Idioms
It's raining a lot / very hard
What do you call a book that is FAKE?
fiction
What does "a piece of cake?" mean?
very easy
What are "characters?"
People in a story
What does "afraid of your own shadow" mean?
someone who is afraid of everything!
What does "at the drop of a hat" mean?
to do something VERY FAST!
What do you call a book that is about REAL things?
non-fiction
What does "I am beat!" mean?
I am tired!
What is a "community"?
a place where you live (example: Williamstown)
What does "all ears" mean?
to listen very well
What does "against all odds" mean?
to do something that you or other people thought was impossible
What do you call a story that is fake, but has real things in it.
What does "bad mouth" mean?
to say bad things about someone
Who is Li Min in the story we've been reading?
the young girl
What does "ants in my pants" mean?
to be nervous/excited about something so you jump around a lot
What does "the eleventh (11th) hour" mean?
to do something very late but still get it in on time
What do you call a story that is fake and has things like aliens, robots, space?
science fiction
What does "before long" mean?
SOON
What does Li Min's mom and dad do for work?
Mom= nurse, Dad=cook
What does "apple of your eye" mean?
something/someone you LOVE a lot!
What does it mean to "ace" a test?
What do you call a book that is about an important/famous person's life?
biography
What does "barking up the wrong tree" mean?
to be doing something wrong/ talking to the wrong person
What does "making a prediction" mean?
to make a guess about what you think will happen next
What does "at a loss for words"?
to be so sad or angry you can't even talk