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The Bob and Rob Show Study Guide Lesson 64 date: Dec. 15 2006 file name: bobrob12-15-06 file length: 25:26 Show notes Animals. Lovely animals. The topic this week is animals. We started off with some unusual and often trivial facts about the different species of mother earth. Joke Bubba tells a joke about a puppy and a Doberman. A Doberman is a dangerous and big and fierce guard dog, or in some countries police dogs. A puppy is just a baby dog. PSA/Political ad Diane Keaton (famous actress of numerous movies including Annie Hall) You can find more info about Diane Keaton at this site: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000473/ Phrasal Verbs "to claw at" 1) to try to catch something or scratch or tear someone or something with your nails or claws e.g: The cat was clawing at the ball of wool. 2) to try hard to get back something that you’ve lost e.g: my soccer team are trying to claw their way back in the league table. Idioms Top dog = the person who has great importance or is in a high position E.g.: For a number of years, Michael Schumacher was top dog in formula 1. Black sheep (of the family) = a person who is thought to be a failure or to have done something bad to their family or group E.g.: she got pregnant while still at school and the rest of her relatives viewed her as the black sheep of the family. Bonus Idiom: “monkey business”. This means silly or dishonest behaviour E.g.:1) Let’s be serious now, come on, that’s enough monkey business. 2) The papers on my desk have been rifled through by someone….I think some monkey business has been going on here.

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  • The Bob and Rob Show Study GuideLesson 64date: Dec. 15 2006file name: bobrob12-15-06file length: 25:26

    Show notesAnimals. Lovely animals. The topic this week is animals. We started off with some unusualand often trivial facts about the different species of mother earth.

    JokeBubba tells a joke about a puppy and a Doberman. A Doberman is a dangerous and bigand fierce guard dog, or in some countries police dogs. A puppy is just a baby dog.

    PSA/Political adDiane Keaton (famous actress of numerous movies including Annie Hall)You can find more info about Diane Keaton at this site:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000473/

    Phrasal Verbs"to claw at"1) to try to catch something or scratch or tear someone or something with your nails or

    claws e.g: The cat was clawing at the ball of wool.2) to try hard to get back something that youve lost e.g: my soccer team are trying to claw

    their way back in the league table.

    IdiomsTop dog = the person who has great importance or is in a high position E.g.: For a numberof years, Michael Schumacher was top dog in formula 1.

    Black sheep (of the family) = a person who is thought to be a failure or to have donesomething bad to their family or group E.g.: she got pregnant while still at school and therest of her relatives viewed her as the black sheep of the family.

    Bonus Idiom: monkey business.This means silly or dishonest behaviour E.g.:1) Lets be serious now, come on, thatsenough monkey business.2) The papers on my desk have been rifled through by someone.I think some monkeybusiness has been going on here.

  • EXTRA BONUS IDIOM: Make a monkey out of someone:To make somebody seem stupid or foolish. E.g. Dont try to make a monkey out of me, Iknow you took the pen.

    Ancient Japanese English Study SecretOkay, this segment was meant to be funny, but lots of people talk to their pets, right? Youcan practice imperatives and not worry about making mistakes. They will learn new tricksand you can tell your friends that your pet is bilingual.

    Grammar BluesInversionWe usually follow a SVO structure in English, but sometimes it is possible to reverse theorder. This often emphasizes the latter part of the sentence:

    *He had seldom taken his dog for a walk = Seldom had he taken his dog for a walk*Her cat sat on the mat = On the mat sat the cat

    Colloquially, we use here comes + noun and there goes + noun with the subject and verbinverted, to talk about things and/or people that are either moving toward or away from usrespectively:

    Here comes that dangerous dog.There goes that bird again, dropping its load on our roof.

    Try these exercises:Finish off the sentence with an acceptable adverb and a form of come or go:

    1) I just bought a new nano ipod, and then just yesterday .. an even moreadvanced version.

    2) Just as we left the house . the rain and soaked us to the bone.

    3) When I ask my students a question . their hands.

    4) Whenever my 7 year old son receives his pocket money, . he to thesweetshop.

    (see answers in glossary1)

    Check out this site for more infohttp://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/Inversion.htm

    Both Sides of the Pond1. (US) rattle on (UK) rabbit on2. (US) its been ages (UK) in donkeys (ears) (rhymes with years)

  • 3. (US) corn dog (UK) hot dog in fried batter4. (US) when pigs fly / hell freezes over (UK) pigs might flyEXTRAS (US) pedestrian crossing (with a light) (UK) pelican crossing (US) cross walk (UK) zebra crossing

    Note: The extras are the same thing. The crossing looks like piano keys, ie they are blackand white. In Britain many drivers stop for the pedestrians but here in Japan, many driversnever stop!

    Email BagA twinkie = a small golden colored sponge cake with cream in the middle. Its popular withchildren in America. Rob thinks it is not sold in the UK.

    Black Friday = The day after Thanksgiving in America (3rd Thursday of November) has thegreatest sales for businesses across the US. As such, many stores are in the black ormaking a profit. They are not in the red or in debt. So, black Friday is positive. BlackMonday however is negative: this refers to the Wall Street crash of October 1929, and itwas reused when Mr.Soros made billions on the collapse of the pound when Britain pulledout of the European Currency program.

    SongDuck about You, by Nashville Session Playershttp://www.podshow.com

    QuotationsI am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.Winston Churchill 1847-1965

    To my mind, the only possible pet is a cow. Cows love youThey will listen to yourproblems and never ask a thing in return. They will be your friends forever. And when youget tired of them, you can kill and eat them. Perfect.Bill Bryson - 1991

    EXTRASIm not over fond of animals. I am merely astounded by them.David Attenborough - 1995

    The rabbit has a charming face: Its private life is a disgrace. I really dare not name to youthe awful things that rabbits do.Anonymous (1925)

    Show transcriptBOBWell, Rob, it sounds like we have some animals in the audience today.

  • ROBIndeed we do.

    BOBMaybe that's because we're talking about animals today.

    ROBI hope they settle down2 It sounds like some of our classes.

    BOBShut up you beasts! Okay, that's better. I hope I didn't scare them too much.

    ROBGood job, Bob.

    BOBWe're talking about animals.

    ROBDo you have any pets, Bob?

    BOBI have a pet peeve3

    OTHERLAUGHS

    ROBWhat's your pet peeve?

    BOBLot's of them, actually. How about yourself?

    ROBPet peeve?

    BOBNo. Pet.

    ROBWe've got a little gold fish, but I can't really consider him a pet.

    BOBAre you a meat eater?

    ROBI am. I love meat. Sorry, to all the vegetarians out there.

    BOB

  • I respect vegetarians very much, and I tried it before, but I do eat meat. I was in an Indianrestaurant once in Myanmar and there was a sign - it was a vegetarian restaurant, and thesign said, "Be kind to animals by not eating them." I thought that was kind of clever.

    ROBWe say, "Myanmar ?." You say, "Mi.."

    BOBMaybe, I just mispronounced it.

    ROBThat's the former Burma.

    BOBTrying to put me down before we even started the show, Rob. Thanks a lot.

    OTHERLAUGHS

    ROBSorry, Bob.

    BOBHow do you say Myanmar?

    ROBMyanmar.

    BOBMyanmar. I'll just say Burma. Thanks, Rob.

    ROBYoure welcome.

    BOBLet's do some interesting animal facts. The first one, according to hospital figures, dogs bitean average of one million Americans a year.

    ROBThat's incredible! They're dangerous aren't they?

    BOBThey are, especially if they have rabies4

    ROBAnd, honey bees have hair on their eyes.

    BOBNo way. Really?

  • ROBThat's true. Apparently so.

    BOBYou have hair on your chin.

    ROBThis is a goatee.

    BOBA goatee, no.

    ROBBecause, goats...

    BOBBecause, you look like a goat.

    OTHERLAUGHS

    BOBSorry about that.

    ROBThank you, Bob.

    BOBRabbits love licorice5

    ROBAnd, a hippo6 can run faster than a man.

    BOBWow! Sir Isaac Newton, the great scientist, invented the "cat door," which I suppose, is thelittle door that the cat goes in, to get in and out, of the house.

    ROBSure, that's right, that's incredible. So, he was a great scientist. Some lions can mate overfifty times a day. Sounds a bit like me, Bob.

    OTHERLAUGHS

    BOBGet away from me7. That must be a teenage lion.

    ROBYea, that's incredible.

  • OTHERLAUGHS

    BOBA crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

    ROBRight, so it can't be cheeky8.

    BOBYoure really good today, Rob.

    ROBThanks, Bob.

    OTHERLAUGHS

    BOBOn a roll9 On a roll" means to really be in rhythm.

    ROBAnd finally, most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale.

    BOBWow, blue whales are big, or they really have big tongues.

    ROBThey are huge.

    BOBHey, do you know Diane Keaton?

    ROBOh, yea.

    BOBThe famous US actor - actress10

    ROBYes, very famous.

    BOBShe was in a few Woody Allen movies - Annie Hall. She has something to say aboutadopting pets. Orphans11 at your local animal shelter. Do you call them animal shelters inthe UK?

    ROBYes, we do.

  • BOBAnimals that are lost or don't have homes, they go to the animal shelter. Where they'rekilled unless someone adopts them. Well, Diane Keaton wants you to adopt a pet duringthe holiday season.

    ROBA very worthy cause.

    BOBOkay, let's listen.

    OTHERDIANE KEATON: Hi, I'm Diane Keaton. Don't make an orphan spend the holidays alone.Visit your local animal shelter during Home for the Holidays Adoption Drive, and take homeyour new best friend. To find the shelter nearest you call 800-422-7793. Your new bestfriend is waiting at an animal shelter. Don't make it spend the holidays in a cage. Find ashelter nearest your home call 800-422-7793. Thanks.

    BOBThere you go. Are you going to go and adopt a pet?

    ROBWell, the problem is, is that in my block of flats12 we're not allowed to keep pets. In Japantheyre quite strict.

    BOBYou could smuggle it in.

    ROBI could, but to be honest, it's a hassle13.

    BOBBubba has a joke about animals. It's a dog joke. Dobermans are pretty mean dogs, aren'tthey?

    ROBThey are very mean, yes. Very dangerous.

    BOBPolice dogs.

    ROBMaybe, theyre more guard dogs.

    BOBGuard dogs. Really mean. The puppies are generally cute.

    ROBYes, weak and soft.

  • BOBCan you imagine a puppy killing a Doberman?

    ROBNot really, no.

    BOBYou should listen to this joke.

    OTHERBUBBA JOKE: I was in this bar in the big city. I was up there visiting some friendsthere. It's a biker bar and it also has some big truck driving kind offellers14 in there. And this little bitty old guy walks in and says, "Which one of you guys ownthat Doberman pincher tied up to the parking meter out there?" He said it so soft spokenand kind of scared. This big old biker dude with tattoos all over him jumped up and said,"Well, that's my Doberman out there." This little bitty feller was just scared to death15 hesays, "I think my little bitty puppy killed your Doberman." The biker dude says, "What doyou mean your little puppy killed my Doberman? How could that happen? There's no way alittle puppy could kill my big ole mean dog." He looks like he's about ready to kill the guy.And the guy says, "Well I'm sorry, but your dog is dead." "Well, how could that happen"?The little feller says, "I think your Doberman probably choked16 on him."

    BOBOkay, what do you think, were you surprised? It's kind of a corny joke.

    ROBOkay, phrasal verbs.

    BOBWhat's you phrasal verb today?

    ROBToday, seeing as we're talking a little bit about animals, I thought we could look at the verb"claw." "To claw at something or at somebody" has a couple of meanings. If you claw atsomebody...

    BOBTo claw at something, like a cat claws at a mouse.

    ROBSure. If you play with a cat its always clawing at the door, or the ball of wool.

    BOBSo, you always claw at an object.

    ROBYes, that's right.

    BOBClaw at something, not claw something at.

  • ROBRight.

    BOBOkay, what's another one?

    ROB"To claw something back," particularly in Britain, we use this.

    BOBThat doesn't sound very familiar. "Claw back," give me an example, "claw somethingback."

    ROBLet's see, "my soccer team - at the moment theyre mid-table - their trying to claw their wayback to the top."

    BOBOh, we would say that, sure.

    ROBWhen you try to work hard, to get back something back that you've lost.

    BOBYea,"claw your way back to the top."17 All right, that's good. Our idioms today, since we'retalking about animals -"top dog." Which basically means "the most prominent thing orperson." An example would be "China or Japan is probably top dog in Asia." What's anotherinteresting animal idiom?

    ROB"A black sheep," I think the full idiom is "the black sheep of the family."

    BOBYea, that's another way to say, "the black sheep of the family."

    ROBAnd, often with idioms we omit the second half, so it just becomes one phrase, "blacksheep." And, "a black sheep," is "a person who is considered to either have donesomething wrong, or something bad to shame the family."

    BOBOh, really?

    ROBSo, for example, "one of my cousins, he's a gambler and a drug addict, and so, the blacksheep of the family." But actually, I'm just giving an example, all my cousins are great guys.

    BOB

  • Your cousins going to write to you. He's going to be really mad.

    ROBMaybe, we should point out, also, that some politically correct people have taken offense atthis term.

    BOBReally, a black sheep. Why?

    ROBI guess it's because...

    BOBOut of respect for sheep.

    ROBOut of respect for people of colored skin. It kind of denotes that he's the odd one out. So, ifyoure the black sheep of the family then...

    BOBBut, it refers to an animal not a person.

    ROBI know. Just to be aware of that, that some people have that opinion.

    BOBThat's very interesting, it just seems it's a bit overly sensitive.

    ROBFair enough.

    BOBWhat do you think?

    ROBI tend to think that perhaps it is ...

    BOBThey have a point. Is that what you think?

    ROBYea, I don't think we should use it.

    BOBShould we just delete this part from the show, Rob?

    ROBNo, no, no, no.

    BOB

  • We don't want to spread this terrible idiom.

    ROBI think our listeners should know about these differences in English.

    BOBWay to explain that, yea.

    ROBAnd the bonus idiom today, Bob?

    BOB"Monkey business."

    ROBAll right.

    BOB"What are you guys doing over there? It looks like youre doing a little monkey business."You can put that in the study guide. Okay, Grammar Blues, it's time for the grammar blues -and grammar blues they make me feel so bad / I'm walking around always feeling sad.Well, today what are we talking about, Rob?

    ROBWe're going to look at "inversion."18

    BOBOoh inversion, that's kind of a tricky grammar point, isn't it? English is what subject-verb?

    ROBYes, s, v, o - subject, verb, object.

    BOBAnd with inversion.

    ROBYou basically shift the order.

    BOBSo, the verb comes before the subject.

    ROBRight.

    BOBExample, a subject-verb example would be "the cat sat on the chair," and if you invert it, itwould be "on the chair sat the cat." Or, what's another example?

    ROB

  • Let's see, "he had rarely taken his dog for a walk." Let's switch it, invert it, "rarely had hetaken his dog for a walk."

    BOBIt doesn't necessarily change the meaning, it's just the emphasis.

    ROBOkay, that's right, yea. I think it tends to emphasize, perhaps, the latter19 part -

    BOB of the sentence. "Latter" means "the end."

    ROBYea, the ending, the second half of the sentence.

    BOBOf course, the same meaning, but again it's just an emphasis thing - focusing attention.Also, we use this inversion with "here comes," and "there goes" when we want to talk aboutthings and people moving towards, or away from us. An example would be, "here comesthe tiger." Or, you might say, "there goes," something moving away.

    ROB"There go the chickens."

    BOBAgain, this is a form of inversion - verb-subject. Also, if something is going to be happeningsoon you can use "here comes." "Here comes our meal."

    ROBWhich preferably consists of meat.

    OTHERLAUGHS

    BOBYes, or tofu, a good meat substitute. That's been Grammar Blues.

    ROBGood explanations, Bob. Thank you.

    BOBOkay, a little Both Sides of the Pond. What do you got today, any animal words today?

    ROBYea, we've got a few. In Britain we say, "rabbit on."

    BOBOkay, to talk incessantly or aimlessly?

    ROB

  • Kind of like Bob on this show he "rabbits on." Sorry.

    OTHERLAUGHS

    BOBYou are on a roll today.

    ROBAm I on form today, Bob?

    BOBI think the power has shifted on this show and you are the new top dog. "Rattle on" is whatwe would say, R-A-T-T-L-E "rattle on." Do you have "corn dogs"?

    ROBWe don't have corn dogs, no. What are they?

    BOBYoure missing out! Corn dogs are like a hot dog - a frankfurter on a stick, and you putbatter20 on it, like corn batter and you deep-fry it.

    ROBSounds good.

    BOBA little mustard or ketchup - they're fantastic, man they're delicious! You don't have corndogs?

    ROBWe don't have them in the UK. You can't buy them anywhere, no.

    BOBYoure deprived21 over there.

    ROBWe are missing something, yea. I haven't seen my family in "donkeys years."

    BOBExcuse me, "in donkeys years." I guess we would say, "We haven't seen him in ages."

    ROBWe say that, too.

    BOBBut you say, "donkeys years."

    ROB

  • Actually, this is cockney rhyming slang, because, the original cockney slang is "donkeysears," which are very long. And so, "I haven't seen him in donkeys ears" - ears rhymes withyears - that's why.

    BOBThat's very clever. How about another animal expression? "When pigs fly." When we thinksomething is impossible, like, there is no way that will happen. Sometimes you say, "yea,when pigs fly," or even "when hell freezes over." "Yea, he's going to win that race - whenpigs fly." Do you say that?

    ROBWe do. We change it a bit. We say, "ah, pigs might fly."

    BOBVery similar.

    ROB"Pigs might fly." Something that's never really going to happen.

    BOBAll right, that was a good Both Sides of the Pond. Talking animals today, aren't we.

    ROBWe are indeed.

    BOBHey, hey, let's go into our email bag today. You got those emails over there. "Hi guys,"says, - I can't pronounce the name - he's from Shing Jong? a province in China.

    ROBMaybe, Uegor ?

    BOBIf we've mispronounced it very sorry. He says, "I don't know if you guys ever heard aboutthis minority ethnic group in China before, but, here I am. I love your show, it's awesome. Ialways listen to it on time. Just have a little question here. Lately, I've been watching the"Friends" series"... "Friends," is a popular TV show in America that's now in syndication,which means "they don't do the show anymore, but re-runs22 are still on. He as a questionsabout the word "twinkie" T-W-I-N-K-I-E He says, "it really confuses him. I've beensearching in the dictionary. Can't find the word. Is it an idiom or something"? Well, Uegor,thank you for your question. "Twinkie" is a small golden colored sponge cake with cream inthe middle, that's popular with kids in America. It's made by a company called Hostess.They taste very good, but, they're not good for you, so if you eat them at all eat themsparingly.23

    ROBThat's a good point, because I've never heard of Twinkies...

    BOBLot's of chemicals in them.

  • ROBIt depends on where youre actually brought up, doesn't it? We have another one fromDavid whos in Germany. He suggests an idea for our study tips. Watching video Podcasts;for example, ABC World News. He recently saw an episode about the beginning ofChristmas shopping season, and he heard "Black Friday."

    BOBThat sounds ominous24

    ROBBut, it was used in a positive meaning in business terms.

    BOBIt is.

    ROBSo, why is it called Black Friday? He says, "I just know this expression in connection withthe Wall Street crash in 1929."

    BOBBlack Monday.

    ROBBlack Monday, yea, and the world economic crisis. Well, "black" in both cases is anidiomatic expression. In the case of the stock market crash and Black Monday - "black"means bad or terrible. But in the case of Black Friday "black" means "in the black."

    BOBThe idiom "in the black" meaning "to be profitable."

    ROBTo have money in your account.

    BOBAs opposed to "in the red" which means "to be in debt." Like, "Rob's always in debt."

    ROBI'm always in the red. So this Black Friday is used in that sense, so, the shops are going tobe in the black. It's usually in America after Thanksgiving day?

    BOBIt's the busiest shopping day of the year, so that's when they make lots of sales and profits.That's when they start to become in the black, or profitable, for the year. That's when theymake most of their money.

    ROBIs that when the sale starts?

    BOB

  • I don't know. I think sales start after Christmas when people are done shopping. Okay, let'sdo Ancient Japanese English Study Secret.

    ROBAncient Japanese English Study Secret.

    BOBTodays tip is, talk to you pet in English.

    OTHERLAUGHS

    BOBSo, if you have a dog you can say, "what did you do this morning?" The nice thing aboutpets is they'll listen to you, and they'll never tease you or mock you.25 They won't say yourEnglish sounds terrible, and if you speak to them enough - if you got a parrot; for example,it might start talking back to you, so you can have a conversation. You might be tooembarrassed to go out into the world and practice your English with people. Well, you'vegot your pets, they'll listen to you and they'll never criticize you.

    ROBGreat bit of advice.

    BOBThat's been Ancient Japanese English Study Secret. Well, announcements. Againeveryone, thank you for your donations, and if you enjoy the show we encourage you tobecome a member. Please help us in that way as well, and you'll receive a detailed studyguide with notes and transcripts.

    ROBOf each show.

    BOBOf each and every show.

    ROBPlease, write to us if you have any questions or comments about the shows. We're atwww.thebobandrobshow.com. You can send an email or voice message. All you have to doto send us a voice message is click on the Send Us a Voice Mail Button. Don't forget, if youhave any friends who might be interested in the show, please let them know and tell themabout the Bob and Rob Show.

    BOBSpread the word.26

    ROBSpread the word, that's right.

    BOB

  • That's an idiom by the way. Todays song is called "Duck About You" by, The NashvilleSession Players. We got this song from podshow.com. If you want to learn more about thisartist go to www.music.podshow.com. This is an interesting song, but I guess it's about -you know if you walk and act like a duck, well, you kind of are a duck. It's who you are, sono matter what you do to try to change yourself on the outside, you're still going to be aduck.

    ROBNice bit of advice.

    BOBSo, you just got to learn to be happy with yourself, Rob. Even you can be happy withyourself.

    OTHERLAUGHS

    BOBThat's it for this week. Is there anything else we need to mention?

    ROBJust leave our listeners with a couple of quotes.

    BOBI forgot about the quotes. Here's mine for the day. It's by Bill Bryson.

    ROBGreat Writer. Very funny.

    BOBGreat, great writer. I love his stuff. He says, "To my mind the only possible pet is a cow.Cows love you, they will listen to your problems and never ask a thing in return. They willbe your friends forever, and when you get tired of them you can kill and eat them."

    ROBMy quote comes from Winston Churchill. He said, "I'm fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us, catslook down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."

    BOBAnd, that's true. Pigs are great animals, they are under appreciated. Theyre smarter thandogs. I'm rambling, so, I think we got to get out of here. Here's the song and we'll see youback here next week. The theme is going to be Christmas. Take care everyone.

    Bye, bye.

    We can pump our pecs27

    with steroids, Botox a saggin smileDo a two-step in skin-tight jeans with designer seams in styleBut if theres nothing sweet on the inside to match the outside sugar bowlWe might find ourselves at the bottom of the popular opinion pole

  • You can walk like a duck, swim like a duckDo just like ducks doQuack like a duck, flap like a duckPaste feathers all over youYou might smell like a duck, waddle in muckAn leave behind a lottaducky-doo 28But if you aint a genuine duckFolks jus might notGive a duck bout you 29

    Some folks walk the walk, others just talk the talkSome pretend to be our friend and end up cleanin our clockGreedy fat cats an down dirty rats sometimes lead us astrayBut truth will find its own way to come out at the end of the day

    You can walk like a duck, swim like a duckDo just like ducks doQuack like a duck, flap like a duckPaste feathers all over youYou might smell like a duck, waddle in muckAn leave behind a lotta ducky-dooBut if you aint a genuine duckFolks just might notGive a duck bout you

    Some run over their own mothers for a little fame and wealthBut treatin others worse than we want em treatin usCan be Detrimental to our public health

    You can walk like a duck, swim like a duckDo just like ducks doQuack like a duck, flap like a duckPaste feathers all over youBut if we dont treat others kindlyTheres one thing sure enough trueWhat goes around can come back to hound30

    And folks might notGive a duck bout you

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    Extension and Review Study*note: we encourage you to respond to the questions and readings by posting on the discussion board (Loginusing your Bob and Rob Show membership username and password)http://englishcaster.com/discussionboard/

    1/ Do you have any pets? If yes, describe them in as much detail as possible. If no, whynot? What pet would you like to have if you wanted one?

    Pets Diane Keaton

    2/ What animals are common in your country? Try to make sentences about animals nativeto your country and then invert them.

    3/ Is there someone you know who is the top dog in or at something? Try to use the idiomin a sentence. Have you ever been in a situation where monkey business was at play?Describe what happened and try to use this idiom too.

    Glossary

    1 = answer key: 1) out, comes 2) down, came 3) up, go 4) out, goessettle down2 = this can mean to either calm down or go to sleeppet peeve3 = something that one finds very annoyingrabies4 = the very dangerous disease that can be transmitted through dog biteslicorice 5 = candy that is very bendy and chewy and usually black in colorhippo 6 = short for hippopotamusGet away from me 7 = This is usually get away and has the same meaning as no way oryoure kiddingcheeky 8 = in case you didnt get the joke, cheeky children often stick their tongue out atpeopleOn a roll 9 = another way to say this is be on form in British English. So, Bob could havesaid, hey Rob, youre on form today.actor - actress 10 = both can be used for female artists these days, though politicallycorrect terminology may be the formerOrphans 11 = also a term used with young children who have no parentsblock of flats 12 = in American English, an apartment block, or condominiumhassle 13 = troublesome. Another slang term may be cant be bothered.

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    fellers 14 = This spelling is the way it is pronounced in the US. Its actual spelling is fellows,and it means menscared to death 15 = see also bored to death and the notes from the Halloween lessonchoked 16 = in case you didnt get the joke, the puppy killed the Doberman by causing it tochoke. Therefore, the Doberman first ate the puppy, which then stopped breathing becauseits throat was blocked by the puppy"claw your way back to the top."17 = in the literal sense of the term, imagine a personwho is stuck in a hole or pit, and he or she must get out. Then, they try to claw their wayout. In metaphorical or figurative terms, it is used in such examples as given above"inversion"18 = where sentences are reversedlatter 19 = the opposite is formerbatter 20 = a coating made up of milk and eggs amongst other ingredients, and the food isdipped in this mixture and then deep frieddeprived 21 = missing out on somethingre-runs 22 = in the UK, people say repeatssparingly 23 = not often, only on the odd occasionominous 24 = foreboding, sign of trouble to come, or trouble brewing (last weeks idiom)mock you 25 = to make fun ofSpread the word26 = get the message out in publicpecs 27 = short for pectorals, a set of musclesducky-doo28 =duck poopGive a duck about you29 = duck used in place of fuck; give a fuck about you; not careabout youWhat goes around can come back to hound 30 = idiom, similar to the proverb You reapwhat you sow; your actions have consequences.