Everyday Idioms✎

Lesson 1 of 20 : Jon Meets Amy

1. Warm Up ☀
Answer and discuss these questions in pairs or as a class.

1. Have you ever rented a movie from a video store?

2. Do you ask other people for their movie recommendations?
3. What kind of movies do you like? Why?
4. What movie do you recommend?

2. Dialogue Building ✎
The dialogue below is not in the right order. Your teacher will
provide you with cut up dialogue strips. Work alone or with
a partner to put the dialogue in the right order.

___ Amy: Sure! What kind of movies are you into?

___ Jon: Sounds great. Hey... can I give you a ring later?
Iʼm Jon.
___ Amy: It was a blockbuster! It has some of everything:
comedy, drama, and a lot of action.
___ Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasnʼt there more than one
Indiana Jones movie? Which one should I check out first?
3. Find the idioms ✓
There are several idioms in this dialogue. Circle any
phrase you think is an idiom from Task 2. With your class,
go over your circled answers and then write the idioms
into the table below.

___ Jon: How was it?

___ Amy: Yes? New Idiom List ✎

___ Jon: Iʼm not choosy.

___ Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is

Amy. Hereʼs my number.

___ Amy: Well, I really liked the Indiana Jones movie.

___ Jon: I want to rent a movie for tonight. Do you have any
recommendations?

___ Amy: Thanks. I keep up with the new movies. Do you

like drama?

___ Amy: There were four movies, actually. Start from

scratch. Rent the first one tonight.

___ Jon: Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend?

1 Jon: Excuse me, do you have a sec?

___ Amy: Iʼd try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked it.
It won the Academy Award.

___ Jon: Great. Hey, any other recommendations? I have

time for two movies and you know your stuff.

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4. Match these idioms to their correct definitions. ☑

1. to be choosy ____ a.
a popular movie that made a lot of money.
2. to have a sec ____ b.
to watch; to look at
3. a blockbuster ____ c.
to stay up to date; to know current information
4. a winner ____ d.
to like something; to be interested in
5. to check out ____ e.
to know a lot about something 7. Comprehension questions. ☑
6. to start from scratch ____ f.
to be picky; to not like many things 1. What did Jon ask Amy for?
7. to know your stuff ____ g.
to call someone on the telephone 2. What was the first movie Amy
8. to keep up with ____ h.
a good choice
9. to be into (something) ____ i.
to start at the very beginning recommended?
10. to give a ring ____ j.
to have some free time 3. How many Indiana Jones movies
were there?
4. What did Amy give Jon at the end of
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms from above. ✎ the conversation? !

1. I like Jazz and Blues music. What kind of music _______________________________?

2. Iʼm not _____________________________. I like all kinds of music.
3. Letʼs go _____________________________ the new Brad Pitt movie this weekend.
4. I heard the new Brad Pitt movie is a _________________________________.
5. I donʼt like big Hollywood _________________________________. All those movies are the same.
6. Iʼll__________________________________ tonight and we can chat on the phone.

6. Dialogue Practice

Practice the dialogue with your partner a few times. Take turns being each
character. Then try having the conversation without looking at the sheet.

Jon: Excuse me, do you have a sec?

Amy: Yes?
Jon: I want to rent a movie for tonight. Do you have any recommendations?
Amy: Sure! What kind of movies are you into?
Jon: Iʼm not choosy.
Amy: Well, I really liked the Indiana Jones movie.
Jon: How was it? 8. Write your own sentence
Amy: It was a blockbuster! It has some of everything: comedy, drama, and a lot of examples for each idiom from
action. today's lesson in your
Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasnʼt there more than one Indiana Jones movie? notebook. ✎
Which one should I check out first?
Amy: There were four movies, actually. Start from scratch. Rent the first one
9. Write your own dialogue. ✎
tonight.
Work alone or with a partner.
Jon: Great. Hey, any other recommendations? I have time for two movies and you Write your own conversation
know your stuff. using at least four idioms from
Amy: Thanks. I keep up with the new movies. Do you like drama? today's lesson. Practice and
Jon: Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend? memorize the dialogue, then
Amy: Iʼd try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked it. It won the Academy Award. present it in front of your class.
Jon: Sounds great. Hey, can I give you a ring later? Iʼm Jon.
Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is Amy. Hereʼs my number.
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Teacherʼs Handout for Task 2.
In Task 2, your students are required to put the dialogue in the correct order. Itʼs more fun for students to put the dialogue in
order by physically rearranging dialogue strips. Below are two shuffled copies of the dialogue. Give each student or pair one
shuffled dialogue. Have them cut it into strips and rearrange them until theyʼve put them in the correct order.
Note: Two identical copies of the dialogue are provided to minimize photocopying and paper usage.

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✁ ✁
Jon: Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend? Jon: Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend?

Jon: Sounds great. Hey... can I give you a ring Jon: Sounds great. Hey... can I give you a ring
later? Iʼm Jon. later? Iʼm Jon.

Jon: Great. Hey, any other recommendations? I have Jon: Great. Hey, any other recommendations? I have
time for two movies and you know your stuff. time for two movies and you know your stuff.

Amy: It was a blockbuster! It has some of every- Amy: It was a blockbuster! It has some of every-
thing: comedy, drama, and a lot of action. thing: comedy, drama, and a lot of action.

Amy: Yes? Amy: Yes?

Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is
Amy. Hereʼs my number. Amy. Hereʼs my number.

Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasnʼt there more than Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasnʼt there more than
one Indiana Jones movie? Which one should I check one Indiana Jones movie? Which one should I check
out first? out first?

Jon: Iʼm not choosy. Jon: Iʼm not choosy.

Amy: Iʼd try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked Amy: Iʼd try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked
it. It won the Academy Award. it. It won the Academy Award.

Amy: Sure! What kind of movies are you into? Amy: Sure! What kind of movies are you into?

Jon: Excuse me, do you have a sec? Jon: Excuse me, do you have a sec?

Amy: There were four movies, actually. Start from Amy: There were four movies, actually. Start from
scratch. Rent the first one tonight. scratch. Rent the first one tonight.

Jon: How was it? Jon: How was it?

Jon: I want to rent a movie for tonight. Do you have Jon: I want to rent a movie for tonight. Do you have
any recommendations? any recommendations?

Amy: Well, I really liked the Indiana Jones movie. Amy: Well, I really liked the Indiana Jones movie.

Amy: Thanks. I keep up with the new movies. Do Amy: Thanks. I keep up with the new movies. Do
you like drama? you like drama?

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Teachersʼ Answer Key

2. Dialogue Building Note. Do not hand out Page 2 until this task is completed.
(Also, see page 3 for the dialogue strips to hand out to students before starting.)

4. Amy: Sure! What kind of movies are you into?

15. Jon: Sounds great. Hey... can I give you a ring later? Iʼm Jon.
8. Amy: It was a blockbuster! It has some of everything: comedy, drama, and a lot of action.
9. Jon: Sounds like a winner. Wasnʼt there more than one Indiana Jones movie? Which one should I check out first?
7. Jon: How was it?
2. Amy: Yes?
5. Jon: Iʼm not choosy.
16. Amy: Sure. I love talking about movies. My name is Amy. Hereʼs my number.
6. Amy: Well, I really liked the Indiana Jones movie.
3. Jon: I want to rent a movie for tonight. Do you have any recommendations?
12. Amy: Thanks. I keep up with the new movies. Do you like drama?
10. Amy: Yeah. There were four movies, actually. Start from scratch. Rent the first one tonight.
13. Jon: Sometimes. Why? What do you recommend?
1. Jon: Excuse me, do you have a sec?
14. Amy: Iʼd try Million Dollar Baby. A lot of people liked it. It won the Academy Award.
11. Jon: Great. Hey, any other recommendations? I have time for two movies and you know your stuff.

4. Matching

1. f 2. j 3. a 4. h 5. b 6. i 7. e 8. c 9. d 10. g

5. Fill in the blanks.

1. I like Jazz and Blues music. What kind of music are you into?
2. Iʼm not choosey. I like all kinds of music.
3. Letʼs go check out the new Brad Pitt movie this weekend.
4. I heard the new Brad Pitt movie is a winner.
5. I donʼt like big Hollywood blockbusters. All those movies are the same.
6. Iʼll give you a ring tonight and we can chat on the phone.

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