Everyday Idioms✎

Lesson 1 of 20 : Jon Meets Amy

1 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?

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

4. What movie do you recommend?

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2 Matching ✓
Match these idioms to their correct definitions.

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

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2. to have a sec ____ b. to watch, to look at

3. a blockbuster! ! ____ c. to stay up to date, to know current information
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 one’s stuff! ! ____ g. to call someone on the telephone

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

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

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3 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

_______ Amy:
action.

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Jon:

Amy:

Jon:
Yes?

I’m not choosy.

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Sounds like a winner. Wasn’t there more than one Indiana Jones movie? Which
one should I check out first?
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_______ Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is Amy. Here’s my number.

_______ Jon: How was it?

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

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_______ 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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4 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. I’m not _____________________________. I like all kinds of music.

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?

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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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6 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?

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

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Amy:

Jon:
I’m not choosy.
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Well, I really liked the Indiana Jones movie.

How was it?

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

Sounds like a winner. Wasn’t there more than one Indiana Jones movie? Which one
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should I check out first?
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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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7 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. 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?

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

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Jon: Great. Hey, any other recommendations? I have Jon: Great. Hey, any other recommendations? I have
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 everything: Amy: It was a blockbuster! It has some of everything:
comedy, drama, and a lot of action.

Amy: Yes?

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

Amy. Here’s my number.

Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasn’t there more than

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Amy: Yes?

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

Amy. Here’s my number.

Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasn’t there more than

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

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

Amy: I’d try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked it. Amy: I’d try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked it.
It won the Academy Award. It won the Academy Award.
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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 you Amy: Thanks. I keep up with the new movies. Do you
like drama? 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? I’m 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. Wasn’t there more than one Indiana Jones movie? Which one should I check out first?
2. Amy: Yes?
5. Jon: I’m not choosy.
16. Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is Amy. Here’s 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: 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.

Fill in the Blanks

1. I like Jazz and Blues music. What kind of music are you into?
2. I’m not choosy. 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.

Comprehension Questions

1. Jon asked Amy for a movie recommendation. Spelling Note: This lesson shows the American spelling of the word
2. Amy recommended Indiana Jones. Practice in the instructions on pages 4 and 5. Most other English-
speaking countries spell it this way: Practise (when used as a verb,
3. There were four Indiana Jones movies. Practice when used as a noun). Make it a challenge for your students to
4. Amy gave Jon her telephone number. find this word in the lesson and see if they know the alternate spelling.

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