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2.1. Match the idioms with their meanings.
a. drift off i. to ignore
b. follow up ii. to fall asleep
slowly
c. turn a blind eye iii. hunt / make
others run away
d. chase away iv. to continue / get
back to
2.2. Choose the correct option from the bracket and complete
the given sentences.
a. Bird ate (too much/little) and grew bigger.
b. Bird didn’t have to pay the bus fare because (it was
free / the driver loved birds)
c. The mother of Sally and James was (angry/happy) to
see Bird.
d. The next day Sally and James took Bird to (forest/
school)
e. The school family was (annoyed/pleased) to see Bird.
f. At school Bird could suddenly (understand/speak)
some English words.
2.3. Rearrange the following sentences in the correct order.
a. Once a bird named Bird ate too much and could not fly.
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