《Lesson 056 The Bomb》.pdf

The Bob and Rob Show Study Guide Lesson 56 date: Oct. 20, 2006 file name: bobrob10-20-06 file length: 20:31 Show notes A rather depressing topic this week: nuclear bombs and their potential for destruction, and the nuclear test carried out by North Korea. Phrasal Verbs to wind up 1) to finish e.g: if that student doesn’t start working, he’s going to wind up failing the class. 2) to tighten the spring of a watch or mechanical toy e.g: my watch was slow so I wound it up. 3) to cause an animal or child to behave wildly e.g: Grandad always winds up the kids. 4) to play a joke on someone or tease them e.g: stop winding me up, I don’t believe your story. “to wipe out” 5) to massacre or destroy e.g: Hurricane Katrina wiped out New Orleans. 6) to cause someone to be very tired e.g: after working hard for 13 continuous hours, Iwas totally wiped out. Idioms Wipe the floor with someone (British English) – to beat someone up To bomb (US English) – to fail miserably Listener email 1) Bob read out an email from Snowball Johnny, an artist whose song appeared in a previous show. Ancient Japanese English Study Secret Ways of warning or reminding someone of something Make sure to …. take out the garbage tonight. Be careful not to …. touch the paint. It’s still wet. Remember to …. try to study English every day. Don’t forget to …. call your grandmother to thank her for the present. PSA Scared? Are you prepared? What will you do if the bomb is dropped? 1 This is from the Both Sides of the Pond (US) to score (UK) to blag (to get something for nothing) (US) crab shack (UK) chippie (fish n’ chips shop) (also a’chippie’ is slang for a carpenter) (US) cup of tea (UK) cuppa (do you fancy a cuppa?) (US) hot (UK) fit (slang for an attractive person) Song The Bell by Stephan Smith Check out this anti-war/protest singer/songwriter on his site at / Show transcript Bob Okay, how