Everyday Idioms✎

Lesson 4 of 20 : The First Date

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

1. What are good things to talk about on a first date?

2. Who do you spend time with?
3. What are some of your favorite things?
4. What activities do you like to do?
5. Who do you have a lot in common with?

2. 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.

___ Amy: I like reading books, riding my bike, and dancing.

___ Jon: What other kinds of food do you like?

3. Find the idioms ✓
___ Jon: I like going to the park or the local cafes.

___ Jon: Iʼm glad you were free tonight. There are several idioms in this dialogue. Circle any
phrase you think is an idiom from Task 2. With your class,
___ Amy: What kind of music are you into? go over your circled answers and then write the idioms
into the table below.
___ Amy: I love concerts too, but nowadays theyʼre usually
a fortune. My friend, Sara and I are going to see U2 next
month.
New Idiom List ✎
___ Jon: I have two left feet! But, I like riding my bike and
reading is fun. We should go for a bike ride sometime.

___ Jon: Get out! Iʼm so jealous!

___ Amy: I really like Chinese. I have a knack for cooking

Chinese food.

___ Amy: Me too. I also like the new mall because it has
some great stores and the movie theatre.

___ Amy: Yeah... Me too. Why donʼt we get to know each

other a little better?

___ Amy: Sounds great. So where do you like to hang out?

___ Jon: I like a lot of different kinds of music, but Rock is

still my favorite. I hit as many concerts as I can.

___ Jon: Really? I like to eat, but I donʼt know the first thing
about cooking.

___ Jon: Okay. I know you like movies. What else do you
like?

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4. Match these idioms to their correct definitions. ☑

1. to be free ____ a. to be available; to have no plans

2. to get to know each other ____ b. to cost a lot of money; to be expensive
3. to have two left feet ____ c. to go to or attend
4. to hang out ____ d. at the present time
5. to have a knack for something ____ e. to not be able to dance 7. Comprehension questions. ☑
6. to not know the first thing ____ f. to have a talent or skill 1. Where does Jon like to hang out?
7. to hit ____ g. to have no knowledge 2. What other types of food does
8. nowadays ____ h. I donʼt believe it! Youʼre joking!
Amy like?
9. a fortune ____ i. to learn things about each other
10. Get out! ____ j. to spend time with someone 3. Does Jon go to a lot of concerts?
4. Where are Amy and Sara going next
month?
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms from above. ✎

1. I _______________________________ about hockey. Iʼve never even seen it played.

2. After the movie we should _______________ the new night club that just opened.
3. _____________________ seeing a movie is ______________________. It was much cheaper when I was a child.
4. ________________________! Are you really moving to Paris?
5. I hate dancing. I _________________________________. But I love listening to music.
6. _________________________ tomorrow night? I want to ________________________ with you.

6. Dialogue Practice

Practice the dialogue with your partner a few times. Take turns being each
character. Then try having the conversation without looking at the sheet.

Jon: Iʼm glad you were free tonight.

Amy: Yeah... Me too. Why donʼt we get to know each other a little better?
Jon: Okay. I know you love movies. What else do you like?
Amy: I like reading books, riding my bike, and dancing.
Jon: I have two left feet! But, I like riding my bike and reading is fun. We should
go for a bike ride sometime.
Amy: Sounds great. So where do you like to hang out?
8. Write your own sentence
Jon: I like going to the park or the local cafes.
examples for each idiom from
Amy: Me too. I also like the new mall because it has some great stores and the
today's lesson in your
movie theatre. notebook. ✎
Jon: What other kinds of food do you like?
Amy: I really like Chinese. I have a knack for cooking Chinese food.
Jon: Really? I like to eat, but I donʼt know the first thing about cooking. 9. Write your own dialogue. ✎
Amy: What kind of music are you into? Work alone or with a partner.
Write your own conversation
Jon: I like a lot of different kinds of music, but Rock is still my favorite. I hit as
using at least four idioms from
many concerts as I can. today's lesson. Practice and
Amy: I love concerts too, but nowadays theyʼre usually a fortune. My friend, memorize the dialogue, then
Sara and I are going to see U2 next month. present it in front of your class.
Jon: Get out! Iʼm so jealous!
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In Task 2, your students are required to put the dialogue in the correct order. Sometimes itʼs 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 a shuffled dialogue. Have them cut each into strips and rearrange them until they have put them in the correct order.
Note: Two copies of the dialogue are provided to minimize photocopying and paper usage.

✁
✁ ✁
Amy: I like reading books, riding my bike, and Amy: I like reading books, riding my bike, and
dancing. dancing.

Jon: What other kinds of food do you like? Jon: What other kinds of food do you like?

Amy: Me too. I also like the new mall because it has Amy: Me too. I also like the new mall because it has
some great stores and the movie theatre. some great stores and the movie theatre.

Jon: Okay. I know you like movies. What else do you Jon: Okay. I know you like movies. What else do you
like? like?

Jon: I like going to the park or the local cafes. Jon: I like going to the park or the local cafes.

Jon: Really? I like to eat, but I donʼt know the first Jon: Really? I like to eat, but I donʼt know the first
thing about cooking. thing about cooking.

Jon: Get out! Iʼm so jealous! Jon: Get out! Iʼm so jealous!

Amy: I love concerts too, but nowadays theyʼre Amy: I love concerts too, but nowadays theyʼre
usually a fortune. My friend, Sara and I are going to usually a fortune. My friend, Sara and I are going to
see U2 next month. see U2 next month.

Jon: I have two left feet! But, I like riding my bike Jon: I have two left feet! But, I like riding my bike
and reading is fun. We should go for a bike ride and reading is fun. We should go for a bike ride
sometime. sometime.

Amy: I really like Chinese. I have a knack for Amy: I really like Chinese. I have a knack for
cooking Chinese food. cooking Chinese food.

Jon: Iʼm glad you were free tonight. Jon: Iʼm glad you were free tonight.

Amy: Sounds great. So where do you like to hang Amy: Sounds great. So where do you like to hang
out? out?

Jon: I like a lot of different kinds of music, but Rock is Jon: I like a lot of different kinds of music, but Rock is
still my favorite. I hit as many concerts as I can. still my favorite. I hit as many concerts as I can.

Amy: Yeah... Me too. Why donʼt we get to know Amy: Yeah... Me too. Why donʼt we get to know
each other a little better? each other a little better?

Amy: What kind of music are you into? Amy: What kind of music are you into?

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Teachersʼ Answer Key

2. Dialogue Building

4. Amy: I like reading books, riding my bike, and dancing.

9. Jon: What other kinds of food do you like?
7. Jon: I like going to the park or the local cafes.
1. Jon: Iʼm glad you were free tonight.
12. Amy: What kind of music are you into?
14. Amy: I love concerts too, but nowadays theyʼre usually a fortune. My friend, Sara and I are going to see U2 next month.
5. Jon: I have two left feet! But, I like riding my bike and reading is fun. We should go for a bike ride sometime.
15. Jon: Get out! Iʼm so jealous!
10. Amy: I really like Chinese. I have a knack for cooking Chinese food.
8. Amy: Me too. I also like the new mall because it has some great stores and the movie theatre.
2. Amy: Yeah... Me too. Why donʼt we get to know each other a little better?
6. Amy: Sounds great. So where do you like to hang out?
13. Jon: I like a lot of different kinds of music, but Rock is still my favorite. I hit as many concerts as I can.
11. Jon: Really? I like to eat, but I donʼt know the first thing about cooking.
3. Jon: Okay. I know you like movies. What else do you like?

4. Matching

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

5. Fill in the blanks.

1. I don’t know the first thing about hockey. Iʼve never even seen it played.
2. After the movie we should hit the new night club that just opened.
3. Nowadays seeing a movie is a fortune . It was much cheaper when I was a child.
4. Get out! Are you really moving to Paris?
5. I hate dancing. I have two left feet . But I love listening to music.
6. Are you free tomorrow night? I want to hang out with you.

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