Everyday Idioms✎

Lesson 20 of 20 : Wedding Bells

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

1. What are weddings like in your country?

2. How long should a couple know each other before they get married?

3. Where are some good places to get married?

4. What qualities does a good couple have?

5. How long have you known your best friend?

2 Matching ✓
Match these idioms to their correct definitions.

1. Tell me about it! ____ a. I agree!

2. a month of Sundays ____ b. a very long time

3. to spill the beans ____ c. to want to be somewhere more than anything else
4. to tie the knot ____ d. to have two couples go out together

5. the big day ____ e. to get married

6. to count on ____ f. extremely happy

7. wouldn’t miss it for the world ____ g. a very lovely person

8. a sweetheart ____ h. to depend on
9. to double-date ____ i. to tell someone something

10. on cloud nine ____ j. the day of a wedding

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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.

_______ Andrew: Good idea. Congratulations, Jon.

_______ Jon: Andrew. It’s Jon.

_______ Jon: Yeah, tell me about it! It’s been a month of Sundays.

_______ Andrew: I’d like to. I met a new girl. She’s a sweetheart.

_______ Andrew: So, what’s new?

_______ Andrew: Of course. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.

_______ Jon: Well, I have some big news.

_______ Jon: Great. You can bring a guest.

_______ Andrew: Jon, great to hear from you. It’s been a long time.

_______ Andrew: Really? Spill the beans.

_______ Jon: Thanks, Andrew. I’m on cloud nine.

_______ Jon: Amy and I are tying the knot.

_______ Andrew: That’s great news! When’s the big day?

_______ Andrew: Hello?

_______ Jon: December 1st. Can I count on you to be there?

_______ Jon: That’s great. I can’t wait to meet her. Maybe we can double-date.

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4 Fill in the Blanks ✎

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

1. Come on, Tom, ___________________________. You have to tell me everything about her.

2. He can ______________ his family to help whenever he has a problem.

3. Your daughter is such a _______________________. She always helps me with my kids.

4. Ted and Sarah invited another couple to go on a _______________________________.

5. If you are really happy, then you will tell people you are _________________________.

6. I’m getting married soon. The _________________ is July 9th!

5 Comprehension Questions ✎
Answer and discuss these questions in pairs or as a class.

1. How long has it been since Jon spoke with Andrew?

2. What kind of big news does Jon tell Andrew?

3. When is the date of Jon and Amy’s wedding?

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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.

Andrew: Hello?

Jon: Andrew. It’s Jon.

Andrew: Jon, great to hear from you. It’s been a long time.

Jon: Yeah, tell me about it! It’s been a month of Sundays.

Andrew: So, what’s new?

Jon: Well, I have some big news.

Andrew: Really? Spill the beans.

Jon: Amy and I are tying the knot.

Andrew: That’s great news! When’s the big day?

Jon: December 1st. Can I count on you to be there?

Andrew: Of course. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.

Jon: Great. You can bring a guest.

Andrew: I’d like to. I met a new girl. She’s a sweetheart.

Jon: That’s great. I can’t wait to meet her. Maybe we can double-date.

Andrew: Good idea. Congratulations, Jon.

Jon: Thanks, Andrew. I’m on cloud nine.

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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: Amy and I are tying the knot. Jon: Amy and I are tying the knot.

Andrew: I’d like to. I met a new girl. She’s a Andrew: I’d like to. I met a new girl. She’s a
sweetheart. sweetheart.

Jon: Well, I have some big news. Jon: Well, I have some big news.

Jon: December 1st. Can I count on you to be there? Jon: December 1st. Can I count on you to be there?

Andrew: Jon, great to hear from you. It’s been a long Andrew: Jon, great to hear from you. It’s been a long
time. time.

Andrew: Of course. I wouldn’t miss it for the world. Andrew: Of course. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.

Jon: Thanks, Andrew. I’m on cloud nine. Jon: Thanks, Andrew. I’m on cloud nine.

Jon: Andrew. It’s Jon. Jon: Andrew. It’s Jon.

Andrew: Hello? Andrew: Hello?

Jon: Great. You can bring a guest. Jon: Great. You can bring a guest.

Andrew: Good idea. Congratulations, Jon. Andrew: Good idea. Congratulations, Jon.

Jon: That’s great. I can’t wait to meet her. Maybe we Jon: That’s great. I can’t wait to meet her. Maybe we
can double-date. can double-date.

Andrew: So, what’s new? Andrew: So, what’s new?

Jon: Yeah, tell me about it! It’s been a month of Jon: Yeah, tell me about it! It’s been a month of
Sundays. Sundays.

Andrew: Really? Spill the beans. Andrew: Really? Spill the beans.

Andrew: That’s great news! When’s the big day? Andrew: That’s great news! When’s the big day?

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Teachers’ Answer Key

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

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.)

15. Andrew: Good idea. Congratulations, Jon.

2. Jon: Andrew. It’s Jon.
4. Jon: Yeah, tell me about it! It’s been a month of Sundays.
13. Andrew: I’d like to. I met a new girl. She’s a sweetheart.
5. Andrew: So, what’s new?
11. Andrew: Of course. I wouldn’t miss it for the world.
6. Jon: Well, I have some big news.
12. Jon: Great. You can bring a guest.
3. Andrew: Jon, great to hear from you. It’s been a long time.
7. Andrew: Really? Spill the beans.
16. Jon: Thanks, Andrew. I’m on cloud nine.
8. Jon: Amy and I are tying the knot.
9. Andrew: That’s great news! When’s the big day?
1. Andrew: Hello?
10. Jon: December 1st. Can I count on you to be there?
14. Jon: That’s great. I can’t wait to meet her. Maybe we can double-date.

Fill in the Blanks

1. Come on, Tom, spill the beans . You have to tell me everything about her.
2. He can count on his family to help whenever he has a problem.
3. Your daughter is such a sweetheart . She always helps me with my kids.
4. Ted and Sarah invited another couple to double-date with them.
5. If you are really happy, then you will tell people you are on cloud nine .
6. I’m getting married soon. The big day is July 9th!

Comprehension Questions
1. It’s been a very long time. Spelling Note: This lesson shows the American spelling of the word
2. He and Amy are getting married. Practice in the instructions on pages 4 and 5. Most other English-
speaking countries spell it this way: Practise (when used as a verb, Prac-
3. December 1st.
tice 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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