Activity 2. Look through the expressions below and try to guess their meaning based on the context: 1) become a big issue;
2) catch someone cheating;
3) get away with sth;
4) let someone off easy;
5) is no big deal;
6) conscientious;
7) forge a check;
8) take the consequences;
9) get expelled from school;
10) be suspended from studies.
Activity 3. Which of them means:
A. give someone a light punishment
B. do something and not get punished for it
C. thorough and hard working, careful to do things well
D. be ready to accept the consequences
E. a topic arousing heated debate
F. force to leave; deprive of membership
G. the illegal production of something
H. discover sb doing sth wrong or illegal
I. suspend, deprive sb for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment
J. something which is not important
Activity 4. Tell the difference between:
1) expel sb – suspend sb
2) get away with sth – be let off easy
3) conscious – conscientious
4) forge – make, produce
5) a big issue – a big problem