Idiomatic American English - Lesson 49+50 - Thấm Tâm Vy

Thẩm Tâm Vy.Jan 08, 2020 IDIOMATICE AMERICAN ENGLISH 25

IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 25

Lesson 49. Raising Cain

Dialogue

Mark: My vacation plans fell through. My wife's going to raise Cain. Tony: Don't let on to her yet. Maybe everything will turn out okay. Mark: I hope so. I hate to back out of a promise. I know my wife had her heart set on it. Tony: If you can't go, make it up to her. She'll forgive you. She won't hold a grudge..

Vocabulary - fall through v.) fail, collapse - raise Cain: v.) create a disturbance, make trouble - let on: v.) reveal, inform, tell - turn out: v.) result, end - back out of: v.) withdraw, end an obligation or promise - have one's heart set on v.) desiregreatly - make it up to someone v.) compensate for an unfulfilled promise or debt - hold a grudge v.) not forgive someone for an insult or injury

PRACTICE

I. Complete the sentences with the corcect idiom.

a) fell through b) holds a grudge c) heart set on d) turn out e) back out of

f) let on g) make it up to h) raised Cain 1. I have a dentist's appointment but my tooth feels better now. I think I'll ................it. 2. He was going to go to collegebut his father died. Now he has to go to work and support his family. All his plans............... 3. She just found out she was having a baby. She doesn't want to..............to anvone yet. 4. I'm sorry I didn't come home for dinner but I'll...............you. Next week, I'll take you to a terrific restaurant. 5. She will never speak to her again. She............... 6. She is very excited about her vacation. She's had her...............going to Vietnam. 7. How did the baseball game ...............? 8. When his teenage son took the family car without permission, the father............... II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 1. Don't be angry at a mistake I made a long time ago. 2. Did you reveal that you knew any important information? 3. My dreams of the future collapsed. 4. When his son brought home a bad report from school, the father created a commotion at the dinner table. 5. Don't withdraw from any promise made at the meeting. 6. He had a great desire to return to his country. 7. It's raining. We can't go to the beach. In exchange, I'll take you to a movie. 8. What were the results of your speech?

Lesson 50. Keyed Up Dialogue

Brett: He's hyper lately. I don't know why he's so keyed up. Ron: I think he bit off more than he could chew when he took this job. He doesn't know if he’s coming or going. Brett: He keeps running around in circles. He better simmer down and get a grip on himself. Ron: It's too late. Frankly, I think he's already lost his marbles.

Vocabulary

- hyper: adj.) very energetic, anxious, unable to sit still - keyed up: adj.) tense, anxious, nervous - bite off more than one can chew: v.) try to do more than one can physically or mentally handle - know if one is coming or going (neg.): v.)be able to think clearly, know what to do - run around in circles: v.) act confused, do a lot but accomplish little - simmer down: v.) become calm, quiet - get a grip on oneself: v.) take control of one's feelings - lose one's marbles: v.) go insane, act irrationally

PRACTICE

I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom.

a) running around in circles b) bit off more than he could chew c) keyed up d) know if he’s cominq or going e) lost his marbles f) hyper g) simmer down

h) get a grip on herself 1. If he gets too upset, try to have him............... 2. Anyone who insults his boss has............... 3. Her child doesn'ts it still. He's so............... 4. He works six days a week and goes to school part-time. I think he............... 5. His wife just had a baby. He's so excited; he doesn’t............... 6. When she heard her child was in an accident, she tried to..........after her initial panic. 7. Before his job interview, he was............... 8. She lost her child in the supermarket. No matter how hard she looked, she couldn't find him. …