NAME: ________________________________

I Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

1. I sit in school and its like Im ___________________. I cant understand anything what the teachers are
saying.
A in a fog

B made in the shade C on cloud nine D under a cloud

2. I don't even like him very much, but I had to move out of my flat and he offered me a place to stay.
Well, ____________________, as they say.
A Come rain or shine B Any port in a storm C Go down a storm D Quiet before the storm
3. She had a great job, she was getting married to a man who looked like Robert Pattinson, was rich
like Bill Gates and fell head over heels for her. The only _________________ was her mothers illness.
A cloud of suspicion B rain on her parade C rainy day D cloud on the horizon
4. Gills _______________________. She has to be more realistic!
A head is in the clouds B colder than a witchs tit C a dry spell D under a cloud
5. Dont make such a fuss! Youre _________________________. The fact that you saw Adam and Eve
together doesnt mean theyre having an affair!
A making a storm in a teacup B throwing caution to the wind
C stemming the tide

D taking a raincheck

II Fill in the blanks with suitable weather idioms.

1. I have felt ________________________________________________since I ate 10 ice-cream
scoops in 2 minutes and then drank hot tea. I have a sore throat and fever.
2. Janice was so happy when she began dating Jake. She was
____________________________________________________________________________________.
3. When I had money, Stacy was my friend. Now I'm poor and I realize Stacy is
__________________________________________________________________________________.
4. My family lost our house in an earthquake. It was a very hard time for us but we
were able to __________________________________________________________________________.
5. Trudy! I will not tolerate your cheating during the exam. Its not acceptable. You
are _________________________________________________________________________________________

III Explain (in English) the idioms with your own words and provide an
example sentence with that idiom.
1. Go down a storm

2. Every cloud has a silver lining

3. Steal someones thunder

4. Shoot the breeze

5. Down in the doldrums -

Answers
I
A
B
D
A
A
II
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Under the weather

On cloud nine
A fair-weather friend
Weather a storm
Sailing close to the wind

III
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Sth has gone down a storm its been enjoyable or successful

In every situation we can see something positive
To take credit and praise for something sb else did
To have an informal conversation about silly things
Be depressed and without energy