Unit22712________________________________________________________________34________________________________________________________________CoolloquialismsReadthesecolloquialismsandlookatthematchingpictures.Choosethecorrectmeaningforeachonefromtheboxbelow.Guesswhatthefollowingitalicizedexpressionsmeanandthenlookthemupinadictionary.AcolloquialismisaninformalexpressionusedinspokenEnglish.Colloquialismsareoftenusedinconversations.Don’tbeawetblanket.Havesomefun!Don’tworry.It’sapieceofcake!Goon,tellme.I’mallears.Areyouserious?Don’tpullmyleg.listeningcarefullyjokewithsomeonesomethingeasytodoboring/afraidtohavefun1MrsBlack’sgardenisthebestinourtown.Shereallyhasgreenfingers.2Hemakeseverydecisioninourcompany.Heisthetopdog.3Whydidyougiveherthecoldshoulder?Youaregoodfriends,aren’tyou?4IwishIhadbroughtmyumbrella.It’srainingcatsanddogs.5Footballisjustnotmycupoftea—Ilikeplayingvolleyball.Unit231Readthefollowingconversationbetweentwofriendsoutsidethelibrary.Fillintheblanksusingthewordsandphrasesfromtheboxbelow.Morethanoneanswerispossibleforeachblank.whenforwhichwhyonwhichwhereinwhichRose:Sorry,Ican’tgotothecinemawithyouafterschooltomorrow.Steve:That’stoobad!Rose:Iaskedmymum.Idon’tknowthereason(1)______________shesaidIcan’tgo.Steve:That’sOK.Mymumalsosaidno.Shetoldmethatschoolhoursarethetime(2)______________Icanseemyfriends.Afterschool,itisimportanttospendtimewiththefamily.Rose:Mymumoftensaysthingslikethattoo.Shealwayswantsmetostayhomewithherandmydad,ortogotovisitmygrandparentswithher.Butthevillage(3)______________theyliveisveryboring!Whenwevisitthem,thereisnothingformetodo.Steve:Iusedtothinkthatmygrandparentswereveryboringtoo,butIdon’tnow.Inthepast,IjustwatchedTVthedays(4)______________Ivisitedthem.ThenIlearntthatmygrandpawasagoodartistwhenhewasyoung.Thesedaysmygrandpaoftengivesmepaintinglessons.Thatisthereason(5)______________Iliketovisitthemnow.Rose:Wow,that’sreallyinteresting!Steve:Yes.Theysaythathomeistheplace(6)______________ourheartsshouldbe,andIguessthat’s...
