2016-06-23 Core: 1 color idioms conversation

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: parts 2, 4, 5 on p. 14, about the reading from p. 15
part 2 - c
part 4
1 anthropologists, not athletes
2 monkeys, not birds
3 biologist, not anthropologist
part 5
1 d
2 a
3 b
4 c

Anthropologists study people, human behavior, human culture, etc.
Biologists study life (plants, animals, cells, etc.).
Primatologists study primates (monkeys, apes, and other primates).
Psychologists study the mind.
Sociologists study society.
Zoologists study animals.
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part 6 - Which sentence has the same meaning as the conclusion (in the text box)?
a - NO, because the conclusion is about equally matched competitors.
b - YES
c - NO, because the conclusion says the color can affect results when there is little difference.
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Unfamiliar vocabulary:
redden = become red (many times, adjective + -en = verb = “become [adjective]”)
pale = light and not strongly colored
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part 7 - Which words from this box are in the article? Do you understand what all of them mean?
competitor = someone who is working (or fighting) for the same goal
	(Someone who wants the same job that you want is a competitor, but not an opponent or contestant.)
opponent = someone who is working against you
contestant = someone who is trying to win a game or contest (especially a non-sports game)
	(Someone on Who Wants to be a Millionaire is a contestant, but not a competitor or opponent.)

colleague = someone who does the same work (possibly in a different place)
coworker = someone you work with (in the same place, not your boss or employee)
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Color Idioms handout
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p. 143 part A - With a partner, try to guess the meaning of each of these idioms.
1 a
2 a
3 b
4 a
5 b
6 b
7 a
red flag = a warning that there is a problem
“If you see through rose-colored glasses, red flags just look like flags.”
part B - Look at the list of idioms on p. 142 to complete the sentences
1 blacked out
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 / out of the blue
7 in the pink
8 out of the blue
“a bolt from the blue” is a noun phrase
“out of the blue” is an adverb phrase
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p. 144 parts A and B - Try to remember the idioms and complete the sentences and phrases
part A
1 black
2 blue
3 black
4 blue
5 red
6 red
7 red
8 green
part B
4 glasses
6 the
1 white
2 light
3 black
5 see
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p. 145 part A - Write sentences to respond to each situation, using the idioms from the box.
1 Fred sees everything through rose-colored glasses.
2 I just want to celebrate and paint the town red.
3 Yes, it was like a bolt from the blue.
4 You have to get everything in black and white.
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BREAK
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With your partner(s), write (and prepare to perform) a conversation that uses at least 4 of the idioms from the handout, plus at least one additional color idiom.
(You can look for the additional idiom on the Internet.)
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If you finish before other pairs, discuss the questions in “Now write” on p. 145 of the handout.
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Now perform your conversation for the rest of the class. When you listen, identify the new idiom and try to figure out what it means.
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Say things (to people). / Say something (to someone).
Tell people (things). / Tell someone (something).

Give people things.
Give things to people.
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corporate buzzwords = words (business slang or idioms) that sound important and meaningful but may not really give much information

jargon = specialized vocabulary for one field, which may have no meaning or a different meaning in general conversation
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Homework: workbook p. 6 (handout)