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:
| Don: | Hi Sara, how is your day so far? |
| Sara: | Hey Don, I’m kind of shocked with the news I’ve been hearing these days! |
| Don: | Is that right? What news exactly? |
| Sara: | There are so many crimes that have been happening recently. The last one I heard of was about a mom killing her three children. It just froze my blood. I can’t imagine how someone could do that? |
| Don: | Yeah, I hear you. We hear of such crimes a lot lately! |
| Sara: | Unfortunately, it’s true. Anyway, I wanted to ask you if you have resolved your problems with your roommate? |
| Don: | No, I think we will do that when hell freezes over! He’s such a difficult person to get along with. I’m seriously thinking of moving out. |
| Sara: | Oh, sorry to hear that! Maybe, it would be a good idea to put your conversation with him on ice for the time being until both of you think it over and cool down. What do you think? |
| Don: | I guess you are right! How was your presentation last week? |
| Sara: | Oh, it just didn’t go that well. I’m not really sure what happened; as soon as I saw everyone staring at me I froze up and forgot what I was going to say. I had to ask my teacher to reschedule my presentation for next Friday. |
| Don: | Was that okay with her? |
| Sara: | Oh yes, it was. She’s really nice! She allowed other students to do the same and reschedule, so she was kind enough not to leave me out in the cold. |
| Don: | Glad to hear that!Just take it easy and practice a lot more in front of a mirror. |
| Sara: | That’s a great idea! Thanks, Don. |
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