Idiomatic American English - Lesson 99+100 - Thấm Tâm Vy

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1. IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 50 Lesson 100 ~ A RAW DEAL Lesson 99 ~ A SCAM Dialogue Dialogue Nick: I heard the judge threw the book at him. Roger: You were some chump to believe that scam. Ernie: He should have taken the Fifth. Now they'll probably send him up the river. Carol: He set me up by telling me a sob story. Nick: I don't think he had it coming. They should let him off. Roger: Didn't it sound fishy to you? Ernie: He fbught tooth and nail, but they had him over a barrel. Carol: No. Nothing rang a bell. They just pulled a number on me. Nick: I think he got a raw deal. Roger: Well, you only lost a couple of hundred bucks. Vocabulary Carol: That's nothing to sneeze at. - throw the book at v.) punish severely for breaking rules or the law Vocabulary - take the Fifth v.) refuse to testify against oneself, as guaranteed by the Fifth - chump n.) one who is easily fooled Amendment to the Constitution - scam n.) a plan to cheat someone - up the river adv.) in jail - set someone up v.) put someone in a position to be manipulated - have it coming v.) deserve a punishment - sob story n.) sad story that makes the listener sympathetic - let someone off v.) excuse from a penalty or promise, permit to leave - fishy adj.) suspicious, false-sounding - tooth and nail adv.) as hard as possible, fiercely - ring a bell v.) remind one of something familiar - over a barrel adv.) in a helpless, trapped position - pull a number on v.) cheat, deceive - raw deal n.) unfair treatment - buck n.) dollar PRACTICE - nothing to sneeze at n.) something not trivial, to be taken seriously I. Complete the sentenceswith the correct idiom PRACTICE a) up the river b) had me over a barrel c) throw the book at me d) took the Fifth I. Complete the sentences with the correct idiom. e) raw deal f) had it coming g) let him off h) tooth and nail a) that was nothing to sneeze at b) ring a bell c) chump 1. He worked for that company for 15 years. They discharged him without notice. He d) set me up e) pulled a number on f) sobstory g) fishy h) bucks i) scam got a 1. He believes what anybody tells him. He's a 2. He worked very hard. His success did not come easy. He fought 2. He was disappointed when he got a $1,000 bonus, but I told him 3. If you commit a crime, you'll be sent 3. He delivers papers after school and makes a couple of extra a week. 4. Some people speed all the time and never get caught, but if I were caught speeding, 4. Don't be surprised if she tells you about the tragedy in her family. It's some they would 5. He told his mother he couldn't get home because he had a flat tire. That sounds 5. He asked the fat girl how much she weighed. She was embarrassed and 6. I'm sure you met him before. Doesn't his name 6. The teacher is punishing him because he fell asleep in class.She didn't realize he was 7. He told me his family needed money very badly and they had to sell some family sick. I think she should jewels. I bought a gold ring but it wasn't real gold. He me 7. I didn't study for the examination and I failed. I 8. Sometimes an opportunity to make a lot of money sounds good, but it could be 8. He saw me cash my paycheck and then asked me for a loan. I could not refuse. a He 9. I didn't realize I was being cheated. They carefully II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. II. Rewrite the phrases in italics, using the proper idiomatic expression. 1. I can't believehe got such unfair treatment. 1. I don't think you realize that what you said is very important. 2. Did you realize he was in jail? 2. Does that sound familiar? 3. I'm in a very difficult position. 3. Whenever she's late for work, she gives the boss a sad excuse. 4 They gave him a severe penalty 4. That was a plan to cheat him. 5. He refused to answer that question. 5. You can fool him very easily. 6. He fought very hard for everything he got. 6. They manipulated him so that they could easily cheat him. 7. The criminal got a just punishment. 7. That story is unbelievable. 8. All right. You don't have to do homework tonight. I'll excuse you. 8 I think they are trying to deceive you. 9. That dress costs a hundred dollars. Thảm Tâm Vy, April 12th, 2020 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 50
2. ANSWER KEY Lesson 99 ~ A SCAM I: l. c 2. A 3. h 4. f 5. g 6. b 7. e 8. i 9. d II: 1. nothing to sneeze at 2. ring a bell 3. sob story 4. scam 5. He's a chump. 6. set him up 7. fishy 8. pull a number on 9. bucks Lesson 100 ~ A RAW DEAL I: 1. e 2. h 3. a 4. c 5. d 6. g 7. f 8. b II: 1. a raw deal 2. up the river 3. over a barrel 4. threw the book at him 5. took the Fifth 6. tooth and nail 7. had it coming 8. let you ofl Thảm Tâm Vy, April 12th, 2020 IDIOMATIC AMERICAN ENGLISH 50