller than .......... Indian.

5 .....Prague, the capital of .....Czech Republic, is famous for its beautiful bridges.

6 .........Canary Islands are a popular place for European tourists.

7 .......tiger is in danger of dying out.

8........whale is the biggest living mammal.

9.........Corsica is an island in ...........Mediterranean Sea.

10.........Scotland borders with .......Atlantic Ocean in the west