Idiomatic American English - Lesson 75+76 - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 38 9. Although her dress was ugly, he told her it was the prettiest one he's seen.That is Lesson 75 ~ A SOURPUSS some exaggeration. Dialogue Stacy: I know she's a knockout and he's nuts about her but he's playing with fire. Wendy: She twists him around her little finger and leads him on. He's at her beck Lesson 76 ~ A LEMON and call. Dialogue Stacy: Why does he put her on a pedestal? Lynn: She's a sourpuss. How does he put up with her? Wendy: Because she plays up to him and pours it on thick. Ruth: I think she wears the pants in the famiiy. She keeps tabs on everything. Lynn: If he steps out of line, she'll fix his wagon. She pushes him around. Vocabulary - a knockout n.) a beautiful person or thing Ruth: He has to weigh his words when he talks to her. - nuts about adj.) in love with, enthusiastic about Lynn: You can see she rules the roost. - play with fire v.) invite danger, trouble Vocabulary - twist someone around one's finger v.) influence someone easily - sourpuss n.) a disagreeable person who seldom smiles - lead on v.) insincerely encourage - put up with v.) patiently accept, endure - at one's beck and call adj,) always ready to do as ordered - wear the pants v.) be the boss of a family - put someone on a pedestal v.) idolize, worship - keep tabs on v.) watch, check - play up to someone v.) flatter or please for selfish reasons - out of line adj.) not usual, incorrect, unacceptable - pour (spread, put, lay) it on thick v.) flatter profusely, exaggerate - fix one's wagon v.) make trouble for someone, retaliate (trả đũa) - push someone around v.) boss, make a person do what you want PRACTICE - weigh one's words v.) be careful of what one says I. Completetlte sentences with the correct idiom. a) lay it on thick b) twist him around her little finger c) leadinghim on - rule the roost v.) be the dominant one in the family d) playing with fire e) puts her on a pedestal f) at his beck and call PRACTICE g) nuts about h) a knockout i) piaying up to him I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom. 1. He wanted to go home early sohe said he had a headache. Nobody really believed a) out of line b)wears the pants c) keep tabs on d) sourpuss him, so he had e) put up with f) pushed me around 2. Did you notice that beautiful girl? She was g) weigh my words h) fix his wagon i) rules the roost 3. If you experiment with drugs, you're 1. She tells everybody in the family what to do. She 4. Chocolate ice cream is her favorite food. She is it. 2. I don’t like to be around him. He never smiles. He is a 5. She can make him do whatever she wants. It's amazing how she can 3. His mother said he’d better be home for dinner but he's late again, She's going to 6. He is in love with her but she is not in love with him. Why does she make him 4. The boss is going to interview me today. I don't think i should talk too much. I’d believe she loves him by better 7. I don't understand why he idolizes her. He 5. Her son has been getting into trouble lately, so she's had to him. 8. He can call her at any time of night and she will come running. She is 6. She tells her husband exactly what he can and cannot do. She 9. She is going to make sure she gets the job by 7. Her children bring home friends all hours of the night. I wouldn't it. 8. The principal is coming to our classroom this afternoon. I want excellent behavior. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. l. She will do whatever he says. You will be punished you get 2. He worships her. 9. I always had to listen to my older sister. She 3. He is very enthusiastic about golf. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 4. She has a lot of influence over him. 1. You have to be careful with what you say in front of him. 5. She is looking for trouble. 2 His behavior is not acceptable. 6. He goes out with a lot of girls but he is trying to make her believe she is the only one. 3. She is the boss of the family. 7. She is a terrific-looking girl. 4. He is a very unpleasant person who doesn't smile. 8. He wanted a raise, so he tried to be especially nice to his boss. 5. I don't understand how she patiently endures his bad temper. 6. She didn't like what he did, and she's going to retaliate. Thẩm Tâm Vy, March 30th, 2020 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 38
2. 7. He has been getting into a lot of trouble lately. You’d better watch him. 8. In that household, everyone listens to what she says. 9. Don't let him make you do what he wants. ANSWER KEY Lesson 75 ~ A SOURPUSS l: 1. b / i 2 . d 3. h 4. g 5. c 6. b / i 7 . e 8. A 9. f II: 1. weigh your words 2. out of line 3. rules the roost / wears the pants in the family 4. sourpuss 5. puts up with 6. fix his wagon 7. keep tabs on 8. she wears the pants / rules the roost 9. push you around Lesson 76 ~ A LEMON I: 1. g 2. a 3. c 4. e 5. d 6. f 7. h 8. i 9. b II: 1. is on the blink 2. He's handy. 3. is a lemon 4. all thumbs 5. falls apart 6. cough up 7. dough 8. have a fit 9. scrapingtogether money Thẩm Tâm Vy, March 30th, 2020 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 38