2015-10-08 Core: 1 color idioms

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: read the article on p. 15 and do part 2, 4, 5 on p. 14
part 2 - c - Red sports clothes lead to more success.
part 4
1 Russell Hill and Robert Barton are anthropologists.
2 Joanna Setchell studies African monkeys.
3 Jonathan Blount is a biologist.
part 5
1 d
2 a
3 b
4 c
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part 6 - what does this conclusion mean?
b - The color red is only an important factor when there is very little difference in the athletes’ skill.

the athlete’s skill = the skill of the athlete (singular)
the athletes’ skill = the skill of the athletes (plural)

the children’s books (plural “children”)
my boss’s books (singular “boss”)
my bosses’ books (plural “bosses”)
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part 7 - roles we play
play a role = do a certain set of activities, for example in a job, but also actors play a role in a movie, parents have roles in the home, some societies have very specific gender roles that men and women are supposed to do
What do the words in the box mean?

colleague: someone in the same profession (but maybe working in a different place)
coworker: someone you work with in the same place and in a similar position

competitor: someone or something that is trying to reach the same goal, but you can’t both get it (a competitor is anyone or anything that competes for something)
contestant: someone who is trying to win a contest or a game (like on a TV show)
opponent: someone who is directly against you in a game or competition

mentor: a person who gives you advice and support (especially one-on-one, outside of their official role as your boss or teacher or coach)
(protege: the person that a mentor helps)

primatologist: someone who studies nonhuman primates (monkeys, apes, lemurs, etc.)

researcher: someone who does academic (especially scientific) study, to find new information
investigator: someone who finds existing information, especially for law enforcement or journalism (investigative journalism)
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Words for roles/jobs:
verb+er = person who does [verb]: teacher, researcher, coworker, manager, etc.
(also sometimes -or: professor, investigator, actor)
noun+ist = person who deals with (or studies) [noun]: scientist, artist, pianist, violinist, biologist
verb+ent/verb+ant = person who does [verb]: student, assistant, opponent, contestant, resident
(these words often go with -ence/-ance nouns: assistance, residence)
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Handout about Color idioms:
red flag - a warning flag, to show that something is wrong
“If you see the world through rose-colored glasses, red flags just look like flags.” = If you have a naive, over-optimistic view of the world, you won’t notice when things start to go wrong.

If something is not black and white, we can say there’s a gray area, where it might be good or it might be bad.
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BREAK
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p. 143 parts A and B - with your partner, choose the correct meaning of the sentences in A, and then choose the correct idiom to complete the sentences in B.
part A
2 a
3 b
4 a
5 b
6 b
7 a
part B
2 paint the town red
3 in the black
4 green with envy
5 the pot calling the kettle black
6 a bolt from the blue
7 in the pink
8 out of the blue
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p. 145 part A - write sentences with the idioms for each situation
1 Fred always sees everything through rose-colored classes.
2 Let’s paint the town red.
3 Yes, the promotion was like a bolt from the blue. / the promotion was out of the blue.
4 Before starting, you should get everything in black and white.
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envy = when you wish you had something that another person has
begrudge = when you are bitter and unhappy about something another person has
yellow-bellied = chicken = cowardly (opposite of courageous or brave)
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book p. 16 - formal introductions and first impressions
Formal closings:
It was a pleasure to meet you. It was wonderful to meet you. (“was” is important)
Thanks for your time. (if the person helped you)
Let’s keep in touch.
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Homework: think about a company, product, and brand that you will design tomorrow, but also do page 156 practice 1 and page 157 practice 2