Idioms 1
Which idiom means "that there is an obvious problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about"?
Which idiom means "Something that is expensive, or that costs a lot of money to keep in good condition, but that has no useful purpose and is no longer wanted"?
"A white elephant"
Which word means "not useful because there is something more effective now"?
Obsolete
“DVDs have become obsolete because of the rise of streaming services.”
- Change this sentence to an "it-cleft" sentence.
- Make the focus the time.
"The government introduced new legislation yesterday."
"It was yesterday that the government introduced new legislation."
Which 2 videogames has Jamie used as his background this session?
Pacman and Tetris
Which idiom means "To do things in the wrong order"?
"Put the card before the horse."
Which idiom means "To have or do two good things at the same time that are impossible to have or do at the same time"?
"To have your cake and eat it"
What word means "provide the money for something expensive"?
"Fund" or "finance"
“My family helped to fund/finance my business.”
- Make this sentence a cleft-sentence with a question word.
- Use the question word "who"
- Focus on the person.
"My brother loves to eat cake."
"Who loves to eat cake is my brother."
What is the name of the cat that lives with the British prime minister?
200 bonus points: what is his official job title?
Name: Larry [the Cat]
Job title: Chief Mouser [to the Cabinet Office]
Which idiom means:
"To do something negative to someone else because it is good for you."
or
"To blame someone when it is not their fault."
"Throw [someone] under the bus"
What idiom means "Don’t assume something will happen until it actually happens."?
“Don’t count your chickens [before they hatch].”
What is the difference between a "provider" and a "vendor"?
A provider provides a service to the public.
Vendors only sell physical objects.
- Make this sentence a cleft-sentence with a question word.
- Use the question word "when"
- Focus on the time.
"Jamie changes his background every day."
"When Jamie changes his background is every day."
Give the name of 1 of Jamie's backgrounds from a movie this session.
1) Interstellar
2) The Barbie Movie
3) Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
4) Whiplash
Which idiom means "To give up"?
“Throw in the towel”
“Wave the white flag”
Which idiom means "Reveal something secret (by accident)"?
Spill the beans/let [something] slip/blabbermouth
What is the difference between a professor and a teacher?
Teachers teach in schools, professors teach at universities/colleges
- Make this sentence a cleft-sentence with a question word.
- Use the question word "why"
- Focus on the reason.
"Jamie always gives examples using football because he loves it."
"Why Jamie always gives reasons using football is because he loves it."
Name one of the places in Melbourne that Jamie had as his background this session
1) Street art Robot
2) The centre of Melbourne (the CBD)
3) Abbotsford Convent
4) Royal Exhibition Building
Which idiom means "To phone someone"?
Which idiom means "To do something bad/difficult that you don’t want to do, but you need to do it."?
Secret idiom!
What idiom means "To talk a lot about doing something but never do it"?
"[To be] all mouth [and no trousers]."
- Make this sentence a cleft-sentence with a question word.
- Use the question word "where"
- Focus on the place.
"I bought this t-shirt on holiday in Greece."
"Where I bought this t-shirt was on holiday in Greece."
Name a TV show that Jamie has had as his background this session.
1) Adventure Time
2) Welcome to Wrexham