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Англи хэл дээрх 1
Англи хэл дээрх 1
Read and understand the following extra vocabularies and expressions below to help you
COMPREHENSION understand the sample dialogues used for each.
HELPER
a. unlikely (adjective) – has a little chance of something to happen
b. close a deal (idiom acting as a verb) - to make a successful business arrangement with someone
c. LGBT (initialism for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender)– gay community or organization
d. That’s the spirit! (expression) – used as a form of praise for being courageous
f. What’s more? (expression) - used to add something surprising or interesting to what you have just said
h. battlefield (noun) - a place where a battle is being fought or has been fought
With the help of your teacher, unlock the meaning of each of the pattern and expression by
WHAT’S IN IT FOR reading their given sample dialogue.
YOU?
1.) Someone + lies on a bed of roses
MEANING:
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A and B are talking about the 5.) Someone + almost/nearly dies of + something
job application of A’s son…
MEANING:
A. I heard your son was
denied with his job
application.
B. You heard it right.
However, his failure
didn’t stop him from
pursuing more. In fact,
his failure made him all
the more inspired to
hunt for a job. He went
out this morning to send
his resumes to twenty
different companies.
A. Wow! That’s the
spirit!
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A and B are talking about A’s 6.) Are my eyes deceiving me?
speech last week…
MEANING:
A. OMG! I almost died
of embarrassment
during my speech last
week!
B: Why?
A: My dentures came out
from my mouth while I
was giving my speech.
What’s more? It didn’t
just fall, it rocketed
towards the judges!
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CHECK HERE Task 1
MATCH’EM
Suggested time to finish: 10 minutes
Directions:
Without looking at your notes, match the patterns and expressions in column A to their definitions in column B.
Write the letter of your answer at the space provided.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. Someone + lies on a bed of roses A. to mention that someone has an easy and comfortable
____ life
Task 2
SPOT WHAT’S NOT!
Suggested time to finish: 5 minutes
Directions:
According to their definition provided in Task 1, identify what makes each statement wrong. Strike through the
word or phrase that makes the statement erroneous, and write the correct word or phrase above it. If the
statement is already correct, then proceed to the next statement.
Example: heavily
It is raining cats and dogs is used to say that it is raining lightly.
1.) Someone + lies on a bed of roses is used to say that someone has a difficult and tough life.
2.) “Are my eyes deceiving me?” is something you say when you cannot believe what you see.
3.) Someone + gets a pat on the back from + someone is said when someone is criticized by somebody.
4.) Someone + gets a raw deal is used to say that someone is treated fairly.
5.) Something + makes + someone all the more + adjective is an expression used to tell that an idea / a situation
/ or a thing makes someone more (adjective) than before.
6.) Someone + almost/nearly dies of + something is said when someone experienced an extreme emotion of a
particular to feeling (eg. happiness).
7.) Let us just say a little bird told me is said if you know who gave you the information being discussed but
will not say who it was.
8.) Two persons / Two groups + are always at each other's throats is used to tell that two individuals or group
of individuals are always arguing angrily.
Task 3
USE ME!
Suggested time to finish: 25 minutes
Directions:
On a separate sheet of paper, utilize each pattern and expression in a short dialogue between two characters.
Task 1
MATCH’EM
1. A
2. G
3. C
4. D
5. E
6. F
7. B
8. H
Task 2
SPOT WHAT’S NOT
1. difficult : easy ; tough : comfortable
2. no correction
3. criticized : praised
4. fairly : unfairly
5. no correction
6. no correction
7. no correction
8. no correction