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B1U2
Developing ideas
Misadventure in English
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Activity 2
Read the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.
1 had a frog in her throat
2 the first floor
3 wicked
4 not bad
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What are the meanings?
1 had a frog in her throat
unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked
2 the first floor
(British English) the floor of a building above the one at ground level;
(American English) the floor of a building at ground level
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What are the meanings?
3 wicked
morally wrong and intending to hurt people; (informal) very good, fantastic
4 Not bad
pretty good, better than you expected
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Activity 1
What’s up?
ring a bell
small potatoes
toilet water
at sixes and sevens
green fingers
pull up one’s socks
What’s up?
“What's up?”, I said to him.
“Nothing much,” he answered.
What’s going on?
ring a bell
James Carson - the name rings a bell, I’ve heard it before.
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