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| Amy and Arthur Teach English | | Arthur: "Did my sister call you today, Amy?" Amy: "No, why?" Arthur: "She called me at work to tell me that her husband went to work yesterday and there was a sign on the door saying, "Out of Business". Then when he got back into his car to go home, it wouldn't start, and it needs to be repaired. With one fell swoop, their situation has become really bad." Amy: "Wow, I feel for them! Maybe we should do away with gift giving this Christmas and give them the money we would have spent on gifts." Arthur: "That's a good idea, Amy!" | | Using the Idioms | with one fell swoop
With one fell swoop, Susan failed her exam, got caught stealing and was expelled from school.
feel for them
Gee, I really feel for the people who have lost their homes.
do away with
I think the media should do away with false reporting. | A Short History of one fell swoop
It is thought that Shakespeare invented this phrase in his play, Macbeth. In this play, the wife and children of one of the characters are murdered, and this is compared to a hawk swooping down, or flying down quickly to grab its prey. Although fell meant cruel back then, it now means sudden. | | Pronunciation Tips Although money has o as the second letter, that vowel makes the sound of a short u. Here is a list of words that rhyme with money: bunny, funny, honey, money, runny, sunny. Notice that honey has the same spelling pattern as money. | | Painless English Exercises | - Prey means
a. something or someone who is being hunted
b. to talk to God
c. please
- Being able to create questions with words in the correct order can be challenging. Try to rewrite this sentence as a question:
Statement: "That's a good idea, Amy!"
Question:
- Out of Business means
a. they have run out of customers b. the building needs repairs c. the company has closed permanently
- Let's quickly work with the verb to become.
Every day, I become more fluent in English.
Yesterday, I _______ more fluent in English.
Tomorrow, I _______ _______ more fluent in English.
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