《Lesson 066 Japanese New Year》.pdf

The Bob and Rob Show Study Guide Lesson 66: Japanese New Year date: Dec 29, 2006 file name: bobrob12-29-06 file length: 27:28 Show notes 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…Happy New Year! Wherever you are, why don’t you welcome in 1 2007 with Bob and Rob. Find out about Hogmanay here: /know/blknow12.htm And find out about the history of new year here: http://images.google.co.jp/imgres?imgurl=/images/nysnowman.gifimgrefu rl=/holidays/newyear.htmh=245w=185sz=6hl=jastart=14tbnid=SM 2cWPNu7pHKaM:tbnh=110tbnw=83prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnew%2Byear%26svnum %3D10%26hl%3Dja%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG PSA New year resolutions for ESL students Besides the great ideas on the PSA, here are some more:  Learn a new phrasal word a day  Learn a new idiom a day  Subscribe to the bob and rob show Phrasal Verbs to kick off 1) Sport games start e.g: soccer games usually kick off at 3 O’clock on Saturday afternoons in Britain. 2) to start fighting (British English only) e.g: fights are always kicking off when the pub closes on Friday nights. 3) to start something e.g: let’s kick off the new year with a party. 4) to be removed from a team (especially in American English) e.g: He was kicked off the team because he was caught cheating. 5) To remove something by kicking e.g: she kicked off her shoes and paddled in the water. Idioms “Be a party to something” To participate in something and thus be partly responsible for it e.g: 1)The teachers had to find out the names of everyone party to the incident. 2) While you didn’t actually commit the crime, you were a party to it, so you may still go to jail. 1 Bonus Idiom: “The party line”. The policies or beliefs of a political party e.g: 1) If ministers don’t tow the party line, there is usually trouble. 2) Some people feel that in order to be successful in politics, you need to adhe