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 or TV provider? How about online?

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

4. What movie do you recommend?

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

Matching

Match these idioms to their correct definitions.

____ a. a popular movie that made a lot of money

to be choosy!

2.

to have a sec

3.

a blockbuster!

4.

a winner!

____ d. to like, to be interested in

5.

to check out!

____ e. to know a lot about

6.

to start from scratch! !

____ f. to be picky, to not like many things

7.

to know ones stuff!

____ g. to call someone on the telephone

8.

to keep up with! !

____ h. a good choice

9.

to be into! !

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10. to give someone a ring

____ b. to watch, to look at

____ c. to stay up to date, to know current information

____ i. to start at the very beginning

____ j. to have some free time

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Jon Meets Amy

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?

_______

Jon:

Sounds great. Hey, can I give you a ring later? Im Jon.

_______

Amy:

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

action.

_______

Jon:

Sounds like a winner. Wasnt there more than one Indiana Jones movie? Which
one should I check out first?

_______

Amy:

Yes?

_______

Jon:

Im not choosy.

_______

Amy:

_______

Jon:

_______

Amy:

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Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is Amy. Heres my number.

How was it?

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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:

Id try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked it. It won the Academy Award.

_______

Jon:

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

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Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms from page 1.

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

2. Im not _____________________________. I like all kinds of music.

3. Lets go _____________________________ the new Brad Pitt movie this weekend.

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

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5. I dont like big Hollywood _________________________________. All those movies are the same.
6. Ill__________________________________ tonight and we can chat on the phone.

Comprehension Questions

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

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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.
Excuse me, do you have a sec?

Amy:

Yes?

Jon:

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

Amy:

Sure! What kind of movies are you into?

Jon:

Im not choosy.

Amy:

Well, I really liked the Indiana Jones movie.

Jon:

How was it?

Amy:

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

Jon:

Sounds like a winner. Wasnt there more than one Indiana Jones movie? Which one
should I check out first?

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Jon:

Amy:

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

Jon:

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

Amy:

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

Jon:

Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend?

Amy:

Id 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? Im Jon.

Amy:

Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is Amy. Heres my number.

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Write Your Own Dialogue

Write a dialogue with a partner using idioms from page 1. Practice and
present the dialogue to your class.

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Teachers Handout for Page 2

On page 2, your students are required to put the dialogue in the correct order. Its 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 theyve put them in the correct order.
Note: Two identical copies of the dialogue are provided to minimize photocopying and paper usage.

Jon: Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend?

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

Im Jon.

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

Im Jon.

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

time for two movies and you know your stuff.

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

time for two movies and you know your stuff.

Amy: It was a blockbuster! It has some of everything:

comedy, drama, and a lot of action.

Amy: It was a blockbuster! It has some of everything:

comedy, drama, and a lot of action.

Amy: Yes?

Amy: Yes?

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Jon: Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend?

Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is

Amy. Heres my number.

Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasnt there more than

one Indiana Jones movie? Which one should I check
out first?

Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasnt there more than

one Indiana Jones movie? Which one should I check
out first?

Jon: Im not choosy.

Jon: Im not choosy.

Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is

Amy. Heres my number.

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Amy: Id try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked it.

It won the Academy Award.

Amy: Id try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked 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

scratch. Rent the first one tonight.

Amy: There were four movies, actually. Start from

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

any recommendations?

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

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 you

like drama?

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

like drama?

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Teachers Answer Key

Matching
1. f!

2. j!

3. a!

4. h!

5. b !

6. i!

7. e!

8. c!

9. d!

10. g

Dialogue Building 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? Im Jon.
8.

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

9.

Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasnt there more than one Indiana Jones movie? Which one should I check out first?

2.

Amy: Yes?

5.

Jon: Im not choosy.

16. Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is Amy. Heres my number.
7.

Jon: How was it?

6.

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

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

Jon: Excuse me, do you have a sec?

14. Amy: Id 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.

Fill in the Blanks

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

Comprehension Questions
1.
2.
3.
4.

Jon asked Amy for a movie recommendation.

Amy recommended Indiana Jones.
There were four Indiana Jones movies.
Amy gave Jon her telephone number.

Spelling Note: This lesson shows the American spelling of the word
Practice in the instructions on pages 4 and 5. Most other Englishspeaking countries spell it this way: Practise (when used as a verb,
Practice when used as a noun). Make it a challenge for your students to
find this word in the lesson and see if they know the alternate spelling.

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