Today is the start of a new four class period. We will stop with the daily questions and transition toward using and recognizing popular idioms. Our reading topic is about cafe culture and the conflict between customers that buy once cup of coffee and sit for hours at a time. Can you relate to this? Our listening topic is a nice TED talk by two photographers' about marriage and endurance. Please prepare a sentence with each idiom and review the vocabulary words.
Idioms
- "costs an arm and a leg"- very expensive
- "go belly up"- when a company goes bankrupt/dies
- "real flop"- a failure
- "put up with"- to tolerate a person or idea
Vocabulary
- Obligation
- Linger
- Complexion
- Simultaneously
Click HERE for the Reading Material
Click HERE for the Transcript for the Listening Material