2016-10-05 Idioms: dating and "hafta"

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: put the words into the story on p. 128. Does it make sense? You can share your stories tomorrow.
This type of activity is often called a Mad-Lib, after a series of books with the same name.
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p. 129 - What would you (logically) do if someone said each of these things to you?
1 b
2 a (“an apology” means you say you’re sorry)
3 c
4 b
5 b (if it’s bad), (‘a’ if you’re sarcastic, ‘a’ or ‘c’ if you think that’s a good thing)
6 c
7 c (‘a’ also works, because “picking him up” can have an emotional meaning)
8 a (remember that “out” doesn’t mean “outside”)
9 b
10 b

“Let’s eat outside today.” = Let’s eat in the street or on the terrace, or maybe have a picnic.
“Let’s eat out today.” = Let’s go to a restaurant instead of eating at home.
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Pronunciation reduction: “have to”
In fast speech, we often pronounce “have to” as “hafta” and “has to” as “hasta” (with the /s/ sound, not the /z/ sound from “has”)

p. 122 - complete the paragraph with “hasta” or “hafta”, then practice reading it with your partner.
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Homework: find five idioms that we have not talked about in class and prepare to explain the meaning to your partner tomorrow