Russian Idioms

Expand your Russian vocabulary and ‘colour’ your language with a range of idioms.

The worksheet consists of two parts:
part 1 - a list idioms with the word УМ (mind, brain, intelligence) and a variety of exercises to practise using the m in real speech
part 2 - a list of idioms with the word НОС, dialogues with examples and fill in the gaps
The exercises include:

• match the phrases
• fill in the gaps
• find the opposites
• find equivalents
• find the odd word

The worksheet is appropriate for level B1+

Can be used for classwork or independent study.

Each idiom can be used as a astimulus for speaking exercise (e.g. think of a situation where you might usethe phrase, ‘guess the idiom’ task for for work in pairs, think of an equivalent saying in a student’s native language and give a literal translation to the phrase)

Answers are provided.