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MAIN CHARACTERS
The Johnson Family:
Ted : son
Bob : father
Nicole : daughter
Susan : mother
LESSON 1
BOB"S DAY AT WORK :
Bob works as a manager in a furniture store.
Peter, his boss, is not happy about sales. Bob"s
new advertising campaign hasn"t helped. Peter
decides to fire him
BOB"S DAY AT WORK
Bob works as a manager in a furniture store.
Peter, his boss, is not happy about sales. Bob"s
new advertising campaign hasn"t helped. Peter
decides to fire him.
Peter: Bob, I hate to break the news, but our sales were down
again last month.
Bob: Down again, Peter?
Peter: Yeah. These days, everybody"s shopping at our competition,
Honest Abe"s Furniture Store.
Bob: But everything in there costs an arm and a leg!
Peter: That"s true. They do charge top dollar.
Bob: And their salespeople are very strange. They really give
me the creeps!
Peter: Well, they must be doing something right over there.
Meanwhile, we"re about to go belly-up.
Bob: I"m sorry to hear that. I thought my new advertising
campaign would save the day.
Peter: Let"s face it: your advertising campaign was a real flop.
Bob: Well then I"ll go back to the drawing board.
Peter: It"s too late for that. You"re fired!
Bob: What? You"re giving me the ax?
Peter: Yes. I"ve already found a new manager. She"s as sharp
as a tack.
Bob: Can"t we even talk this over? After all, I"ve been
working here for 10 years!
Peter: There"s no point in arguing, Bob. I"ve already made up
my mind.
Bob: Oh well, at least I won"t have to put up with your nonsense
anymore! Good-bye to you and good-bye to this
dead-end job.
Peter: Please leave before I lose my temper!
IDIOMS - LESSON 1
about to - ready to; on the verge of
EXAMPLE 1: It"s a good thing Bob left the furniture store when he did.
Peter was so angry, he was about to throw a dining room chair at him
.
EXAMPLE 2: I"m glad you"re finally home. I was just about to have dinner
without you.
after all - despite everything; when everything has been considered;
the fact is
EXAMPLE 1: You"d better invite Ed to your party. After all, he"s a good friend.
EXAMPLE 2: It doesn"t matter what your boss thinks of you. After all,
you"re going to quit your job anyway
.
at least - anyway; the good thing is that...
EXAMPLE 1: We"ve run out of coffee, but at least we still have tea.
EXAMPLE 2: Tracy can"t afford to buy a car, but at least she has a good
bicycle.
NOTE: The second definition of this phrase is "no less than": There were
at least 300 people waiting in line to buy concert tickets.
(to) break the news - to make something known
EXAMPLE 1: Samantha and Michael are getting married, but they haven"t
yet broken the news to their parents.
EXAMPLE 2: You"d better break the news to your father carefully. After
all, you don"t want him to have a heart attack!
(to) cost an arm and a leg - to be very expensive
EXAMPLE 1: A college education in America costs an arm and a leg.
EXAMPLE 2: All of the furniture at Honest Abe"s costs an arm and a leg!
dead-end job - a job that won"t lead to anything else
EXAMPLE 1: Diane realized that working as a cashier was a dead-end job.
EXAMPLE 2: Jim worked many dead-end jobs before finally deciding to
start his own business.
(let"s) face it - accept a difficult reality
EXAMPLE 1: Let"s face it, if Ted spent more time studying, he wouldn"t
be failing so many of his classes!
EXAMPLE 2: Let"s face it, if you don"t have a college degree, it can be
difficult to find a high-paying job.
(to) give one the creeps - to create a feeling of disgust or horror
EXAMPLE 1: Ted"s friend Matt has seven earrings in each ear and an "I
Love Mom" tattoo on his arm. He really gives Nicole the creeps.
EXAMPLE 2: There was a strange man following me around the grocery
store. He was giving me the creeps!
(to) go back to the drawing board - to start a task over
because the last try failed; to start again from the beginning
EXAMPLE 1: Frank"s new business failed, so he had to go back to the
drawing board.
EXAMPLE 2: The president didn"t agree with our new ideas for the company,
so we had to go back to the drawing board.
(to) go belly-up - to go bankrupt
EXAMPLE 1: Many people lost their jobs when Enron went belly-up.
EXAMPLE 2: My company lost $3 million last year. We might go belly-up.
(to) give someone the ax - to fire someone
EXAMPLE 1: Mary used to talk to her friends on the phone all day at work,
until one day her boss finally gave her the ax.
EXAMPLE 2: Poor Paul! He was given the ax two days before Christmas.
(to) lose one"s temper - to become very angry
EXAMPLE 1: Bob always loses his temper when his kids start talking on
the telephone during dinner.
EXAMPLE 2: When Ted handed in his essay two weeks late, his teacher
really lost her temper.
(to) make up one"s mind - to reach a decision; to decide
EXAMPLE 1: Stephanie couldn"t make up her mind whether to attend
Harvard or Stanford. Finally, she chose Stanford.
EXAMPLE 2: Do you want an omelette or fried eggs? You"ll need to make
up your mind quickly because the waitress is coming.
no point in - no reason to; it"s not worth (doing something)
EXAMPLE 1: There"s no point in worrying about things you can"t change.
EXAMPLE 2: There"s no point in going on a picnic if it"s going to rain.
(to) put up with - to endure without complaint
EXAMPLE 1: For many years, Barbara put up with her husband"s annoying
behavior. Finally, she decided to leave him.
EXAMPLE 2: I don"t know how Len puts up with his mean boss every day.
real flop or flop - a failure
EXAMPLE 1: The Broadway play closed after just 4 days - it was a real flop!
EXAMPLE 2: The company was in trouble after its new product flopped.
(to) save the day - to prevent a disaster or misfortune
EXAMPLE 1: The Christmas tree was on fire, but Ted threw water on it and
saved the day.
EXAMPLE 2: We forgot to buy champagne for our New Year"s party, but
Sonia brought some and really saved the day!
(as) sharp as a tack - very intelligent
EXAMPLE 1: Jay scored 100% on his science test. He"s as sharp as a tack.
EXAMPLE 2: Anna got a scholarship to Yale. She"s as sharp as a tack.
(to) talk over - to discuss
EXAMPLE 1: Dave and I spent hours talking over the details of the plan.
EXAMPLE 2: Before you make any big decisions, give me a call and we"ll
talk things over.
top dollar - the highest end of a price range; a lot of money
EXAMPLE 1: Nicole paid top dollar for a shirt at Banana Republic.
EXAMPLE 2: Wait until those jeans go on sale. Why pay top dollar?
PRACTICE THE IDIOMS
Fill in the blank with the missing word:
1) I can"t believe you bought a couch at Honest Abe"s. Everything
in that store costs an arm and a _____
a) foot b) leg c) hand
2) After Bob found out that his advertising campaign failed, he
wanted to go back to the drawing ______
a) board b) table c) room
3) When somebody isn"t listening to you, there"s no _____ in
trying to argue with them.
a) edge b) tip c) point
4) Jose is really smart. He"s as sharp as a _____
a) tack b) nail c) screw
5) The salespeople at Honest Abe"s always look angry and never
speak to anybody. No wonder they Bob the creeps______
a) take b) give c) allow
6) Bob got fired. He isn"t looking forward to the news to
his family_______
a) breaking b) cracking c) saying
7) Bob thought his new advertisements would bring in lots of
customers and save the ______
a) morning b) night c) day
8) Fortunately, Bob no longer has to put with his stupid
boss at the furniture store_____
a) over b) in c) up
The Answers
LESSON 1: BOB"S DAY AT WORK
1. b 5. b
2. a 6. a
3. c 7. c
4. a 8. c
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