[C] Sharing Information II

LET'S UNLOCK WORDS AND PHRASES 🔐

reputable

[ 'rep-yuh-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

- having a good reputation and able to be trusted

I bought my car from a reputable car dealer.

shady

[ 'shey-dee ]

adjective

- likely to be illegal or dishonest

He was involved in shady deals in the past.

under one's nose

phrase

- directly in front of one; obvious

I was looking for my keys all morning but they were right under my nose the whole time.

pull off

phrasal verb

- to succeed in doing something difficult or unexpected

I never thought I'd pull off that presentation.

own up

phrasal verb

- admit that you have done something wrong

He was too frightened to own up to his mistake.

LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚

A. come clean

to confess about something that you have been keeping a secret

COME CLEAN

Dialogue

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Sally

I noticed some errors in your report. Can you explain what happened?

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Cindy

I'm sorry, I was rushing to meet the deadline and didn't double check my work.

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Sally

I appreciate you owning up to it and coming clean but I hope it doesn't happen again in the future.

B. under wraps

secret

UNDER WRAPS

Dialogue

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Alexa

I can't believe you guys pulled off such an amazing surprise party under my nose! How did you keep it a secret?

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Michael

We had to keep it under wraps and be very careful not to let anything slip. It was worth it to see the look on your face when you walked in though!

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Alexa

Thank you so much for making my birthday so special!

C. take someone for a ride

to deceive or cheat

TOOK US FOR A RIDE

Dialogue

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Marie

My car broke down again on the way to work this morning. I just got it a month ago and it's been nothing but trouble.

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John

Let me take a look at it and see if I can fix it. Did you buy it from a reputable dealer?

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Marie

I thought so, but now I'm starting to think they took me for a ride. I just want a car that works!

D. something fishy

something suspicious

SOMETHING FISHY

Dialogue

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Cindy

Did you hear about the new guy in accounting?

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Melly

No, what about him?

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Cindy

I don't know, there's just something fishy about him. He's always so quiet and he's been deleting his emails every day before he leaves.

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Melly

Hmm, that sounds suspicious. Maybe we should keep an eye on him.

E. a white lie

a lie to avoid hurting someone's feelings

WHITE LIE

Dialogue

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John

Why did you tell my friend that were busy and couldn't go to her party?

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Marie

I'm sorry, I just didn't feel like going out tonight. It was just a white lie, and I didn't think it was a big deal.

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John

But now she's upset with me because I already said yes to her a week ago!

LET'S PRACTICE!

PART I.

Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct idiomatic expression. Make sure to use the correct tenses as well.

come clean	under wraps
white lie	take for a ride
something fishy

Don't trust him, he's known to people with his shady business practices.
I was offered an unbelievably good business opportunity, but there was about it.
The details of the new product launch are still and haven't been released to the public yet.
It's time to and tell the truth about what happened. We can't keep this a secret any longer.
It's okay to tell a in certain situations, like when you're trying to avoid hurting someone's feelings.

PART II.

Direction: Listen as your mentor reads the statements twice. Then, repeat the sentences.

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PART III.

Direction: Describe the picture using the words or phrases provided.

FAKE

1. ( taken for a ride | fake )

COME CLEAN

2. ( came clean | apologize)