14. Falling-in-Love

Answer and discuss these questions in pairs or as a class.

1. Do you like to go camping?

2. Where are good places to go camping?

3. Have you ever been in love?

4. How do you celebrate dating or wedding anniversaries?

5. Where do you most want to go on vacation?

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: Weʼre like two peas in pod.

___ Amy: Itʼs such a beautiful night.

___ Amy:Do you know whatʼs coming up next month?

___ Amy: These past few months with you have been so special.

___ Jon: Letʼs paint the town red. Weʼll go for dinner and then dancing.

___ Amy: Jon... Can I tell you something?

___ Jon: Of course. What is it?

___ Amy: We sure are. These are great times!

___ Amy:Iʼm falling head over heels in love with you.

___ Jon: Yeah. We picked a great day to get away.

___ Jon: Amy! Thatʼs music to my ears. I feel the same way.

___ Jon: I know. I love spending time with you. We get along so well.

___ Jon: Let me guess... Our one year anniversary?

___ Amy: You read my mind! Thatʼs exactly what I was thinking.

___ Amy: You got it! What should we do to celebrate?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.

New Idiom List ✎

Everyday Idioms✎

Lesson 14 of 20 : Falling in Love5. Fill in the blanks with the correct idioms from above. ✎

1.Iʼm not surprised that Tim and Sara got married. Theyʼre like ________________________.

2.When my teacher told me I passed the test, I told her that was _______________________.

3.I think my mother can ______________________. She said she knew I was on the phone before she even answered!

4.My birthday is _______________________ and I hope no one forgets!

5.We all need to _________________________ after school ends this semester. How about a trip to the lake?

6.I ______________________ with my roommate really well. I hope she never moves away!

7.Ana told me that she is __________________ in love with her new boyfriend and theyʼve only been dating three weeks!

8.Letʼs ___________________________ after the final exam!

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.

Amy: Itʼs such a beautiful night.

Jon: Yeah. We picked a great day to get away.

Amy: These past few months with you have been so special.

Jon: I know. I love spending time with you. We get along so well.

Amy: Jon... Can I tell you something?

Jon: Of course. What is it?

Amy: Iʼm falling head over heels in love with you.

Jon: Amy! Thatʼs music to my ears. I feel the same way.

Amy: Do you know whatʼs coming up next month?

Jon: Let me guess... Our one year anniversary?

Amy:You got it! What should we do to celebrate?

Jon: Letʼs paint the town red. Weʼll go for dinner and then dancing. Amy: You read my mind! Thatʼs exactly what I was thinking.

Jon: Weʼre like two peas in pod.

Amy: We sure are. These are great times!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.

7. Comprehension questions. ☑

1.How does Amy feel about the time

she has spent with Jon?

2.Is Jon in love with Amy?

3.How do Jon and Amy plan to

celebrate their anniversary?

4. Match these idioms to their correct definitions. ☑

1.get away

2.get along

3.head over heels

4.paint the town red

5.music to oneʼs ears

6.coming up

7.you got it

8.read oneʼs mind

9.two peas in a pod ____ a. to have fun in the city

____ b. to become completely in love with someone

____ c. you are right

____ d. to know what someone is thinking

____ e. to take a vacation

____ f. to be a lot alike

____ g. happening soon

____ h. sounds good

____ i. to be on good terms

Everyday Idioms✎

Lesson 14 of 20 : Falling in Love

Amy: I ʼm falling head over heels in love with you.Jon: Yeah. We picked a great day to get away . Amy: These past few months with you have been so special.

Jon: I know. I love spending time with you. We get along so well.

Amy: You r ead my mind ! That ʼs exactly what I was thinking.

Jon: Of course. What is it?Amy: It ʼs such a beautiful night.

Jon: Amy! That ʼs music to my ears . I feel the same way.

Amy: You got it ! What should we do to celebrate?Jon: Let me guess... Our one year anniversary?Amy: Jon... Can I tell you something?Jon: We ʼre like two peas in pod .

Jon: Let ʼs paint the town red . We ʼll go for dinner and then dancing.

Amy: We sure are. These are great times!Amy: Do you know what ʼs coming up next month?

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In Task 2, your students are required to put the dialogue in the correct order. It ʼs 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.

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Note: Two copies of the dialogue are provided to minimize photocopying and paper usage.

Amy: I ʼm falling head over heels in love with you.Jon: Yeah. We picked a great day to get away . Amy: These past few months with you have been so special.

Jon: I know. I love spending time with you. We get along so well.

Amy: You r ead my mind ! That ʼs exactly what I was thinking.

Jon: Of course. What is it?Amy: It ʼs such a beautiful night.

Jon: Amy! That ʼs music to my ears . I feel the same way.

Amy: You got it ! What should we do to celebrate?Jon: Let me guess... Our one year anniversary?Amy: Jon... Can I tell you something?Jon: We ʼre like two peas in pod .

Jon: Let ʼs paint the town red . We ʼll go for dinner and then dancing.

Amy: We sure are. These are great times!Amy: Do you know what ʼs coming up next month?

2. Dialogue Building

14. Jon: Weʼre like two peas in pod.

1. Amy: Itʼs such a beautiful night.

9. Amy: Do you know whatʼs coming up next month?

3. Amy: These past few months with you have been so special.

12. Jon: Letʼs paint the town red. Weʼll go for dinner and then dancing.

5. Amy: Jon... Can I tell you something?

6. Jon: Of course. What is it?

15. Amy: We sure are. These are great times!

7. Amy: Iʼm falling head over heels in love with you.

2. Jon: Yeah. We picked a great day to get away.

8. Jon: Amy! Thatʼs music to my ears. I feel the same way.

4. Jon: I know. I love spending time with you. We get along so well.

10. Jon: Let me guess... Our one year anniversary?

13. Amy: You read my mind! Thatʼs exactly what I was thinking.

11. Amy: You got it! What should we do to celebrate?

4. Matching

1. e

2.i

3. b

4. a

5. h

6. g

7. c

8. d

9. f

5. Fill in the blanks

1.Iʼm not surprised that Tim and Sara got married. Theyʼre like two peas in a pod .

2.When my teacher told me I passed the test, I told her that was music to my ears .

3.I think my mother can read my mind . She said she knew I was on the phone before she even answered!

4.My birthday is coming up and I hope no one forgets!

5.We all need to get away after school ends this semester. How about a trip to the lake?

6.I get along with my roommate really well. I hope she never moves away!

7.Ana told me that she is head over heels in love with her new boyfriend and theyʼve only been dating three weeks!

8.Letʼs paint the town red after the final exam!

7. Comprehension

1.Amy thinks that the time she has spent with Jon has been very special.

2.Yes, he is.

3.They want to go for dinner and then dancing.