Step 1
Books are considered as man’s best friend. This week we will learn few idioms related to books. Check out the Powerpoint presentation below:
Step 2
Read the dialogue to understand the correct usage of the idioms.
Tania | The weather is so beautiful and you are sitting in the office. Let’s go out for lunch. |
Sami | It’s audit time and I am trying to balance the books. Sorry, I won’t be able to go out now. |
Tania | Come on! This work will take a long time. |
Sami | I know it will, but it’s required to be in David’s good books. |
Tania | You mean our new manager? He seems to be a very calm and an easy going person. |
Sami | Don’t judge the book by its cover. He has issued two warnings to Maria since he has joined. |
Tania | But don’t you know that Maria was trying to cook the books and he found out? |
Sami | Really! I didn’t know that. Then he should have fired her immediately. |
Tania | Maria knows every trick in the book. She arranged a separate meeting with him and put all the blame on the previous manager. |
Sami | How do you know all this? |
Tania | I have my sources! |
Sami and Tania | Hahaha! |
Step 3
Listen to the dialogue for correct pronunciation and usage of the above idioms.
Step 4
Quiz time! Click to flip in the bottom right corner to see a definition. Click the next arrow to go to the next expression. Click choose a study mode to select a different type of quiz for this vocabulary set.
Remember! Practice makes perfect.
Quiz
Book idioms
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