Everyday Idioms 2
Episode 2:
What Do You Mean,
Coed?
Warm-Up
A. Preview
In the last episode, Melanie knew something was wrong. As
Kate packed her suitcase, she confessed her secret about
moving to a coed dorm. In this episode, it is moving day. How
do you think Kate’s dad will react when his daughter drops the
bombshell?
B. Vocabulary Preview
Match the idioms on the left to
the correct definitions on the right.
G 1. wouldn’t miss something for the world it a) to promise
C 2. pays b) to cause someone to feel uneasy or concerned
J 3. mean to c) it’s worth the effort, results in something
positive
D 4. out of character swear
d) not the typical behavior of a person
A 5. off campus e) to discuss an issue or concern
H 6. can’t afford f) to accept that someone is innocent (or
K 7. take up capable) until proven otherwise
I 8. g) to want to be somewhere more than anything else
not sit well
h) not on the school grounds
B 9. think through
i) to plan to do something, but haven’t had
E 10. give someone the benefit of the time or ability until now
F doubt
11. j) to think a lot about a decision
k) to not have enough money
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What Do You Mean, Coed?
Episode 2 of 15 | Everyday Idioms 2
Listening
Fill in the blanks as you listen. Then read the dialogue with your partner
a few times. Take turns being each character. Practice your
intonation and pronunciation. Underline or highlight any new words or phrases
that you
don’t understand. Kate Dad
Thanks for taking a day off work to drive me to the campus, Dad.
Are you kidding? I wouldn’t miss this for the world .
The sign says we can park in front of the residence while we unload.
This looks like a good spot. I guess it pays to get here early.
It sure looks like a nice place to live. You couldn’t get any closer to the school.
Dad, there’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you about this place.
Don’t worry, Katie. You will miss Melanie, but you’re going to meet all kinds of new girls
here. Not just girls, Dad. This residence is coed.
Uh, say again?
My roommate is a girl, but there are guys that live on some of the floors. This wasn’t my idea.
I swear .
You know your mother and I don’t approve of this kind of thing. You’re here to study, Kate!
My first choice was the all-girls dorm, but I didn’t get in.
I’d have to live off campus if I turned this down.
It isn’t like you to keep something from us, Kate. This is so out of character for you.
to rent an apartment, Dad.
I can't afford
with the residence office.
Maybe we can take this up
with me.
You knew this wasn't to sit well
Can’t you just give me the benefit of the doubt ?
I’ve thought this through and I really want to live on campus.
Well, there’s not much we can do about it now. Why don’t you
run in and get the keys? That new roommate of yours better be a girl!
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Comprehension
Did you know?
Answer and discuss these questions in pairs or as a
The term “spot” has several
class. Then write your answers in your notebook. meanings in the English
language. It can be used as a verb
1. Where does the beginning of the conversation take place? or a noun. It is also part of an
In the car idiomatic expression.
2. Describe the location of Kate’s dorm. It's a nice place to live
1. spot (verb) – to find and see
3. True or False? Kate’s first choice of residence was the coed True • Can you spot
dorm. the mistake?
4. How does Kate’s dad feel after she drops the bombshell? He was upset
2. spot (noun) – a place
5. According to Kate’s dad, how will Kate’s • I lost my spot in line.
mother feel about Kate’s living arrangements? She doesn't sit well
3. on the spot (idiom) – to not
6. Where would Kate have to live if she give someone any time to
Off the campus
didn’t accept her coed residence prepare or respond
offer?
7. What is Kate’s dad’s immediate suggestion for the problem? • He put me on the spot
Talking with residence office
when he asked me to
8. What is the last comment Kate’s dad makes in the conversation? marry him in front of
The new roommate must be a girl his whole family.
Vocabulary Review
Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.
1. Another way of saying “I
3. When something makes 5. It to reserve
promise” is “ .“
you uncomfortable, it does a table ahead of time.
a) I afford not .
a) sits
b) I correct
a) sit well b) affords
c) I swear
b) suit through c) pays
d) I doubt
c) afford much d) misses
d) think through
2. Those who can’t get into the
4. I’ve been to call you, but
dormitories have to live .
I’ve been so busy with work.
a) on campus
a) making
b) off campus
b) meaning
c) in campus
c) minding
d) at campus
d) mending
Discussion
MY LIFE
Discuss these questions with your classmates
or write your responses in a journal entry.
1. Name something you wish you could
3. Have you or your friends ever lived on campus?
afford, but can’t. Is there anything
What was the experience like?
you can do to turn your dream into reality?
4. Have you ever asked someone to give you the benefit of
2. If you were Kate, would you have waited the doubt on something? Describe what
until the last minute to tell your parents this news? happened.
Group Activity
In groups, brainstorm the pros and cons of living on and off campus
and fill in the chart below. After the discussion, take a vote to see
who would want to live on campus and who would want to live off
campus.
Life On Campus Life Off Campus
Pro Con Pro Con
s s s s
Stay Tuned
In Episode 3, Kate and her new roommate get off to a rocky start.
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