Functional Language: Dating

Dating and related expressions

Dating idioms which may be useful for you now or ever:

 Phrasal Verbs

• ASK sb OUT: To ask someone if they’d like to go on a date with you. 
• CHAT sb UP: To talk to someone in a way that shows you’re attracted to them. 
• CHEAT ON sb: To have sex with a person who’s not your boyfriend or girlfriend; wife or husband. 
• GO OUT WITH sb: If you go out with someone (the infinitive use of the verb) it means you are literally going somewhere with the person you’re attracted to (going out on a date most commonly). If you’re going out with someone (the gerund form of the verb) it means that you’ve been meeting with that person on repeated occasions, you’re getting to know each other. 
• HIT ON sb: To act in a way that shows you’re attracted to the other person. It’s similar to chatting someone up, but hitting on someone might include other forms of flirting like getting a bit more physical than normal (jokingly punching her/him, touching hands, a lot of hugging, etc.), or giving the other person sexy, provocative looks. 
• HOOK UP with sb: To have sex with someone. However, for some people it might mean anywhere from making out to sex. 
• LEAD sb ON: To cause someone to think that you are interested in them when you are not (either because you want the attention or to get something) 
• MAKE OUT with sb: To heavily kiss. Can also include touching and petting. 
• MAN UP: Not really specifically a dating phrasal verb, but it’s what a guy would tell his friend when he doesn’t have enough courage to ask a girl out or make a move. 
• PICK UP sb: To have a make out session or have sex with a girl you just met, generally at a pub, bar or night club. 
• STAND sb UP: (most commonly used as to GET STOOD UP) if you stand someone up, you don’t show up to a date. 
• TURN sb DOWN: to say no to a date invitation, or to reject any kind of romantic intention from someone

  Verbs

• To date sb: to be going out with a person. 
• Drool over sb: to look or stare at someone with obvious desire. 
• Flirt: To show through actions, words or attitudes that you like someone. 
• Ogle: To look or stare at someone in a way that shows you’re sexually interested in that person. 
• Reject: To say no to a romantic invitation. To turn someone down. 
• Tease: to playfully and jokingly make fun of and provoke someone because you’re attracted to that person. ‘A tease’ is also a woman who leads men on. 
• To be seeing sb: to be going out with a person in whom you’re interested in getting to know better to find out if he or she is a good match for you. Similar to to be going out with someone or to date someone. 
• Wink at sb: Wink at sb: To close one eye while looking at a person (girls usually do this) to insinuate sexual attraction or because they want to look sexy. It’s not specifically a dating term, but it’s usually associated with seduction.

Functional Language: Cinema and televison

Idioms related to films and television

• Blue movie: A film that contains graphic sexual content.
• Popcorn movie: A film that is entertaining to watch but is generally not of a very high quality
• Snuff movie: A film that shows the actual murder or death of a person.
• To be star-studded: Lots of famous people in a film, play etc. "It was a star-studded event."
• To steal the show: To win the greatest praise. "Her acceptance speech really stole the show."
• A show stopper: An event that provoques a strong reaction. "His speech was a real show stopper."
• To be in the limelight: To be the center of attention.

Expressions for going to the movies

When a new film is released, you can say:

“When is the release date or premiere of [movie name]?”

When arranging to meet a friend for a movie, you might ask:

“Which cinema is it showing at?”

When you arrive at the ticket office, you’ll be asked:

“Which film would you like to see? Which show time?”

“How many seats would you like?”

You may ask:

“May I have 2 tickets for the 10 o’clock show of [movie name]”

“We would like to sit in row A, seats 12 to 14”

Funtional Language: Expressions and sport idioms

Most used expressions in sports

Drop the ball: to make a mistake, especially when you didn’t complete one of your responsibilities. This idiom comes from the fact that in baseball, dropping the ball is an error in the game.

Run interference: to help someone by resolving problems for them. Football players “run interference” by stopping players from the other team from getting the player with the ball.

Take a shot: the idiom “take a shot at” means to try something (often something difficult).

Give your best shot: to “give it your best shot” means to try your best. In basketball (as well as soccer and several other sports), a “shot” is an attempt to put the ball into the basket or goal.

To show someone the ropes: the idiomatic expression “show someone the ropes” means to teach someone how to do something (such as a job or a process). In sailing, it is essential to know how to use the ropes in order to control the boat.

To jump the gun: the idiom “jump the gun” means to do something too early or too soon, before the correct time. This idiomatic expression comes from the fact that a gun was used to give the starting signal for races, so a person who started before the signal was given was said to “jump the gun.”

To hit your stride: the idiom “hit your stride” means to achieve a good continuous level of performance. “Stride” is a word that refers to the steps taken while walking or running. When a horse “hits its stride” in a race, it maintains a good speed in a comfortable way.

Wide of the mark: this idiomatic expression means “not accurate.” It is often used to describe predictions or estimates. In archery, arrows that fall far away from the target are said to be wide of the mark (target).

To get the blueprint: a seemingly unstoppable team has just been defeated, and the strategy used to do so can now be considered the "blueprint."

Functional Language: Expressions at School

                                   Expressions at School

➜Beginning the class 

• Hello! Hi! Good morning! Good afternoon!
• Take off your jackets, please. Close the door, please. Write the date on the board, please. 
• Take out your books, please. Give out the books, please. Alicia, share your book with Laura, please.
• Exercise one at the top of page three. Activity two at the bottom of page three. Which exercise are we doing? 
• Work in groups of three. Work in pairs. Work on your own. 
• Have you done your homework? 
• Juan isn’t here today. He is not well. 
• Have you got a pencil? Can I borrow your rubber? Can you lend me a rubber, please? 
• Ready? Let’s start. David, you start. 
• What did you say Juan? 
• Just a moment. Wait a minute. Hold on a second.