Guess the meanings of these idioms.

1) He was a babe in the woods when he first came to New York.

a) inexperienced b) young c) wild

2) Mom says he’s going through a second childhood because he’s always playing with these radio control planes.

a) expecting a second child b) behaving like a child c) behaving like an adult

3) The philosophy we studied at university was child’s play compared with the Talmud.

a) very easy b) different c) good for kids

4) The cloth was as soft as a baby’s bottom.

a) pleasant to touch b) of high quality c) very soft

5) Uncle Bill - who is nearly eighty - married a thirty year old woman. That’s really cradle-snatching!

a) kidnapping b) having a romantic relationship with someone much younger

c) stealing a cradle

6) His research does not support the old belief that sparing the rod spoils the child, since there is no evidence that children who are smacked stay out of trouble.

a) it’s harmful to punish children b) children should play with rods

c) if you do not use corporal punishment when children misbehave, they will never learn to behave properly

PART TWO

READING COMPREHENSION

Text 1. AS YOU LIKE IT(by W. Shakespeare)

This selection is a monologue from Shakespeare’s comedy «As You Like It» (Act II, Scene 7), delivered by a character named Jaques (pronounced /dgeikwi:z/), a cynic, who doubts the goodness and kindness of human beings.

Lead-in

1) People in developed countries can expect o live for about 70 years. Suggest age groups for the following people:

0 - ? – a baby (babyhood) ? - ? – an adult (adulthood)

? – 13 – a child (childhood) ? - ? – a middle-aged person (middle age)

13 - ? – a teenager (the teenage years) ? - ? – an old person (old age)

What are some of the joys and problems of each age?

Are you happy with your present age?

How do you feel about growing older?

2) With which age or ages do you associate the following? Use your dictionary and discuss together.

nappies; a pension; wrinkles; moo cows and gee gees; a mortgage; swotting; going grey; expecting a baby; an inability to sleep; an inability to get up; comics; false teeth; swings and roundabouts; a satchel; going bald; playing truant; being wise / innocent / mature / responsible / ambitious / naughty / absent-minded.

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