Everyday Idioms 1

Episode 2:

Amy Has a Crush

Warm-Up
A. Discussion

Answer and discuss these

questions in pairs or as a class.

1. Who is your best friend?

2. What things do you talk about with your friends?

3. Where is a good place to meet new people?

4. What qualities do you look for in friends?

5. What famous person do you have a crush on?

B. Vocabulary Preview

Match the idioms on the left to the correct definitions on the right.

1. have a crush a) to hope something will be true, to wish for good luck

2. where on earth b) a phrase used to attract someone (romantically)

3. easy on the eyes c) to start

4. hot d) very good-looking, sexy

5. nervous wreck e) to be compatible

6. pickup line f) a very anxious person

7. kick off g) to like someone (romantically)

8. well-built h) muscular

9. be made for each other i) attractive, good-looking

10. keep one’s fingers crossed j) where (stated with surprise)

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Listening
Fill in the gaps as you listen. Then read the dialogue with your partner a
few times. Take turns being each character. Practice your intonation and
pronunciation. Underline or highlight any new words or phrases that you
don’t understand. Amy Sara

Sara, what? I have a crush on a boy I met last night.

No way! Where did you meet him?

We met at the video store.

The video store? Well, what’s he ?

He has brown hair and blue eyes. His name is Jon.

He sounds on the eyes! And? What else?

Well, he’s tall and well-built.

He sounds hot! Is he nice?

Yeah, he’s really .

Usually, I’m a nervous , but he was easy to talk to.

Did he use a line?

No, he didn’t. He our conversation by asking me for a movie recommendation.

He sure asked the right person. You’re the movie fan I know!

I was glad I had some ideas for him. I think he likes movies .

Sounds like you were made for each other. Did he ask for your number?

He did. I hope he calls me soon!

I’ll keep my fingers for you!

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Comprehension
Answer and discuss these questions in pairs or as a class.

1. Where did Amy meet Jon?

2. Describe Jon.

3. Was Amy nervous to speak with Jon?

4. What is Sara keeping her fingers crossed for?

Vocabulary Review
Complete the sentences with the correct idioms from page 1.

1. The concert is going to at 8:00 pm.

2. Dave has to give a speech in front of 400 people. He’s a .

3. Keiko has a on Mark. She thinks he’s hot.

4. Keiko used a when she met Mark today.

5. Hiroki goes to the gym almost every day. He’s very .

6. Keiko and Mark have a lot of things in common. They .

7. Suzy just took a difficult test. She’s hoping she’ll pass. She’s going to .

Writing
In your notebook or on the back of this paper, write
a dialogue with a partner using idioms from page 1.
Practice and present the dialogue to your class.

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Answer Key
LESSON DESCRIPTION: LEVEL: Int

In this episode, Amy tells her best friend, Sara, about TIME: 1–2 hours
her new crush. Sara asks Amy to describe Jon. Students
TAGS:  idioms, love, dating, crush, friendship, describing people
learn and review idioms and practice all four skills.

Warm-Up Dialogue Building

A. DISCUSSION This optional task is included on page 6. Students should

cut up the strips and rearrange them into the correct order.
Discuss in groups or as a class. Answers will vary.
1. a 5. b 9. o 13. h
B. VOCABULARY PREVIEW 2. d 6. l 10. f 14. k
3. n 7. e 11. j 15. p
1. g 3. i 5. f 7. c 9. e
4. i 8. c 12. g 16. m
2. j 4. d 6. b 8. h 10. a

Listening SPELLING NOTE:

This lesson shows the American spelling of the word Practice.

Have students fill in the blanks as they listen to the dialogue. Most other English-speaking countries spell it this way: Practise
After correction, have them practice reading it aloud in pairs. (when used as a verb; Practice when used as a noun). Make it a
The full transcript is on page 5 (optional handout). challenge for your students to find this word in the lesson and
see if they know the alternate spelling.
Comprehension

1. Amy met Jon at the video store.

2. Jon has brown hair and blue eyes. He’s tall and well-built.
3. No, she wasn’t. He was easy to talk to.
4. Sara hopes Jon will call Amy.

Vocabulary Review

1. kick off 5. well-built

2. nervous wreck 6. were/are made
3. crush for each other
4. pickup line 7. keep her fingers crossed

Writing

Answers will vary.

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Dialogue Transcript
Read the dialogue with your partner a few times. Take turns being
each character. Practice your intonation and pronunciation. Underline
or highlight any new words or phrases that you don’t understand. Amy Sara

Sara, guess what? I have a crush on a boy I met last night.

No way! Where on earth did you meet him?

We met at the video store.

The video store? Well, what’s he like?

He has brown hair and blue eyes. His name is Jon.

He sounds easy on the eyes! And? What else?

Well, he’s tall and well-built.

He sounds hot! Is he nice?

Yeah, he’s really sweet. Usually, I’m a nervous wreck, but he was easy to talk to.

Did he use a pickup line?

No, he didn’t. He kicked off our conversation by asking me for a movie recommendation.

He sure asked the right person. You’re the biggest movie fan I know!

I was glad I had some ideas for him. I think he likes movies too.

Sounds like you were made for each other. Did he ask for your number?

He did. I hope he calls me soon!

I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you!

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Dialogue Building
The dialogue below is not in the right order. Cut up the
strips and then work alone or with a partner to rearrange
them into the correct order. Then read the dialogue out loud.

Sara, guess what? I have a No, he didn’t. He kicked off our

a
crush on a boy I met last night. j conversation by asking me for a
movie recommendation.
He has brown hair and blue eyes.
b
His name is Jon. Sounds like you were made for each
k
other. Did he ask for your number?

c He sounds hot! Is he nice?

He sounds easy on the eyes!
l
And? What else?
No way!
d
Where on earth did you meet him?
m I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you!

e Well, he’s tall and well-built.

n We met at the video store.

f Did he use a pickup line? Yeah, he’s really sweet.

o Usually, I’m a nervous wreck,
He sure asked the right person. but he was easy to talk to.
g
You’re the biggest movie fan I know!
p He did. I hope he calls me soon!
I was glad I had some ideas for him.
h
I think he likes movies too.

i The video store? Well, what’s he like?

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