Topic: Practicing Using Idioms
Posted: 02 Jul, 2009 - 22:39, Post Subject: Practicing Using Idioms
These idioms are explained more in another post. At http://www.englishcafe.com/jessicadold/blog
Check that post if you don't understand some of the words used.
Choose three questions my students wrote. Answer them.
1 When are you chicken?
2 Did you wind up studying?
3 Do you have a lot in common with the other people in your
class/job?
4Have you ever gotten cold feet?
5 When you started university, did you have second thoughts?
6 Are you dying to study at university?
7 Have you learned from your mistakes or do you think history
repeats itself?
8 Do you think someone could read your mind?
9Can you tell by a person's face that they are happy?
10 Have you met a man/woman and acted nice, but deep down you
didn't like them?
Submitted by Jessicadold on 09 Jul, 2009 04:59 AM
:) is it joke? I meant ' flight' ( by plane).. :)
Thanks a lot for your respond.
Oh, dear! I'm sorry! The font is so small on my computer. Of course it wouldn't be "fight". What was I thinking? Sorry. It did make for a funny misunderstanding though :)
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Submitted by Jessicadold on 07 Jul, 2009 04:51 AM
1. I'm chicken especially before flight. However I like it. If I
new I would be safe, I would enjoy it much.
2.Yes , I had ben studying Russian language but I winded up it
and moved to States where I lived more or less 2 years. Now I 'm
studying English and somethimes I think I want to wind it up
:)
5.Yes, I had second thoughts , cause I don't like staying in one
place too long and studying require it.
All the others were perfect :) Good job!
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Submitted by Aggie on 06 Jul, 2009 10:23 PM
1. I'm chicken especially before flight. However I like it. If I
new I would be safe, I would enjoy it much.
2.Yes , I had ben studying Russian language but I winded up it and
moved to States where I lived more or less 2 years. Now I 'm
studying English and somethimes I think I want to wind it up :)
3.I have in common with the people from my college that we are
interested in English :)
4.I've got cold feet before moving to another town.
5.Yes, I had second thoughts , cause I don't like staying in one
place too long and studying require it.
6.I'm dying to study at foreign university.
7.I think , unfortunately that history repeats itself...
8.Somethimes I think my husband read my mind :)
9.Yes I think I could do it. The Eyes are the part of the face that
says most.
10.Yes, somethimes. It was one of my bosses or teachers. Now I
think it was good cause in some cases my opinion of that person
changed and is better now, but if I behaved in wrong way it might
be harming for that person.
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Submitted by Jessicadold on 04 Jul, 2009 07:36 PM
8 Do you think someone could read your mind?
I heard my cousin use this idiom yesterday.
We were waiting in the driveway for my boyfriend to arrive in
the van. When we saw the van, my cousin told me, "I think he should
pull the car forward so he can back into the driveway." (It is more
usual for someone to just pull in forwards.)
My boyfriend didn't hear her say this, but he did pull forward. As
he started to back in, my cousin said, "He read my mind."
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Submitted by Leslie on 04 Jul, 2009 03:36 PM
Cold feet is not just a loss of confidence, but you get nervous before doing something. Since you were already playing, I would say you got cold feet about going back onto the field after a half-time break or something like that.
The other two uses of idioms are perfect. Glad you have met
someone, your wife, that you can be so in tune with.
Thanks for your correction.
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Submitted by Jessicadold on 03 Jul, 2009 04:22 PM
4. Have you ever gotten cold feet?
In a football match, my team was behind the opposite team by 3
goals after the first half. I got cold feet and had no confidence
that my team could end up winning the game.
Cold feet is not just a loss of confidence, but you get nervous before doing something. Since you were already playing, I would say you got cold feet about going back onto the field after a half-time break or something like that.
The other two uses of idioms are perfect. Glad you have met someone, your wife, that you can be so in tune with.
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Submitted by Leslie on 03 Jul, 2009 06:38 AM
It is great exercise. I will pick up three questions and give my answers.
4. Have you ever gotten cold feet?
In a football match, my team was behind the opposite team by 3
goals after the first half. I got cold feet and had no confidence
that my team could end up winning the game.
5. When you started university, did you have second
thoughts?
No at all. I was so excited to go to university. Because I have
come a long way to be able to go to university, there was nothing
that could hinder me from starting university.
8. Do you think someone could ready your mind?
I think my wife is the only 'someone' who can read my mind. We have
met for 9 years and been married for 4 years. She can tell what I'm
thinking without the need to open my mouth.
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Submitted by Jessicadold on 03 Jul, 2009 01:26 AM
9. Sometimes a person seems to be happy but deep down is
unhappy.
How do you know? You said, "You can't tell by looking at their face." So, how can you tell?
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