2003.09.05 – Animal Idioms 2.

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NYELVISKOLA HÍREK

NAPI TÉMA

VOCABULARY

noun  (plural an?i?mals)

1. living organism with independent movement: a living organism that is distinguished from plants by independent movement and responsive sense organs
2. mammal: a land mammal other than a human being
3. brutish person: somebody who is vulgar or brutish
4. instinct-driven inner self: the instinctive inner self as opposed to the one subject to self-restraint
5. person or thing: any particular person or thing ( informal )
adjective 
1. from animals: derived from animals
2. instinctive: belonging to the realm of instincts and urges

PHRASAL VERBS

"I’m too tired to cook tonight. Why don’t we eat out?"

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KÉRDÉSEM VAN.

NYELVTAN

Ebben a kis összefoglalóban az igeidõket olyan sorrendben magyarázzuk el, ahogy azokat tanulni érdemes, tehát nem kategóriákban, mint például: jelen idõk, jövõ idõk, múlt idõk. Minél több igeidõt tudsz annál választékosabban tudod majd magad kifejezni, és annál árnyaltabban tudod majd leírni a cselekvéseket.
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Click on an idiom to study its meaning before taking the quiz.
a little bird told me a secret person told me a scaredy cat a person afraid of something it’s raining cats and dogs it’s raining heavily it’s a dog-eat-dog world only the strongest/smartest survive have a cow get very upset seems a little fishy to me I am suspicious about that

Read the sentences and try to guess the meaning of the idioms.
Click the answer button to see the correct answer.

1. Wow! It’s raining cats and dogs today! I wish I’d brought my umbrella to school!
   a. I forgot my umbrella today.
   b. It’s raining heavily.
   c. Cats and dogs are falling from the sky.
   Answer b

    

2. When I told my mom I would be home around 2 am, she had a cow!
   a. My mom bought a baby cow.
   b. My mom is really strange.
   c. My mom was really upset.
   Answer c

    

3. Jean: How did you know it was my birthday today?
   Susan: Oh, a little birdie told me!
   a. Jean told Susan it was her birthday.
   b. An unnamed person told Susan about Jean’s birthday.
   c. Susan told Jean it was her birthday.
   Answer b

    

4. Frank: Why didn’t your brother ride the roller coaster with us?
   Sam: Oh, he’s such a scaredy cat! He won’t get on any fast ride.
   a. Sam’s brother is afraid to ride the roller coaster.
   b. Sam’s brother is a cat.
   c. Sam’s brother didn’t go to the roller coaster.
   Answer a

    

5. When the telephone salesman told me I could buy some concert tickets for only $10.00 if I gave him my credit card number, it seemed a little fishy to me, so I hung up the phone.
   a. I thought the telephone salesman smelled like a fish and I didn’t like that.
   b. I thought the phone salesman was a dangerous fish and he scared me.
   c. I thought the phone salesman was dishonest and I felt suspicious of him.
   Answer c

    

6. I never learned how to use a computer, so I lost my job to a new employee. It’s a dog-eat-dog world.
   a. Only the strong or the best survive.
   b. Dogs are eating dogs at the office.
   c. Dogs like to eat dogs for lunch.
   Answer a