SISTEMA EDUCATIVO COPÁN
English Department
Campus Fuentes
School Year
2015-2016
6 th grade HS
English Language Development
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IDIOMATIC
EXPRESSION dark pool
KPI sharing economy sinkhole solopreneur clicktivism
DEFINITION
BUZZ WORDS a method of financial trading in which share prices are hidden and not openly available to the public key performance indicator: a way of measuring the effectiveness of an organization and its progress towards goals an economic system based on the idea that different people or organizations share the creation and use of resources a large, circular hole in the ground which suddenly appears because rock below has gradually been damaged or dissolved by water as it passes through the ground a business owner who works and runs their business alone the use of the Internet as a tool for influencing public opinions or achieving political or social aims
SENTENCE
A dark pool has a number of benefits, allowing traders to buy or sell large orders without running the risk that other traders will work out what's going on and therefore raise or lower prices, or take advantage in some other way.
In marketing or advertising a KPI might be reflected in the number of new customers acquired.
In the sharing economy, different people or organizations cooperate with one another to share the creation, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
A 10-mile stretch of a south-east motorway had to be closed when a sinkhole opened up in the central reservation.
The solopreneur is basically a business owner who does everything on their own.
Clicktivism is when political or social activists use online communication, largely social media to galvanize protests.
Men are cyberloafing more frequently and for longer duration than women.
MOOC is the hottest new trend in digital pedagogy.
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MOOC fiscal cliff twitchfork superinjunction mengagement ring couch surfing
NEET overparenting using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related massive open online course: a course of study offered over the
Internet which is free and has a very large number of participants a combination of planned government spending cuts and tax increases which must take place in the future because a temporary financial law has ended an aggressive form of organized protest via the Twitter short messaging service, or via other kinds of social media an order from a court that prevents the press from reporting a story and also prevents them from saying that the court order exists a ring that a woman gives to a man when they have agreed to get married staying the night at the home of another person, especially a stranger, for free not in education, employment or training: a young person who has left full-time education and is not working or training being so worried about the safety or success of your children that you do too many things for them and prevent them from being independent
Fiscal cliff is the expression currently being used to describe an imminent financial scenario in the USA which potentially has very serious consequences for the country's economy and could possibly push it back into recession.
A twitchfork occurs when a large number of people openly and angrily criticize something via Twitter,
Facebook etc.
A superinjunction is the ultimate way to silence the media – not only must they keep quiet, they must also keep quiet about the fact that they have been told to keep quiet!
The mengagement ring is a clever marketing ploy to increase jewellery sales by capitalizing on the idea that reciprocal ring giving is a sign of sexual equality.
Couch surfing is travelling on a budget, using a broad network of contacts in order to get overnight accommodation for free, or at as little cost as possible.
In an effort to combat the growing number of NEETs, the
UK government launched what it referred to as the
September Guarantee, which guarantees 16- and 17-yearolds a place in education or training after they have completed their compulsory education.
The over-parented child is a protected and spoiled child.

SISTEMA EDUCATIVO COPÁN
English Department
Campus Fuentes
School Year
2015-2016
6 th grade HS
English Language Development
# IDIOMATIC
EXPRESSION
1. Between a rock and a hard place
2. Born with a silver spoon in your mouth
3. Butterflies in your stomach
4. Catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
Being in a very tight spot and faced with a difficult decision
Born to wealth, comfort, and privilege
A fluttery feeling in the stomach, usually caused by nervousness
More can be accomplished by being pleasant than by being disagreeable
DEFINITION
IDIOMS
5. Cost and arm and a leg
6. Cross that bridge when you come to it
7. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch
8. Dot your I’s
Very expensive; high-priced, though possibly not worth the cost
Don’t predict problems until they actually happen; don’t worry about future events now; don’t deal with a difficulty until you have to
Don’t count on profits before you earn them or have them in hand
To take great care over details and cross your
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9. Drop you like a hot potato
To get rid of something or somebody as quickly as possible
10. Early bird catches the worm
13. Eyes in the back of your head
A person who gets up early and starts a project ahead of others has the best chance of accomplishing his or her goal
Every person possible, especially very ordinary people 11. Every Tom,
Dick, and Harry
12. Face the music To endure the consequences of one’s actions; to take what you have coming to you
Ability to sense what is happening outside one’s field of vision
14. Feather in your cap
A great achievement or special honor; an accomplishment to be proud of
15. Fix your wagon To get even with or to punish someone; to thwart or frustrate another or cause his or her failure in something
SENTENCE
It’s tough choice between getting to the big game on time or waiting for Mr. Smith to call.
I’m stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Fran always wants the finest, most expensive things. Was she born with a silver spoon in her mouth?
I can’t sing a solo without getting butterflies in my stomach.
Ask her nicely. Remember, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
It cost me an arm and a leg to go to Hawaii, but we really needed the vacation.
How do you know they won’t let you into the concert? Cross the bridge when you come to it.
I spent the money I planned to earn and then the job was cancelled. I shouldn’t have counted my chickens before they hatched.
Mrs. Potter wants us to proofread our papers and dot all the i’s and cross all the t’s.
When she found out that Mark was lying to her, she dropped him like a hot potato.
Sue slept overnight 8in front of the stadium in order to get concert tickets. The early bird catches the worm.
I wanted this to be a small, private party, but
Victoria invited every Tom, Dick, and Harry.
I was caught cheating and now I have to face the music.
My teacher always knows when we’re passing notes. He must have eyes in the back of his head.
Winning the competition was quite a feather in my cap.
Maya borrowed my homework sheet and then left it at home. I’ll fix her wagon.

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14. bring someone down
15. warm someone/some
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SISTEMA EDUCATIVO COPÁN
English Department
Campus Fuentes
School Year
2015-2016
6 th grade HS
English Language Development
# IDIOMATIC
EXPRESSION
1. add up to
something
2. drop in/by/over
3. hand
something down
4. pass
something out equal
PHRASAL VERBS
DEFINITION come without an appointment give something used to someone else give the same thing to many people
5. queue up form a line to enter a theatre, get on a bus or buy something (british english). consume less 6. cut back on
something
7. set something up arrange, organize
8. can't get over to be amazed or surprised by something. tolerate 9. put up with someone/some
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10. keep someone/some
thing out
11. dash off
12. yearn after stop from entering when you have to leave very quickly. desire strongly be excited about the future
SENTENCE
Your purchases add up to $205.32.
I might drop in/by/over for tea sometime this week.
I handed my old comic books down to my little cousin.
The professor passed the textbooks out before class.
They had to queue up for two hours in order to buy the tickets for The Phantom of the Opera.
My doctor wants me to cut back on sweets and fatty foods.
Our boss set a meeting up with the president of the company.
I can't get over how much your kids have grown
I don't think I can put up with three small children in the car.
Try to keep the wet dog out of the living room.
I’m sorry I can’t talk more, but I have to dash off, I have a English class in 2 minutes!
Helen yearned after the sight of the old, familiar house.
I'm looking forward to the Christmas break. make unhappy increase the temperature
This sad music is bringing me down.
You can warm your feet up in front of the fireplace.

SISTEMA EDUCATIVO COPÁN
English Department
Campus Fuentes
School Year
2015-2016
6 th grade HS
English Language Development
# IDIOMATIC
EXPRESSION
1. grow in to to become
COLLOCATIONS
DEFINITION
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SENTENCE
The small puppy quickly grew into a very large dog.
We don’t usually grow crops but we will try.
Not all my friends can grow a mustache.
His spectacular rise to the national team surprised everyone.
He rose early and went for a walk.
Air pollution has risen above an acceptable level
He is making a profit of the circumstances.
He makes a lot of money every week
It was a successful meeting all the conversations flowed perfectly
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15. ideas or conversation s flow floods of tears people pour out a stream of visitors a heated debate a fiery temper easy progress it suggests that a person is crying a lot it suggest people moving smoothly. it suggests a continuous movement of people. one in which people disagree in an angry way with each other. it means that a person easily becomes angry
The girl was in floods of tears.
People poured out of the hall at the end of the lecture.
There was a stream of visitors all night long.
We started a heated debate to make the decision.
They both have fiery temper.

SISTEMA EDUCATIVO COPÁN
English Department
Campus Fuentes
School Year
2015-2016
6 th grade HS
English Language Development
13. Why is your nose in the middle of your face? … Because it is the “scenter.” / Center!
14. How do you make a Venetian blind? … Poke him in the eye.
15. What happened when the frog parked illegally? … It was TOAD!!
1. A lump of red leather, a red leather lump
2. Craig Quinn's quick trip to Crabtree Creek
Tongue Twisters and Jokes
3. Six shining cities, six shining cities, six shining cities.
4. A big black bear sat on a big black bug.
5. How much oil boil can a gum boil boil if a gum boil can boil oil?
6. No nose knows like a gnome's nose knows.
7. There are two minutes difference from four to two to two to two, from two to two to two, too.
8. Blake's black bike's back brake bracket block broke.
JOKES
9. In a Catholic school cafeteria, a nun places a note in front of a pile of apples, “Only take one. God is watching.” Further down the line is a pile of cookies. A little boy makes his own note, “Take all you want. God is watching the apples.”
10. A student comes to a young professor’s office hours. She glances down the hall, closes his door, kneels pleadingly. “I would do anything to pass this exam.” She leans closer to him, flips back her hair, gazes meaningfully into his eyes. “I mean…” she whispers, ” I would do…anything.” He returns her gaze. “Anything?” Anything.” His voice softens. “Anything??”
“Absolutely anything.” His voice turns to a whisper. “Would you…study?”
11. Teacher: “Why are you late?” Little Johnny: “Because of the sign.”
Teacher: “What sign?” Little Johnny: “The one that says, ‘School Ahead, Go Slow.'”
12. What kind of key does not open a lock? … a mon – KEY!

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SISTEMA EDUCATIVO COPÁN
English Department
Campus Fuentes
School Year
2015-2016
6 th grade HS
English Language Development
PROVERBS
DEFINITION IDIOMATIC
EXPRESSION
If you snooze, you lose.
An expression which states that anyone will miss out on a great opportunity if they don´t remain aware or open to communication.
Hindsight
20/20.
3. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
4. If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the
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It’s no use crying over spilled milk.
6. It’s not over ‘til the fat lady
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Jack of all trades, master of none.
8. Knowledge is power.
9. Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
10. Look before you leap. is It’s easy to know what you should have done in the past, but making correct decisions is harder in the moment.
This phrase means that you shouldn’t judge someone´s past decisions based on the information you know now.
Don’t say mean things about other people.
Don’t just complain about problems that you see. Do something to solve the problems.
If you break something, lose money, etc., don’t get too upset about it. It’s already happened, so getting upset isn’t useful.
Say this in a competition or a game. When other people think that the result has already been decided, but you´re not ready to admit that it´s finished, use this phrase.
Someone who is good at a lot of different skills is usually not very good at any of them.
You should try to learn a lot. Knowing more things make you more powerful.
If you associate with dishonest people, bad things will happen to you.
Make decisions carefully. Don´t make a decision without thinking about it and researching it carefully.
SENTENCE
Jill: “I tried to call you about those concert tickets, but there was no answer… so I took Marsha instead.
We had an awesome time!”
Jane: “Oh well, you snooze you lose I guess.”
After looking back on the situation, Jim realized that quitting his job was a foolish act.
Jim: “Dad, why did you let me quit my job without interceding?”
Dad: “Hindsight is 20/20, son, learn from your mistakes.”
“He shouldn’t be wearing that suit, it doesn’t fit him”.
“If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”
The neighbors are always complaining about stray dogs, but they don’t give solutions to stop the problem. If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.
“I should have not cheated on her, now he is dating a new guy and I can’t stand it.”“You know dude, there’s no use crying over spilled milk.”
“Only two minutes before the soccer game ends.
Mexico is losing 3-1. We are out of the World Cup.”
“It’s not over ´til the fat lady sings.”
“I was planning on earning an associate’s degree in numerous subjects, but my family suggested to not be jack of all trades and master of none, so I had to rethink my future plans with college.”
“Mom, I don’t want to go to school. I don’t see any practical use for what I learn there.”
“But you will see it son. Remember that knowledge is power.”
Going around with George worsened his attitude, lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
11. A burnt child dreads fire.
12. Misery loves company.
13. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
14. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
15. Slow and steady wins the race.
If something has hurt you once, you avoid it after that.
People who are unhappy want to make other people unhappy too.
Don’t be lazy. If you have some work that you need to do, do it now. Don’t wait to do it later.
Doing important work takes a long time. Be patient.
You shouldn’t use all of your energy at the beginning of a project. Work slowly so that you won´t run out of energy quickly.
“I’m not saying you shouldn’t sign the lease for that apartment. I’m just saying you should look before you leap.”
Ever since Cynthia rebuffed me so rudely, I´ve avoided asking her for anything; a burnt child dreads fire.
On a bad day, she isn’t satisfied till the entire family is in tears. Misery loves company.
“The school project is due next month mom. I don’t need to do it now. Stop nagging me.”
“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”
“Sometimes it feels like we’ve spent all our lives decorating this house.”
“Well, Rome wasn’t built in a day.”
Joy only had a little bit of time to spend sewing every day, but she worked steadily and soon had finished a beautiful quilt. Slow and steady wins the race.

SISTEMA EDUCATIVO COPÁN
English Department
Campus Fuentes
School Year
2015-2016
6 th grade HS
English Language Development
1. “Dogs have masters. Cats have staff.”
QUOTES
2. “It’s useless to hold a person to anything he says while he’s in love, drunk, or running for office. ”
3. “If you hear a voice within you say “you cannot paint,” then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.”
4. “There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.”
5. “Ask and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you”
6. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
7. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”
8. “When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, I used everything you gave me.”
9. “Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him. ”
10. “Certain things catch your eye, but pursue only those that capture the heart.”
11. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
12. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.”
13. “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”
14. “Teach thy tongue to say, “I do not know,” and thous shalt progress.”
15. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”