Idioms from Plants
Each example below has an idiom that contains a word related to plants. Can you guess the meaning of each idiom from the context? Try to match each idiom (1-6) with its definition (a-f).
-
He's crazy about Hong Kong so he tends to see everything in Hong Kong through rose-tinted glasses.
-
Raising two children on one salary is no bed of roses.
-
After taking a long, hot shower, he felt fresh as a daisy.
-
What? 20,000 yen for a shirt? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know. Be more economical!
-
I saw her just before her talk and she was shaking like a leaf.
-
He has turned over a new leaf and he's not drinking any more.
| Idiom | Definition |
| 1. to see through rose-tinted glasses | a. to start behaving in a better way |
| 2. no bed of roses | b. to shake a lot because of fright or nervousness |
| 3. to be fresh as a daisy | c. to see only the pleasant parts of something |
| 4. money doesn't grow on trees | d. a situation that is difficult or unpleasant |
| 5. to shake like a leaf | e. to be full of energy and enthusiasm |
| 6. to turn over a new leaf | f. money is not easy to get |
Listening: Flowers
MORE TO KNOW
Let's now review some more vocabulary, including parts of the tree and flower.
A nice way to learn about gardening tools.
Even more words about growing plants and garden utensils.
Some Trivia
History
Though cultivation of plants for food long predates history, the earliest evidence for ornamental gardens is seen in Egyptian tomb paintings of the 1500s BC; they depict lotus ponds surrounded by rows of acacias and palms. The other ancient gardening tradition is of Persia: Darius the Great was said to have had a "paradise garden" and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were renowned as a Wonder of the World. Persian influences extended to post-Alexander's Greece: around 350 BC there were gardens at the Academy of Athens, and Theophrastus, who wrote on botany, was supposed to have inherited a garden from Aristotle. Epicurus also had a garden where he walked and taught, and bequeathed it to Hermarchus of Mytilene. Alciphron also mentions private gardens.
Though cultivation of plants for food long predates history, the earliest evidence for ornamental gardens is seen in Egyptian tomb paintings of the 1500s BC; they depict lotus ponds surrounded by rows of acacias and palms. The other ancient gardening tradition is of Persia: Darius the Great was said to have had a "paradise garden" and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were renowned as a Wonder of the World. Persian influences extended to post-Alexander's Greece: around 350 BC there were gardens at the Academy of Athens, and Theophrastus, who wrote on botany, was supposed to have inherited a garden from Aristotle. Epicurus also had a garden where he walked and taught, and bequeathed it to Hermarchus of Mytilene. Alciphron also mentions private gardens.
Cartoons
GUESS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER
Flowers
View more presentations from TeresaLSoto.
No comments:
Post a Comment