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Study skills

Read these expressions from the story.

• do me a favour • come to light

These groups of words or phrases carry specific meanings beyond the literal meaning of their
individual words. These expressions are commonly used to convey particular ideas, emotions
or situations.

Choose the correct expressions for the statements given below.

spill the beans bite the bullet once in a blue moon

a piece of cake break a leg

1. wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance or event

2. something which is very easy to do or accomplish

3. facing a problem directly and bravely

4. something which happens very rarely or infrequently

5. to disclose confidential or secret information

Time to listen
Listen to two incidents of animal bravery and fill in the table.*

Which animal What was the Whom did the How did the animal
was it? danger? animal save? save them?

* For listening text, turn to page 140.
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