Idiomatic American English - Lesson 19+20 - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 10 Lesson 20. Free-for-All Lesson 19. By Hook or by Crook Dialogue Dialogue Helen: It's a free-for-all in the stores during the Christmas holidays. Bill: He wanted that merchandise by hook or by crook. He thought he could steal it, but he Laura: All merchandise sells like hotcakes. But some stores jack up the price. had another guess coming. Helen: Some stores have to be on guard because a lot of people have sticky fingers. Fred: He never kept his nose clean. I am glad you finally caught him red-handed. Laura: If someoneenters a store with an oversized coat, the guards know it's not kosher. Bill: When I caught him, he should have felt like two cents, but he didn't bat an eyelash. Helen: When shoplifters are caught, I wonder if'they serve time. Fred: It's about time his goose was cooked. Now he'll have to face the music. Laura: No. They usually beat the rap. Vocabulary Vocabulary - by hook or by crook: (adv.) by any means necessary - free-for-all: (n.) mayhem, disorder - have another guess (think) coming: (v.) be mistaken - sell like hotcakes: (v.) sell quickly, rapidly - keep one's nose clean: (v.) stay out of'trouble - jack up: (v.) raise prices - catch someone red-handed: (v.) find someone in the act of doing wrong - on guard: (adj.) careful, wary - feel like two cents: (v.) feel ashamed or embarrassed - have sticky fingers: (v.) be a thief - bat an eyelash (neg.): (v.) show emotion - kosher: (adj.) true, authentic, right - cook someone'sgoose: (v.) show emotion - shoplifter: (n.) one who steals goods from stores - face the music: (v.) meet one's punishment, accept the consequences - serve time: (do time) v.) be in jail PRACTICE - beat the rap: (v.) escapepunishment Exercise I. Complete the sentences with the corcect idiom. PRACTICE a) caught him red-handed b) kept his nose clean c) goose is cooked Exercise I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom. d) bat an eyelash e) felt like two cents f) have another guess coming a) beat the rap b) on guard c) sticky fingers d) kosher e) free-for-all g) by hook or by crook h) face the music f) jacked up g) selling like hotcakes h) serve time i) shoplifter 1. My boss is going to be angry. I was supposed to go to the bank, but I forgot about it. 1. That new record is a big hit. It's My 2. When that movie star was in town, all the women came to see him. It was 2. There is no way I'm going to eat this terrible food. If you think I am, you a 3. After he was released from prison, he stayed out of trouble. His parents were glad 3. Because there was freezing weather in Florida, the price of oranges is going to he be 4. His mother overheard my unkind remarks. I 4. It's a very irnportant meeting and we must think before we speak.We must 5. I caught him lying but it didn't bother him. He didn't be 6. He wants to succeed so badly. he'll do it 5. Don't leave money around. Someone here has 7. The child was not allowed to have cookies before dinner but his mother saw him taking 6. He's selling 14 karat gold watches for $100. That doesn't sound some. She 7. When he was younger, he committed a crime. He had to fbr two years. 8. The teacher caught her cheating on the test. Now she has to 8. He killed that man but because it was self-defense, he didn't have to go to jail. Exercise II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. He 1. When the teacher caught him cheating, he didn't show any emotion. 9. Watch out for that woman when she comes into the store. She is a 2. The police got the burglars when they were robbing the bank. Exercise II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, usingthe proper idiomatic expression. 3. If you think I am going out on a cold night, you are mistaken. 1. Did he ever go to jail? 4. The teenager used the family car without permission and had an accident. Now he's going 2. I didn't know she stole things. home to confront his parents' anger. 3. Let's buy a lot of them before they raise the prices. 5. He was going to be successful any way he could. 4 That meeting was not organized. It was very disorderly. 6. The main thing to remember is, stay out of trouble. 5. I rvas surprised he escaped punishment. 7. When she didn't receive an invitation to an important party, she was embarcassed. 6. I don't believe that story. It doesn't sound authentic to me. 8. I forgot to make an important phone call at work. The boss is going to be very angry. I'm 7. Children always have to be careful when they speak to strangers. in trouble. 8. Video-cassette machines are selling very rapidly. 9. He's a thief who only steals little items in department stores. Thẩm Tâm Vy, July 18, 2019 LEARNING AMERICAN ENGLISH 10