First name: Khaled

Last name: MERIT

Gr: G83

Assignment Two
Lesson Two: Bored in Class?!!
Comprehension and oral expression 2

Question 1:
Listen carefully to the audio and write down some idiomatic expressions.
Fill in the table below by matching the extracted expressions to their
synonyms and formulate their antonyms.

Idiomatic Expression Synonym Antonym

Bored to death Extremely bored, disengaged Engaged/Excited
What a drag! What a bore, what a hassle Enjoyable/Exciting
Once in a blue moon Rarely, scarcely Frequently
A lot of something A vast quantity of something A small amount of something
Doodling Scribbling, sketching Focused/Detailed work
Unfocused Daydreaming, unfocused Focused/Attentive
Enthusiastically Eagerly, excitedly Reluctantly/Indifferently
It dawned on me Occurred to me, became aware Remained unaware/Overlooked
Fooling around Messing around, goofing off Being serious/Focused
Committed/Focused Dedicated, focused Distracted/Unfocused

Question 2: State whether the following statements are True or False.

Justify your answer.
1. Jan finds her history class boring because the professor is not
passionate about the subject.
➢ False. Jan finds her history class boring because the
professor doesn't know how to spark interest and lacks a
discussion-oriented teaching style, not necessarily because
of a lack of passion for the subject.

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2. Steve initially struggled academically and not interested in school.
➢ True. Steve mentions that at the beginning of the semester,
he wasn't taking school seriously, fooling around, and even
bombing the first history test.
3. Steve’s interest in his history class grew due to his friendship with
the professor.
➢ False. Steve's interest in his history class grew because of
the professor's enthusiasm for the subject, not due to a
friendship with the professor.
4. Jan expresses disinterest in visiting Steve’s history class.
➢ False. Jan expresses curiosity and interest in visiting Steve's
history class, indicating a willingness to explore a different
and potentially more engaging learning environment.
5. Jan jokes about Steve being in love with his history teacher.
➢ True. Jan makes a playful comment, saying, "Sounds like
you're in love with her, Steve," suggesting a light-hearted
teasing about Steve's enthusiasm for his history teacher.