《Lesson 067 Winter》.pdf

The Bob and Rob Show Study Guide Lesson 67 date: Jan 6, 2007 file name: bobrob 01-06-07 file length: 29:20 Show notes 1 It’s a bit parky today. Today’s theme for the show is winter, appropriately so considering it’s January. Haiku (Traditional Japanese poems) The road to paradise draws nearer… winter cold - Issa Winter mountain All leaves die down Only bamboo looks so green - Soseki Natsume2 Mountain temple Deep under snow A bell - Issa Winter in the Ukraine Marina sent us a great voicemail describing winter in the country of Ukraine. Thanks very much Marina for such an interesting and culturally insightful report. PSA Winter safety – from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management Take care on the roads in the winter. They can be very dangerous. Here are some tips from the VDEM. Phrasal Verbs "to cool down” (also “cool off") 3 1) To become or to make someone cooler e.g: I’m going for a dip . It’s boiling and I need to cool down. 2) to become or to make someone less excited or less angry e.g: They were shouting at each other so I tried to cool them down. 3) to become or to make something become cooler e.g: l blew on my coffee to cool it down. 1 Idioms “when hell freezes over” To suggest that something is never ever going to happen, or that you are likely to do something e.g: 4 Do you think I’m going to apologize to that jerk . When hell freezes over. Bonus Idiom: “make one’s blood freeze”. To shock or scare someone a lot e.g: 1) When I saw the body bags stacked up, I could feel my blood freeze. 2) My blood froze when I saw the movie ‘the Exorcist’. Extra, Extra Idiom: “Freeze (in your tracks)” To halt, or stop because either one is told to do so, or one is too scared to continue moving e.g: When I saw