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Idioms 1

Idioms 1. Chapter 2. Who’s This?. Conversations Hi! Can I please speak to Sanaa ? Who’s this? It’s Amal . Hello! May I please speak to Ms. Ruth? May I ask who is calling? This is Saleh . Which conversation is more formal?. Who’s this? = Who is this?  (only on the phone!)

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Idioms 1

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  1. Idioms 1 Chapter 2

  2. Who’s This? • Conversations • Hi! Can I please speak to Sanaa? • Who’s this? • It’s Amal. • Hello! May I please speak to Ms. Ruth? • May I ask who is calling? • This is Saleh. Which conversation is more formal? Who’s this? = Who is this?  (only on the phone!) *What do you say when someone is at the door? More formal: Who’s calling? / May I ask who’s calling?

  3. It’s ______; This is ______ • Is this correct? • Hello, may I please speak to Ali? • Who’s this? • I am Azzam. • Correct: This is Azzam. ORIt’sAzzam.

  4. It’s for (you) ! Mohammed! It’s for you! When do you say this? It’s for you = the telephone call is for you! Other ways to say it: Mohammed! Phone’s for you! Mohammed! Phone!** **this one is very casual

  5. I’ll be right there Hurry! The phone’s for you! I’ll be right there. When are you going to answer the phone? It’s time to go. I’ll be right there. We’re leaving. I’ll be right there. Time to eat lunch.I’ll be right there. Can you help me do my homework?I’ll be right there.

  6. Can/can’t make it I can make it to the party on Saturday, but not on Sunday. I can’t make it to the party on Saturday, but I can on Sunday. When can you go to the party? **If you can’t go somewhere, answer with: I’m sorry, I can’t make it (because ______) Ask your partner to: Go to the party on Friday night Go to the Town Center with you after school Go to Orlando with you this weekend Come over to your apartment to eat dinner tonight

  7. Why don’t… This is how to give a suggestion about something to do! Why don’t we = Let’s Why don’t we go to Orlando? = Let’s go to Orlando! Why don’t we study together? = Let’s study together! Why don’t you = You should Why don’t you go to Starbucks to get some coffee? = You should go to Starbucks and get some coffee. Why don’t you come shopping with me after school? = You should come shopping with me after school.

  8. Pick (someone) up • I’ll pick you up at the ELP at 3:00, okay? • I have to pick Nawafup at the Flats at 8:30. • Put the pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) in the middle!

  9. That sounds _______ ! That sounds + adjective !! ex: (great/wonderful/terrible/interesting/awesome) What do you think: I can pick you up at 10:00, and then we can go to the beach! I was in traffic for three hours! That sounds… The movie was about aliens in outer space! That sounds… It rained for two weeks on vacation! That sounds… After lunch, Rashed and I went to a movie! That sounds… I met a lot of different people from other countries! That sounds…

  10. Get off (the phone) I need to get off the phone = I need to hang up the phone I’m sorry, I need to get off the phone because I have to study. I’m sorry, I need to get off the phone because Yoon Seo is calling me. I’m sorry, I need to get off the phone because….

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