Everyday Idioms

Lesson 18 of 20 :

Jon is Down

1. Warm Up
Answer and discuss these questions in pairs or as a class.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Who do you talk to when something bad happens?

Do you talk about problems on the phone or in person?
What kind of news is bad?
What kind of news is good?
Who do you share good news with?

2. Dialogue Building
The dialogue below is not in the right order. Your teacher
will provide you with cut up dialogue strips. Work alone or
with a partner to put the dialogue in the right order.

___ Andrew: This seems so sudden.

___ Andrew: Amy is a nice girl. Maybe shell come around.
___ Jon: Not good! I took a punch.

3. Find the idioms

There are several idioms in this dialogue. Circle any
phrase you think is an idiom from Task 2. With your class,
go over your circled answers and then write the idioms
into the table below.

___ Jon: Yeah. Its the end of the road for us.
___ Jon: Youre right. Thanks, Andrew.

New Idiom List

___ Jon: Actually, things started heading south a while

back.
___ Andrew: How did things go down with Amy?
___ Andrew: Did she break up with you?
___ Jon: I really hope so.
___ Andrew: Just try to keep your chin up. There are
plenty of fish in the sea.
___ Jon: I dont think I can get over her.
___ Andrew: For now, you just need to move on.

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4. Match these idioms to their correct definitions.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

go down
take a punch
the end of the road
move on
head south
get over
come around
keep ones chin up
plenty of fish in the sea

____ a.
____ b.
____ c.
____ d.
____ e.
____ f.
____ g.
____ h.
____ i.

the end; no other options left

remain cheerful in a difficult situation
to change your mind; to see another way
to move forward in ones life
a lot of choices of people to date
to have something bad happen
to be going badly
to forget about
7. Comprehension questions.
happen
1. What happened to Jon and Amy?
2. Was Andrew surprised about the
break up?
3. What advice did Andrew give to Jon?

5. Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms from above.

1. How did things _____________ at the meeting? Was anything resolved?

2. I thought it was ________________ for me, when I found out we had to write the test this morning. I didnt study at all!
3. Amy and David are fighting all the time. Things are ___________ quickly for them.
4. Tom told me that I needed to _____________ my anger.
5. I have to _______________ after a tough day.
6. It wasnt that hard for Jim to _____________, after his girlfriend broke up with him.

6. Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your partner a few times. Take turns being each
character. Then try having the conversation without looking at the sheet.
Andrew: How did things go down with Amy?
Jon: Not good! I took a punch.
Andrew: Did she break up with you?
Jon: Yeah. Its the end of the road for us.
Andrew: This seems so sudden.
Jon: Actually, things started heading south a while back.
Andrew: Amy is a nice girl. Maybe shell come around.
Jon: I really hope so.
Andrew: For now, you just need to move on.
Jon: I dont think I can get over her.
Andrew: Just try to keep your chin up. There are plenty of fish in the sea.
Jon: Youre right. Thanks, Andrew.

8. Write your own sentence

examples for each idiom from
today's lesson in your
notebook.
9. Write your own dialogue.
Work alone or with a partner.
Write your own conversation
using at least four idioms from
today's lesson. Practice and
memorize the dialogue, then
present it in front of your class.

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Jon is Down

In Task 2, your students are required to put the dialogue in the correct order. Its more fun for students to put the dialogue in
order by physically rearranging dialogue strips. Below are two shuffled copies of the dialogue. Give each student or pair a
shuffled dialogue. Have them cut each into strips and rearrange them until they have put them in the correct order.
Note: Two copies of the dialogue are provided to minimize photocopying and paper usage.

Andrew: Did she break up with you?

Andrew: Did she break up with you?

Jon: Youre right. Thanks, Andrew.

Jon: Youre right. Thanks, Andrew.

Andrew: For now, you just need to move on.

Andrew: For now, you just need to move on.

Jon: Not good! I took a punch.

Jon: Not good! I took a punch.

Andrew: How did things go down with Amy?

Andrew: How did things go down with Amy?

Jon: Yeah. Its the end of the road for us.

Jon: Yeah. Its the end of the road for us.

Andrew: Amy is a nice girl. Maybe shell come

around.

Andrew: Amy is a nice girl. Maybe shell come

around.

Jon: I dont think I can get over her.

Jon: I dont think I can get over her.

Andrew: Just try to keep your chin up. There are

plenty of fish in the sea.

Andrew: Just try to keep your chin up. There are

plenty of fish in the sea.

Jon: Actually, things started heading south a while

back.

Jon: Actually, things started heading south a while

back.

Andrew: This seems so sudden.

Andrew: This seems so sudden.

Jon: I really hope so.

Jon: I really hope so.

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Jon is Down

Teachers Answer Key

2. Dialogue Building
5.

Andrew: This seems so sudden.

7.

Andrew: Amy is a nice girl. Maybe shell come around.

2.

Jon: Not good! I took a punch.

4.

Jon: Yeah. Its the end of the road for us.

12. Jon: Youre right. Thanks, Andrew.

6.

Jon: Actually, things started heading south a while back.

1.

Andrew: How did things go down with Amy?

3.

Andrew: Did she break up with you?

8.

Jon: I really hope so.

11. Andrew: Just try to keep your chin up. There are plenty of fish in the sea.
10. Jon: I dont think I can get over her.
9.

Andrew: For now, you just need to move on.

4. Matching
1. i

2. f

3. a

4. d

5. g

6. h

7. c

8. b

9. e

5. Fill in the blanks

1. How did things

go down

2. I thought it was

the end of the road

at the meeting? Was anything resolved?

for me, when I found out we had to write the test this morning. I didnt study at all!

3. Amy and David are fighting all the time. Things are
4. Tom told me that I needed to
5. I have to

keep my chin up

6. It wasnt that hard for Jim to

get over

heading south

quickly for them.

my anger.

after a tough day.

move on , after his girlfriend broke up with him.

7. Comprehension
1. They broke up.
2. Yes, he thought it was very sudden.
3. He told Jon to move on and keep his chin up.

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