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Lesson 18 of 20 :
Jon is Down
1. Warm Up
Answer and discuss these questions in pairs or as a class.
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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.
___ Jon: Yeah. Its the end of the road for us.
___ Jon: Youre right. Thanks, Andrew.
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Everyday Idioms
Lesson 18 of 20 :
Jon is Down
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.
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.
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Everyday Idioms
Lesson 18 of 20 :
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.
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Everyday Idioms
Lesson 18 of 20 :
Jon is Down
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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.
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4. Matching
1. i
2. f
3. a
4. d
5. g
6. h
7. c
8. b
9. e
go down
2. I thought it was
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
get over
heading south
my anger.
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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