Everyday Idioms✎

Lesson 1 of 20 : Jon Meets Amy

Warm Up ☀
Answer and discuss these questions in pairs or as a class.

1. Have you ever rented a movie from a video store?

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2. Do you ask other people for their movie recommendations?

3. What kind of movies do you like? Why?

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4. What movie do you recommend?

Matching ☑

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a blockbuster! !
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Match these idioms to their correct definitions.

1. to be choosy! ____ a. a popular movie that made a lot of money

____ b. to watch; to look at
____ c. to stay up to date; to know current information
____ d. to like something; to be interested in
4. a winner! ! ! !
5. to check out! ! ! ____ e. to know a lot about something
6. to start from scratch! ! ____ f. to be picky; to not like many things

7. to know your stuff! ! ____ g. to call someone on the telephone

8. to keep up with! ! ! ____ h. a good choice
9. to be into (something)!! ____ i. to start at the very beginning

10. to give a ring ____ j. to have some free time

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Dialogue Building
The dialogue below is not in the right order. Your teacher will
provide you with cut up dialogue strips. Work alone or with
a partner to put the dialogue in the right order.

_______ Amy: Sure! What kind of movies are you into?

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_______ Jon: Sounds great. Hey... can I give you a ring later? I’m Jon.

It was a blockbuster! It has some of everything: comedy, drama, and a lot of

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_______ Amy:
action.

Sounds like a winner. Wasn’t there more than one Indiana Jones movie? Which
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one should I check out first?

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_______ Amy: Yes?

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_______ Jon: I’m not choosy.

_______ Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is Amy. Here’s my number.

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_______ Jon: How was it?

_______ Amy: Well, I really liked the Indiana Jones movie.

_______ Jon: I want to rent a movie for tonight. Do you have any recommendations?

_______ Amy: Thanks. I keep up with the new movies. Do you like drama?

_______ Jon: Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend?

_______ Amy: There were four movies, actually. Start from scratch. Rent the first one tonight.

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_______ Jon: Excuse me, do you have a sec?

_______ Amy: I’d try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked it. It won the Academy Award.

Great. Hey, any other recommendations? I have time for two movies and you
_______ Jon:
know your stuff.

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Fill in the Blanks ✎

Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms from above.

1. I like Jazz and Blues music. What kind of music _______________________________?

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2. I’m not _____________________________. I like all kinds of music.

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3. Let’s go _____________________________ the new Brad Pitt movie this weekend.

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4. I heard the new Brad Pitt movie is a _________________________________.

5. I don’t like big Hollywood _________________________________. All those movies are the same.

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6. I’ll__________________________________ tonight and we can chat on the phone.

Comprehension Questions ✎

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Answer and discuss these questions in pairs or as a class.

1. What did Jon ask Amy for?

2. What was the first movie Amy recommended?

3. How many Indiana Jones movies were there?

4. What did Amy give Jon at the end of the conversation?!

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Dialogue Reading
Read the dialogue with your partner a few times. Take turns
being each character. Practice your intonation and pronunciation.
Write down any new words or phrases in your notebook.

Jon: Excuse me, do you have a sec?

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Amy: Yes?

Jon: I want to rent a movie for tonight. Do you have any recommendations?

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Amy: Sure! What kind of movies are you into?

Jon: I’m not choosy.

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Amy: Well, I really liked the Indiana Jones movie.

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Jon: How was it?

Amy: It was a blockbuster! It has some of everything: comedy, drama, and a lot of action.

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Sounds like a winner. Wasn’t there more than one Indiana Jones movie? Which one
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should I check out first?

Amy: There were four movies, actually. Start from scratch. Rent the first one tonight.

Great. Hey, any other recommendations? I have time for two movies and you know
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your stuff.

Amy: Thanks. I keep up with the new movies. Do you like drama?

Jon: Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend?

Amy: I’d try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked it. It won the Academy Award.

Jon: Sounds great. Hey, can I give you a ring later? I’m Jon.

Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is Amy. Here’s my number.

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Write Your Own Dialogue

Write a dialogue with a partner, using phrases from pg. 2. Practice and present the dialogue to your class.

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Teacher’s Handout for Task 2.

In Task 2, your students are required to put the dialogue in the correct order. It’s more fun for students to put the dialogue in
order by physically rearranging dialogue strips. Below are two shuffled copies of the dialogue. Give each student or pair one
shuffled dialogue. Have them cut it into strips and rearrange them until they’ve put them in the correct order.
Note: Two identical copies of the dialogue are provided to minimize photocopying and paper usage.

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Jon: Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend? Jon: Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend?

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Jon: Sounds great. Hey... can I give you a ring Jon: Sounds great. Hey... can I give you a ring

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later? I’m Jon. later? I’m Jon.

Jon: Great. Hey, any other recommendations? I have Jon: Great. Hey, any other recommendations? I have

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time for two movies and you know your stuff. time for two movies and you know your stuff.

Amy: It was a blockbuster! It has some of every- Amy: It was a blockbuster! It has some of every-
thing: comedy, drama, and a lot of action. thing: comedy, drama, and a lot of action.

Amy: Yes? Amy: Yes?

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Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is
Amy. Here’s my number. Amy. Here’s my number.

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Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasn’t there more than Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasn’t there more than
one Indiana Jones movie? Which one should I check one Indiana Jones movie? Which one should I check
out first? out first?

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Jon: I’m not choosy. Jon: I’m not choosy.

Amy: I’d try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked Amy: I’d try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked
it. It won the Academy Award. it. It won the Academy Award.

Amy: Sure! What kind of movies are you into? Amy: Sure! What kind of movies are you into?

Jon: Excuse me, do you have a sec? Jon: Excuse me, do you have a sec?

Amy: There were four movies, actually. Start from Amy: There were four movies, actually. Start from
scratch. Rent the first one tonight. scratch. Rent the first one tonight.

Jon: How was it? Jon: How was it?

Jon: I want to rent a movie for tonight. Do you have Jon: I want to rent a movie for tonight. Do you have
any recommendations? any recommendations?

Amy: Well, I really liked the Indiana Jones movie. Amy: Well, I really liked the Indiana Jones movie.

Amy: Thanks. I keep up with the new movies. Do Amy: Thanks. I keep up with the new movies. Do
you like drama? you like drama?

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Teachers’ Answer Key

Dialogue Building (Page 2) Note. Do not hand out any pages after this exercise until it is completed.
(Also, see page 6 for the dialogue strips to hand out to students before starting.)

4. Amy: Sure! What kind of movies are you into?

15. Jon: Sounds great. Hey... can I give you a ring later? I’m Jon.

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8. Amy: It was a blockbuster! It has some of everything: comedy, drama, and a lot of action.

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9. Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasn’t there more than one Indiana Jones movie? Which one should I check out first?
7. Jon: How was it?
2. Amy: Yes?

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5. Jon: I’m not choosy.
16. Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is Amy. Here’s my number.
6. Amy: Well, I really liked the Indiana Jones movie.

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3. Jon: I want to rent a movie for tonight. Do you have any recommendations?
12. Amy: Thanks. I keep up with the new movies. Do you like drama?

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10. Amy: Yeah. There were four movies, actually. Start from scratch. Rent the first one tonight.
13. Jon: Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend?
1. Jon: Excuse me, do you have a sec?

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14. Amy: I’d try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked it. It won the Academy Award.
11. Jon: Great. Hey, any other recommendations? I have time for two movies and you know your stuff.

4. Matching

1. f! 2. j! 3. a! 4. h! 5. b ! 6. i! 7. e! 8. c! 9. d! 10. g

5. Fill in the blanks.

1. I like Jazz and Blues music. What kind of music are you into?
2. I’m not choosey. I like all kinds of music.
3. Let’s go check out the new Brad Pitt movie this weekend.
4. I heard the new Brad Pitt movie is a winner.
5. I don’t like big Hollywood blockbusters. All those movies are the same.
6. I’ll give you a ring tonight and we can chat on the phone.

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