TRAVEL IDIOMS
You want to tell your friend you're ready to start your road trip.
"Let's hit the road!"
Complete the idiom: That exam was a piece of _________.
Cake.
What does "you can't judge a book by its cover" mean?
Don't form opinions based on appearances alone.
What does "blockbuster" mean?
A hugely successful film (or anything very popular).
After visiting Japan, I really caught the _________.
Travel bug
Your friend is about to reveal a secret recipe. What do you say?
"Spill the beans!"
A novel was so exciting you couldn't stop reading. What kind of book was it?
A page-turner.
An actress gave an incredible performance that everyone talked about. Use an idiom.
"steal/stole the show"
Your colleague travels constantly for work and never unpacks. Use an idiom to describe this.
"live out of a suitcase".Example: "Poor Marco lives out of a suitcase — he's in a different city every week."
Use "in a nutshell" to summarize your job in one sentence.
Example: "In a nutshell, I diagnose patients and help them get better."
Describe someone in your life who is a complete "open book" — explain what that means and give an example.
Must explain the idiom (easy to understand, transparent) and apply it to a real person with an example
Describe a film you've seen recently that had an unexpected "plot twist" — explain what happened.
Must use "plot twist" correctly and describe a film with an unexpected turn.
Use TWO travel idioms in one sentence about your last vacation.
Any grammatically correct sentence using two idioms from: hit the road, catch the travel bug, get itchy feet, live out of a suitcase.
Situation: A documentary about climate change made you think deeply about your lifestyle. Use a food idiom.
"Food for thought". Example: "That documentary really gave me food for thought about my carbon footprint."
Situation: Your patient says "I'm fine" but you sense something is wrong. Use an idiom about reading between the lines.
Example: "She said she was fine, but reading between the lines, I could tell she was anxious."
Use "behind the scenes" in a sentence about your workplace or personal life (not about actual filmmaking).
Must use idiom metaphorically about what happens privately
Explain the difference between "catching the travel bug" and "getting itchy feet"
Create a short dialogue (4 lines) between two people that uses THREE food idioms naturally.
piece of cake, food for thought, spill the beans, in a nutshell, by the book
Tell a 30-second story about a book or person that surprised you, using at least TWO book-related idioms.
Must use 2+ idioms from: can't judge a book by its cover, open book, page-turner, read between the lines, lose yourself in.
Create a mini movie pitch (3-4 sentences) for a film about your life, using THREE cinema idioms.
Must use 3 idioms from: steal the show, blockbuster, plot twist, behind the scenes