Idioms


Idioms:

English Idiom #1 
DON'T GIVE UP THE DAY JOB 
Explanation:
YOU ARE NOT VERY GOOD AT THAT. YOU COULD DEFINITELY NOT DO IT PROFESSIONALLY. 
Example:
"I REALLY LIKE THE WAY YOU SING BUT DON'T GIVE UP YOUR DAY JOB." 


English Idiom #2 
A CASH COW 
Explanation:

AN EASY WAY TO EARN MONEY REGULARLY. 
Example:

"INCOME TAX IS A REAL CASH COW FOR THE GOVERNMENT." 



English Idiom #3 
BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 
Explanation:
TRYING TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS TOO DIFFICULT OR TIME CONSUMING TO FINISH. 
Example:

"I'M GLAD YOU WANT TO PREPARE THE REPORT BY YOURSELF. JUST BE SURE THAT YOU DON'T BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW." 

English Idiom #4 

CLEAR THE AIR 
Explanation:
DISCUSS SOMETHING THAT WAS CAUSING PEOPLE TO FEEL UPSET. 
Example:
"THERE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A MISUNDERSTANDING. I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED, JUST TO CLEAR THE AIR." 



English Idiom #5 
TURN YOUR BACK ON 
Explanation:
GIVE UP ON, OR ABANDON. 
Example:
"I NEED YOUR HELP BUT YOU JUST TURNED YOUR BACK ON ME." 



English Idiom #6 
NOT CUT OUT FOR 
Explanation:
NOT SUITABLE FOR SOMETHING. 
Example:
"HE TRIED MOUNTAIN CLIMBING BUT HE SIMPLY WAS NOT CUT OUT FOR IT." 



English Idiom #7 

SCRAPE THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL 
Explanation:

THE VERY LAST, OR THE VERY WORST. 
Example:
"THESE ARE THE LAST VOLUNTEERS WE COULD FIND. WE REALLY HAD TO SCRAPE THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL TO FIND THEM." 



English Idiom #8 
A CLASS ACT 
Explanation:
SOPHISTICATED, ABOVE AVERAGE. 
Example:
"HE OFFERED TO HELP, EVEN THOUGH HE DOESN'T KNOW ME. HE'S A REAL CLASS ACT." 



English Idiom #9 
CLEAN UP YOUR ACT 
Explanation:
IMPROVE YOUR BEHAVIOR. 
Example: 

"IF YOU ARE EVER GOING TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH SKILLS, YOU MUST START GETTING TO CLASS ON TIME AND DOING YOUR HOMEWORK. WHY DON'T YOU CLEAN UP YOUR ACT?" 

English Idiom #10 

GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER 
Explanation:
GET MORE ORGANIZED. 
Example:
"YOU HAVE BEEN LATE FOR WORK EVERY DAY THIS WEEK. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THIS JOB, YOU MUST GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER." 

Here is a link that leads to 101 idioms:




Conclusion:

Theres still lots of things i dont understand so if  i want to be a demi-god some day i need to get my act toguether and practice my english a lot.

Phrasal Verbs




Hi, this is the work that you gave us on phrasal verbs and idioms, here are the examples and one link to a list of 200 phrasal verbs, where way down is another link to 1000 phrasal verbs, and another link to a list of 101 idioms.

Phrasal Verbs:



VerbMeaningExample
1. ask someone outinvite on a dateBrian asked Judy out to dinner and a movie.
2. ask aroundask many people the same questionI asked around but nobody has seen my wallet.
3. add up to somethingequalYour purchases add up to $205.32.
4. back something upreverseYou'll have to back up your car so that I can get out.
5. back someone upsupportMy wife backed me up over my decision to quit my job.
6. blow upexplodeThe racing car blew up after it crashed into the fence.
7. blow something upadd airWe have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
8. break downstop functioning (vehicle, machine)Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.
9. break downget upsetThe woman broke down when the police told her that her son had died.
10. break somethingdowndivide into smaller partsOur teacher broke the final projectdown into three separate parts.
11. break inforce entry to a buildingSomebody broke in last night and stole our stereo.
12. break into somethingenter forciblyThe firemen had to break into the room to rescue the children.
13. break something inwear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel newI need to break these shoes in before we run next week.
14. break ininterruptThe TV station broke in to report the news of the president's death.
15. break upend a relationshipMy boyfriend and I broke up before I moved to America.
16. break upstart laughing (informal)The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.
17. break outescapeThe prisoners broke out of jail when the guards weren't looking.
18. break out insomethingdevelop a skin conditionI broke out in a rash after our camping trip.
19. bring someone downmake unhappyThis sad music is bringing me down.
20. bring someone upraise a childMy grandparents brought me up after my parents died.


The following phrasal verbs are those who i dint know:



7. blow something upadd airWe have to blow 50 balloons up for the party.
8. break downstop functioning (vehicle, machine)Our car broke down at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

10. break somethingdowndivide into smaller partsOur teacher broke the final projectdown into three separate parts.

13. break something inwear something a few times so that it doesn't look/feel newI need to break these shoes in before we run next week.

16. break upstart laughing (informal)The kids just broke up as soon as the clown started talking.



Heres a link to a list of 200 phrasal verbs:


Song



Call My Name-Prince

Call, call my name
Call it, call my name

Eye heard Ur voice this morning
Calling gout my name
It had been so long since Eye heard it
That it didn't sound quite the same

But it let me know that my name
Had never really been spoken b4
B4 the day Eye carried U
Thru the bridal path door

Ever since that day Eye haven't wanted anyone but U
And anybody who really knows me knows the truth

Chorus
Eye just can't stop writing songs about U
Eye love U so much
Eye just can't wait 2 get my arms around U
And feel Ur touch
If eye don't c U real soon babygirl
Eye might go insane
Eye know it's only been three hours
But Eye love it when U
Call my name

Eye heard a voice on the news sayin'
People want 2 stop the war
But if they had a love as sweet as U,
They'd 4get what they were fighting 4
What's the matter with the world 2day'
Land of the free' Somebody lied!
They can bug my phone
Peep around my home
They'll only c U and me
Making love inside

Chorus

Eye've never seen the moon look so lovely
As the night Eye saw it with U
It let me know Eye'd never seen
The moon b4
So many speak of the moon
As though it had no flaws
But 2 compare it 2 a beauty like Urs
Would give one pause

Nothing about U is false,
That's why Ur love is real
God forbid U belonged 2 another
Eye'd have 2 steal ya...
Take U from Ur man
Eye might be tempted 2 break the law
Around here
Because Ur beauty - it gives one pause
It slows me down

Chorus

Call, call my name
Call, call my name

"Prince", that's right

Competencia Idiomática

La competencia diomática busca dar respuesta a las exigencias de la sociedad del conocimiento, familiarizándote con sus características, sus retos, su impacto en la educación, y específicamente, la nueva concepción del aprendizaje como una construcción personal para la vida. El manejo de otro idioma te permitirá desarrollar habilidades y capacidades para aprender a aprender ya que como alumno y como ciudadano en este milenio, requieres un nuevo perfil que te permita seguir aprendiendo toda la vida, y de que , esta inmerso en una sociedad de rápidos camibios impactada por las tecnologías de información y comunicacón.La competencia diomática busca dar respuesta a las exigencias de la sociedad del conocimiento, familiarizándote con sus características, sus retos, su impacto en la educación, y específicamente, la nueva concepción del aprendizaje como una construcción personal para la vida. El manejo de otro idioma te permitirá desarrollar habilidades y capacidades para aprender a aprender ya que como alumno y como ciudadano en este milenio, requieres un nuevo perfil que te permita seguir aprendiendo toda la vida, y de que, esta inmerso en una sociedad de rápidos camibios impactada por las tecnologías de información y comunicación.


Este material mostrara un panorama introductorio del idioma ingles, generando en el estudiante el conocimiento básico que le permita la comprensión de una lectura de contenido sencillo utilizando las reglas gramaticales más comunes y de uso diario.


Objetivo general del curso: Comunicarse de manera elemental en el idioma inglés a través de tópicos acerca de su persona, de su familia y de las cosas que hace diariamente.
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