Time Line May June

After June 5th - Group orals.

2nd June  - 5th June - Written assignment.

26th May - 27th May 
Preparing written assignment and developing writing style.  Sample paragraphs written in class for me to mark!!

28th and 29th May 
group oral practise.  

20th May  - preparing written assignment and learning idioms.  Task - copy and paste the idioms onto your blog and complete them!!!

21st and 22nd May  - group oral practise.  

Idioms - A (Don't) add fuel to the fire (Don't) add insult to injury (Don't) kick a man when he's’s down - Don't make a bad situation even worse. Absence makes the heart grow fonder - Being far away from a person you love makes your love even stronger. A penny saved is a penny earned - It's good to save money, rather than spending and wasting it. A picture is worth a thousand words - Pictures can give more information than words alone. Actions speak louder than words - What you actually do is more important than what you say you will do. (It's) all in your head - imagined, not real Around the clock - all the time; 24 hours Asleep at the wheel - not paying attention; not doing his/her responsibilities (Shout or yell) at the top of your lungs - (to shout or yell) as loud as you can

Idiom Advice Using the idioms, give advice to these people: Tom: I really want to go see a movie tonight, but I'm trying to save my money to buy a new watch. Advice:_____________________________________________ Julie: I just saw my brother's girlfriend with another boy, but he's in a really bad mood because he got fired this morning. Do you think I should tell him? Advice:_____________________________________________ Iris: Did you hear that? I think I heard something in the kitchen! Wait. . . . I'm not sure. There it is again! I think I heard something. Do you hear it? Maybe it's a ghost! Maybe it's a thief! Advice:_____________________________________________ William: My grandfather is so old that he's almost deaf. When I talk to him, he doesn't even notice that I'm talking. Advice:_____________________________________________ Rita: My sister always steals my money! I yelled at her, and she apologized and promised that she would stop, but I don't know if I should believe her. Advice:_____________________________________________ David: My girlfriend got a really good job offer in Taipei, but I’m afraid that if she moves away, she’ll forget about me and we might break up. Advice:_____________________________________________ Idioms – B Back to square one -      start over; back to the beginning Bark up the wrong tree -      Looking for information in the wrong place; asking the wrong person Be careful what you wish for -  When you wish (or hope) for something, it may not be as good as you think – there may be negative consequences that you hadn’t thought of. Beggars can’t be choosers -      If you beg (or ask) for a thing or a favor, then you shouldn’t complain about what you get. Better late than never -      It’s better to do something late than to not do it. Better safe than sorry -      It’s better to be cautious (careful) than to take a risk that you might regret. Bite your tongue! -  Don’t say something that might be rude or inappropriate – keep the words in your mouth, and don’t let them out! Break a leg! -      This is a (funny) way to say “Good luck” – we usually say it to someone before a performance or contest. Idiom Advice Using the idioms, give advice to these people: Tom: I really want to drive to my girlfriend’s house, but there’s a typhoon right now and it’s quite dangerous outside. Advice:_________________________________________________ Julie: My brother is so mean! He just kicked me and threw water in my face! I hope he gets hit by a car! Advice:_________________________________________________ Iris: Mom, can I have 20 dollars? Mom: Absolutely not. Iris: Pleeeeeease! I need to buy a new cell phone! Mom: No way. Iris: But Mommmm. . . all my friends have new cell phones! Mom: Too bad. Advice to Iris_____________________________________________________ Now, look at the advice given, and think of a situation that would cause someone to give that advice: William: _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Advice: It’s better late than never! Rita: _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Advice: Break a leg! David: ________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________