Sorry, but lessons on The Blue Tree work only on a computer or a tablet.

Bardzo mi przykro, ale lekcje na platformie The Blue Tree działają jedynie na komputerze lub tablecie.

Do zobaczenia na większym ekranie 🙂

Zespół The Blue Tree

back to HOME > Learning EnglishEveryday English > Talking about progress

Learn more words

THE BLUE TREE

Everyday English

CEF B1

CEFR B1

Intermediate

Practise speaking by describing this image
et|icon_chat|

warm up

Answer the questions below.

  • How often do you need to speak English at work?
  • Is it easier for you to talk to native speakers or learners of English?
  • What is the advantage of using idioms?
mt|looks_one|

part one

et|icon_key|

key language

et|arrow_triangle-right_alt|

watch the video

et|icon_question_alt|

Comprehension

Try to answer the questions below on the grounds of the video above.

  • ⌚ 0:11 Where does Emma believe are English idioms used most often?
  • ⌚ 0:21 How important is it to be able to use idiom when we communicate in English?
  • ⌚ 0:33 What are some of the benefits of knowing and using idioms?
mt|looks_two|

part two

et|icon_key|

key language

et|arrow_triangle-right_alt|

watch the video

et|icon_question_alt|

Comprehension

Try to answer the questions below on the grounds of the video above.

  • ⌚ 1:24 What does it mean to ‘get your foot in the door‘?
  • ⌚ 1:54 What are some of the ways we can get our foot in the door of a company we really want to work for?
  • ⌚ 2:26 What does it mean to ‘show someone the ropes‘?
  • ⌚ 2:47 What does the idiom ‘thrown in the deep end‘ mean?
  • ⌚ 3:03 How was Emma thrown in the deep end on her first teaching job?
  • ⌚ 3:49 When do we use the expressions ‘a steep learning curve‘?
mt|looks_3|

part three

et|icon_key|

key language

et|arrow_triangle-right_alt|

watch the video

et|icon_question_alt|

Comprehension

Try to answer the questions below on the grounds of the video above.

  • ⌚ 5:23 What does it mean to do something ‘by the book‘?
  • ⌚ 5:50 How is ‘to cut corners‘ different from ‘by the book‘?
  • ⌚ 6:15 What situation does the idiom ‘have one’s work cut out‘ describe?
  • ⌚ 6:43 What does it mean to ‘make light/short work (of something)’?
  • ⌚ 7:10 Can we use this idiom outside of the work context? How?
mt|looks_4|

part four

et|icon_key|

key language

et|arrow_triangle-right_alt|

watch the video

et|icon_question_alt|

Comprehension

Try to answer the questions below on the grounds of the video above.

  • ⌚ 8:00 What happens when we ‘touch base‘ with someone?
  • ⌚ 8:28 What does it mean to ‘cut to the chase‘?
  • ⌚ 9:02 Why do we need to be careful when we are using this idiom?
  • ⌚ 9:54 What does it mean ‘to bite your tongue‘?
mt|looks_5|

part five

et|icon_key|

key language

et|arrow_triangle-right_alt|

watch the video

et|icon_question_alt|

Comprehension

Try to answer the questions below on the grounds of the video above.

  • ⌚ 10:21 What does it mean to ‘rock the boat‘?
  • ⌚ 11:26 When can we use the idiom ‘to put out fires‘?
  • ⌚ 12:10 What happens when someone ‘is in hot water‘?
  • ⌚ 12:28 When is the right time to use the idiom ‘let’s call it a day‘?
et|icon_check_alt|

PRACTICE

Multidecker Fiszki

Play this Multidecker flashcard game.

et|icon_document|

LESSON GLOSSARY

UPS! Ta sekcja jest dostępna tylko dla moich uczniów. Zapraszam na wyjątkowe lekcje angielskiego online lub na Mokotowie w Warszawie. Napisz do mnie na hi@thebluetree i umów się na darmową lekcję próbną.
et|icon_pencil_alt|

COMMENTS

Write your own examples with the idioms you learnt in this lesson. 

4 Comments

  1. Paweł Siembad

    I will have my work cut out after I come back from my business trip.

  2. Paweł Siembad

    I did not manage to complete all my tasks at work. I might be in hot water because of it.
    When I joined the company, Jan and Karina showed me the ropes. I owe them everything I know 🙂

  3. Elżbieta Jagiełło

    He cut corners on his homework so, no wonder, there were a lot of mistakes.
    Helen was upset after she got the information about herself from Marika. Marika should have bitten her tongue.
    Jon prepared his presentation by the book. It was very well received.

  4. Paweł Chomaniuk

    I have never worked in insurance company before, so when I joined my current job I was thrown at the deep end. Fortunately, my workmates showed me the ropes and I made a big progress.

Submit a Comment

fas|fa-calendar-alt|

THE END OF THE LESSON

Świetnie! Lekcja ukończona!

Pamiętaj, żeby dodać lekcję do zrobionych.

W ten sposób zapiszesz lekcję w swojej historii nauki. Możesz ją sprawdzić z poziomu swojego profilu.