1.1. Exercise A

This week's homework is called "The Family":

PART A: Use the following idiomatic expressions in the sentences below:

BABY OF THE FAMILY
BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER
FIGHT LIKE CAT AND DOG
TWO PEAS IN A POD
THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY
OWN FLESH AND BLOOD
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
TIE THE KNOT

1) John is only 5 but he's mad about football, just like his dad. You know that they say - ?????
2) I've got 2 sisters who are older than me and then my younger brother Mark who's 22. He's the ?????.
3) They've got 2 daughters and they look just the same. They're like ?????.
4) Sam isn't the best person for the job but his father made him head of Marketing in the family business. As you know, ?????.
5) My brother and his girlfriend have finally decided to ?????. They're getting married in the summer.
6) I get on well with my sister now but we used to ???? when we were younger.
7) Everyone expected Rachel to go to University like the rest of us, but she got a job dancing topless in a bar. She's ?????.
8) My son is in trouble with the Police. I normally have no sympathy with people who break the law but it's different when it's your own ?????.

1.2 Answers exercise A

1) John is only 5 but he's mad about football, just like his dad. You know what they say - LIKE FATHER LIKE SON
2) I've got 2 sisters who are older than me and then my younger brother Mark who's 22. He's the BABY OF THE FAMILY.
3) They've got 2 daughters and they look just the same. They're like TWO PEAS IN A POD.
4) Sam isn't the best person for the job but his father made him head of Marketing in the family business. As you know, BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER.
5) My brother and his girlfriend have finally decided to TIE THE KNOT. They're getting married in the summer.
6) I get on well with my sister now but we used to FIGHT LIKE CAT AND DOG  when we were younger.
7) Everyone expected Rachel to go to University like the rest of us, but she got a job dancing topless in a bar. She's THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FAMILY.
8) My son is in trouble with the Police. I normally have no sympathy with people who break the law but it's different when it's your own FLESH AND BLOOD.

2.1 Exercise B

PART B:
Put the following words in the sentences below:

CHEESE, FOOTSTEPS, HOMES, TREE, RELATIVE, FAMILY, SIDE, IMAGE

1) Look at Amanda. She's the spitting ????? of her mother, isn't she?
2) Jane is going to Medical school. She's following in her father's?????.
3) A recent survey showed that 60% of convicted criminals come from broken ?????.
4) I've got French blood. My grandparents on my mother's ????? originally came from Brittany.
5) Paul is very interested in his family's history. He can trace his family ???? back to 1550.
6) Everyone in my family plays a musical instrument. Music runs in the ?????.
7) I got a letter yesterday from a long-lost ????? in Australia. I didn't even know he existed!
8) My sister and I look alike but when it comes to personality we're like chalk and ?????.

2.2 Exercise B - answers

1) Look at Amanda. She's the spitting IMAGE of her mother, isn't she?
2) Jane is going to Medical school. She's following in her father'sFOOTSTEPS.
3) A recent survey showed that 60% of convicted criminals come from broken HOMES.
4) I've got French blood. My grandparents on my mother's SIDE originally came from Brittany.
5) Paul is very interested in his family's history. He can trace his family TREE back to 1550.
6) Everyone in my family plays a musical instrument. Music runs in the FAMILY.
7) I got a letter yesterday from a long-lost RELATIVE in Australia. I didn't even know he existed!
8) My sister and I look alike but when it comes to personality we're like chalk and CHEESE.