Colors on idioms and phrases for thought 4. SEE= to become very angry THIS MEANS : see red THUMB = an ability to make plants grow THIS MEANS : green thumb 2. FEEL = to be very worried or unhappy about something THIS MEANS : feel blue SHEEP = a member of a group who has done something bad that brings disrepect to the group THIS MEANS: black sheep

5. WITH ENVY =to wish very much that you had something another person has 6. Once in a =very rarely moon THIS MEANS : green with envy THIS MEANS : once in a blue moon 7. AND = COVERED WITH BRUISES AND BLACK MARKS THIS MEANS : black and blue Colors on idioms and phrases for thought

MORE EXAMPLES: 1. PAINT THE TOWN 5. A -LETTER DAY 4.4. AREA 2. CATCH SOMEONE-HANDED Colors on idioms and phrases for thought 3. TICKLED

1.DEFINITION: BESIDES MEANS “AS WELL AS” EXCEPT MEANS “BUT NOT” or “LEAVING NOT” 2. ILLUSTRAIONS: BESIDES : = EXCEPT : __ = 3. EXAMPLES FOR THOUGHT: EX1. Ten of us passed the exam________ John. THIS MEANS: JOHN PASSED TOO. THE ANSWER IS:besides “BESIDES” and “EXCEPT” for thought

EX2. All of us passed _______ John. THIS MEANS: JOHN DID NOT PASS THE ANSWER IS:except 4. MORE EXAMPLES FOR THOUGHT EX1. 除了吉米以外，其他的乘客都已經平安歸來。 YOUR ANSWER IS: Except Jimmy, all the other passengers came back safe and sound. EX2. 除吉米平安歸來，其他乘客也已經平安歸來。 YOUR ANSWER IS: Besides Jimmy, the other passenger came back safe and sound.

TWO AND THREE FOR THOUGHT Do you know the these following similar pair of words? BOTH ALL EITHER ANY NEITHER NONE

EXAMPLES: THIS MEANS SOME TV VIEWERS ARE COUCH POTATOES, AND SOME AREN’T. EX1:All TV viewers are not couch potatoes. =Not all TV viewers are couch potatoes. EX2:None of the TV viewers are couch potatoes. THIS MEANS THAT ANYONE WHO IS NOT A TV VIEWER, THEN HE OR SHE IS ABSOLUTELY NOT A COUCH POTATO.

MORE EXAMPLES: YOUR TURN!!! EX3: 他們倆都是格致中學的學生。 YOUR ANSWER IS…… They both are Ger-Jyh Senior High School students. EX4: 他們倆個中一位是另一位不是格致中學的學生。 They both are not Ger-Jyh Senior High School students. THIS MEANS ONE IS AND THE ONE ISN’T.

EX4: OR YOU CAN SAY LIKE THIS!!! ________ of them is a Ger-Jyh High School student.Either 他們兩者都不是格致中學的學生。 Your turn!!! ___________ of them is a Ger-Jyh High School student.Neither

“ONE” “ANOTHER” “THE OTHER” FOR THOUGHT ONE AND THE OTHER B EX: Little Kenny has two stuffed toys. is Picachu and is Little Pony. Onethe other A

“ONE” AND “ANOTHER” EX: It is ________ year full of roses, this year; maybe, next year is ____________. one another B.C.D. A E.F…

“ONE”, “ANOTHER”, AND “THE OTHER” EX: Brian picks up three courses this semester. _________ is English, __________ is geography, and _______________ is chemistry. One another the other A B C

SOME AND SOME / OTHERS EX1: _________ are pessimistic; __________ are optimistic. Someothers

If there is one more group mentioned, you can say “some”, “others”, and “still others” Ex: 有些是走路上學，其餘一些是騎單車上學， 還有一些是搭捷運上學。 Can you do it? Use your head!!! Some go to school on foot, others go by bicycle, and still others go by MRT.

READING FOR THOUGHT David wants to buy a Christmas present for a very special person, his mother. David's father gives him $5.00 a week pocket money and David puts $2.00 a week into his bank account. After three months David takes $20.00 out of his bank account and goes to the shopping mall. He looks and looks for a perfect gift.

READING FOR THOUGHT Suddenly he sees a beautiful brooch in the shape of his favourite pet. He says to himself, "My mother loves jewelry, and the brooch costs only $17.00." He buys the brooch and takes it home. He wraps the present in Christmas paper and places it under the tree.

READING FOR THOUGHT He is very excited and he is looking forward to Christmas morning to see the joy on his mother's face. But when his mother opens the present she screams with fright because she sees a spider.

QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT Q1. Who does David get his money from? (A) his pet(B) his mother (C) his father (D) the clerk THE ANSWER IS:(C)

QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT Q2. Why does David's mother scream? (A) because the present is beautiful (B) because she doesn't like Christmas presents (C) because she thinks she sees a real spider THE ANSWER IS: (C)