READING. A CHRISTMAS CAROL

1. MARLEY'S GHOST

2. MEETING WITH MARLEY

3. THE FIRST OF THE THREE SPIRITS

4. MASTER FEZZIWIG

5. THE SECOND OF THE THREE SPIRITS

6. SCROOGE'S NEPHEW

7. THE LAST OF THE SPIRITS

8. AN END TO THE HAUNTING

9. THE END OF IT

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UNIT5. RELATIVE CLAUSES

 

THANKSGIVING

THANKSGIVING

THANKSGIVING 2018

THANKSGIVING DAY

IDIOMS CONNECTED WITH THANKSGIVING

To be stuffed 

To be full and can’t eat anymore.

The meal was absolutely delicious. I’m afraid I can’t eat one morsel more. I’m stuffed.

To go cold turkey 

to suddenly stop a bad habit and suffer from it at the beginning. 

Many people who attempt to quit smoking do so by going cold turkey rather than by gradually cutting down.

To count your blessings

to be grateful for the good things in your life

We have a lovely home, healthy children and each other – we should count our blessings.

A stuffed shirt 

a person who behaves in a very formal way and expects to be treated as someone very important

The stuffed shirts in this company don’t realise that they need new blood if we are to survive the crisis.

A blessing in disguise 

something that at first appears to be bad or unlucky but is actually good

I was really upset when I was first made redundant but when I look back now, it was a blessing in disguise. I’ve never been happier with my current work.

To talk turkey (mainly American English)

to discuss a problem in a serious way with a real intention tosolve it

The politicians need to stop messing around and start talking turkey.

To be a mixed blessing

something that has bad effects as well as advantages

Being beautiful can be a mixed blessing. On the one hand, you receive a lot of attention, but on the other hand, people don’t always take you seriously.

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