Colombian Idiomatic Expressions Activity

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Colombian Idiomatic Expressions Activity Read the following situations and fill the blanks with the appropiate idiomatic expressions in the box. Situation No. 1 Two friends meet at a bar, a third guy comes in screaming and excited about something, when he is asked about the reason of his happiness he claims to have won the lottery, but the others don’t seem to buy it. Tercer muchacho: ¡AHHHHHHHHHH! Primer muchacho: Amigo ¿Por qué tan feliz? Tercer muchacho: Acabo de ganarme la lotería, $2.500 millones de pesos. Primer y segundo muchacho: ________________ Tercer muchacho: ¿No me creen? ¡Mesero una ronda del whisky más caro que tenga para cada uno! ¡Yo invito! Primer y segundo muchacho: ¡Whoaaaa! Situation No. 2 A boy comes running to tell his father that a new cellphone has been launched, he demands his father to buy it, the father knows that such a thing will not happen and turns down the proposal. Joven: ¡Papá! ¡Papá!¡Mire! Papá: ¿Qué? -Echarse un motoso -¡Hummm Ya dijo! -¿Qué come que adivina? -Haga lo que se le de la gana -

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Colombian Idiomatic Expressions ActivityRead the following situations and fill the blanks with the appropiate idiomatic expressions in the box.-Echarse un motoso -Hummm Ya dijo! -Qu come que adivina? -Haga lo que se le de la gana -Mear fuera del tiesto

Situation No. 1Two friends meet at a bar, a third guy comes in screaming and excited about something, when he is asked about the reason of his happiness he claims to have won the lottery, but the others dont seem to buy it.Tercer muchacho: AHHHHHHHHHH!Primer muchacho: Amigo Por qu tan feliz?Tercer muchacho: Acabo de ganarme la lotera, $2.500 millones de pesos.Primer y segundo muchacho: ________________Tercer muchacho: No me creen? Mesero una ronda del whisky ms caro que tenga para cada uno! Yo invito! Primer y segundo muchacho: Whoaaaa! Situation No. 2A boy comes running to tell his father that a new cellphone has been launched, he demands his father to buy it, the father knows that such a thing will not happen and turns down the proposal. Joven: Pap! Pap!Mire!Pap: Qu?Joven: Mire, ya sacaron el nuevo iPhone Me lo va a comprar?Pap: Yo? Comprarlo? Pero si le acab de comprar celular, eso s es____________________.Situation No. 3A group of students arranges a meeting to prepare their final Project for the term, they were supposed to meet at 2:00 p.m but Rodrigo one of them, gets to the place until 3:15, before his arrival to the place the rest the group wonders about what happened to him and calls him.Miembro del grupo: Rodrigo Qu paso? Ya viene en camino?Rodrigo: S! S! Ya voy llegando. Miembro del grupo: Tenamos cita a las 2:00 y mire que hora es.Rodrigo: Perdn! Es que llegue a mi casa muy cansado despus de clases yMiembro del grupo: Le dio por _______________________________ me imagino. Situation No. 4A couple is running down the street to get to the cinema on time, because of the rush the guy slips and falls to the floor injuring his elbow. The girl approaches him to see what happened and ask him about the incident; the guy responds ironically to her second question.Muchacho: AHHHHHHHH!Muchacha: Mi amor, Qu te paso? Ests bien?Muchacho: No, me resbal por estar corriendo y me golpe el codo.Muchacha: Y te doli? Me imagino que s. Muchacho: ________________________Situation No. 5During their first anniversary, a couple decides to spend in a trip the money that they have been saving for one year. While being at the travel agency the both of them start arguing about the destiny they want to visit, the girl, leaves the agency very furiously.Mujer: Yo quiero visitar CartagenaHombre: Pero es que Cartagena es muy costoso, no nos durara la plata.Mujer: Pero es que all es a donde yo quiero viajar.Hombre: Qu tal Cali? Creo que es ms econmico, a m me gusta ms. Mujer: Si me quieres, me llevas a Cartagena.Hombre: Pero es queMujer: Entonces no! Ya no quiero ir a ningn lado! y Sabe qu? ____________________ con la plata.