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30. Don’t Put Off for Tomorrow What You Can Do Today

This proverb means: ________________________________________________________________

Names: Kathy

Words:

to overheat

to make it somewhere

to act up

to delay

to postpone

Explain what is meant:

  1. I just barely made it here.

  2. Your car has been acting up for some time now.

  3. But I just didn’t get to it.

Answer the following questions:

  1. Why is Kathy late for work?

  2. Did Kathy have her car repaired last week?

  3. What do you think Kathy will do?

Retell the dialog using the words above and perform it in the classroom.

31. Don’t Put the Cart Before the Horse

This proverb means: ________________________________________________________________

Names: Stanley

Words:

tower speaker

to be cramped for space

to go out

belongings

Answer the following questions:

  1. What does the man want to buy?

  2. What does Stanley advise the man to do?

Decide if the following statements are true or false. Prove your point:

  1. If the man buys home appliances today, he will pay less.

  2. Stanley thinks that his friend’s idea is good.

  3. The man’s problem is that he has not found an apartment yet.

Retell the dialog using the words above and perform it in the classroom.

32. A Miss Is As Good As a Mile

This proverb means: ________________________________________________________________

Words:

by a narrow margin

by a wide margin

glum=gloomy

to lose out

to brighten up

chum

lottery

Answer the following questions:

  1. What happened at the lottery?

  2. How much did the man win?

  3. How does the man feel about being so close to winning a lot of money?

  4. Do you think the man will try again?

Learn the dialogue by heart and perform it in class with your partner.

33. The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions

This proverb means: ________________________________________________________________

Names: Erik, Andrea

Words:

to nag smb

To come up

to put smth. off

annoyed

faith

Explain what is meant:

  1. I have every intention of getting to it this weekend.

  2. Something always comes up.

  3. Have faith!

Decide if the following statements are true or false. Prove your point:

  1. Erik promised Andrea to fix the roof a week ago.

  2. Erik doesn’t like that Andrea keeps reminding him of his promise to fix the roof.

  3. Erik is planning to start working on the roof this Sunday.

  4. Andrea promises Erik not to mention the roof until this weekend.

Learn the dialogue by heart and perform it in class with your partner.

34. Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire

This proverb means: ________________________________________________________________

Words:

evidence

routine patrol

premises

ajar

security area

to be tightly secured

to jump to the conclusion

Answer the following questions:

  1. What was the night watchman doing?

  2. What did he notice?

  3. Where was the building located?

  4. What conclusion did he come to?

  5. What instructions had he been given?

Retell the story using the words above and perform it in the classroom.

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