Thursday, January 18, 2024

Phrasal verbs and idioms - the elements

Lyrics
You know that it would be ________You know that I would be a _____________ I was to say to youGirl, we couldn't get much ________
Come on, baby, light my fireCome on, baby, light my fireTry to set the night on fire
The time to hesitate is ________No time to wallow in the mireTry now we can only ________And our love become a _______ pyre
Come on, baby, light my fireCome on, baby, light my fireTry to set the night on fire, yeah


fire off
fire away
fire up
fire back
burn out
burn up
burn off
burn down
spark off
spark up
flare up
blaze away
fizzle out
heat up





Richard Feynman On Fire

True or false?

Carbon and oxygen like each other
Trees come out of the ground



Fire

Listen for verbs of movement

s___p
r___l
c___b
__ll a___y
__ll
___t
___p a____t
ji__le
___ting ___nd
c___ __t
k____ing __t
__sh ___y
___k ____ther
c_____ine
___ine
k___k a___y
s______ing
s___ts
st____k
co_____ue
b___n

snap
repel
climb
roll away
fall
hit
bump against
jiggle
sitting around
come out
kicking out
push away
stick together
combine
shine
knock away
separating
spits
stick
continue
burn



air out

The rooms had all been cleaned and aired out.Leave the window open to air the room out.



Do you know the song Smoke on the Water?
What's it about?


Lyrics
We all came out to MontreuxOn the Lake _______ shorelineTo make records with a mobile, yeahWe didn't have much ______ now
Frank ______ and the MothersWere at the best place aroundBut some stupid with a flare gunBurned the place to the _______
Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky(Smoke) on the water, you guys are great
They burned down the _______ houseIt died with an awful soundFunky Claude was running in and outHe was pulling ______ out the ground now
When it all was overFind another place______ time was running outIt seemed that we would lose the race
Smoke on the water, a fire in the skySmoke on the water
Burn it down
We ended up at the ______ HotelIt was empty, cold and bareThe Rolling truck ______ thing just outsideHuh, making our _______ there now
With a few _____ lights and a few old bedsWe made a place to _______No matter what we get out of thisI know, I know we'll never _______
Smoke on the water, a fire in the skySmoke on the water(I can't hear anything)
one more time(Smoke on the water) hey!






water down
splash around
dip into
flood in / into
soak up
wet down
wash out
wash away
wash up
wash over
flush out

Phrasal Verbs with WASH

























Element/s

To brave the elements

to be in (or out of) your element

the element of surprise / fear / trust / suspense

the missing element

elementary, my dear Watson



Love is in the air, everywhere I look _______Love is in the air, every ______ and every _______And I don't know if I'm being ________Don't know if I'm being _______But it's something that I must ________ inAnd it's there when I look in your ________
Love is in the air, in the ________ of the treeLove is in the air, in the ________ of the seaAnd I don't know if I'm just __________Don't know if I feel _________But it's something that I must ________ inAnd it's there when you call out my _________
Love is in the airLove is in the airOh, oh, oh, oh
Love is in the air, in the rising of the ________Love is in the air, when the day is nearly ________And I don't know if you're ________Don't know if I see ________But you're something that I must believe inAnd you're there when I reach out for ________




Earth, air, water or fire?

to the ends of the _____

to muddy the ____s

to throw the baby out with the bath ____

promise someone the ____

troubled _____s

to create hell on ____

not hold _____

to add fuel to the ___

to fight fire with ____

to have your nose in the ___

to give an ____ kiss

to face the  ___ing squad

to be in the line of ___

to be walking on ___

heaven on ____

to ___ one's dirty laundry

to get on like a house on ____

hot ___

to bring someone down to ____

to take to something like a duck to ___

wipe someone / something off the face of the ____

to get into hot ___

____-shattering events

like oil and ____

to move heaven and ____

a fish out of ___

to clear the ___

to vanish into thin ___

unchartered _____s

to test the _____




Moon/s, star/s, space or sun?

be over the ___

breathing ___

in the _____ of (an amount of time)

many ____ ago

safe ____

____ cadet

watch this ___

where the ___ don’t shine

reach for the ____

a rising ____

to have ___ in your eyes

once in a blue ____

thank your lucky ___


over the ____

a waste of ____

(one's) moment in the ____

everything under the ___

Make hay while the ___ shines

think the ___ shines out (of) (one's) arse

look/stare/gaze into ____



Fly, wet, burn or dig?

___ into a rage

___ your heels in

___ing the candle at both ends

on the back ___er

____ the midnight oil

pigs might ___

___ behind the ears

___ yourself laughing

___ blanket

get your feet ___

to ___ low

to have a ___ at someone

to ___ deep into your pockets


make sparks ___

to ___ in the face (of danger, public opinion, etc)

to ____ with anger

___ up some dirt

___ your own grave


tweleve phrases used in sentences



16 fire idioms



Coversation

Space

 

Could you date or marry an astronaut?

Would you rather have a male or female commander on your first trip into space?

What small personal item would you take with you on a journey into space?

What expressions have you learned that use the word “space”?

 

 

Earth

 

What are your feelings towards the Earth?

What do you know about the history of Earth?

Do you think ‘Earth’ is a good name for our planet? What do you call it in your first language?

Does your religion have an explanation for the creation of Earth?

What do you think is the most beautiful thing about the Earth?

What English expressions can you remember that use the word “earth”?

 

Fire

Do you like looking at fire?

Why are some people fascinated with fire?

What part does fire play in your customs, culture and traditions?

Have you ever seen a building on fire?

Are you good at making a fire?

What English expressions can you remember that use the word “fire”?

Wha English expressions can you remember that use the word “burn”?

 

Air

What are some of your favourite smells?

Do you ever have any problems breathing?

Think of three things that are lighter than air.

Do you use the air con in the car, or do you prefer to just open the car windows?

Can the air have a taste?

What English expressions can you remember that use the word “air”?

 

Water

What does water taste like?

Do you drink enough water every day?

What different things can you do with water?

What English expressions can you remember that use the word “water”?

What English expressions can you remember that use the word “flow”?

What English expressions can you remember that use the word “sea”?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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