2016-11-07 Idioms: conversations, go + verbing

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: finish writing your conversation. (Exchange email addresses with your partners if you need to communicate during the weekend.)
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Get together and read your conversation for the class. When you listen, try to identify the new idioms they use in their conversation.
“an arm and a leg” = very high cost
“Kill two birds with one stone.” = Solve two problems with one solution.
“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”
“clam up” = stop talking because you’re too nervous (not a command)
“cut a rug” = dance well (“He really knows how to cut a rug.”)
“The ball is in your court.” = Now is your chance/responsibility to make the next decision.
“It was a shambles.” = A disorganized disaster.
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*I’m going to shopping.
-> I’m going shopping. / I’m going to go shopping.


[be] going to + base verb (for future plans/predictions)
[be] going to + place (for present continuous movement to somewhere)


We have many activities (for fun or exercise) that are formed with “go” + verb(ing):
go shopping
go dancing
go bowling
go running
go swimming
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The verb “go” changes form for different tenses, but the verb(ing) doesn’t change, and you never write “to” between them:
go shopping / goes shopping / is going shopping / went shopping / has gone shopping / etc.
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“How come?” is another (somewhat informal) way of asking “Why?”
The grammar is a bit different for a full sentence:


Why did you arrive late? Why does he have your book? Why will he do that?
How come you arrived late? How come he has your book? How come he will do that?