Step 1
It’s the Halloween season. Below are some idioms related to this event! Read the idioms to see if you recognize any of the expressions, and then complete the remaining activities.
Step 2
Now take a moment to listen to a dialogue. Can you guess what the idioms mean?
Step 3
Now, look at the script of the dialog. Listen to the dialog again. This is one of the best ways to build your listening skills.
| Iliana: | Hey, you’re quite a night owl. What are you still doing up? |
| Alejandro: | I couldn’t sleep, so I thought I’d get up and play with the cat. |
| Iliana: | Why can’t you sleep? |
| Alejandro: | Big Bobby Button was looking daggers at me on the bus today. I got off two stops early, so I could avoid him. |
| Iliana: | Why would he give you a mean look? |
| Alejandro: | I’m not sure, but I think I smell a rat. Clyde was sitting next to him today, and I think he told Bobby that I was the one that put sand in his lunch box today. |
| Iliana: | I hope you learned that past actions can really come back to haunt you. |
| Alejandro: | I know. I’ll never do something like that again, but don’t we all have skeletons in our closet? |
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