Vocab: Body Idioms
What does it mean to 'pull someone's leg?'
to joke
True or False:
Past perfect continious gives importance to duration, not completion.
True
Which vocab word goes with the definition:
someone who professional pretends to be someone else
actor
What are the two possible meanings (the old one and current one) to the phrase 'be all ears?'
listening intently
pointing out you don't have a better idea/sarcasm
Format the sentence tense correctly:
I ________(to go) on a picnic, but it started raining really hard so I couldn't.
True or False:
Speakers only talk in front of large crowds.
False:
As long as you are relaying information, the size of the audience doesn't matter.
True or False
It's easy to get something off your chest.
False
It's often a highly emotional moment for the person talking
What's wrong with using 'wouldn't' with past habits?
ex. He wouldn't come over at Christmas.
Has the idea that he just doesn't come over for Christmas, rather than he 'used to' and now doesn't.
When a concurrence happens.
An extra 100pts if you can tell me the fun way to say this word
A coincidence
What phrase could replace the underlined part of the sentence?
They really tell me what to do all the time. It's hard because he's my boss so I can't do anything.
have me under their thumb
What are two frequency adverbs you can add to convey annoyance.
always, constantly, continiously, continually
Not enough ________ is placed on the value of exploring the world.
importance
List at least 6 of the 12 idiom phrases learned
You get an extra 50 pts for every one you get after 6.
be all ears, under someone's thumb, behind someone's back, pull someone's leg, lend a hand, give someone the cold shoulder, get on someone's nerve, pick someone's brain, stick your neck out for someone, be at each other's throat, put your foot down, get something off your chest
Create a sentence using past perfect simple
It must include the word 'earthquake' somewhere in it.
ex. When the interview had finished, an earthquake happened.
When the earthquake had finished, I looked for my friends.
spell the vocab word that is "someone who studies the mind"
psychologist