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Contact us here or at ESLHCMC@gmail.com for the answers and additional information. 1- Which of these expressions mean "at a time in the future"? some day one of these days one of those days these days 2- Which of these sayings would you like to hear? That'll be the day Your days are numbered This is definitely not my day You made my day 3- Which is the odd one out? all day and everyday day in, day out day by day day after day 4- Which one means "from the beginning"? from day to day from one day to the next from day one from that day forth 5- When you are getting married, you certainly ... ? end your days name the day save for a rainy day have seen better days 6- Which of these animals can be eaten? a home bird a fatted calf a cold fish a sitting duck 7- Which does not mean “to have a lot of money”? in the money have money to burn made of money on the money 8- Which guy is rich? Thomas Achilles Midas Alec 9- Who is the most wanted by girls? Uncle Sam Prince Charming plain Jane John Q. Public 10- Wh

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Exercise 1: Match the animals with their definitions Donkey, whale, shark, goose, eel, parrot, tiger, fly A large fish with very sharp teeth and a triangular fin on its back This fish is a mammal and it breathes through a hole on its head This animal is a water bird; it looks like a duck but larger and is famous for being a house keeper This bird can be trained to copy human voice. You can see this animal in a zoo. It normally has black stripes. It belongs to the cat family. It’s a long thin snake-like fish It’s a small insect with two wings. You can find it in dirty places. It’s a horse-like animal with long ears. This insect can jump very high and it has long back legs and only eats plant. Exercise 2: Match these animals with their babies Goat, dog, cat, horse, cow, frog, duck, goose, pig, bear Duckling, gosling, puppy, kitten, foal, cub, calf, kid, tadpole, piglet

A petite story: They met when she was an au pair for an English nouveau riche family and he was a chauffeur for the next door cafe owner. They had to work their way through college although he was the son of a chargé d'affaires and she was the daughter of a bureau de change owner. It was coup de foudre. Both shared an interest in music genres such as ballet and opera. They were au fait with music themes and could go on and on about them without making any faux pas. They had a great passion for cuisine. They loved to have croissants or omelettes for breakfast. For entrees, it had to be always a sauted or a flambéd dish. And their favorite beverage was red wine. They had many romantic rendezvous that were beyond description. She dreamt of becoming a coiffeur and a couture designer and was on her way to make her first debut. He wanted to be a fashion connoisseur and manage the creme de la creme of the fashion houses. However she made friends with a few faux amis and they were jealous of her dream like relatio

ABC of Love - Version One with idioms A is for apple. You’re the apple of my eye. B is for blind. I choose to be blind willingly. C is for conquer. Our love conquers all. D is down. You never let me down E is for eyes. I only have eyes for you. F is forgive and forget. That’s how you are. G is short for gold. I struck gold when I found you. H is when I’m head over heels in love with you. I is short for if. There’s no ifs, ands or buts about it: I love you. J is joy; my heart jumps for joy when I see you everyday K is for kiss. I’m glad we have never had to kiss and make up L is large. You are larger than life. M stands for mean. You mean the world to me. N is never. With you I never say die. O is as in One. You’re the one and only P is for promised land. Together, we have arrived in the Promised Land. Q is quiet; I find peace and quiet when I’m with you R is rhyme or reason. My love for you defies rhyme or reason. S is sweet- you’re just perfect for my sweet tooth. T is for take.

green belt give someone/ get the green light be/ go/ turn/ make someone green with envy have a green thumb green about the gills the green-eyed monster a grey area grey matter men in grey suits be in the pink see pink elephants be tickled pink brownie points turn/ go/ be as red as a beet be in the red catch somebody red-handed roll out/ put down/ lay out the red carpet a red herring a red letter day red tape see red paint the town red yellow streak grow grey-haired Exercise 1: Collocation: Match these colors with their appropriate noun combination. Pink Green Grey Red Yellow Carpet Matter Elephant Streak Thumb Exercise 2: Fill in these sentences with the above expressions: They rolled out the _____________ for two special guests. This is a complicated problem. You need to use your ______________ If you want any gardening tips, you need to ask John. He has a _______________. All the tomatoes he has grrown are big, red and juicy. John saw ________________ again last night. He kept calling his exgirlfriend’s

To kindle your creativity as well as make light work of your English learning, we thought of an activity called “Life project”. If you look "life" up in a dictionary, you will find its transcription; “life” ends with a dipthong: the vowel sound /ai/. We would like you to find all possible words ending with this /ai/ sound. Below are our examples classified according to their parts of speech. Noun: light, sight, tight, knight, night, height, fight, flight, sky, line, eye, dice, ice, rice, lice, mice, spy, spice, pie, kite, side, size, nine, five, knife, wife, wine, why, sci-fi, vice, mind, site, guy, bike Pronoun: mine, I Verb: fly, buy, tie, drive, ride, hike, type, write, rise, shine, hide, lie, die, pry, whine, slide, might, find, like, bite, sigh, sign, dive, invite, provide, decide, surprise, design Adjective: my, right, bright, tight, nice, fine, kind, polite, shy, sly, blind, slight, high Adv: quite Prep: behind, by, beside Exclamation: hi After you finish listing all the /ai/ sound ending words, try

-Exercise One- Please assign the correct rating to the following movies. The movie ratings are G, PG, PG-13 and R. The Lord of the Rings trilogy The Back to the Future trilogy The Matrix trilogy The Toy Story Trilogy Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets -Exercise Two- Please match the following groups of movies with the most appropriate matching genre. Action The Fellowship of the Ring, Dragonheart, Clash of the Titans Adventure Spaceballs, Shaun of the Dead, Disaster Movie Fantasy There's Something about Mary, The 40 Year Old Virgin Sci-Fi Unforgiven, Tombstone Superhero

Phrasal verbs and idioms using the word "look" look like look alike look around look over look through look into look away look the other way look down on look down one's nose at look sharp look small look back never look back look after look out for someone look out for something look out look for look for trouble look forward to look up look up to look something up look someone up look someone up and down look someone in the eye (or eyes) look to the future be only looking be just looking look the part a dirty look a faraway look a blank look a come-hither look look one's age look for a needle in a haystack the devil looks after his own look on the bright side look high and low look like something the cat dragged in look like the cat that swallowed the canary look good on paper if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it is a duck Now write a story that uses at least 12 of these phrases. Here is an example for reference: Mary

-Pre-listening exercise- Match the animals with their group name. Example - A school of .... fish A colony of... cattle A pack of..... gorillas A pod of...... beavers A gaggle of... ants A swarm of.... wolves A family of... bees A herd of..... rats A flock of.... ants A band of..... birds A plague of... geese Paragraph exercise I have a brother. He’s 2 years older than me. When we were kids, we looked like two peas in a pod although we were not twins. He wouldn’t say boo to a goose and never horsed around. However, my brother grew up to be the black sheep of the family. He drank like a fish, ate like a horse and smoked like a chimney. Birds of a feather flock together and he hung out with guys just like him. He became violent and we fought like cat and dog all the time. Since he was not a smart cookie and also all fingers and thumbs; he had to do donkey’s work to earn money. He could never make ends meet, so he always bugged my mom for extras. Tired of the chickenfeed he received for his work, he decided

I’m pretty sure any of us here whether a native speaker or English language learners have learnt the English alphabet. We have a variety of songs to teach ABC to children in general and adults in some cases. In order for learners to memorize the pronunciation of these letters, we, educators associate them with things around us. For example A is for apple, juicy and sweet; B is for books with new things to learn, it’s neat. These lyrics were written and the song was composed by Golden Books for nursery kids. Today we are learning how to make ABC of friendship. If you have a close friend or even a best friend and his/ her birthday is coming up, why not make something original to express your feelings? Anyway, we don’t need a special occasion to show how grateful we are to our friends or how wonderful they are. Why don’t you drop them a line or “26 lines” to let them know? I believe everyone can be creative if they are guided enough. Even if you are not a poet at birth, it’s the thought that counts. Do your best

Achilles Cinderella Tom Alec Dick John Hancock Larry Jack Thomas Murphy Hobson Freud Jane Riley Pandora Jones Adam Dr. Jekyl Parkinson Sheila Midas McCoy Friday Parker Uncle Tom Prince Charming Solve the paragraph of riddles to find the names. Draw a family tree using these names. What is the surname of this family? He’s just an ordinary man. However his brother is a know-it-all guy. His father’s very good at making money at whatever he turns his hand to. His father’s married to a beautiful woman who worked as a maid and whose beauty is only recognized and cherished by only one person. They have one daughter who takes after her mother, growing up to be a good looking young lady. They all live under one roof and their bread and butter is growing and exporting tea. Once in a blue moon, he comes to visit his grandfather. He’s a miner and he lives where his line of work never runs out. His grandfather is a very skeptical person. This man has three sons. One is light hearted and always smile. Another one is

This podcast part one of a short series and will teach you some common words, expressions and American slang used to describe the movie going experience. This lesson will have 3 parts. Part one will be vocabulary; Part 2 will be a sample conversation; and Part 3 will test your understanding with several questions. Parts 4 and 5 are for ESL Disciples only. If you'd like to find out what an ESL Disciple is or get a full transcript of this episode, email me and Theresa at ESLHCMC@gmail.com. Part I - Vocabulary Movie Movie theater Cinema big screen go to the movies see a movie catch a flick Showtime release/release date opening night opening weekend midnight showing/release blockbuster Trailers/previews teasers opening/closing credits admission ticket booth box office ticket ticket stub concessions concession stand usher movie/projection screen movie projector projection booth matinee second run theater double feature intermission Part II - The Conversation (download podcast for

This podcast will introduce you to common American idioms that use the word "white". In the first half of the podcast we will review the expressions. The second half is a dictation exercise that will test your understanding of these idioms. If you would like a full transcript of this podcast or additional exercises, please write to us at ESLHCMC@gmail.com PART I- Idioms a white elephant = something that is either large or expensive and has no useful purpose. a white lie = lie that you tell in order not to upset someone white collar = mental work, such as office work be as white as a sheet/ ghost = be very pale because of fear, shock, illness be as white as snow = be very white whiter than white = completely good and honest or pure pretend/say that black is white = to say the opposite of what is really true. the men in white coats = doctors for the mentally ill a white knight = a hero or savior, or someone who gives money to a company in order to prevent it from being bought by another company white trash

-Exercise One- Match the expressions with the correct definition. A heavy sleeper a light sleeper insomnia go out like a light not sleep a wink/not get a wink/not get a wink of sleep a- medical condition where one cannot sleep properly or sleep enough b- fall asleep or lose consciousness suddenly c- one who can sleep through noise or distractions d- not sleep at all e- one who cannot sleep though noise or distractions; easily awakens List as many expressions as you can that mean "to start sleeping" -Exercise Two- sleep something off oversleep sleep like a baby sleep through sleep easy sleepwalk sleep on it snug like a bug in a rug sleepover sleep rough early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

She’s my neighbor. She goes ___ ___ ___ ___ Silly or at least people ___ ___ ___ to her face like that. She has a one-track mind, namely, to ___ ___ name for herself. In ___ ___ ___ fame, she has many times embarrassed herself. She ___ ___ ___ in all competitions organized by big corporations, game shows, promotion campaigns... ___ ___ ___, in hopes of winning a big prize. She once joined a beauty pageant and won a consolation prize for the most energetic person, ___ ___ ___. Later, she made up her mind to become a writer ___ ___ ___ of A.Q. Nobody knew for sure what it was short for or whom she ___ ___ ___. She wrote about the big names she hung out with, or so she said. She gave me and others that impression when she dropped names, however we have never seen anyone near her house. Speaking of the house, she lives in a beautiful two-story house which is not ___ ___ ___ but she’s the only heir to it. Anyway, she didn’t stay long in the writing business since, on the spur of the moment, she ___ her boss ___ an

Coming to you from the heart of Vietnam, This is Mr. Richard's ESL in Ho Chi Minh City. Welcome one and welcome all, I am your host, Mr Richard. Thanks for tuning in, this is the 31st epidsode of ESL in Ho Chi Minh City: Western Names. We will review vocabulary and go over some of the finer points of names. If you'd like a transcript of this episode, you can find it at ESLHCMC.podomatic.com. If you are looking for more information, exercises and intermediate or advanced lessons; please contact either myself or Theresa Truong at ESLHCMC@gmail.com We have many extra lessons for privileged members, and ask about our online lessons through Skype or in person lessons if you are in HCMCity. Okay, now onto our vocabulary lesson. So what exactly is a name? Let's find out, your vocabulary lesson starts now- Name = a word or set of words in which a person, place or thing is referred to full name = a person's complete name, such as Barack Hussein Obama Jr legal name = a person or company's complete name, such as The