1. Why do you think Barbara wants to hold a Private Pilots License?
2. What do you think Barbara's husband is afraid of?
3. Do you think Barbara is really lucky to land the two planes?
Choose one idiom that best describes the idea of the story. Retell the story using as many of the idioms as possible.
BARBARA wants to be a pilot. She wants to fly a small airplane. "I want to take flying lessons," she tells her husband. "Flying lessons?" her husband says. "Flying is dangerous!" "Don't worry," Barbara says. "I'll be fine." Barbara takes flying lessons. Today she is practicing landing. She is in a small airplane with her teacher. Barbara sees the airport. Then she sees the runway. She flies lower and lower. "Good!" her teacher says. Barbara hears a loud noise on the top of the airplane. "What's that?" Barbara asks her teacher. "I don't know!" the teacher says. "Land the plane, Barbara. Land the plane." Barbara lands the airplane. She and her teacher get out of the airplane. They see another, bigger airplane. It is on top of their airplane. The pilot gets out of the bigger airplane. "Sorry," the pilot says. "I was landing, too. I didn't see you." Later Barbara goes home. "How was your flying lesson?" her husband asks. "Fine," Barbara says. "Today I landed two airplanes — a small airplane and a bigger airplane." "No problems?" her husband asks. Barbara smiles. "No," she says. "No problems."
a false alarm (ложная тревога)
seeing is believing (лучше один раз увидеть, чем сто раз услышать)
between the devil and the deep / blue sea (между двух огней)
bully for you! (молодец / поздравляю!)
a fool's paradise (мир иллюзий)
keep smb. on tender-hooks (мучить неизвестностью)
velvet paws hide sharp claws (мягко стелет, да жестко спать)
baptism of fire (боевое крещение)
Retell the story using the words below. Find the odd-man-out.
Questions:
1. Why do you think Barbara wants to hold a Private Pilots Licence? 2. What do you think Barbara's husband was afraid of? 3. Do you think Barbara was really lucky to land the two planes?
to take a flying training programme
to provide instruction for PPL (Private Pilots Licence)