Anna.mindfulELT - English teacher

ЛЕКСИКА ИЗ ФИЛЬМА "The Thursday Murder Club" 🌟 В следующий четверг мы начнем смотреть этот уютный детектив в нашем клубе, поэтому сегодня я хочу поделиться парочкой полезных выражений из фильма. Как вы понимаете, в кино будет много выражений на тему преступлений, но это не значит, что в нем нельзя найти лексику для обычного повседневного общения. К посту я прикрепила отрывки из фильма, чтобы вы послушали фрагменты и попытались понять значения выражений из контекста. А ниже вы найдете полноценные заметки с лексикой и мини-тест. 🌟 Send someone packing • If you send someone packing, you tell them to leave quickly and angrily because you are annoyed with them or do not want them around. • Collocates: send a pushy salesperson packing | send someone packing for lying • When the man tried to sell us broken goods at the door, my dad sent him packing | she found out he was lying to her and sent him packing immediately | if they keep being rude, send them packing. 🌟 Bring someone up to speed (on something) • To bring someone up to speed on something means to give them the latest information so that they know as much as everyone else about a situation. • Collocates: bring a new team member up to speed | quickly bring someone up to speed • I was on vacation last week, so please bring me up to speed on the new project | before the meeting starts, let me bring you up to speed on what happened | she spent thirty minutes bringing him up to speed. 🌟 Keep your wits about you • To keep your wits about you means to stay calm, careful, and ready to think quickly in a difficult, confusing, or dangerous situation. • Collocates: need to keep your wits about you | keep your wits about you in a big city • When walking in a crowded market in a new city, you need to keep your wits about you | the driver kept his wits about him and stopped the car before hitting the tree | stay calm and keep your wits about you. 🌟 Not take no for an answer • If someone does not take no for an answer, they are very determined and refuse to accept a rejection when asking for something. • Collocates: refuse to take no for an answer | a friend who won't take no for an answer • She invited me to her party and refused to take no for an answer | my grandmother never takes no for an answer when offering second helpings of food | if you want to succeed in sales, you cannot take no for an answer. 🌟 Break something down (for someone) • To break something down for someone means to explain a complicated idea, rule, or plan in smaller, simpler steps so it is easy to understand. • Collocates: break down a rule | break something down step by step • The math problem was very confusing, but the teacher broke it down for us | can you break down the plan for me? I don't understand all the details | she broke down the recipe step by step. Fill in the gaps: Complete the sentences using the correct words from the box below. speed | packing | down | wits | answer 1. The instructions were too complicated, so my brother helped break them ___________ for me. 2. I missed yesterday's class, so my classmate brought me up to ___________ on the homework. 3. The pushy salesman wouldn't leave, so my boss finally sent him ___________. 4. When you travel alone at night, it is important to keep your ___________ about you. 5. She really wants you to come to dinner tonight and she will not take no for an ___________. Answers: 1. down | 2. speed | 3. packing | 4. wits | 5. answer