《Lesson 141 Hodgepodge》.pdf

The Bob and Rob Show Study Guide Lesson 141: Hodgepodge June 08, 2008 SHOW NOTES We have an unusual box of treats for you this week. It’s hodgepodge time and amongst other things we talk about the Dead Sea, Freud and using a compass. A very mixed box indeed  PHRASAL VERBS IDIOMS to imbue someone or something with something To inject or put a lot of quality or strong feelings into somebody and to fill them up with such feelings e.g.: every great and charismatic leader can imbue his supporters with hope and optimism. to impose on someone To spend time with someone when they actually dont have much time and are in fact in a hurry, or when you expect someone to do something for you e.g.: Hi Rob, I dont want to impose on you but could you finish your blog article by 3 Oclock this afternoon? to impact on something or someone To have an effect or influence on something or someone e.g.: It seems to me that the US administrations health policies have negatively impacted on the poor and working classes. IDIOM: as slippery as an eel To be elusive, good at not answering questions and perhaps dishonest e.g.: the police have suspected him for many years, but he has eluded arrest because he is as slippery as an eel. BONUS IDIOM: a Freudian slip A subconscious mistake either said or written (and often sexual in nature), that shows what one really thinks or feels (about something or someone) e.g.: The Science TV program presenter said a nuclear blast would kill all living orgasms. Obviously, he meant to say a nuclear blast would kill all living organisms , and the director of the program was not happy with him. Freuds theories of subconscious thought were groundbreaking in the field of psychotherapy. GRAMMAR BLUES This week, we take another look at forming negative questions or making suggestions: By using why not + verb OR why dont or why doesnt, we can make a suggestion: Why not go to the mountains at the weekend? Why dont you go to the mountains at