Unit 4 1. keep their head: remain calm and sensible 2. as right as rain: absolutely fine 3. feeling a bit under the weather: not feeling well 4. look the picture of health: look very healthy 5. as fit as a fiddle: completely healthy 1. My father always keeps his head in difficult situations. 2. Drink this cup of hot tea and you’ll be as right as rain. 3. I’m afraid I have been feeling a bit under the weather for weeks. 4. Have you seen Jane lately? She looks the picture of health
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As Jim and Bob came running down the boulevard‚ they saw an elderly women struggling with carrying her groceries into her house. She had been hard of hearing‚ so Jim had to repeat himself about three times until she understood what they were saying. She mumbled‚ “Thank you so very much for extending an olive branch to a helpless women like me.” The old woman wound up giving them a little tip for helping her without her asking. Since they are young‚ and have never seen her before they did not respond
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ENGLISH SLANG/IDIOMS SLANG: Nonstandard vocabulary of a given culture or subculture. In other words‚ slang is typically a nonstandard word‚ not a phrase as is an idiom. Slang would include words like pooped‚ to down a drink‚ boob-tube‚ threads‚ bonkers‚ basket case‚ to name a few. Slang words may or may not have alternative literal meanings. They may be "made up" words. IDIOM: A phrase that is commonly understood in a given culture or subculture to have a meaning different
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Bekki Drewlo Simon‚ Herbert A. (1946). The Proverbs of Administration. In J. M. Shafrits & A.C. Hyde (Eds.)‚ Classics of public administration (6th ed.) (pp. 124-137). Boston‚ MA: Thompson Wadsworth. ARTICLE SUMMARY: In Herbert Simon’s “The Proverbs of Administration” he begins outlining what he describes as the “accepted administrative principles” (p. 124). These principles state that administrative efficiency is increased by specialization of tasks among members of a group‚ unity
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and study of the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes from the Bible reveal patterns and habits of successful people who are working alongside God towards eternity. The diligence in characters such as Lady Wisdom from Proverbs 31 helps shape our understanding of what it means to be a hard worker and the existential questions posed in Ecclesiastes can help us find motivation for diligence in the face of seemingly meaningless toil. A proper work ethic‚ according to Proverbs and Ecclesiastes‚ is dedication
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Group Members: Jonathan Jacob‚ Jamal Williams‚ and Shekinah Bryant Directions: below each proverb‚ write the true meaning of the proverb. I will allow more than one meaning to be present if the group cannot agree on one. Then‚ answer the questions below in complete sentences. Proverbs A short saying stating a general truth or advice. Egyptian Proverbs “A beautiful thing is never perfect.” Nothing is perfect‚ everything has it’s flaws. “A man’s ruin lies in his tongue.” A person can be destroyed by what he says
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Paola Iacobelli Period 6 February 15‚ 2011 Proverbs on relationships‚ conflicts‚ and communication A proverb about communication states “A truly wise person uses few words; a person with understanding is even-tempered” (Proverbs 17:27). This may mean that a man shows himself to be a wise man by sensibly choosing his words in his mind and carefully choosing the way he articulates them with his mouth. He is cautious when he does speak for the purpose of retaining his good temper of mind and good
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Things Fall Apart Proverbs Proverbs are phrases use to explain certain solutions. Proverbs can explain specific situations within certain words to get the point across. The function for proverbs is to describe something without having to be forward with what is being said. There were five proverbs from things fall apart that stuck out to me. These proverbs are “when a man says yes chi also says yes”‚ what is good in one place is bad in another”‚ “If I fall down for you and you fall down for
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Abstract: Figurative idioms paly an important role in English language. They represent the national culture and they are the core in language. The fgurative meaning and unity of idiom make the language colourful and vivid. Keywords: Figurative idiom; English language; Unity With the continual development of human society‚ language is developing as a tool which of people using it to express thoughts and communicate with each other. In all the elements of language‚ the change of
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Apart - Reading Performance Task Select one of the following proverbs or folktales and answer the following questions: 1. Who relates this proverb/tale? 2. To whom is the proverb/tale told? 3. When‚ where‚ and upon what circumstances is the proverb told? 4. Explain some ways the meaning of the proverb/tale connects with the persons telling and hearing it. 5. What meaning does this proverb/tale offer you in the context of your own life? PROVERBS AND FOLKTALES Why the snake lizard killed his mother (and
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