dialogue 1

Jingjing: Tudubem, Mark? What would you like to ---------- today?

Mark: Anything except-------would be fine. We could chat sometime abouthow the ---------compares to other -------------. I've been------------ ----------------that.

Jingjing: OK, then. I think it's been a long time since we --------------------

Mark: That'sa great ------------! Can I give you a -----------?

Jingjing: Sure. I hope I do well!-

Mark: I---------youwill. To show you understand how -----------, you just have to answer ---------------------------------

Jingjing: Um, do you mean the idiom would only be about -----------------?

Mark: Yeah. It would be------------------------------ idioms about the--------------.

Jingjing: Alright. I'm ready as -------------------. Start with some------------------------

Mark: Sure. The first one is ---------------------------.

Jingjing: That's for a----------, isn't it? I assume the word sight isspelled -----------

Mark: You'reright! It's used to ------------------------------

Jingjing: That was easy. ----------------------with the next one.

Mark: Thesecond one is-----------------------

Jingjing: That must be for ---------------- It sounds like the way someonewould describe a----------------------------r something like that.

Mark: --------------Jingjing. Yeah, people would say that----------- for wear, meaning it's in----------------and ----------------------

Jingjing: Ihave to make ---------- in a minute. Give me one more to consider and---------------

Mark: Three: ---------------------------

Jingjing: Hmm. OK. Talk to you in a few minutes, Mark.

dialogue 2

Jingjing: Mark, have you seen better days?

Mark: Ihave. ---------- Are you trying to use that idiom --------------? I thought you'd -----------------!

Jingjing: Ido. That was --------------. So, if people say it has seen betterdays, they're almost --------------, -------------someone's ----------, or evena s----------------

Mark: You're--------------- Let me----------- toward the-----------------of my list,where all th---------------------- are, OK?

Jingjing: -----------------by me.

Mark: Here,number 4 for you: up--------------------

Jingjing: Iheard that before. Yeah, I know, it's ----------------- to say they're introuble and have----------------------------their problems.

Mark: Yes. I thought that one would-----------you, because-------------------, anarea with a very small----------------

Jingjing: Yeah, yeah, I'm not -----------------------------

Mark: Oh,here's a------------ for your number 5: ---------------------

Jingjing: Isthat really ---------- I thought that was just a -------------------verb. To put one over on someone means--------- or------them intoaccepting something --------------------

Mark: You'reright about it referring--------------- and what -------------- I guessit's a phrasal verb -----------------, now that I think about it.

Jingjing: I justhave another ---------------- Give me the ----------------------- on yourlist.

Mark: OK,number 6: ---------------

Jingjing: Uh, I'd have to say it refers to -------------------------and not anobject.

Mark: Yes! That's the------------ answer. You got a ------------'ll have tomake a list ------------ if I ever wanna-------------------------Jingjing.

Jingjing: This was a ----------, Mark. And the person I had to-go sent me the------------money she------------ me. It looks like everything is ------------------

Mark: Well,I hope the rest of your day goes smoothly.

Jingjing: Thanks, Mark. Até logo.

new words andphrases

from dialogue 1

Todo bem: (Portuguese) hello; Howare you? “Everything well?”

a sight for soreeyes:

worse for wear:

has seen better days:

from dialogue 2

up the creek: (idiom)

put one over<on someone>:

coming up roses:

get one past <someone>: