Step 1
Study the PowerPoint to learn this week’s idioms.
Step 2
Listen to the dialogue for better understanding and pronunciation.
Step 3
Read the following dialogue to see the idioms in context:
| Zack: | Hey Zeina, how are you doing at school? Do you like your major? |
| Zeina: | Hey, Zack. I guess, I do. I’m just waiting to start attending some face- to- face classes to get a real feel of the group work and interaction with other classmates. You know, it’s sometimes difficult to do that online. |
| Zack: | I hear you. I think it really depends on your major. Maybe yours requires a lot of hands-on work. That’s why, you can’t really tell now if you like it or not. |
| Zeina: | How about you? I think learning online is what you prefer. Isn’t it? |
| Zack: | To be honest, I really enjoy it! Most of my classes are asynchronous, so I am one happy bunny when I take my time to think and reflect on what I would like to share and post in the discussion forum of my classes. |
| Zeina: | So, what happened with your basketball practice? I remember that you were very serious about it in high school. |
| Zack: | I had a great passion for the game, but after I couldn’t get the athletic scholarship I had applied for, I lost my interest. |
| Zeina: | Really? Why? You could have kept trying if that was what you wanted. |
| Zack: | You know, I decided it’s not safe to put all my eggs in one basket, especially that I had invested a lot of time and effort for that goal, so I didn’t want to get disappointed again. |
| Zeina: | Yeah, I remember how you followed strict diets and always ate rabbit food to remain in good shape. |
| Zack: | Please don’t remind me of those days. I was always starving. |
| Zeina: | How about your professors? Do you like them? |
| Zack: | They’re all great except for one, who is giving me a bit of hard time. He teaches me history of architecture. I don’t understand much of his lectures, and the way he explains things makes me hopping mad. He just uses examples that you can never relate to. I can’t wait for his course to end. |
| Zeina: | That’s unfortunate! but you’re lucky that the rest of your teachers are good ones. If you’d like, I can give you a hand with that subject. I have always been good at taking notes, so I might give you some helpful tips to take notes effectively. |
| Zack: | Thanks, you are such a good egg! You’ve always been helpful. |
| Zeina: | No problem! Let me know when we can meet again. |
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