To get it off your chest – to release tension concerning a problem.
My co-worker really bothers me a lot. But until yesterday, I never complained. But he bothered so much yesterday, I just had to get it off my chest.
An arrogant person likes to rub it in when they win a game.
To Rub [...]
Lesson 35
To rub it in
to rub the wrong way
to get a rise out of
to let (it) slide
search me
To get off your chest
to live it up
to liven up
To have a say in
Lesson 34
To trade in – exchange it
To get with it
To fall for
It figures.
To cover for – to make excuses for; do other person’s job
To [...]
The students stole the classroom camera behind the teacher’s back. (behind –your- back = without your knowledge)
To talk back to – My son broke the window. When I got onto him, he started to talk back to me. I was shocked.
To be in – Sonyoshidae is in right now among teenagers.
To draw [...]
She talks about me behind my back.
Oh!! I love your new hairstyle. That look is in these days.
I let my students bring bottled water to my class, but I draw the line at soft drinks or other drinks.
I know we have a big school. So, some students might come to class a [...]
I don’t like her anymore, because she went out with my boyfriend behind my back.
I sent the student out into the hall, because he talked back to me when I got onto him for chewing gum in class.
I love that new jacket of yours. It’s in this season.
My husband likes to go out late [...]
Opening Activity
We’re going to work on vocabulary using pictures.
Look at the pictures.
Picture A: What can you see?
Target Sentence Pattern = He is…
Modification for High Beginner+ = (Yesterday) He was…
What can you see in the picture?
What are she doing?
Very difficult Word
Have you ever seen this before?
What is this?
Can you guess what it is for?
Use visual [...]
Opening Activity
Verb + Object
He/She verb~s
Can you…
Do you (ever)…
Have you ever…
Role-Play – Instructions
Assign Parts
Today, we are going to act out the very first scene given in the textbook – chapter 1.
Does anybody want to be Mulan?
Do any of you want to be Mulan?
We also need a narrator…
Who wants to be that?
How about Mulan’s female friend?
The old [...]
Sick Student
Are you sick? / Are you OK? Are you feeling OK?
OK. Let me call the nurse. Then, go see the nurse.
Runny Nose – Sniffles
Please, step outside (into the hallway) and blow your nose. Do you have any tissue?
Please, wipe your nose (on the tissue).
Please, don’t wipe your nose [...]
Photos – Picture Dictionary –
Ideas
Use what they have on (when they come to class).
Using Student Clothing
Activity – Using students’ clothes
Put them in a circle.
We’re going to get in circles group by group.
Two groups of 5 students will come up front and stand on this line here.
There are some clothes in the circle.
1 [...]
Introduction
Do you know the story of Mulan?
Do you know about Mulan?
Who’s Mulan?
Pre-Reading Activity(ies)
New Words and Phrases
Let’s work on new words and phrases.
Knowledge Check – What do you know already?
Example Sentences
Is this good? Am I happy with this?
What’s wrong with this?
[I use simple sentence patterns – What IS she doING? She IS ridING a [...]
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Lesson 9
to be in charge of - to manage, to have responsibility for
As soon as - just after, when
As soon as it starts to rain, I always grab my umbrella.
to get in touch with - to communicate with, to contact (usually by phone or email)
in no time - very quickly, rapidly
to cut down on / [...]
Please write expressions you do not know well in the comments section
(s) means it can be split - ; means there is more than 1 meaning
Lesson 8
to be about to - to be at the moment of doing something
to take turns - to alternate, to change people while doing something
to brush up on - to [...]
Please write expressions you do not know well in the comments section
(s) means the expression can be split. ; means there is more than 1 meaning
Lesson 7
to point out - to show, to indicate (s)
to be up - usually refers to time — to expire, to be finished
to be over / to be [...]
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Lesson 6
Under the weather - not feeling well, sick
to hang up - put clothes on a hanger (s); end a phone call (s)
to count on / to depend on - to trust someone in time of need
out of order - not in working condition
to [...]
Why Watch Other Classes?
Each class does the same activity — but it comes out a little different. Some of the useful expressions that come up are the same in each class. Some are different. Also, different useful ideas come up in different classes.
If you watch another class (or your own [...]
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In the comments section, please write the idioms which you did not feel 75% confident in using:
Lesson 4
To take part in - to be involved in, to participate in
At all - to any degree
To look up (s) - locate information in a book or other information source
At Least - a minimum of
So far / Up [...]
The first part of an E2 Classroom English Class
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