I tutored In-Hwa on Sunday and came prepared with a list of typical phrases that Americans use since she had liked them so much during our previous tutoring session. The list was as follows: 1. John Hancock 2. Taking a rain-check 3. Bury the hatchet 4. Water under the bridge/ cutting the
water with knives 5. Bail couch potato 6. Down to earth 7. Crash (to fall asleep, to crash a car, to sleep over at someone's house) 8. Pig out 9. uptight 10. Up the wazoo.
When I presented each term for the first time, I gave her their definitions. After this, we looked at the paper where she had written down the phrases and as I would point to a phrase, she would have to give me their definition. After this exercise, I had her create scenarios in which she would be able to use each phrase. For example "I fought with Erika, but I called her and apologized so that we could bury the hatchet." I ended up role playing the situations with her to make it fun.
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