Everyday Idioms 1

Episode 6:

Girls’ Night Out

Warm-Up
A. Discussion

Answer and discuss these

questions in pairs or as a class.

1. Do you like to listen to music?

2. What kind of music do you like?

3. What is your favorite band?

Who is your favorite singer?

4. Have you ever been to a concert?

Talk about the experience.

5. Do you play any musical instruments?

B. Vocabulary Preview

Match the idioms on the left to the correct definitions on the right.

1. awesome a)  to be very happy

2. be crazy about b)  to like a lot

3. top-notch c)  good, cool, or talented

4. luck out d)  You’re welcome. / It was no trouble.

5. No doubt. e)  silence

6. No problem. f)  excellent, the best

7. slip one’s mind g)  to be successful by chance

8. be on top of the world h)  Certainly. / For sure.

9. dead air i)  to look forward to something

10. can’t wait j)  to forget

Copyright 2018, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 . 0) 1
 Girls’ Night Out
Episode 6 of 20 | Everyday Idioms 1

Listening
Fill in the blanks as you listen. Then read the dialogue with your partner a
few times. Take turns being each character. Practice your intonation and
pronunciation. Underline or highlight any new words or phrases that you
don’t understand. Amy Sara

Sara, this band is             ! I’m crazy about them.

Yeah! And the seats are top-notch. We             with these tickets.

No doubt. We were really lucky! Thanks again for             them.

No problem, Amy. Hey, it almost             my mind. How was your date last night?

Oh, I’m on top of the world! We had a fantastic time. Jon’s a great guy.

Was it hard to find things to talk about?

Not at all. There was no             the whole night.

So when do I get to meet him?

Soon, I hope. We should all have dinner one night at my house.

That             . I can’t wait to finally meet him.

Yeah. I            to introduce you. Now, enough about Jon. Let’s watch the rest of this concert!

Copyright 2018, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 . 0) 2
 Girls’ Night Out
Episode 6 of 20 | Everyday Idioms 1

Comprehension
Answer and discuss these questions in pairs or as a class.

1. Who purchased the tickets to the concert? 3. Did Amy find it easy to talk to Jon?

2. How does Amy feel about her first date with Jon? 4. Does Sara want to meet Jon?

Vocabulary Review
Complete the sentences with the correct idioms from page 1.

1. The radio station stopped playing music, and there was              for three minutes.

2. This is the last available table at the restaurant. We              !

3.              ! I didn’t mind helping you study for your test. Math is my favorite subject.

4. Can I borrow your phone? It almost              that I have to call my brother.

5. Chris was              when he got a job at a big company in Tokyo.

6. He is going to the best university in Europe. He’s smart.              !

7. Darrin bought the best smartphone available. It’s really              .

8. You got into college? Congratulations! That’s              .

9. I              to go on vacation.

10. Myrna told me that she’s              her new nephew.

Writing
In your notebook or on the back of this paper, write
a dialogue with a partner using idioms from page 1.
Practice and present the dialogue to your class.

Copyright 2018, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 . 0) 3
 Girls’ Night Out
Episode 6 of 20 | Everyday Idioms 1

Answer Key
LESSON DESCRIPTION: LEVEL: Int

In this episode, Amy and Sara go to a concert. TIME: 1–2 hours

Amy tells Sara all about her first date with Jon.
TAGS:   idioms, girls, friendship, concert, music, dating
Students learn and review idioms and practice all four skills.

Warm-Up Writing

A. DISCUSSION Answers will vary.

Discuss in groups or as a class. Answers will vary.

Dialogue Building
B. VOCABULARY PREVIEW
This optional task is included on page 6. Students should
1. c 3. f 5. h 7. j 9. e cut up the strips and rearrange them into the correct order.
2. b 4. g 6. d 8. a 10. i
1. j 3. b 5. f 7. a 9. k 11. h
2. i 4. g 6. e 8. c 10. d
Listening
SPELLING NOTE:
Have students fill in the blanks as they listen to the dialogue.
After correction, have them practice reading it aloud in pairs. This lesson shows the American spelling of the words Favorite
The full transcript is on page 5 (optional handout). and Practice. Most other English-speaking countries spell
these words this way: Favourite and Practise (when used as a

Comprehension verb; Practice when used as a noun). Make it a challenge for

your students to find these words in the lesson and see if
they know the alternate spellings.
1. Sara purchased the tickets to the concert.
2. She feels like she’s on top of the world.
They had a fantastic time.
3. Yes, she did. There was no dead air the whole night.
4. Yes, she can’t wait to meet Jon.

Vocabulary Review

1. dead air 6. No doubt

2. lucked out 7. top-notch
3. No problem 8. awesome
4. slipped my mind 9. can’t wait
5. on top of the world 10. crazy about

Copyright 2018, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 . 0) 4
 Girls’ Night Out
Episode 6 of 20 | Everyday Idioms 1

Dialogue Transcript
Read the dialogue with your partner a few times. Take turns being
each character. Practice your intonation and pronunciation. Underline
or highlight any new words or phrases that you don’t understand. Amy Sara

Sara, this band is awesome! I’m crazy about them.

Yeah! And the seats are top-notch. We lucked out with these tickets.

No doubt. We were really lucky! Thanks again for buying them.

No problem, Amy. Hey, it almost slipped my mind. How was your date last night?

Oh, I’m on top of the world! We had a fantastic time. Jon’s a great guy.

Was it hard to find things to talk about?

Not at all. There was no dead air the whole night.

So, when do I get to meet him?

Soon, I hope. We should all have dinner one night at my house.

That sounds great. I can’t wait to finally meet him.

Yeah. I can’t wait to introduce you. Now, enough about Jon. Let’s watch the rest of this concert!

Copyright 2018, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 . 0) 5
 Girls’ Night Out
Episode 6 of 20 | Everyday Idioms 1

Dialogue Building
The dialogue below is not in the right order. Cut up the
strips and then work alone or with a partner to rearrange
them into the correct order. Then read the dialogue out loud.

Not at all. There was

a
no dead air the whole night.

No doubt. We were really lucky!

b
Thanks again for buying them.

c So, when do I get to meet him?

That sounds great.

d
I can’t wait to finally meet him.

Was it hard to find

e
things to talk about?

Oh, I’m on top of the world! We had

f
a fantastic time. Jon’s a great guy.

No problem, Amy.
g Hey, it almost slipped my mind.
How was your date last night?

Yeah. I can’t wait to introduce you.

h Now, enough about Jon.
Let’s watch the rest of this concert!

Yeah! And the seats are top-notch.

i
We lucked out with these tickets.

Sara, this band is awesome!

j
I’m crazy about them.

Soon, I hope. We should all have

k
dinner one night at my house.

Copyright 2018, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 . 0) 6