EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY!

IDIOMS WITH DOG

Every dog has its day!                                     = even a person with ill luck will be lucky one day

His bark is worse than his bite                        = to not back up threatening comments with action
Let sleeping dogs lie                                      = some problems are best not investigated

To argue like cat and dog                              = to be in total disagreement
To bark up the wrong tree                             = to be looking the wrong place
To be as sick as a dog                                   = really sick

To be dog-eat-dog                                          = a hyper competitive environment

To be in the doghouse                                   = to be in line for trouble
To be top dog                                                  = to be the leader / decision maker
To go to the dogs                                           = to deteriorate, to get worse
To live a dog's life                                        = the worst life
To rain cats and dogs                                   = to rain extremely hard

To work like a dog                                        = work extremely hard
You can't teach an old dog new tricks        = a person used to doing things one way likely won't change

TALES. British Council. Little Red Riding Hook

http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/es/short-stories/little-red-riding-hood

Little Red Riding Hood lived in a wood with her mother.

One day Little Red Riding Hood went to see her Granny. She had a nice cake in her basket.

On her way Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf. “Hello” said the wolf. “Where are you going?” I’m going to see my grandmother. She lives in a house behind those trees.”

The wolf ran to Granny’s house, and ate Granny up. He got into Granny’s bed. A little later, Little Red Riding Hood reached the house. She looked at the wolf.

“Granny, what big eyes you have!” “All the better to see you with!” said the wolf.

“Granny, what big ears you have!” “All the better to hear you with!” said the wolf.

“Granny, what a big nose you have!” “All the better to smell you with!” said the wolf.

“Granny, what a big teeth you have!” “All the better to eat you with!” shouted the wolf.

A woodcutter was in the wood. He heard a loud scream, and ran to the house.

The woodcutter hit the wolf over the head. The wolf opened his mouth wide and shouted- and Granny jumped out.

The wolf ran away, and Little Red Riding Hood never saw the wolf again.

AS and LIKE

t AS

- sb/sth is that thing, or has that function

- = the same as and it is collocated before a subject+ verb or a past participle

- = because

- after some verbs including describe and regard

- in comparisons, with adjectives and adverbs

- = for example

- with expression the same…as

- in the phrases:

            Ÿ as far as I know (I think it’s true but I don’t know all the facts)

            Ÿ as far as I’m concerned (this is my personal opinion)

            Ÿ as far as I can see/tell (this is what I’ve noticed or understood)

t LIKE

- = similar to

- = for example

Green is great. Professor Martyn Poliakoff

World-renowned scientist Professor Martyn Poliakoff, Research Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham in the UK, and Foreign Secretary and Vice-president of the Royal Society, visited Hong Kong in late May 2013 and spoke to local students about the importance of green chemistry. In this video, Professor Poliakoff talked about the UK's strong reputation for science and innovation, the strong UK-Hong Kong collaboration on green chemistry and how green chemistry helps industries to become sustainable.

INFINITIVE or -ING

QUOTES

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