Idiomatic American English - Lesson 67+68 - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 34 8. Let's not have any anger between us. Lesson 67 – A BLABBER MOUTH 9. After her grandfather died, she was depressed. But this will pass. Dialogue Alice: She let the cat out of the bag. Millie: She's a blabbermouth. Lesson 68 – A BOOKWORM Alice: She didn't mean to blow the whistle on him. Dialogue Millie: He's fuming anyway. He'll have hard feelings about this for a long time. Irene: I don't want to hold you up. I see you're in a rush. Alice: He brought it on himself. He egged her on. Kate: If I don’t get to work soon, I'll be in the doghouse. My job is a pain in the Millie: Don't dwell on it. Maybe it will blow over. neck. Irene: You're a bookworm. Why don't you go back to school? Vocabulary Kate: I should look into it. What do you think I should take up? - let the cat out of the bag v.) tell a secret Irene: That's up to you. Pick a job where you can make a lot of money. - blabbermouth n.) person who tells secrets and talks a lot Kate: Maybe computer science would do the trick. - blow the whistle v.) expose,betray Vocabulary - fume v.) be angry - hard feelings n.) anger, bitterness - hold up v.) delay, postpone - bring on v.) cause,produce - in a rush adj. or adv.) in a hurry - egg someone on v.) urge, excite, push - in the doghouse adj.) in trouble - dwell on v.) talk and think about something all the time - pain in the neck n.) bothersome, annoying thing or person - blow over v.) end, pass - bookworm n.) person who reads a lot - look into v.) investigate, check PRACTICE - take up v.) begin an activity or hobby I. Completethe sentences with the correct idiom. - up to someone n.) someone's choice a) blabbermouth b) blow over c) hard feelings d) fuming - do the trick v.) be successful, achieve a good result e) blew the whistle f) brought it on PRACTICE g) egged him on h) let the cat out of the bag i) dwell on 1. She didn't tell me she was pregnant. Her husband I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom. 2. She only talks about money. I wish she wouldn't this subject all the time. a) take up b) in a rush c) held me up d) look into e) bookworm 3. The child didn't want to take the candybut his friends kept urging him. They f) did the trick g) up to h) in the doghouse i) pain in the neck 4. He never saved any money. When he needed it he didn't have any. He himself. 1. He reads a lot. He's a 5 She saw who robbed the store and told the police. She on him. 2. Taking out the garbage is a 6. Somebody stole my money. I'm 3. I lost all my money. When I get home I'll be 7. She talks so much. She's a 4. Do you believe she wants to karate? 8. Everyone is talking about the scandal in her family. She hopes it will 5. The phone was ringing so much today. It 9. We hated each other as children, but today there are no between us. 6. Maybe I'll buy that insurance. Tomorrow I'll it. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 7. What movie do your want to see? It's you. 1. She talks too much. 8. She wanted to make her husband happy. She made his favorite meal. That 2. I'm angry. 9. I can't see anyone right now. I'm 3. Don't think about it all the time. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression 4. By mistake, I told the secret. 1. I could not get here earlier because I was delayed. 5. Don't keep urging him and pushing him to do something wrong. 2. If she doesn't clean the house befbre her mother gets home, she'll be in a lot of 6. She was the only one who knew his whereabouts. The police wanted him, and she trouble. betrayed him. 3. He is always reading. 7. Careless spending will result in inflation. Thẩm Tâm Vy, March 28th, 2020 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 34
2. 4. I would like to study computers. 5. I don't want to be late. If I left ten minutes earlier, that shouid get good results. 6. Arthur is always in a hurry to catch his bus. 7. I don't care where we go tonight. It's your choice. 8. Before he got the job, the company investigated his background. 9. I've been tryting to telephone her all day but the line is busy. That's annoying. ANSWER KEY Lesson 67 – A BLABBER MOUTH I : 1.h 2. i 3. g 4. f 5. e 6. d 7. a 8. b 9. c II: 1. is a blabbermouth 2. fuming 3. dwell on it 4. Let the cat out of the bag 5. egging him on 6. blew the whistle on him 7. bring on 8. hard feelings 9. blow Lesson 68 – A BOOKWORM I: 1. e 2. i 3. h 4. a 5. c 6. d 7. g 8. f 9. b II: 1. held up 2. in the doghouse 3. a bookworm 4. take up 5. do the trick 6. in a rush 7. up to you 8. looked into 9. a pain in the neck Thẩm Tâm Vy, March 28th, 2020 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 34