Jana Nevena part 2 class 12

You'll Be 'Dancing on Air' with These

Expressions
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Intermediate

Language & Education

Exercise 1
Vocabulary
promotion
Noun
prəˈmoʊʃən
a move to a higher position in a company, organization, etc.
She just got a promotion.
comfortable
Adjective
ˈkəmftəbəl
free from worry, stress, etc.
I feel more comfortable working at home.
rhythm
Noun
ˈrɪðəm
a repeated pattern of sound or movement
A drummer needs to have a good sense of rhythm.
upset
Verb
ʌpˈset
to make someone unhappy, worried, etc.
The president's decision to build a wall between the two countries  upset many
people.
tune
Noun
tuːn
a short series of musical notes
I've heard this tune before, but I can't remember the song.

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Exercise 2
Article
You'll Be 'Dancing on Air' with These Expressions
Have you ever been so happy that you felt like your feet had left the
ground? Well, the idiom "walking on air" or "dancing on air" means "feeling
very happy." For example, "I've been dancing on air since I got my promotion!"

Dancing takes a lot of practice, and even if you're a great dancer, it takes time
to "get into the groove," or become comfortable with the music.  A "groove" is
the rhythm of a song, but the expression "get into the groove" can describe
more than just dancing. For example, "It takes a while to get into the groove of
a new job."

To "get off on the wrong foot" is to start a relationship in a bad way.  For
example, "My boss and I got off on the wrong foot when I was 20 minutes late
on my first day of work."

To "step on someone's toes" is to upset them, usually by disagreeing with their

ideas at work – just like you'd be upset if someone stepped on your toes while
dancing! But if you "dance around" a problem, you don't talk about it.  For
example, "You can't just dance around the fact that you were late to work
again!"

The idiom, "It takes two to tango" means that two people are needed to have
an argument, because the tango is a dance for two people.

Finally, to "dance to someone's tune" is to do whatever someone else tells you

to do. But if someone "dances to their own tune," they do things their own

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way. For example, "Jim dances to his own tune, so he could never work in a
big company."

Exercise 3
Discussion
1. When was the last time you felt like you were dancing on air? Please
share your experience.
2. Have you ever been late for work? If so, please share your story.
3. Do you get along well with your boss? Please explain your answer.
4. Do any of your coworkers dance to their own tune? If so, please
describe this person.
5. Do you think it's better to work for a big or small company? Why?
Exercise 4
Further Discussion
1. Do you enjoy dancing? Why? Why not?
2. Would you be interested in taking dance classes? Why? Why not?
3. Do you like the same music as your friends and family? Please
explain your answer.
4. Do you play any musical instruments? If so, when did you start
learning? If not, would you like to?
5. We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance.  –
Japanese proverb. What do you make of this proverb?