Idiomatic American English - Lesson 53+54 - Thấm Tâm Vy

Thẩm Tâm Vy, Feb 12th, 2020 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN EMGLISH 27

IDIOMATICE AMERICAN ENGLISH 27

Lesson 53. Pounding the Pavement Dialogue

Jay: John's going to be pounding the the navement pavement if he doesn't stop shooting the breeze all day. Kay: He's starting to get under the boss's skin. He is up to here with John. Jay: I hope the boss doesn't put me on the spot about John. He'll probably give me the third degree. Kay: I know you don't have the heart to squeal on him but I think you have to come clean.

Vocabulary

- pound the pavement v.) look for a job - shoot the breeze v.) talk idly or gossip - get under someone's skin v.) annoy, bother, upset - up to here with adj.) disgusted with another's continual behavior - on the spot adj. or adv.) in a difficult or embarrassing situation - the third degree n.) prolonged questioning - squeal v.) inform - have the heart to (neg.) v.) be pitiless or thoughtless enough - come clean v.) tell the truth

PRACTICE I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) shoot the breeze b) pounding the pavement c) up to here with d) squealed e) on the spot f) the third degree g) came clean h) get under my skin i) have the heart to

1. Work is diffrcult to find. He's been................for a week. 2. I just cashed my paycheck, so when he asked me to lend him some money. I was ................ 3. All his friends wanted to know about his exciting evening. As soon as he came in the door, they gave him ................ 4. Jane ate the cookies.The mother asked the children who ate them. but nobody ................ 5. The criminal confessed. Everybody was surprised he ................ 6. I call up my girlfriend every night and we ................ 7. Some TV commercials ................ 8. My telephone bills are so high. I'm................them. 9. She studied so hard that I don't................tell her she failed. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression.. 1. The police questioned him for a long time. 2. Finally he informed on his friends. 3. I was in a difficult situation.

4. He was out looking for a job. 5. He enjoys talking with people. 6. Crying children bother me. 7. The mother asked her child where he got the candy. He better tell the truth. 8. My car is giving me trouble. I'm disgusted with it. 9. I’m not thoughtless enough to tell her I saw her boyfriend with another woman.

Lesson 54. Hitting It Off Dialogue

Rachel: I like your friend. She's down-to-earth. Wendy: I know. She'sswell. We really hit it off. Rachel: I don't like her other friend. She really turns me off. Wendy: I'm surprised they're so buddy-buddy. Rachel: I saw her the other day and she gave me the cold shoulder. Wendy: You're putting me on! Rachel: No, that's about the size of it.

Vocabulary

- down-to-earth adj.) having good sense,practical, unpretentious - swell adj.) terrific - hit it off v.) enjoy one another's company, get along - turn one off v.) disgust, bore, repel - buddy-buddy adj.) very friendly - give (get) the cold shoulder v.) be unfriendly to, ignore - put someone on v.) tease, pretend, exaggerate - the size of it n.) the way it is

PRACTICE I. Complete the sentenceswith the correct idiom.

a) gave me the cold shoulder b) turned her off c) swell d) putting me on

e) hit it off f) the size of it g) down-to-earth h) buddy-buddy

1. She's friendly and sensible. She's................ 2. They have been very good friends for years and always go places together. They are................ 3. She didn't like her sister's new boyfriend at all. He................ 4. Debbie and Mike enjoy each other's company. I'm glad they................ 5. We were at a convention and he ignored me. He................ 6. You got a raise? That's................ 7. I don't believe you got tickets for a cruise.You're................ 8. There's nothing you can do. He doesn't want to go to college. That’s about................ II. Rewrite tlte phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 1. …