LESSON 18
COMPREHENSION
HELPER
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
With the help of your teacher, unlock
reading their given sample dialogue
1.) Something + is too good to
MEANING:
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A and B are talking about
networking…
A: Good thing I didn’t
join that networking.
B: I might have known
that you will say that.
A: Really? Why?
B: Their claim is too
good to be true. Imagine,
the investment will be
tripled in just 2 days!
A: That is very
suspicious, indeed!
Read and understand the following extra vocabularies and expressions below to help you
understand the sample dialogues used for each
a. suspicious (adjective) - the meaning of each of the pattern and expression by
making you feel that something
illegal is happening or that
something is wrong
be true.
b. tit for tat (noun) - having the
characteristic of returning bad
for bad
c. lawn (noun) - an area of
grass, especially near to a house
or in a park, which is cut
regularly to keep it short
d. sham (noun) - someone who
obtains money by deceiving
people
e. take someone’s own life
(idiom acting as a verb) – to
commit suicide
2.) We'll (soon) see about that.
MEANING:
A is telling something to B…
A: Hey! Your neighbor
said he is going to park
on your lawn since your
dog always poops on his
lawn. Some sort of tit for
tat.
B: He wants to park his
car on my lawn? Well,
we’ll soon see about
that!
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3.) Someone is + well-versed in + something

MEANING:
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A and B are talking about 4.) What's done is done.

their history professor…
MEANING:  
A: I am amazed by our
history professor. Are
you?
B: Me too. He is so well-
versed in history.
Perhaps there is no
question in history that he
can’t answer.

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A is feeling down… 5.) What about + something?

A: Why on Earth did I let MEANING:
myself be deceived by
those shams? Now, I am
poorer than a rat. I am so
gullible, and I deserve to
die!
B: What’s done is done,
that is true, but taking
your own life is not the
answer.

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A and B are talking…
A: Where shall we eat
today?
B: What about eating
Asian food? There are a
lot of Asian restaurants
around.
6.) What are friends for?
MEANING:  
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A and B are talking…

A: Thank you for always
being there for me in
times of trouble.
B: What are friends for,
7.) Someone + will not take no for an answer.  
right?
MEANING:

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A and B are talking about

Steven…
A: Is Steven still asking
you out? I’ve seen him
talking to you earlier.
B: Positive. I’ve told
Steven I am not
interested, but he keeps
asking me out – he won’t
take no for an answer.

CHECK Task 1
HERE
MATCH’EM
Suggested time to finish: 10 minutes
Directions:
Without looking at your notes, match the patterns and expressions in column A to their definitions in column B.
Write the letter of your answer at the space provided.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. Something + is too good to be true. A. used to suggest something

____
B. said to a friend who has thanked you for doing
something special for them
2. We'll (soon) see about that.

____
C. used to tell that a person knows a lot about
something
3. Someone is + well-versed in + something

____ D. used to say when somebody does not allow

someone to refuse what he/she has offered
4. What's done is done.
E. used when you are angry about something that you
____ feel is unfair and that you intend to stop happening

5. What about + something? F. an expression that describes something which is so

good that it is hard to believe
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G. said when you cannot change something that has

6. What are friends for? already happened
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7. Someone + will not take no for an answer.  

____

Task 2
SPOT WHAT’S NOT!
Suggested time to finish: 5 minutes
Directions:
According to their definition provided in Task 1, identify what makes each statement wrong. Strike through the
word or phrase that makes the statement erroneous, and write the correct word or phrase above it. If the
statement is already correct, then proceed to the next statement.

Example: heavily
It is raining cats and dogs is used to say that it is raining lightly.

1. It’s too good to be true is an expression to say when something is so good that it is hard to

believe.

2. We'll (soon) see about that is used when you are angry about something that you feel is

unfair and that you intend to stop happening

3. Someone is + well-versed in + something is used to tell that a person knows a lot about

something.

4. What's done is done is said when you cannot change something that has already

happened.

5. What about + something is used to suggest something.

6. What are friends for is said to a friend who has thanked you for doing something special for

them.

7. Someone + will not take yes for an answer is used to say when somebody does not allow

someone to refuse what he/she has offered.

Task 3
USE ME!
Suggested time to finish: 25 minutes
Directions:
On a separate sheet of paper, utilize each pattern and expression in a short dialogue between two characters.

1. It’s too good to be true

2. We'll (soon) see about that

3. Someone is + well-versed in + something

4. What's done is done

 
5. What about + something?

6. What are friends for?

7. Someone + will not take no for an answer

ANSWER KEY:
LESSON 18
What’s in it for you?
1. It’s too good to be true.
- an expression to say when something is so good that it is hard to believe.
2. We'll (soon) see about that.
-used when you are angry about something that you feel is unfair and that you intend to stop happening
3. Someone is + well-versed in + something
-used to tell that a person knows a lot about something:
4. What's done is done.  
-said when you cannot change something that has already happened
5. What about + something?
- used to suggest something
6. What are friends for?  
- said to a friend who has thanked you for doing something special for them
7. Someone + will not take no for an answer.  
-used to say when somebody does not allow someone to refuse what he/she has offered

Task 1
MATCH’EM
1. F
2. E
3. C
4. G
5. A
6. B
7. D

Task 2
SPOT WHAT’S NOT
1. no correction
2. no correction
3. no correction
4. no correction
5. no correction
6. no correction
7. yes : no