Colors on idioms and phrases for thought

1. see = to become very angry

THIS MEANS : SEE RED

2. thumb = an ability to make plants grow

THIS means : green thumb

3. feel = to be very worried or unhappy about something

THIS MEANS : FEEL BLUE

4. SHEEP = A MEMBER OF A GROUP WHO HAS DONE

SOMETHING BAD THAT BRINGS DISREPECT TO THE GROUP

Colors on idioms and phrases for thought

THIS MEANS: BLACK SHEEP

5. WITH ENVY =to wish very much that you had

something another person has

6. Once in a =very rarely moon

THIS MEANS : GREEN WITH ENVY

THIS MEANS : ONCE IN A BLUE MOON

7.

AND =COVERED WITH BRUISES

AND BLACK MARKS

THIS MEANS : BLACK AND BLUE

Colors on idioms and phrases for thought

MORE EXAMPLES:

1. PAINT THE TOWN 2. TICKLED

3. A -LETTER DAY

4.

AREA

5. CATCH SOMEONE -HANDED

“BESIDES” AND “EXCEPT” FOR THOUGHT1. DEFINITION: “BESIDES” MEANS “AS WELL AS”

“EXCEPT” MEANS “BUT NOT” OR

“LEAVING NOT”

2. ILLUSTRAIONS:

BESIDES:

=

EXCEPT:__ =

3. EXAMPLES FOR THOUGHT:

EX1. Ten of us passed the exam________ John.

THIS MEANS: JOHN PASSED TOO.

THE ANSWER IS: besides

EX2. All of us passed _______ John.

THIS MEANS: JOHN DID NOT PASS

THE ANSWER IS:

except

4. MORE EXAMPLES FOR THOUGHT

EX1.

除了法蘭克以外，其他的乘客都已經平安歸來。YOUR ANSWER IS:

Except Frank, all the other passengers came back safe and sound.

EX2.

除法蘭克平安歸來，其他乘客也已經平安歸來。YOUR ANSWER IS:

Besides Frank, the other passenger came back safe and sound.

TWO AND THREE FOR THOUGHT

Do you know the these following similar pair of words?

BOTH

ALL

EITHER

ANY

NEITHER

NONE

EXAMPLES:

THIS MEANS SOME TV VIEWERS ARE COUCH POTATOES, AND SOME AREN’T.

EX1: All TV viewers are not couch potatoes.

=Not all TV viewers are couch potatoes.

EX2:

None of the TV viewers are couch potatoes.

THIS MEANS THAT ANYONE WHO IS NOT A TV VIEWER, THEN HE OR SHE IS ABSOLUTELY NOT A COUCH POTATO.

MORE EXAMPLES:

YOUR TURN!!!

EX3:

他們倆都是格致中學的學生。

YOUR ANSWER IS……

They both are Ger-Jyh Senior High School students.

EX4:

他們倆個中一位是另一位不是格致中學的學生。

They both are not Ger-Jyh Senior High School students.

THIS MEANS ONE IS AND THE ONE ISN’T.

EX4:

OR YOU CAN SAY LIKE THIS!!!

________ of them is a Ger-Jyh High School student.Either

他們兩者都不是格致中學的學生。Your turn!!!

___________ of them is a Ger-Jyh High School student.Neither

“ONE” “ANOTHER” “THE OTHER” FOR THOUGHT

R 1: ONE AND THE OTHER

A B

EX:Little Johnny has two stuffed toys.

is Snoopy and is

Teddy Bear.

One the other

R 2: “ONE” AND “ANOTHER”

AX.Z.Y.G.K.H.D.S.Q.L.O.P…..

EX:

It is ________ year full of roses, this year; maybe, next year is ____________.

one

another

R 3: “ONE”, “ANOTHER”, AND “THE OTHER”

A BC

EX: Brian picks up three courses

this semester. _________ is

French, __________ is physics,

and _______________ is

biology.

One

another

the other

R4: SOME AND SOME / OTHERS

EX1: _________ are pessimistic; __________ are

optimistic.

Some others

R4: If there is one more group mentioned, you can say

“some”, “others”, and “still others”

Ex: 有一些是徒步上學，其於一些是騎腳踏車上學，還有一些是搭公車協上學。

Can you do it? Use your head!!!

Some go to school on foot, others go by bicycle, and still others go by bus.

READING FOR THOUGHT

The monster came toward us with twice our speed. We gasped in amazement. We were awed and silent. The animal came on, playing with waves. It circled the Abraham Lincoln, then moved away two or three miles, leaving a bright wake.

READING FOR THOUGHT

All at once it rushed from the dark horizon toward the ship with a frightening speed. When it was about twenty feet away, the light suddenly went out, and then appeared on the other side of us, as if the monster had gone beneath us.

QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT

Q1. In the above paragraph, what do you

think the monster probably is ?

(A) a ship (B) a whale (C) an elephant

(D) a giant wave

THE ANSWER IS:(B)

QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT

Q2 What does the name Abraham Lincoln

stand for in this paragraph?

(A) an animal (B) a big fish (C) a ship

(D) a famous person

THE ANSWER IS: (C)