Lesson 7- Monday, 3^rd November 

Review:

fishing rod,  curtain  “kurtun” rod

1. Taking possessions from a person’s pocket, bag, or clothing in a public place without their knowledge. A pickpocket, to have your pocket picked
2. Taking items from a store without paying for them. Shoplifting     Shoplifters will be prosecuted
3. Drawing graffiti on public walls or buildings without permission. Vandalism     vandals    to vandalise  phone boxes
4. Travelling on public transportation without buying a ticket. Fare evasion,  fare dodging,   a fare dodger
5. Throwing rubbish on the ground instead of using a bin. littering – to drop litter
6. Grabbing someone’s bag, phone, or jewellery suddenly and running away. To have your phone snatched

Don’t snatch! It’s rude!

 What is the idiom?

1. On my first day at the new job, my colleague offered to show me the ropes so I wouldn’t feel lost.

a jump rope  (US),   a skipping rope  (BrE)

2. Even though they just met, they got on like a house on fire and became best friends within a week.
3. I was worried about introducing my two friends, but they got on like a house on fire right from the start

What is the missing word?

1. Many office workers have a sedentary lifestyle because they sit at their desks for most of the day.
2. Doctors often warn against being sedentary and recommend regular exercise.
3. Children should avoid becoming too sedentary and should play outside more often.

 

Because of the recent events, the government imposed a strict curfew after dark.

 

• Frameless  (Marble Arch)
• Outernet

A drainpipe  / a water pipe

• He is 13 years old →  I have a 13-year-old son
• I went for a walk of 5 kms → I went for a 5-kilometre walk.
• I waited for 20 minutes → I had a 20-minute wait.
• The hotel has 5 stars → It’s a 5-star hotel.
• The baby is 6 months old → It’s a 6-month-old baby.

 

A drought  – a hosepipe ban

There’s a draught coming under the door.

He wrote his first draft.

A draught excluder

“you-bi-kwi-tuss”    ubiquitous

Resentful   – They resent the outsiders

Paradigm

Normalised

There’s a real knack to deciphering a doctor’s handwriting.

to decipher a code.

Wordfeud

 

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220207-the-crippling-expectation-of-247-digital-availability

1. What are some advantages and disadvantages of being constantly connected?
2. Why do people sometimes get upset if someone doesn’t reply to their message right away?
3. How have smartphones and working from home made people expect faster replies?
4. Do you think being online all the time is stressful? Why or why not? Would you try a break from digital devices?
5. Do you feel pressured to reply quickly to messages? Why or why not?
6. In your opinion, how long is it “acceptable” to wait before replying to someone?

 

 

 

Idioms Quiz

1. What kind of party is a stag party? A hen night/party A bachelor party  (US)
2. If you were at a restaurant and the person with you offered to go Dutch, what would this mean? Let’s split/share the bill.
3. A tiresome, irritating person is described as a pain in what part of the body? My little brother is a pain in the neck
4. What sort of relationship would you have with someone if you got on like a house on fire? = we have a wonderful relationship, to hit it off
5. Where on the body would you find crow’s feet? rynkor =
6. Why might someone have butterflies in their stomach? = nervous
7. Why would someone go cold turkey? Just stopped (no help)
8. How well do you know a city if you know it inside out? Thoroughly   He knew London like the back of his hand
9. If you start something from scratch, where do you start?
10. If you say “I’m off!”, what are you about to do? = leave   Milk goes off quickly in warm weather.  The meat’s off.
11. My neighbour’s parties were always loud, but when they started playing music at 3 a.m., it was the last straw (that broke the camel’s back)—I called the police.
12. He knew he had made a bad mistake at work, so he decided to bite the bullet and confess to his boss. (=  just do it)
13. We only get together as a family once in a blue moon. (very rare)
14. Our company might move to a new office, but nothing is certain yet—it’s all still up in the air. (= still undecided, still under discussion)
15. Failing the entrance exam felt terrible, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise—I ended up studying a subject I love even more. (a bad thing turned out to be good in the end)

 

 

 

 

 

1. Have you ever been to a stag or hen party? What traditions are common, what do you think of them and have they changed over the years?
2. When is it right to go Dutch? Do you prefer splitting bills or should one person pay?
3. Is there a place you know inside out? How did you get to know it so well? Any tips for visitors?
4. Have you ever started something from scratch? What was challenging about it?
5. When you say “I’m off,” do you usually make a quick exit or take your time saying goodbye? Why?
6. Tell me about a time you had to bite the bullet and do something you were dreading. How did it feel afterward?
7. Is there something you do only once in a blue moon but wish you did more? What stops you from you doing it more regularly?
8. Have you ever had plans that were up in the air for a while? How did you deal with the uncertainty?
9. Has there ever been a time in your life when something that seemed negative at first turned out to be a blessing in disguise? What happened?

 

 

 

 

 

Screen time and reading – Prepositions

 

He spends hours glued to his phone.

Blame someone/something for something

 

I pride myself on the fact that I don’t spend all day glued to my phone. At this rate, I’ll probably end up forgetting about most of my social media accounts soon.

I blame phones for the fact that people hardly ever pick up a book these days. To my way of thinking, screens are to blame for a lot of the problems we see around us.

I worry about how much time my friend’s kids spend staring at screens. I’ve warned her about the risks, but it’s all in vain. She just won’t get involved in a conversation about it.

At one point, I used to be on my phone all the time, but I limited myself to just a couple of apps, like messaging and music. But even that got boring after a while. I wasn’t interested in most of the stuff people were posting, and something is always missing in/from series or movies you watch on your phone or iPad compared to reading the real thing. No matter how good a series or film is, it’s not the same as the book.

Finally, I’m starting to convince my friend about how too much screen time affects her kids. She’s agreed to my idea to set some limits, and now, at the start of each week, her family decides (on) which apps they’ll use, and only at certain times. It took a while for her to agree with me, but I’m sure her kids’ schoolwork will get better now.

Recently, I’ve started organising outdoor activities at/on weekends to help everyone take a break from their devices. At first, the kids complained about having to leave their phones at home, but after a few hours they got caught up in playing games and enjoying nature. Now, they actually look forward to our outings and don’t seem as obsessed with/by being online all the time.

We got caught up in traffic.